Ask Arlington vs TMRS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ask Arlington
This app serves as a central hub for residents of Arlington, Texas. It provides information, allows for issue reporting, and answers common questions related to city services.
- City information access
- Report city issues
- Get questions answered
- Centralized city services
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The Ask Arlington App is the one stop shop to find information, report issues and get questions answered for the City of Arlington Texas.
TMRS
Manage your retirement account securely and conveniently. Access account details, update personal information, and generate important documents. Stay informed with the latest news and helpful links.
- View account balance
- Update personal information
- Run retirement estimates
- Download tax documents
- Track transactions
- Manage communication preferences
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Manage your TMRS account conveniently and securely through the TMRS mobile app. In addition to easy access to MyTMRS, the app provides helpful links to the website, to contact TMRS and the latest TMRS news. When you access MyTMRS, you can: • Change your address • View your account balance • Update your beneficiary designations • Print account balance and annuity verification letters • Run retirement estimates • Download tax documents • Keep track of your transactions • Update your federal income tax withholding (retirees) • Manage your communication preferences • Update your direct deposit information (retirees) • Update your HELPS insurance premium deduction (retired public safety officers)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TMRS at 3.1 against Ask Arlington's 2.4. TMRS also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Ask Arlington's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, 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.
TMRS holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Ask Arlington's written reviews are positive against 29% of TMRS's.
Ask Arlington ships an update every 5 months, TMRS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ask Arlington | TMRS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (40 ratings) | 3.1 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.7% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Arlington | Texas Municipal Retirement System |
Customer experience
Ask Arlington
TMRS
In-app purchases
Ask Arlington
No in-app purchases
TMRS
No in-app purchases
