St. Cloud Connect vs Pacio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
St. Cloud Connect
This official city application provides residents with direct access to municipal services and information. Stay informed about city news, events, and important announcements. Connect with your local government for a more engaged community experience.
- Access city news and announcements
- Information on local events
- Direct connection to municipal services
- Official city government app
- Updates on community happenings
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The official mobile application for the City of St. Cloud, Florida.
Pacio
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Trash day reminders that actually show up, plus the home safety tasks most people put off and safety recall alerts on the equipment you own. Smoke detectors, dryer vents, furnace filters, and more. Pacio reminds you of the things most people forget: - When your trash and recycling goes out - The small home safety tasks that protect your family - When something you own gets recalled WHY PACIO EXISTS Other pickup reminder apps have a reliability problem. Notifications stop firing. Schedules go stale. You check your app Tuesday morning and find out it forgot to remind you Monday night. Pacio was built to fix that. One reminder, the night before pickup, every week. When a holiday pushes your pickup a day, the reminder moves with it. It just works. Then we took it further. Your home needs more than trash day reminders. Dryer vents clog and start fires. Smoke detector batteries die silently. And furnace filters? Ignored for months. Pacio reminds you to check all of it, free. SAFETY RECALL ALERTS Add the make and model of your appliances and equipment, and Pacio checks official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall data for you. If anything you own gets recalled, Pacio tells you, so a dangerous defect doesn't sit in your home unnoticed. It's free for everyone, and Pacio re-checks automatically. (Pacio is not affiliated with or endorsed by the CPSC. Always verify on CPSC.gov.) WHAT YOU GET FREE - Trash and recycling reminders for your pickup day - Safety recall alerts on your appliances and equipment: official CPSC data - Smoke detector test (monthly) and battery replacement (yearly) - Dryer vent cleaning (quarterly) - Furnace filter replacement (quarterly) - Fire extinguisher gauge check (monthly) - Carbon monoxide detector test (monthly) - Pickup data covering 100M+ Americans across all 50 states - 800+ cities work fully automatic. Everywhere else, set up your schedule once and Pacio reminds you forever. GO PREMIUM - No ads - Full pickup details right in your notification, no tapping to check - Pick your own reminder time - Up to 7 days advance notice Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pacioapp.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: St. Cloud Connect at none against Pacio's 2. St. Cloud Connect also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Pacio's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 19 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Pacio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. St. Cloud Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
St. Cloud Connect ships an update every 19 months, Pacio every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | St. Cloud Connect | Pacio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of St Cloud, Florida Municipal Government | Pacio LLC |
In-app purchases
St. Cloud Connect
No in-app purchases
Pacio
- Pacio Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Pacio Premium (Yearly)$24.991 Year
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