Dream Car Giveaways

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Dream Car Giveaways does have a ‘Charity’ section on their websites, and at the time of writing this review they’ve raised more than £100,000 to good causes. And unlike Good Life Plus, the charitable causes they have chosen are genuinely good. However, the amount raised for charity is less than fifth of the sum that Rev Comps has raised to charity! And Rev Comps was incorporated in 2019 whereas Dream Car Giveaways was in 2018… So, while they do some good and there’s no denying that, they could also do quite a bit more like some of their competitors do.

In the bonus section for Dream Car Giveaways I’d like to focus on the free entry method they offer.

While the competition appears to be ran in a fairly legitimate way, one part that sets them apart is the fact that in order to be able to enter to their free competition (in a similar fashion as 7days Performance does), you need to use their app. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with this on its own. However, if you are using an Android device you are forced to download an .apk file outside of Google Play store – which is not advisable, nor is it safe to do.

They’ve even set up an FAQ section to answer the worries about this:  

The most probable explanation is, that they are banned from Google Play store – and they need to offer their app outside this platform. BOTB used to be banned from Google Play store as well in the past (or first get approved, then not, then approved, then not), so this is not that uncommon.

No matter what the reasoning behind this is… It still means that you are downloading a potentially harmful file to your phone – and there are no guarantees as to what’s included in the .apk file as you install it and give it permissions to work. “Trust us, it’s fine” isn’t a valid enough reason for me to download an app, even if I’d really want to enter their free competitions myself.

And if you’re not technical in the slightest, here’s just my take on downloading random .apk (Android Kit Package) files on the internet: Just don’t.

Now… Would Dream Car Giveaways pay an app developer for an app to do something harmful? Of course not (I’d hope)! However, I highly doubt they’ve made the full app themselves, nor can they guarantee what’s included in the app and every line of code that’s included in the app. Here’s a question for you, or food for thought: Why does 7days Performance have their app available on the Google Play Store, and Dream Car Giveaways doesn’t?

Fun fact: Did you know that a BOTB employee (now ex-employee) won Dream Car Giveaways a while back? And after that everyone at BOTB were told off and forbidden from playing other competitions? Anyhoo… This means that I know tha they still are a very legitimate competition despite this point. Just don’t download their app and you should be solid.