Dubai REST vs Dealr.ae, what each actually tracks

Dubai REST (Real Estate Self Transaction) is the Dubai Land Department's official app, free on the App Store and Google Play and also available as a web platform on dubailand.gov.ae. For off-plan buyers its core is the Project Status service (Mashrooi, which began as a standalone DLD app in 2017 and now lives inside Dubai REST): real-time, DLD-verified project information including the construction completion percentage, actual site photos, the latest inspection report and its date, project registration and projected completion dates, the project's escrow account information, and developer contact details with the option to book a site visit.

Beyond project tracking, Dubai REST includes a property wallet where registered owners see their properties with current values, rental return and service charges, plus title-deed verification (a QR or deed-number lookup that returns the registered owner and property details) and electronic payments through the Noqodi portal. DLD's own service description also notes that off-plan project beneficiaries can see payments due on owners in the projects they invested in - so the app is not payment-blind; it surfaces DLD-registered, project-level payment information.

Dubai REST is actively developed and keeps absorbing new services (recent releases added market insights, a first-time-buyer journey and property tokenization views), so treat any feature list, including this one, as a snapshot: this comparison reflects the app as of July 2026.

Dealr.ae works at the level of your contract, not the government register. You upload the developer's statement of account (SOA) and Dealr turns it into a dated payment plan in seconds: every installment, its due date, what is paid and what remains, across every developer you have bought from in one place. WhatsApp-ready reminders go out before each payment, and the same plan is shared live between the investor and their agent - when the agent marks an installment paid, the client's screen already knows. It is free for agents and free for their investor clients, with no card needed.

The honest flip side: Dealr.ae is an independent private platform. It is not connected to the DLD, its data is whatever your SOA and your own updates say (never government-verified), and it does not replace the registry - escrow protections, Oqood registration and title deeds live with the DLD, and construction-progress verification lives in Dubai REST. Dealr will not tell you whether a project passed its latest RERA inspection; Dubai REST will not remind you that your next 10% falls due on the 15th under your specific SPA.

Use Dubai REST for what only the government can tell you: whether the project is really progressing (verified percentage and inspection reports), whether the escrow account matches your SPA, whether a title deed is genuine, and what the register says about your properties. Check it at every milestone payment - construction-linked installments are supposed to track verified progress, and Dubai REST is where that verification lives.

Use a personal tracker for what only your contract can tell you: which installments YOU owe, when, on which units, and what is left. That is bookkeeping the registry does not do for you - buyers historically covered it with spreadsheets and phone reminders, which is exactly the gap Dealr.ae closes with a dated, shared, reminder-backed plan. An agent managing many clients gets the same view across their whole book.

The pairing also keeps everyone honest. If your developer calls a milestone installment, Dubai REST shows whether the certified construction percentage supports it, and Dealr.ae shows how that installment sits inside your overall plan. Neither app alone gives you both halves of that picture.