UAE PASS vs BIR Events
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
BIR Events
Access all your important event information in one convenient location. This application consolidates details for various events, making it easy to stay organized and informed.
- Event information consolidation
- Centralized access
- Business event management
- Organized event details
Read full descriptionHide full description
All your BIR Events in one place!
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: UAE PASS at 431 against BIR Events's 2. UAE PASS also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and review sentiment (9% vs 0%). BIR Events's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
BIR Events holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UAE PASS has 431 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 9% of UAE PASS's written reviews are positive against 0% of BIR Events's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
UAE PASS ships an update every 2 weeks, BIR Events weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UAE PASS | BIR Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (431 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 431 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 279 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dubai eGovernment Department | Bureau of International Recycling |
Customer experience
UAE PASS
BIR Events
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
BIR Events
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
UAE PASS
No in-app purchases
BIR Events
No in-app purchases
