Baltimore City 311 vs Mobile ID Check by MD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Baltimore City 311
Report city issues like graffiti, potholes, and trash collection directly to the appropriate agencies. Track the status of your service requests conveniently through your mobile device.
- Report city issues
- Graffiti reporting
- Pothole reporting
- Street light outage reporting
- Trash collection reporting
- Track service request status
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Baltimore 311 allows residents and visitors to assist the city agencies in keeping city neighborhoods cleaner, safer and more beautiful by reporting a variety of issues such as graffiti, potholes, street light outages, trash collection, street cleaning and more… all through the convenience of a mobile device. The app will route the service requests directly to the appropriate servicing agency. The customer can also view the status of a service request within the app.
Mobile ID Check by MD
Verify ages for entry into age-restricted venues by reading digital identification documents. This utility app supports ISO 18013-5 compliant mobile driver's licenses and IDs.
- Reads ISO 18013-5 compliant mDL/mID
- Age verification for venues
- Supports restaurants, liquor stores, bars
- Digital ID scanning
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This reader app can be used were age verificaiton is required e.g restaurant, liquor store, bars, etc. this will read any ISO 18013-5 standard compliant mDL/mID products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mobile ID Check by MD at 5.0 against Baltimore City 311's 2.3. Baltimore City 311's advantage is ratings volume (116 vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). 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.
Mobile ID Check by MD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Baltimore City 311 has 116 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Baltimore City 311 ships an update every 2 months, Mobile ID Check by MD every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Baltimore City 311 | Mobile ID Check by MD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (116 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 116 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | City of Baltimore | Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration |
Customer experience
Baltimore City 311
Mobile ID Check by MD
In-app purchases
Baltimore City 311
No in-app purchases
Mobile ID Check by MD
No in-app purchases
Questions
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