Blue Rewards vs nol Pay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blue Rewards
Earn and redeem points through in-app activities, including games and referrals. Discover thousands of discounts and offers from favorite brands, with new gift card options and personalized content.
- Earn and redeem points
- In-app games
- Referral rewards
- Thousands of discounts
- New gift card options
- Personalized offers
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Welcome to Blue! This update is so big, it’s a new Blue! We have a brand new design, smoother experience and exclusive new benefits and features including: • Watch your points grow! Now earn and redeem points for in-app activities including exciting games to play and earn points and referring your friends to Blue • More savings to be enjoyed! Thousands of discounts and offers from your favourite brands • New Gift Card options you can purchase in app • Offers just for you! Personalized content and offers curated just the way you want them
nol Pay
Manage your Dubai transit card conveniently with this official RTA app. Top up your card, check balances, and manage personal cards directly from your mobile device using NFC technology.
- NFC top-up for nol cards
- Check card information
- Manage personal nol cards
- Apply for new nol cards
- Register anonymous nol cards
- Link cards to RTA account
- Report lost/damaged cards
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The nol Pay app is an official RTA app designed to make commuting easier for Dubai residents, commuters and tourists. With nol Pay, commuting in Dubai is more convenient than ever • Top up or add travel passes to your nol card using your mobile through NFC function anytime, anywhere • Check the card information and manage your card whenever you want through NFC function • Apply or renew for your personal nol Cards • Register your anonymous nol Cards • Link your personal or registered nol Cards to RTA account • Report lost/damaged for your personal or registered nol Cards
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: nol Pay at 33% against Blue Rewards's 14%. 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Blue Rewards | nol Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (167 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 14.1% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 167 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 276 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Al-Futtaim Group | Roads & Transport Authority |
Customer experience
Blue Rewards
nol Pay
Bugs and requests
Blue Rewards
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes on startup or during profile completion
- Login stuck on loading screen with B logo
- OTP not sent to phone or email despite multiple requests
- Password reset not working or OTP not received
- Registration form fields frozen or unresponsive
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- Country selection screen frozen on app launch
- Invalid phone number error for valid formats
- Email already exists error preventing login
- App logging out unexpectedly and requiring re-login
- Receipt scanning and validation failures
- Points not updating after games or purchases
- Wallet balance not displaying or stuck loading
- Payment processing hangs indefinitely
- Missing parameter error preventing app usage
- App not compatible with newer iOS versions
- Bottom portion of app displays grey/unresponsive
- White screen appearing on app launch
- No internet connection error despite active connection
- App size too large (250MB) causing download issues
- Referral rewards not credited despite successful referrals
Requested features
13 requests- Restore bill payment functionality (DU, Nol, Salik)
- Implement facial recognition login option
- Add email-based login alternative
- Enable offline barcode access in wallet
- Simplify app navigation and UI design
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- Provide better location-based offer filtering
- Add dark mode option
- Improve transaction history tracking
- Restore previous app version with better functionality
- Implement automatic points notification system
- Add account deletion option
- Support more country codes for phone registration
- Enable points redemption for online shopping
nol Pay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blue Rewards
No in-app purchases
nol Pay
No in-app purchases
