Comparison

Dry vs Mapew

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dry

Connect with your favorite brands and organizations by choosing them as your mobile operator. Manage your data, minutes, and SMS usage, check your balance, and purchase plans and add-ons.

Highlights
  • Choose preferred brand as mobile operator
  • Track data, minutes, and SMS consumption
  • Check balance and recharge history
  • Activate scheduled recharges and promotions
  • Purchase plans and additional data
Features
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Bem-vindo ao Dry Telecom! Chegamos para conectar você à operadora do time do seu coração, da sua celebridade favorita, escola de samba, evento cultural, instituição de ensino ou até mesmo supermercado de preferência. Com um app totalmente novo e melhorado, você pode: • Acompanhar o consumo dados, minutos e SMS; • Consultar o saldo, validade e extrato de recargas; • Ativar recarga programada e promoções; • Comprar planos e dados adicionais. Confira essa novidade baixando DRY TELECOM no seu celular. E fique tranquilo, ao fazer seu login no app, ele ficará com a sua cara! Se ainda tiver alguma dúvida sobre a mudança, fale com a gente via chat através do site da sua operadora.

About

Mapew

Track your spending in real-time as you shop, compare prices across local stores using a live map, and verify your receipt against your cart to catch overcharges. Build shared shopping lists and monitor your savings over time.

Highlights
  • Live price map of local stores
  • Receipt scanning and item verification
  • Real-time in-app spending total
  • AI-powered price tag reading
  • Shared shopping lists with real-time editing
  • Purchase history and savings tracking
Features
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Were you charged right? Mapew shows your running total while you shop, checks your receipt item by item, and shows on the map where each product is cheapest near you. LIVE PRICE MAP • See prices the community recorded in your area • Search one item, or your whole list, and find which store is worth it • Receipt-confirmed prices are shown apart from estimates, so you know which to trust • Every purchase recorded makes your neighborhood map more complete CHECK YOUR RECEIPT BEFORE YOU LEAVE • Scan the receipt's QR code or take a photo of it (beta) • Mapew compares each item with what you put in your cart • Spots overcharges, items you didn't take, missing items and discounts • Save the purchase and share the check as a PDF SEE YOUR TOTAL AS YOU SHOP • Scan barcodes for free, with no limit • Or point at the price tag: AI reads the product and price for you • Set a spending limit and track your total before checkout SHARED SHOPPING LIST • Build your list and tick off what you've picked up • Invite whoever shops with you: everyone edits together in real time • See what you paid last time for each item YOUR SAVINGS • Purchase history and achievements • Every wrong charge you catch adds up as savings on your profile YOUR LANGUAGE, YOUR CURRENCY Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), English and Spanish, in your country's currency. PRIVACY Your location stays on your device. It's only used to center the map and measure distance. Start free: unlimited barcode scans, plus price-tag reads and receipt checks every month.

Screenshots

Dry4 screens
Mapew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dry at none against Mapew's 1. Mapew's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 17%) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mapew sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Dry asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dry ships an update fortnightly, Mapew weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dry versus Mapew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDryMapew
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews17.4% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDry Company do BrasilRoni Amorim de Lima

Customer experience

Dry

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive17.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative79.7%

Mapew

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dry

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mapew

Subscriptions1
  • Mapew PRO$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Dry free?
Dry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mapew free?
Mapew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dry or Mapew have ads?
Neither Dry nor Mapew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dry or Mapew?
Dry ships an update fortnightly, and Mapew weekly. Most recently, Dry was updated on November 7, 2026 and Mapew on November 5, 2026.

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