Hoverlay Browser vs CHI311
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hoverlay Browser
Experience augmented reality by overlaying digital content onto your physical space. View art, e-commerce items, and holograms in real size, or place links and media at specific locations to augment events and businesses.
- Camera-based augmented reality
- Overlay digital content in your room
- Place links and media at locations
- Augment events and businesses
- View 3D models and holograms
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Hoverlay’s camera-based Augmented Reality browser extends your browser, social feed, or email to make content appear directly in your room. From art, to e-commerce to holograms, Hoverlay brings digital twins into your space, in real size. Use Hoverlay to also place links, social or professional profiles, contact info, videos, 3d models, audio or images at any location. Augment your next event, popup store, concert or store with content that others can unveil using the Hoverlay camera. To learn about latest Hoverlay news and updates follow @hoverlayAR on Twitter or Instagram, like us on Facebook or check the hoverlay.com webpage. Questions or feedback: feedback@hoverlay.com
CHI311
Report non-emergency issues like potholes or graffiti directly to Chicago city services. Track the status of your requests, submit photos, and get real-time updates on city work in your neighborhood. This official app connects residents and businesses to essential city services.
- Submit new service requests
- Track request status and resolution times
- Attach photos to requests
- Map request locations
- Create an account for tracking
- Search knowledge articles
- View neighborhood requests
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See a pothole? Notice an open hydrant? Let us know. The official CHI 311 app allows residents and businesses to quickly and easily connect to Chicago city services. CHI 311 will be your first place to submit and track non-emergency service requests, get real-time updates, and find information on-the-go. You can also explore work being done in your area. Sign up for your 311 account to access city services and track your requests today. FEATURES - Create new service requests - Check the status of existing requests and the time it will take to resolve - Snap a photo and submit it with a request to improve accuracy - Map your request to help pinpoint a location - Create an account to track your service requests and get local, relevant info - Search and see helpful knowledge articles - Discover requests in your neighborhood CITY SERVICES - Report a pothole - Fix my streetlight - Graffiti removal - Rodent baiting request - Garbage cart maintenance - Tree trim request - Ice/snow removal request - No heat complaint - Abandoned buildings - Clean and Green program registration - Clean a vacant lot - Report stray animals - Senior well-being request - Report a building violation Built with Chicagoans, for Chicagoans!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hoverlay Browser at 70% against CHI311's 14%. Hoverlay Browser also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.5). CHI311's advantage is ratings volume (235 vs 41) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). 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.
Hoverlay Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CHI311 has 235 ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Hoverlay Browser's written reviews are positive against 14% of CHI311's.
Hoverlay Browser ships an update every 6 weeks, CHI311 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hoverlay Browser | CHI311 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (41 ratings) — better | 2.5 (235 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 14.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 235 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 309 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hoverlay, Inc. | City of Chicago |
Customer experience
Hoverlay Browser
CHI311
Bugs and requests
Hoverlay Browser
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CHI311
Reported bugs
3 issues- Photo/image upload failures
- Submission errors and timeouts
- Inconsistent performance across devices and OS versions
Requested features
3 requests- More request categories and customization options
- Ability to add notes and descriptions to requests
- Improved notification and status tracking features
In-app purchases
Hoverlay Browser
No in-app purchases
CHI311
No in-app purchases
