MEW vs بلَغ
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.
بلَغ
This app provides a direct channel for residents to report issues, ask questions, and share feedback with local government. It aims to streamline communication, ensuring problems are addressed efficiently and transparently for better community management.
- Report neighborhood problems
- Ask questions to local government
- Share community feedback
- Direct communication channel
- Issue tracking for local authorities
- Transparent community engagement
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Balligh by Edrak United® is an easy and reliable way for residents to speak up—report problems, ask questions, share feedback, and highlight what needs fixing in their neighbourhoods. Instead of relying on social media, where reports can get lost or misused, Ballagh offers a better, more direct way to connect with local government teams and make sure the right people see what matters. For local governments, it helps organize and track issues more efficiently, keeping everything transparent and building trust with the community. The result? Everyone working together to create cleaner, safer, and happier neighborhoods—one report at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MEW at 3.5 against بلَغ's 3.0. MEW also leads on ratings volume (357 vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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.
MEW holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MEW has 357 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | MEW | بلَغ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (357 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 357 — better | 2 |
| 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 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ministry of Electricity & Water | Edrak |
Customer experience
MEW
بلَغ
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
بلَغ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MEW
No in-app purchases
بلَغ
No in-app purchases
