Comparison

SEWA vs Hello Card Dialer

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

Head to head
About

SEWA

Manage your Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) account with ease. This app offers self-meter reading, usage monitoring, bill payments, and account management features. Stay informed about your utility consumption and billing history through an intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Account management
  • Self-meter reading
  • Usage monitoring and comparison
  • Secure bill payments
  • Auto payment setup
  • Billing and payment history
  • Usage pattern analysis
Features
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With Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) Mobile App, available in Arabic and English, you can now take full control of your account. The SEWA app, you can simplify your utility management with our intuitive and user-friendly mobile app, putting all your account information at your fingertips. Discover a range of new features designed to enhance your experience and keep you in complete control. From self-meter reading to usage monitoring & compare, the SEWA app has everything you need in one convenient place. Key Features: • Manage your account anytime, anywhere! • Hassle free login with UAE Pass & face ID • Stay informed about your utility consumption with intuitive graphs for better decision-making. • Make secure bill payments, set up auto payment and check billing & payment history effortlessly. • Easily analyse your monthly usage patterns • Receive important notifications on your preferred channel. Download the SEWA app today and unlock a world of convenience and control over your utility account. Simplify your life and make smarter decisions with ease.

About

Hello Card Dialer

This application facilitates international calls using pre-configured Hello Card numbers, specifically for DU network users in the UAE. It offers features like a dial pad, contact selection, call history, and settings for PIN management and language preferences.

Highlights
  • International call facilitation
  • Pre-configured Hello Card integration
  • DU network compatibility
  • Contact selection and dial pad
  • Call history with management options
  • PIN and language settings
Features
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Hello Card Dialer Application will help you to make international calls using pre-configured Hello Card number. It will work with du network. Etisalat Customer can use five card dialer. Features: * Call Screen - Dial Pad and Pick Contact Option * Favorite - Favorite Number and Add from Contacts Option * Call History - Call History, clear history option, swipe right to left - Make Call, Add to Favorite, delete history * Settings - Hello Card Pin Number, Call centre Number, option to select language for ivr How to save the Hello Card PIN number? 1. go to settings tab 2. type the PIN number 3. press tick button now you can start call. How to make calls from du? Steps: 1. Enter the Mobile Number / select from contacts (the number format 00[isd number] [mobile number]. for example 0091987654321). 2. Press Call Button 3. Phone call screen will open 4. Call will connect to call centre 5. Language will be entered automatically based on you language preference 6. UAE Hello Card secret number will entered by system 7. Now your Destination number will entered by system 8. Now you can hear the balance minutes for that destination number(country) 9. call will connect now Note : * Hello Card Number stored in your device only. we are not allowing to read by others. * Make sure you are entering correct secret code from Hello Card. * Hello Card Dialer will store your Hello Card Number in application, if you are doing uninstall or update, the secret number may be removed. so save your calling card number in your message or take a picture of it. * we have tested Hello Card in du. will work fine in du. * This is not a VOIP application. * It will work with Hello Card UAE only. * It will work without Internet Connection. * It will use the Normal Phone call(toll free number), Charges will taken from Hello Card Balance * Hello cards valid for 15/30 days based on card value. * you can buy 15/30/50/100 aed hello card from any shop/grocery/super market/hyper market in UAE. * you can make call from UAE only. it will not work in roaming.

Screenshots

SEWA4 screens
Hello Card Dialer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SEWA at 4.6 against Hello Card Dialer's 2.9. SEWA also leads on ratings volume (940 vs 8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). Hello Card Dialer's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 25%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

SEWA holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SEWA has 940 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of SEWA's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hello Card Dialer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SEWA ships an update every 2 months, Hello Card Dialer every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SEWA versus Hello Card Dialer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSEWAHello Card Dialer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (940 ratings) — better2.9 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings940 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSharjah Electricity & Water Authoritysatheesh c

Customer experience

SEWA

All ratings925 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Hello Card Dialer

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

SEWA

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Registration and login not working
  • Emirates ID entry causes errors
  • Payment method saving disabled
  • Previous invoices not displaying after update
  • App crashes and freezes
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  • SMA code not being sent
  • General application errors and glitches

Requested features

5 requests
  • Fix registration and login system
  • Improve UI/UX design
  • Enable and fix payment method saving functionality
  • Restore previous invoice history in updated version
  • Improve overall app responsiveness

Hello Card Dialer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SEWA

No in-app purchases

None

Hello Card Dialer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SEWA free?
SEWA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hello Card Dialer free?
Hello Card Dialer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SEWA or Hello Card Dialer?
SEWA is rated higher. SEWA averages 4.6 out of 5 from 940 ratings, while Hello Card Dialer averages 2.9 from 8 ratings.
Do SEWA or Hello Card Dialer have ads?
Neither SEWA nor Hello Card Dialer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SEWA or Hello Card Dialer?
SEWA ships an update every 2 months, and Hello Card Dialer every 8 months. Most recently, SEWA was updated on October 26, 2026 and Hello Card Dialer on October 22, 2026.

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