Esaad Card vs GDRFA DXB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Esaad Card
Access exclusive offers, deals, and comprehensive discounts across various sectors including education, health, dining, travel, and more. This program aims to help users achieve significant financial savings through its wide range of benefits.
- Exclusive offers and deals
- Comprehensive discounts
- Financial savings
- Discounts in education
- Discounts in health
- Discounts in travel
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What is Esaad? A Unique Program which includes special offers, deals, and comprehensive discounts in various sectors contributing to financial savings. These sectors include but are not limited to Education, Health, Malls, Beauty & Fitness, Restaurants & entertainment, Travel and Tourism, Automotive, and many more.
GDRFA DXB
Access essential Dubai immigration services for citizens and residents. Apply for visit visas, residence entry permits, and renew permits for family members.
- Apply for visit visas
- Apply for residence entry permits
- Apply for new residence
- Renew residence permits
- Manage family immigration
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Smart services of General Directorate of Residency & Foreigners Affairs Dubai This application provides you access to the most frequently required services of Dubai Immigration. As a Dubai citizen or resident sponsor, you can o Apply for a visit visa for your relatives o Apply for a residence entry permit for your family members (Wife and Children) o Apply for new residence for your family members (after they have arrived in the UAE with a residence entry permit) o Renew residence permits for your family members
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Esaad Card at 3.3 against GDRFA DXB's 1.7. Esaad Card also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). GDRFA DXB's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Esaad Card holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 2% of Esaad Card's written reviews are positive against 0% of GDRFA DXB's.
Esaad Card ships an update every 3 months, GDRFA DXB every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Esaad Card | GDRFA DXB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (14 ratings) — better | 1.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 1.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dubai Police General HQ | General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs-Dubai |
Customer experience
Esaad Card
GDRFA DXB
Bugs and requests
Esaad Card
Reported bugs
16 issues- App hangs at startup on iOS 18.2
- App stuck on green screen
- Login fails even after reinstalling
- Password reset via OTP/email not working
- App not working after latest update
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- Cannot log in by password
- Shopkeepers cannot accept screenshots, need to show digital card from app
- App not opening on iPhones
- Error message: unable to connect to Server
- Card expired status not updating after renewal
- App crashes after registration/activation
- Button to add to Apple Wallet does nothing
- Employee dashboard shows zero and no purchase history
- Search results, deals, and home page load slowly
- App not working on iPhone 16 Pro Max, works on older devices
- App not opening in iOS 16, shows green screen and closes
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back Apple Wallet feature
- Improve UI and search functionality
- Add dark mode option
- Improve customer support responsiveness
GDRFA DXB
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Esaad Card
No in-app purchases
GDRFA DXB
No in-app purchases
