Report It! Newport RI vs Shipshape Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Report It! Newport RI
This app allows residents to connect with their local government by reporting concerns and receiving status updates. Users can stay informed about city projects and neighborhood issues, fostering active participation in local governance.
- Report city concerns
- Receive status updates
- Learn about city projects
- Connect with city social media
- Explore local government information
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Connect with the City of Newport, RI with our free app! The official city app is your connection to your city government. Using this app, you can report a concern and receive status updates and their resolution information. You can learn about issues in your neighborhood and the city and get information on current projects. The app’s intuitive interface puts the power in your hands to explore and become an active participant in your local government. Connect directly with Newport RI on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Engage Newport and the City website.
Shipshape Home
Monitor your home's health and safety remotely. This app uses live data from your appliances to identify and address potential issues before they escalate into major problems.
- Remote home health and safety monitoring
- Live appliance data
- Integrated home health record
- Service history tracking
- Issue notifications
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The Shipshape app allows you to monitor the health and safety of your home from anywhere. Using live data from your appliances we can solve small problems before they become big problems. * Integrates with state of the art Shipshape monitoring hardware * Integrated home health record of the information you need to know about the systems in your home and their service history * Get live data on how your appliances are operating * Get notifications when there is an issue in your home
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shipshape Home at fortnightly against Report It! Newport RI's every 4 months. Shipshape Home also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 9) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Report It! Newport RI against 4.9 for Shipshape Home. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 38 respectively.
Report It! Newport RI ships an update every 4 months, Shipshape Home fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Report It! Newport RI | Shipshape Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.9 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 96.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Newport | ShipShape |
Customer experience
Report It! Newport RI
Shipshape Home
In-app purchases
Report It! Newport RI
No in-app purchases
Shipshape Home
No in-app purchases
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