CHI311 vs ChiSweep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
ChiSweep
Avoid Chicago street sweeping tickets with this app. It provides the complete 2026 street sweeping schedule for all wards and zones in Chicago, detailing dates and street sides.
- Complete 2026 street sweeping schedule
- All 50 Chicago wards covered
- 849 zones detailed
- Street side sweeping information
- Zone lookup
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Never get a Chicago street sweeping ticket again. ChiSweep gives you the complete 2026 street sweeping schedule for every ward and section in Chicago — all 50 wards, all 849 zones. Find your zone, see your dates, and know exactly which side of the street gets swept and when.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ChiSweep at 75% against CHI311's 14%. ChiSweep also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.5). CHI311's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (245 vs 12). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. ChiSweep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CHI311 asks for nothing beyond the download.
ChiSweep holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CHI311 has 245 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of CHI311's written reviews are positive against 75% of ChiSweep's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CHI311 | ChiSweep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (245 ratings) | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 245 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Chicago | Michael Rodriguez |
Customer experience
CHI311
ChiSweep
Bugs and 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
ChiSweep
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CHI311
No in-app purchases
ChiSweep
- Premium Notifications$2.99
