DPK vs Ratels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DPK
This utility app streamlines neighborhood access control, preventing unsolicited visitors. It features an emergency panic button to alert residents to critical situations, enhancing community safety.
- Streamlined access control
- Prevents uninvited guests
- Emergency panic button
- Alerts residents to emergencies
- Enhances estate security
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This is built to streamline access control into a neighbourhood/estate to prevent un invited guest at your door step. say good bye to that when you deploy this app in your estate. it is a robust app that has emergency panic button to alert the fellow resident of the life threatening situation and much more.
Ratels
This app simplifies managing utilities across Africa. It allows users to instantly purchase international airtime and data with secure transactions and instant notifications. Enjoy a smooth, easy-to-use interface for hassle-free digital utility management.
- Buy international airtime
- Buy international data
- Secure transactions
- Instant notifications
- Easy-to-use interface
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Ratel is your all-in-one app for connecting and managing utilities across Africa. With Ratel, you can: Buy international airtime and data instantly Enjoy secure and reliable transactions Receive instant notifications for every activity Experience a smooth, easy-to-use interface Ratel makes staying connected and managing your digital utilities simple and hassle-free.
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Verdict
DPK and Ratels both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 40% of Ratels's written reviews are positive against 0% of DPK's. Ratels also leads on ratings volume (60 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for DPK against 2.9 for Ratels. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ratels has 60 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of DPK's written reviews are positive against 40% of Ratels's.
DPK ships an update every 3 weeks, Ratels every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DPK | Ratels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.9 (60 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 39.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adebayo Sijuade | Msgly App |
Customer experience
DPK
Ratels
In-app purchases
DPK
No in-app purchases
Ratels
No in-app purchases
