Laundryvalue vs VKB 311
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Laundryvalue
Easily pay for laundry cycles using your phone at participating commercial laundromats. Purchase credit within the app and use Bluetooth to start machines and track your transaction history. Receive alerts when your laundry is done.
- Bluetooth machine control
- In-app credit purchase
- Transaction history
- Machine availability view
- Cycle completion alerts
- QR code scanning
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ATTENTION: Only for use in participating Commercial Laundries locations. Laundryvalue 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 Laundryvalue 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.
VKB 311
Connect with your local government for service requests, news, and live village council meetings. Residents can submit reports with photos and receive status updates on the go. This app is a convenient tool for community engagement and efficient communication with village staff.
- Watch Village Council meetings
- View Beach Cam
- Get Key Biscayne news updates
- Submit service requests
- Upload photos for reports
- Receive status updates on requests
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Welcome to Key Biscayne's new resident service app: VKB 311. Your one stop shop to connect with the Village of Key Biscayne to watch Village Council meetings, check out the Beach Cam and stay in touch with the latest Key Biscayne news. The app also gives you a direct line of communication with your Village staff to quickly and efficiently handle service requests with just a few quick clicks. Residents can now upload photos and get status updates on their reports, even when you’re on the go! Our teams will respond, and you’ve helped our Village become a better home with the click of a button. This is not an emergency contact center. In case of an emergency, please dial 911.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: VKB 311 at none against Laundryvalue's shown. VKB 311 also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Laundryvalue's advantage is ratings volume (4.5K vs 24) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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 — 4.8 for Laundryvalue against 4.8 for VKB 311. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Laundryvalue has 4.5K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Laundryvalue's written reviews are positive against 100% of VKB 311's.
Laundryvalue ships an update every 12 months, VKB 311 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Laundryvalue | VKB 311 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.5K ratings) — better | 4.8 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.5K — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | KioSoft Technologies LLC | Village of Key Biscayne |
Customer experience
Laundryvalue
VKB 311
Bugs and requests
Laundryvalue
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login/password issues
- Inability to add funds
- Inconsistent machine connectivity
- Cycle status not updating properly
Requested features
5 requests- Display machine availability status
- Allow adding funds in smaller increments
- Implement alarm/notification when cycle is complete
- Store multiple payment methods
- Improve offline functionality
VKB 311
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Laundryvalue
No in-app purchases
VKB 311
No in-app purchases
