DEWA vs BNC App
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.
BNC App
Access a vast database of construction projects and industry contacts in the Middle East and North Africa. Generate leads, track project stages, and find essential contact information for professionals. Offers free credits and subscription options for enhanced features.
- Access largest project database in MENA
- Find construction company contacts
- Get email and phone numbers
- Track projects by stage
- Daily construction news
- Project map functionality
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The AIR App has been an industry secret used exclusively by BNC corporate subscribers to identify and track key project opportunities across the Middle East and North Africa. With this new release, every construction industry professional can start accessing the largest project intelligence database in the Middle East and North Africa for free. Get 100 free BNC credits to access project intelligence when you join the BNC Network and keep accessing construction intelligence by earning credits by sharing the AIR app. You can also pay-as-you-go to access projects or get a country or sector subscription to unlock powerful search and sales coordination features. Use the AIR App to: + Generate Middle East project lists and leads + Identify key construction companies and contacts working on projects + Get e-mail, phone and mobile numbers for key contacts + Track projects by their specific stage concept, design, tender and under construction (Corporate subscribers only) + Coordinate sales efforts within your organization (Corporate subscribers only) + Research projects and companies on-the-go to get the most out of every meeting Key Features: + Access the largest projects database of ongoing construction tenders and projects (120,000 projects and growing) + Access the largest directory of property developers, architects, consultants and contractors in the MENA region + Contact information including email addresses and direct phone numbers + Read the latest construction news stories every day + Project map functionality (including "projects near me") + Identify projects by sector, country, and estimated value + Enter reminders against projects and companies + Project alerts for unlocked projects + Share AIR to keep earning credits + Project Hotline chat support for project queries (corporate subscribers only) + Quick search and advanced search functionality (full functionality restricted to corporate users) + See project references and live projects by company (corporate subscribers only) + Project alerts against saved searches, favorite projects and favorite companies (corporate subscribers only) + Enter and share project and company interactions within your organization (corporate subscribers only)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DEWA at 4.6 against BNC App's 3.0. DEWA also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (6.1K vs 4). On price, review sentiment, 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. BNC App sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. DEWA asks for nothing beyond the download.
DEWA holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. 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 complicate that: 48% of DEWA's written reviews are positive against 50% of BNC App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DEWA | BNC App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6.1K ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.1K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dubai Electricity & Water Authority | Business News for Construction - BNC |
Customer experience
DEWA
BNC App
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
BNC App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DEWA
No in-app purchases
BNC App
- Buy Credits to unlock news$4.99
- Buy credits to unlock project$4.99
- Buy 100 Credits$99.99






