Comparison

MEW vs Dhammin

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MEW

Manage your electricity and water services with this official application. View and pay bills, monitor your consumption, and submit meter readings to control your expenses.

Highlights
  • View bills
  • Pay bills
  • Monitor consumption
  • Enter meter reading
  • Control bill value
Features
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The “MEW- PAY” mobile application is being brought to you by the Ministry of Electricity and Water in Kuwait. You can view , pay your bill as well as monitor your consumption. You can also enter the meter reading periodically to get your consumption rate thus helping you to control your bill value.

About

Dhammin

This platform helps political candidates manage their campaigns effectively. It provides insights into electoral districts, target segments, and voter data to optimize campaign goals. The app is designed for candidates running for national assembly, municipal council, and cooperative societies.

Highlights
  • Voter list management with advanced search
  • Electoral guarantee management
  • Event scheduling for campaign members
  • Electoral analytics on voters and committees
  • Live polling and tally management
Features
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Dhammin — is smart campaigning platform; designated for candidates running for the national assembly, municipal council and cooperative societies. With the apps of this platform you will have a competitive edge in terms of understanding your electoral district, target segments, and to manage your political campaign more effectively for efficiently serving its goals. Disclaimer — Dhammin neither represents nor in affiliation with any government authority, as the activation of this application for each electoral candidate is based on a contract concluded between Dhammin’s management team and every electoral candidate. The terms of this contract include that each candidate provides Dhammin’s development team with the data of its voters in the constituency or region, according to the type of election, to install them on his/her campaign’s server database. The main source of voters data in the National Assembly and Municipal Council elections is the General Administration for Elections at the Ministry of Interior in Kuwait, which provides each electoral candidate with that data in the form of electronic spreadsheets. As for the elections of cooperative societies, it is the management of each cooperative society who provides each candidate in its elections with these spreadsheets. Dhammin does not hold/share any data for its users, as the data is saved on the server of each candidate independently and outside the framework of the powers of Dhammin’s development team. For more details, please read the Privacy Policy. Important Note — This app is designated only for Dhammin's clients (candidates subscribed to the service and provided their list of voters) within the State of Kuwait. Using the app to access the data of a campaign requires prior installation of an API software and a list a voters -provided by the candidate- on the campaign's server. Please do not download this app If you were not invited to by a campaign member. Please visit the official website for more details. Features: — Voters: a comprehensive and detailed view of the lists of voters (provided by the campaign management team) within a district, with the ability to advanced-search. — Guarantees: Comprehensive management of electoral guarantees for every campaign member, with the ability to view the status of voting (provided by the polling management team of the campaign). — Events: Schedule campaign members' suggestions to visit events such as social events and Diwaniyahs. — Analytics: Full electoral analytics on voters, guarantees, electoral committees, candidates and campaign members; all based on the data provided by the campaign members and its management teams. — Polling/Tally Management: Ability to manage polling and tally processes by permitted campaign members, giving live insights for other campaign members with certain privileges.

Screenshots

MEW4 screens
Dhammin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dhammin at 5.0 against MEW's 3.4. Dhammin also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). MEW's advantage is ratings volume (352 vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dhammin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MEW has 352 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MEW ships an update every 2 months, Dhammin every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MEW versus Dhammin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMEWDhammin
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (352 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings352 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinistry of Electricity & WaterAbdullah Al-Salloum

Customer experience

MEW

All ratings338 ratings
Positive58.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative33.7%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral6.2%
Negative55.4%

Dhammin

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

MEW

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes on startup (version 1.1.4)
  • Payment processed but not updated in app (24-hour delay issue)
  • Double charging on transactions
  • Cannot enter card details during payment
  • Registration fails with valid ID numbers
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  • Phone number field rejects input
  • Bill amount not updating after meter reading submission
  • Multiple meter payments only processing one account
  • Server timeout and 'server too busy' errors
  • Keyboard language switching to Arabic preventing number entry
  • App requesting update with no available updates
  • Meter readings not being recorded by ministry staff

Requested features

13 requests
  • Ability to add multiple meters/properties
  • Partial payment option instead of full amount
  • Email and SMS receipt notifications
  • Detailed monthly consumption breakdown
  • Edit and update personal data functionality
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  • Installment/monthly payment plans
  • Previous billing history display
  • Advance payment/credit balance feature
  • Combined payment for electricity, water, and municipality
  • PDF invoice export and download
  • Stronger password security requirements
  • Complaint and feedback submission section
  • Font size adjustment for readability

Dhammin

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MEW

No in-app purchases

None

Dhammin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MEW free?
MEW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dhammin free?
Dhammin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MEW or Dhammin?
Dhammin is rated higher. MEW averages 3.4 out of 5 from 352 ratings, while Dhammin averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do MEW or Dhammin have ads?
Neither MEW nor Dhammin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MEW or Dhammin?
MEW ships an update every 2 months, and Dhammin every 5 days. Most recently, MEW was updated on September 13, 2026 and Dhammin on June 5, 2026.

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