Comparison

NAWEC vs Gambia9

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

Head to head
About

NAWEC

Features
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Monitor and manage your water and electricity usage - all from one app.

About

Gambia9

This app automatically updates your Gambian phone contacts to the new 9-digit format before the September 2026 deadline. It scans your contacts, allows you to preview and approve changes, and offers an undo option for all modifications. Your data remains private and on your device.

Highlights
  • Scans and identifies Gambian numbers needing updates
  • Preview and approve all contact changes
  • Updates only approved contacts
  • Undo any changes made
  • Works offline, data stays on device
  • Follows official numbering rules
Features
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The Gambia is moving from 7-digit to 9-digit phone numbers on 4 September 2026. After the change, calls and messages to numbers saved in the old format will stop connecting. Gambia9 updates your saved contacts to the new format, so you don't have to edit them one by one. HOW IT WORKS 1. Scan. Gambia9 checks your contacts on your phone and finds every Gambian number that needs the new format. Foreign numbers and numbers it isn't sure about are left alone. 2. Preview. You see every proposed change before anything happens — old number and new number side by side. Untick any contact you want to keep as it is. 3. Update. Only the numbers you approved are changed. Nothing else in the contact is touched. 4. Undo. Every change is saved on your phone first, so you can put everything back — even days later. Gambia9 will never overwrite a number you've edited since. CHANGED YOUR NUMBERS TOO EARLY? If you already converted contacts before the switch-over and people's names stopped showing in your messages, Gambia9 can work out the old numbers and put them back until 4 September. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your contacts never leave your phone. Names and numbers are checked and changed on the device only — they are never uploaded to us or anyone else. There are no ads and no tracking. The conversions follow the official numbering rules published by PURA, The Gambia's telecoms regulator. Gambia9 is brought to you by Ping Money, a UK money-transfer service for the Gambian community. Gambia9 is an independent public utility — you don't need a Ping Money account to use it.

Screenshots

NAWEC4 screens
Gambia94 screens

Verdict

The call

NAWEC and Gambia9 are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NAWEC versus Gambia9: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNAWECGambia9
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaybull LimitedPay365

In-app purchases

None

NAWEC

No in-app purchases

None

Gambia9

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NAWEC free?
NAWEC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gambia9 free?
Gambia9 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NAWEC or Gambia9 have ads?
Neither NAWEC nor Gambia9 shows ads.

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