Comparison

du vs Smart ADAA

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

du

Easily manage your mobile accounts and services with customized features. Perform actions like checking usage, paying bills, recharging, and purchasing add-ons. Get support and manage your account all in one place.

Highlights
  • Check consumption and balance
  • Pay or recharge line
  • Pay or recharge for a friend
  • Check special offers
  • Change plan
  • Purchase data and roaming add-ons
  • Get chat support
Features
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Enjoy the easiest way to manage your accounts and services, with features customised just for you. Get things done your way in just a few clicks on the du App: - Check your consumption and balance - Pay or recharge your line - Pay or recharge for a friend - Check for special offers - Change your plan - Purchase data and roaming add-ons - Purchase our products - Manage your accounts - Get chat support - Book an appointment to visit the nearest du store We update our app regularly to always meet your needs so you can always get things done your way. Enjoying our app? Rate us or write a review. استمتع بأسهل طريقة لإدارة حساباتك وخدماتك مع مزايا مصمّمة خصيصاً لك. كل أمورك طيبة مع تطبيق du وببضع خطوات فقط: - اطّلع على استخدامك ورصيدك - ادفع فاتورتك أو أعد تعبئة رصيدك - ادفع فاتورة أحد الأصدقاء أو أعد تعبئة رصيدهم - اطّلع على عروضنا الخاصة - قُم بتغيير باقتك - اشترِ بيانات وخدمات تجوال إضافية - اشترِ منتجاتنا - قُم بإدارة حساباتك - احصل الدعم بالدردشة - احجز المواعيد لزيارة أقرب متاجر du نحن نقوم بتحديث تطبيقنا بانتظام لمواكبة احتياجاتك ولتبقى كل أمورك طيبة. مستمتع بالتطبيق؟ قيّم أداءنا أو اكتب رأيك.

About

Smart ADAA

This application serves auditors, employees, and whistleblowers in the UAE. Auditors can verify financial statements, employees can declare assets, and whistleblowers can anonymously report misuse of public funds.

Highlights
  • Financial statement verification for auditors
  • Asset declaration for employees
  • Anonymous confidential reporting
  • Public funds misuse complaint submission
  • Accountability services for UAE entities
Features
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SMART ADAA mobile application provides a range of services to auditors, employees, and whistleblowers in the United Arab Emirates. Auditors can register and submit their application form to verify the correctness, fairness, and transparency of financial statements of entities subject to ADAA mandate. Employees will be using the mobile application to declare their assets and their details. Whistleblowers can register a complaint about the misuse of public funds anonymously by using the mobile application through confidential reporting.

Screenshots

du4 screens
Smart ADAA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: du at 15K against Smart ADAA's 5. du also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for du against 4.6 for Smart ADAA. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: du has 15K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

du ships an update fortnightly, Smart ADAA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
du versus Smart ADAA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterduSmart ADAA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15K ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size389 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEITC, du telecom UAEAbu Dhabi Accountability Authority

Customer experience

du

All ratings14,895 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews393 reviews
Positive14.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative80.9%

Smart ADAA

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

du

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Login issues and inability to access account
  • Inconsistent behavior after updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to cancel subscription/plan through the app
  • Ability to manage all accounts (mobile, home internet, etc.) in one place
  • Improved data usage tracking and analytics

Smart ADAA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

du

No in-app purchases

None

Smart ADAA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is du free?
du is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart ADAA free?
Smart ADAA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, du or Smart ADAA?
Smart ADAA is rated higher. du averages 4.5 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Smart ADAA averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do du or Smart ADAA have ads?
Neither du nor Smart ADAA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, du or Smart ADAA?
du ships an update fortnightly, and Smart ADAA every 2 months. Most recently, du was updated on September 25, 2026 and Smart ADAA on September 21, 2026.

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