DEWA vs GDRFA Establishment
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DEWA
This app offers an interactive digital platform with innovative services and features designed to enhance the experience for consumers, builders, suppliers, and students. It aims to create sustainable value for all users.
- Interactive digital platform
- Innovative services
- Elevated digital experience
- Sustainable value creation
- Designed for multiple user types
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DEWA Smart App provides a unique interactive platform offering an elevated digital experience, powered by integrated bundles of innovative services and features, delicately designed to exceed the expectations of consumers, builders, suppliers, and students. The App creates an added sustainable value for all stakeholders.
GDRFA Establishment
This app offers Dubai Immigration services for establishments, including renewing services and tokens, generating reports, and managing dependent status. It also provides office locations for Dubai Immigration.
- Renew Establishment service
- Request/Renew soft token
- Generate Sponsor/Sponsored Report
- Generate Travel Report for dependents
- Report dependent as Absconding
- Issue Outpass for dependents
- Find Dubai Immigration office locations
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This application provides you access to the most frequently required services of Dubai Immigration. As a Establishment user, you can • Renew Establishment service • Request a New soft token • Renew the soft token • Generate Sponsor and sponsored Report for the Establishment • Generate Travel Report for dependents of the establishment • Report a dependent as an Absconding with Temporary closure • Issue Outpass of dependents of the establishment whom trying to leave the country You can also find the location of Dubai Immigration (GDRFA) office locations, should you need it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DEWA at 4.6 against GDRFA Establishment's 1.0. DEWA also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 12%) and ratings volume (6.1K vs 4). GDRFA Establishment's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
DEWA holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DEWA has 6.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of DEWA's written reviews are positive against 12% of GDRFA Establishment's.
DEWA ships an update every 6 weeks, GDRFA Establishment every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DEWA | GDRFA Establishment |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6.1K ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.0% of reviews — better | 12.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.1K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dubai Electricity & Water Authority | General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs-Dubai |
Customer experience
DEWA
GDRFA Establishment
Bugs and requests
DEWA
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Unreliable login and password recovery
- Inconsistent data and consumption tracking
- Compatibility issues with international payment methods
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to update personal and payment details
- Improved payment process
- Ability to easily add multiple accounts
- Access to monthly statements
GDRFA Establishment
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DEWA
No in-app purchases
GDRFA Establishment
No in-app purchases
