IndepNow vs myKCMO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IndepNow
Report city maintenance issues like potholes or broken streetlights directly to the City of Independence, Missouri. Submit photos and track the progress of reported problems. Discover upcoming city events and find answers to frequently asked questions.
- Report city maintenance issues
- Submit photos of problems
- Track issue progress
- Find upcoming city events
- Access FAQs
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IndepNow is the official app for the City of Independence, Missouri. Is there a pothole on your street? Street light not working? House down the street with tall grass and weeds? Let us know! It’s never been easier to tell us about any city-managed maintenance issues through the IndepNow mobile engagement app. IndepNow provides a free and simple way to use your smartphone, tablet, or computer to report all sorts of community problems and monitor progress as our staff works on a solution. Simply type in your concerns or send us a pic of the issue and location. Our staff strive to deliver outstanding customer service; however, we need your eyes and ears to help us in making Independence one of the greatest cities in the nation. IndepNow is also a great place to find upcoming City events or answers to frequently asked questions. Download IndepNow today!
myKCMO
This app connects residents with their city government. Access municipal court services, report city issues, find elected officials, and pay bills online. Stay informed about city resources and public safety.
- Municipal Court access
- Report and track city issues
- Find elected officials
- Pay city bills online
- Access city resources
- KC BizCare information
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Engage with your city like never before by downloading the official City of Kansas City, MO app! With features like Municipal Court, Report an Issue, Compass KC, Pay Online, and KC BizCare, you’ll find it easier than ever to stay connected with the City of Kansas City, MO with just a few taps on your mobile device. Elected Officials and Hear From Us features allow you to have all the important contact and destination information in your city. Learn about your city’s resources, public safety and elected officials. Easily report and track issues within the city with just a few taps with the Report an Issue and Issues I’ve Reported features. Download your city’s app and start engaging with your city on a more meaningful level. Become a MyKCMO resident today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IndepNow at 3.6 against myKCMO's 2.1. IndepNow also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 9%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). myKCMO's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (86 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IndepNow holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myKCMO has 86 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of IndepNow's written reviews are positive against 9% of myKCMO's.
IndepNow ships an update every 11 months, myKCMO every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IndepNow | myKCMO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) — better | 2.1 (86 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 9.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 86 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Independence | City of Kansas City, MO |
Customer experience
IndepNow
myKCMO
Bugs and requests
IndepNow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
myKCMO
Reported bugs
27 issues- 🐛 Display format is messed up after closing a photo
- 🐛 App times out constantly
- 🐛 Tickets can’t be tracked
- 🐛 App barely works, slow loading
- 🐛 Some things never seem to work
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- 🐛 App won't let me select a type of issue
- 🐛 App won't let me submit any reports
- 🐛 Map to report an issue/location not working, stays loading
- 🐛 Mapping doesn't work, search by address/city/state/zip doesn't work
- 🐛 Moving the location on the map moves about half a mile every 3 minutes
- 🐛 App always seems to time out and fail to submit reports
- 🐛 No back button
- 🐛 Navigation is not intuitive or user friendly
- 🐛 Can't easily go from one section to another
- 🐛 App freezes up every time or says network error
- 🐛 Requests constantly time out
- 🐛 System timed out multiple times
- 🐛 Map freezes
- 🐛 Pull down menus don’t always drop
- 🐛 App freezes and you can’t continue submitting issues
- 🐛 Constantly saying there’s server issues
- 🐛 Display format bug
- 🐛 Timeout issues with map and submission
- 🐛 Glitches and long load time when moving pin on map
- 🐛 Property search functionality doesn’t work
- 🐛 Moving the pin to the property doesn’t work
- 🐛 App locks up when getting the location map
Requested features
3 requests- 💡 Add a filter option for viewing reports (open/closed/pending)
- 💡 Need satellite map view for more accurate reporting
- 💡 Change font of the header to something lighter
In-app purchases
IndepNow
No in-app purchases
myKCMO
No in-app purchases
