GDRFA DXB vs Dubai Developments Living
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Dubai Developments Living
Manage your residential living experience with ease. Submit maintenance and leasing requests, track their status, and handle lease renewals entirely online. Pay bills, upload documents, and stay updated on community events.
- Submit maintenance requests
- Track request status
- Online lease renewal
- Online payments
- Upload documents
- Community announcements
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The DD Living App is designed to enhance the living experience for our Residential Tenants. With DD Living app, you can enjoy the below services through your phone: • Submit Maintenance & Leasing requests • Track status of each request • End to End Online Renewal Process • Online Payments & One-Time Payments through Payment link • Surveys • Upload mandatory documents & Sign renewal contract online • Community Announcements & Calendar Events
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dubai Developments Living at 93% against GDRFA DXB's 0%. Dubai Developments Living also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Dubai Developments Living holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of GDRFA DXB's written reviews are positive against 93% of Dubai Developments Living's.
GDRFA DXB ships an update every 3 weeks, Dubai Developments Living every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GDRFA DXB | Dubai Developments Living |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs-Dubai | Yardi Systems, Inc. |
Customer experience
GDRFA DXB
Dubai Developments Living
In-app purchases
GDRFA DXB
No in-app purchases
Dubai Developments Living
No in-app purchases
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