MEW vs MOI Kuwait
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- View bills
- Pay bills
- Monitor consumption
- Enter meter reading
- Control bill value
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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.
MOI Kuwait
This official government portal offers a range of digital services for citizens and residents of Kuwait. Manage renewals, pay fines, and access digital identification documents securely. Find nearby service centers and kiosk locations.
- Residency renewal services
- Traffic and immigration fine payments
- Digital wallet for licenses and IDs
- Passport and criminal certificates
- Service center and kiosk locator
- Secure profile and family details access
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The Kuwait Ministry of Interior's mobile application digital portal serves individuals both citizens and residents, as well as police affairs members. The application provides services, such as and not restricted to : - Renewal Services (Residency Renewal) - Quick Pay (Traffic violation, Immigration Fines, Deportees Tickets, and more Services) - Digital Wallet : You can officially show and use your driving license, vehicle insurance, and police affairs ID. Ministry of Interior Services provide many more smart services such as: - Passport certificate. - Criminal Status Certificate. In addition to the smart services, Ministry of Interior Services provide features such as the location for: - Nearest service center. - Kiosk machines for renewing passports. - Kiosk machines renewing driving licenses. Ministry of Interior mobile application has been designed and developed with special considerations for user data and communication security and privacy, So you can securely browse your profile, family members, and dependants details, or perform a wide range of online Services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MOI Kuwait at 4.3 against MEW's 3.4. MEW's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 20%) and ratings volume (352 vs 72). On price, update cadence, 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.
MOI Kuwait holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 352 and 72 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of MEW's written reviews are positive against 20% of MOI Kuwait's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MEW | MOI Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (352 ratings) | 4.3 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 352 — better | 72 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ministry of Electricity & Water | وزارة الداخلية - الكويت |
Customer experience
MEW
MOI Kuwait
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
MOI Kuwait
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MEW
No in-app purchases
MOI Kuwait
No in-app purchases
