Comparison

SEWA vs Five 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

Five Card Dialer

This application facilitates international calls using a pre-configured calling card. It allows users to dial numbers directly, select contacts, and customize call center numbers. The app works with Etisalat UAE Network and offers features like call history and favorite numbers.

Highlights
  • International calling with calling card
  • Direct dialing and contact selection
  • Customizable call center numbers
  • Call history with management options
  • Favorite numbers for quick access
  • PIN number storage for security
Features
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Five Card Dialer Application will help you to make international calls using pre-configured Five Card number. It will work with Etisalat UAE Network. du Customer Can use Hello Card with Hello Card Dialer app. User Can customize the Call Call-center number. User Can Enter Mobile number and press call to make calls. User Can you select contacts from contacts application by clicking the contacts button on the screen. New : du customer can use dialer number as +971800505 instead of 800505. Initial Setup: 1. Click on Setting 2. Type Five Card PIN Number 3. if you want you can change the call center. 4. press tick button to save 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 - Five Card Pin Number, Call centre Number, option to select language for IVR. Steps: 1. Enter the Mobile Number / select from contacts 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 Five 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 : * Five Card PIN Number will be stored in your device only. we are not allowing to read by others. * Make sure you are entering correct secret code from Five Card. * Five Card PIN Number will store 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 Five Card in Etisalat. will work fine in etisalat. * du customer change the dialer to +971800505 instead of 800505. * This is not a VOIP application. * It will work with calling card(Five Card UAE) only. * It will work without Internet Connection. * It will use the Normal Phone call(toll free number), Charges will taken from calling card. * make sure you have save the pin number in settings screen. press the tick button to save.

Screenshots

SEWA4 screens
Five Card Dialer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SEWA at 4.6 against Five Card Dialer's 3.7. SEWA also leads on ratings volume (942 vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Five Card Dialer's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

SEWA holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SEWA has 942 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 25% and 24% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SEWA ships an update every 2 months, Five Card Dialer every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SEWA versus Five Card Dialer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSEWAFive Card Dialer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (942 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews — better24.2% of reviews
Number of ratings942 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB21 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%

Five Card Dialer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive24.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative66.7%

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

Five Card Dialer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SEWA

No in-app purchases

None

Five Card Dialer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SEWA free?
SEWA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Five Card Dialer free?
Five Card Dialer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SEWA or Five Card Dialer?
SEWA is rated higher. SEWA averages 4.6 out of 5 from 942 ratings, while Five Card Dialer averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do SEWA or Five Card Dialer have ads?
Neither SEWA nor Five Card Dialer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SEWA or Five Card Dialer?
SEWA ships an update every 2 months, and Five Card Dialer every 7 months. Most recently, SEWA was updated on October 29, 2026 and Five Card Dialer on October 20, 2026.

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