DEWA vs The Bench
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.
The Bench
Connect with industry leaders and drive growth in hospitality investment and aviation. This platform facilitates unparalleled networking and provides high-level insights for deal-making. Stay informed and engaged with a community of visionaries.
- B2B event organization
- Networking opportunities
- High-level insights
- Deal-making facilitation
- Community connection
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For over 25 years, The Bench has been a premier organiser of hospitality investment and aviation events, driving growth across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Join our events and meet the community. Through our powerful B2B event platforms, we inspire transformation and drive growth through unmatched networking opportunities and high-level insights and deal-making. Stay connected with our community of hospitality investment decision makers and visionaries.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DEWA at 48% against The Bench's 0%. DEWA also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). The Bench's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DEWA has 6.1K ratings behind it against 2, 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 0% of The Bench's.
DEWA ships an update every 6 weeks, The Bench every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DEWA | The Bench |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6.1K ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dubai Electricity & Water Authority | BENCH EVENTS LIMITED |
Customer experience
DEWA
The Bench
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
The Bench
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DEWA
No in-app purchases
The Bench
No in-app purchases
