DEWA vs Distance M
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.
Distance M
This app provides maritime professionals with tools for calculating distances between ports, estimating voyage routes, and monitoring vessels. It also offers features for typhoon tracking, anti-piracy measures, and saving/loading estimation data.
- Port distances and route calculation
- Charter base and voyage estimation
- Typhoon and vessel monitoring
- Coordinates to coordinates distance
- Estimation save and load functionality
- Anti-piracy options
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Netpas Distance For Mobile - Port distances / Route / Port location - Charter Base and Voyage Estimation - Typhoon Monitoring - Vessel Monitoring - Coordinates to coordinates distance - Estimation Save and Load - Anti Piracy options - Estimation Analyzer - Bypass ECA options
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Distance M at 58% against DEWA's 48%. DEWA's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). 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.
DEWA ships an update every 6 weeks, Distance M every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DEWA | Distance M |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.0% of reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dubai Electricity & Water Authority | Netpas |
Customer experience
DEWA
Distance M
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
Distance M
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DEWA
No in-app purchases
Distance M
No in-app purchases
