Newton Connect vs ROCS Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Newton Connect
Connect with your local government to report issues, pay bills, and receive important announcements. Streamline service requests and communicate with city staff and elected officials efficiently.
- Report problems
- Pay bills
- Sign up for announcements
- Request bulky item pickup
- Contact elected officials
- Expedite service requests
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Newton Connect allows residents to connect directly with their local government services. It helps residents by expediting service requests, instantly routing them to the appropriate department. And it helps City staff better understand customer needs. You can report problems, pay bills, sign up for special announcements, request bulky item pickup, contact your elected officials, and more – all in one place.
ROCS Connect
A private communication platform designed for ROCS.ORG Students, Parents, and Staff. Facilitates seamless connection and information sharing within the ROCS community.
- Private communication
- Student, parent, staff focused
- Community connection
- Information sharing
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ROCS Connect is a private communications app for all ROCS.ORG Student/Parents and Staff.
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Verdict
Newton Connect and ROCS Connect both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of ROCS Connect's written reviews are positive against 0% of Newton Connect's. ROCS Connect also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months). Newton Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 — 3.7 for Newton Connect against 3.7 for ROCS Connect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Newton Connect's written reviews are positive against 50% of ROCS Connect's.
Newton Connect ships an update every 13 months, ROCS Connect fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Newton Connect | ROCS Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Newton, Kansas | Sentinel Group, LLC |
Customer experience
Newton Connect
ROCS Connect
In-app purchases
Newton Connect
No in-app purchases
ROCS Connect
No in-app purchases
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