Rochester Works vs BDS Laundry Start
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rochester Works
Easily report non-emergency issues like potholes or graffiti within the City of Rochester, Michigan. This app uses GPS to pinpoint your location and allows you to upload photos or videos with your service requests. Track the status of your reports and other community submissions.
- Report non-emergency city issues
- GPS location recognition
- Upload photos/videos
- Track report status
- Menu of common conditions
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The Rochester Works free mobile app is the easiest way to report non-emergency issues, such as potholes, damaged street signs, damage sidewalk, graffiti and other local problems that need attention within the City of Rochester, Michigan. Your service requests will be automatically sent to the City’s Department of Public Works and directed to the appropriate City department. Responses will then be evaluated and prioritized for correction. 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, parking meters, and others. Residents can track the status of reports they or other members of the community have submitted. Residents can also call the City of Rochester, Michigan at (248-651-9061) for information on any municipal service or to report a problem in town.
BDS Laundry Start
Easily pay for laundry cycles at participating locations using your phone. Purchase credit, start machines via Bluetooth, and track your transaction history. View machine availability and receive completion alerts.
- Pay for laundry cycles via app
- Bluetooth machine control
- Purchase credit and manage account
- View transaction history
- Check machine availability
- Receive cycle completion alerts
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ATTENTION: Only for use in participating BDS Laundry locations. BDS Laundr Start is an iPhone application providing 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 BDS Laundry Start to purchase credit right from the app, then use that credit for your laundry. A full accounting is available to see your transaction purchase history. • Scan the QR code of your laundry room (one time process) • Start laundry machines via Bluetooth by scanning QR code 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
The clearest difference is ratings volume: BDS Laundry Start at 1.3K against Rochester Works's 3. BDS Laundry Start also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). Rochester Works's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, 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.
Rochester Works holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BDS Laundry Start has 1.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Rochester Works | BDS Laundry Start |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 81.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 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 | 145 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Rochester | KioSoft Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Rochester Works
BDS Laundry Start
Bugs and requests
Rochester Works
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BDS Laundry Start
Reported bugs
3 issues- App frequently logs users out
- Payment errors and failures
- Inconsistent machine status updates
Requested features
3 requests- Allow custom payment amounts
- Improve machine availability tracking
- Add option to extend dryer time
In-app purchases
Rochester Works
No in-app purchases
BDS Laundry Start
No in-app purchases
Questions
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