UAE PASS vs WigConnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UAE PASS
This app transforms your mobile device into a secure digital identity. It enables seamless authentication to smart services, digital document signing and verification, and easy access to official documents.
- Mobile digital identity
- Secure authentication
- Digital document signing
- Digital document verification
- Request official documents
- Share digital documents
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UAE PASS service allows using a mobile device as a secure form of identification. UAE PASS automates and simplifies managing digital identity in mobile devices for users and can be used to: - Seamless authentication to various smart services. - Prove Who You are from your phone - Authenticate. - Digitally Sign documents. - Digitally Verify signed documents. - Request for your official documents. - Avail services through sharing the digital documents. For more information on UAE PASS, visit www.uaepass.ae
WigConnect
This app provides authorized WIG dealers with on-demand technical support and the ability to track work and transit statuses. Users can also submit suggestions and complaints directly to WIG.
- On-demand technical support
- View work and transit status
- Submit suggestions and complaints
- Exclusive dealer access
- New iOS version
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This application is exclusively intended for authorized dealers of WIG. This is the entirely new version of WIG technical support of iOS application. We come to you:- Have WIG technical support at your fingertips when and where you need it. Plan & Track Your Work:- You may view the work and transit status in your device. Write to WIG directly about your suggestions and complains.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WigConnect at 5.0 against UAE PASS's 2.8. UAE PASS's advantage is ratings volume (416 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WigConnect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UAE PASS has 416 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
UAE PASS ships an update every 2 weeks, WigConnect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UAE PASS | WigConnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (416 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 416 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 289 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dubai eGovernment Department | Western International |
Customer experience
UAE PASS
WigConnect
Bugs and requests
UAE PASS
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to scan Emirates ID
- OTP not working
- Verification issues
- App freezes or crashes
- Unable to create account
Requested features
5 requests- Improve registration process
- Add support for international phone numbers
- Fix OTP and verification issues
- Enhance facial recognition
- Provide better customer support
WigConnect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
UAE PASS
No in-app purchases
WigConnect
No in-app purchases
