ACT Menlo Park vs DadsonPay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACT Menlo Park
Easily report local issues like potholes or damaged signs using your phone's GPS. Upload photos or videos to provide details and track the status of your submissions and community reports.
- Report local problems
- GPS location recognition
- Upload photos/videos
- Track report status
- Submit for street maintenance
- Report damaged trees
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For those potholes, damaged street signs, and other local problems that need attention, the ACTMenlo Park app makes reporting a problem easier than ever. This app uses GPS to recognize your location and gives you a menu of common quality-of-life conditions to select from. The app allows you to upload pictures or videos to accompany your request. The mobile app can also be used for a variety of other issues such as street maintenance, street light issues, damaged trees, and others. Residents can track the status of reports they or other members of the community have submitted. Residents can also call the City(650-330-6610) for information on any municipal service and to report a problem in town or visit us at City Hall, 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA for general information.
DadsonPay
Easily pay for laundry cycles using your smartphone at participating locations. Purchase credit within the app and use it to start washers and dryers via Bluetooth. Monitor your account balance and receive notifications when your laundry is done.
- Bluetooth machine activation
- In-app credit purchase
- Account balance check
- Machine availability view
- Laundry completion alerts
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ATTENTION: Only for use in participating laundry locations. DadsonPay provides the easiest and smartest complete laundry solution. This app allows you to pay for laundry cycles from your account by using Bluetooth to communicate with the washer or dryer. Simply use DadsonPay to purchase credit right from the app, then use that credit for your laundry. Start laundry machines via Bluetooth by scanning QR code or entering the machine number on the machine. Check your card/account balance, and add value to your account for laundry. For participating laundry rooms, you can view machine availability as well as receive alerts when your laundry cycle is complete.
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Verdict
ACT Menlo Park and DadsonPay both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of DadsonPay's written reviews are positive against 50% of ACT Menlo Park's. DadsonPay also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 32) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 — 4.4 for ACT Menlo Park against 4.6 for DadsonPay. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DadsonPay has 1.4K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of ACT Menlo Park's written reviews are positive against 75% of DadsonPay's.
ACT Menlo Park ships an update every 8 months, DadsonPay every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACT Menlo Park | DadsonPay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (32 ratings) | 4.6 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 74.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Menlo Park | KioSoft Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
ACT Menlo Park
DadsonPay
Bugs and requests
ACT Menlo Park
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
DadsonPay
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or freezes during use
- Inability to create or verify accounts
- Machines not properly syncing with app
- Inconsistent or incorrect charge amounts
Requested features
4 requests- Add Apple Pay or other mobile payment options
- Improve notification accuracy for cycle completion
- Allow smaller refill amounts (e.g., $5)
- Enhance customer support and refund process
In-app purchases
ACT Menlo Park
No in-app purchases
DadsonPay
No in-app purchases
