Dumsor vs DVLA Verify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dumsor
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Know when the lights are going out, before they do. Dumsor maps the official ECG load-shedding schedule to your group, alerts you before every cut, and shows live reports from your neighbours. Built for the people who feel dumsor every day. THE TIMETABLE, WITH TEETH The official ECG load-shedding schedule is published — but reading it is a job. We do that job for you. Pick your area once, we match it to your group (A, B, C, D, E…) and your region. From that moment on, every scheduled cut is on a live countdown. No more scrolling PDFs. • Live countdown to your next cut — days, hours, minutes • Today's total dark hours, at a glance • Endurance card — a 7-day visual of how hard your area is being hit • Block alerts: 30 minutes before, when it starts, when light returns • Reboot-safe — scheduled alerts survive a device restart LIVE AREA PULSE Schedules slip. Surprise maintenance cuts happen. When your neighbours start reporting outages off-schedule, you'll know in real time. • See how many people in your zone are in the dark right now • Push notifications when your area lights up with reports • One-tap reports — red when power dies, green when it's back • Personal report timeline, last 30 days BUILT FOR GHANA This was made here. The voice is Ghanaian — Pidgin sprinkles, dark humour, "you in the dark" energy. The UI defaults to Dum mode (dark theme) — AMOLED-friendly, easy on the eyes during long outages — and flips to Sor (light) with a tap. Areas are tuned for Accra, Kumasi, Takoradi, Tema, and beyond. INDEPENDENT We are not affiliated with the Government of Ghana, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), the Volta River Authority (VRA), the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), or any utility, ministry, or political party. This is a civic-tech tool built by Ghanaians for Ghanaians. Track. Predict. Prepare. Built in Accra by The Playmakers.
DVLA Verify
This app provides a secure and fast way to verify identities against Ghana's National Identity Register. It enables remote vehicle owner and driver identity verification, streamlining the registration process. It also facilitates remote driver license services that don't require a physical examination.
- Instant identity verification
- Remote vehicle owner verification
- Remote driver identity verification
- Streamlined vehicle registration
- Remote driver license services
- User-centered design
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Secure Instant Identity Verification - Simple, Secure and Fast means of person identity verification against Ghana National Identity Register for remote vehicle owner or Driver identity verification. This will ensure a seamless vehicle registration process even if owners are not physically present at the registration station of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority of Ghana. Driver License service provisions which do not require physical examination of driver can also be done remotely using this app. SIMPLE: We have adopted a user-centered design to ensure that the application's interface and features are designed with the user in mind. This involves creating user personas, defining an easy workflow, and conducting usability testing throughput throughout the development cycle. This led to a design of a GUI which is very intuitive and requires minimal cognitive effort from users. We have used familiar design patterns, logical layouts, and visual cues to guide users through the application and make their interactions efficient. SECURE: Though the app is easy to use, we made it our mission to provide the best security.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dumsor at 13.0 against DVLA Verify's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
| Parameter | Dumsor | DVLA Verify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (10 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fritz Quaye | Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority |
In-app purchases
Dumsor
No in-app purchases
DVLA Verify
No in-app purchases









