COVID vs Passe Covid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
COVID
Access real-time COVID-19 statistics for the UAE and book appointments for PCR tests and vaccinations. Receive an official digital vaccine card and request home vaccination services for senior citizens.
- Real-time COVID-19 stats UAE
- Book COVID-19 vaccine appointments
- Book PCR test appointments
- Official digital vaccine card
- Home vaccine requests for seniors
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Covid-19 EHS is Emirates Health Services EHS's Official Mobile App on Coronavirus management. The App provides you with real-time Coronavirus stats in UAE in coordination with National Crisis & Emergency Management Authority UAE. The App also enables UAE residents and citizens book Covid-19 vaccine appointments as well as PCR Appointments at their own convenience, and subsequently getting an official digital vaccine card. Senior citizens and residents can request for home vaccine requests.
Passe Covid
This app validates the authenticity and compliance of EU Digital COVID Certificates. It scans QR codes from paper or digital certificates, providing a green light for valid entries and a red sign for invalid ones. It does not store personal data and is intended for use by individuals and organizations to facilitate safe access to events and travel.
- QR code scanning
- Certificate validation
- Authenticity check
- Compliance verification
- Real-time results (green/red light)
- No personal data storage
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Passe Covid can be used by everyone, including air companies, organizers of cultural, corporate, sporting and family events (such as weddings and baptisms), so that we can get back to normal days and our freedom, in safety. The application may be used by entities to validate certificates issued by all Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The application validates the authenticity of the EU Digital Covid Certificate and the compliance with the Portuguese validation criteria defined by health authorities (Decree-Law No. 54-A/2021). How to use it? Point the camera of your phone to read the QR code of the presented Digital Certificate COVID.The certificate may be presented on paper or in digital format. The app will automatically check the certificate. A green light result means that the certificate has been successfully validated. A result with red sign means that the certificate is not valid (the validation includes verification of the authenticity of the certificate and compliance with the health rules defined by the DGS). This application does not guarantee the security of the holder of the COVID Digital Certificate in relation to COVID-19, nor their identity, serving only to validate the authenticity of the certificate. The presentation of the COVID Digital Certificate does not serve as a form of identification of the bearer, always lacking the presentation of a valid and legitimate official identification document Protection of Personal Data The application does not store any kind of personal data. More information:https://ec.europa.eu/info/live-work-travel-eu/coronavirus-response/safe-covid-19-vaccines-europeans/eu-digital-covid-certificate_en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: COVID at 3.2 against Passe Covid's 2.3. COVID also leads on ratings volume (83 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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.
COVID holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: COVID has 83 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of COVID's written reviews are positive against 18% of Passe Covid's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
COVID ships an update monthly, Passe Covid fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | COVID | Passe Covid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (83 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.1% of reviews | 17.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EMIRATES HEALTH SERVICES ESTABLISHMENT | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda S.A. |
Customer experience
COVID
Passe Covid
In-app purchases
COVID
No in-app purchases
Passe Covid
No in-app purchases
