BOS User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience36.2% of reviews
Neutral5.8% of reviews
Negative experience58.0% of reviews

~ Based on 69 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is BOS Safe?

BOS:311 has mixed safety signals based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for BOS is 56/100.

This assessment is based on 80 user ratings, with an App Store average of 2.6/5.

Safety Analysis

36.3% of ratings point to a safe experience
6.3% of ratings suggest some concerns
57.5% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 80 App Store ratings for BOS.

Is BOS Legit?

BOS:311 appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for BOS is 80/100.

Based on 80 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Reports opened for months

I have reports that are opened for months. City doesn’t even do anything. Horrible app

Useful and Easy to use

This app is great, my one wish is that it allow users to comment on or corroborate reports made by other users

Great app with great service

I’m so thankful Boston has this service, and that they make it so user-friendly. I received a courteous call explaining when and why my case was closed.

City of Boston

I hoped this app would’ve helped but it caused more frustration. It’s either the app doesn’t do its job or “someone” not doing their job. It’s likely the latter. I’m complaining about an app that the city created to hold people accountable but don’t hold themselves accountable. Welcome to Boston!

Great App, but Worthless!!

The app functions flawlessly. The city of Boston doesn’t function at all. What’s the point of having an app if reports go unanswered for months? Currently I have two open reports, same vehicle, three weeks apart. I’m thinking that uninstalling the app will be just as effective as reporting issues through the app itself.
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Boston being Boston

I used this app—and to 311—fifteen months ago with no response regarding an extremely dangerous stretch of sidewalk. Absolute waste of time, but I sure will sue when I break my 83 yeR old ankle.

Not working since 2023

For many years, the app worked really well. But as others have mentioned, since about 2023, either the 311 app stopped working, or the staff just stopped responding. Not sure which; but something’s not working!

Comments are not confidential

South end handler will tell people who comment on what. Do not think this is anonymous.

Doesn’t recognize area

Of north Brookline. Says out of area so I cannot even submit a report as they request.

App is broken

311 enhances Boston’s quality of life

This old Bostonian is delighted with the convenience of the 311 app. I’m grateful to the folks in the Menino and Walsh administrations who centralized the reporting process and then automated it! And I’m confident that the Wu administration will continue to improve it. As others have noted, the app’s ultimate effectiveness depends on the responsiveness of the various departments. Issues are usually addressed promptly. When they aren’t, I follow up with another 311 report.
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Old app was much faster

Each page now loads super slow. Map works sometimes but not other times. New version was a step back in performance.

useless app

the app is is useless. u can’t use it to report actual crimes cause you have to go in person to a station. all it’s used for is karen’s that wanna get someone’s car towed or racists.

Not working after the update

Cases never close, something happened to the app after the update. Please fix

Bring back the old version

This is too clunky. Making a report is too difficult and it’s something I’m no longer willing to do

New version useless

What have you done to this app??

When you look at reports now on the map, it shows everything “open” from the last 11+ years and there is no way to filter it. Completely useless now.

Not effective

Cases are not actually dealt with. I have reported the same car for illegal parking out front and it has sat there all day long 8+ hours until the person left on their own. The case still says “open” but I don’t know why they offer this app if they don’t follow up.

New version is a step back

New version is less effective. Takes more clicks to report the same info. The mapping is broken. Lack of ability to see if an issue has already been reported is a missed opportunity.

311 Makes our City Better!

Downloaded the app after seeing a needle in a park. Easy to navigate report options and call in. Within an hour a 311 agent was there and informed me they got the needle

Very proud that the city has this service

New rebrand is terrible

The new rebrand is terrible. You can’t see all the open and closed reports on the map at the same time anymore. The app is confusing to use and should be reverted back to how it was. They needed to fix the bugs and add new features, not compelatly change everything…

Old app was better

It wasn’t pretty, but it worked. This one is bloated with crap that could be on a static website and now I have to dig through a bunch of menus just to submit a report for cars parked illegally that won’t be addressed for days.