Comparison

Notify MCDOT vs FCC Mobile Speed Test

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Notify MCDOT

Easily report issues like potholes and graffiti to the Maricopa County Department of Transportation. Request information about ongoing projects and track the status of your submissions. The app uses GPS to pinpoint your location and allows you to upload photos or videos for your reports.

Highlights
  • Report potholes and graffiti
  • Request project information
  • GPS location recognition
  • Upload photos/videos
  • Track report status
  • Easy-to-use interface
Features
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At the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), we provide connections that improve people’s lives. With the Notify MCDOT app, those connections are even stronger. From reporting potholes and graffiti to requesting information about current projects, the easy to use Notify MCDOT app is your connection to us. Using GPS to recognize your location, a menu helps guide you to report common types of service and/or to request information. Customers are able to upload pictures or videos to accompany the request and track the status of submitted reports. You can also visit us at mcdot.maricopa.gov.

About

FCC Mobile Speed Test

This app allows users to test their mobile and wireless broadband connection speeds. It offers options to dispute provider coverage maps, contribute to national broadband data, or simply check connection performance. Results can be saved and exported for review.

Highlights
  • Mobile speed testing
  • Wireless broadband speed testing
  • Dispute provider coverage maps
  • Contribute to national broadband data
  • Background scheduled tests
  • Data cap settings
  • Exportable test results
Features
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About this app You can use the FCC Mobile Speed Test app to take mobile speed tests that will help improve the Federal Communication Commissions (FCC) National Broadband Map. The app can also test the speed of your wireless broadband connection! The ad-free FCC Mobile Speed Test app offers three speed test options: Challenge, Crowdsource,and QuickCheck. Challenge speed tests enable you to dispute, or “challenge,” your provider’s mobile coverage shown on the National Broadband Map. Once enough negative challenges are filed with the FCC, the provider must respond or correct their coverage maps. Crowdsource speed tests help the FCC evaluate mobile coverage across the United States and verify the accuracy of the National Broadband Map. QuickCheck speed tests let you test the speed of your wireless network connection without submitting a challenge or sharing your contact information with the FCC. To learn more about the FCC’s National Broadband Map, go to www.fcc.gov/BroadbandData. App Features: • Use the “Repeated Test” option to perform back-to-back Challenge, Crowdsource, or Quick Check tests for up to 4 hours without having to initiate a new test each time. • Run scheduled Crowdsource tests seamlessly in the background at your desired frequency. • Set a data cap to limit the amount of data the app can use for tests over a one-month period. • View test results in the History section. • Export and save results as a CSV on your device or email yourself a ZIP file with test results. This is the official mobile speed test app of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Consistent with the FCC’s rules, users taking Challenge or Crowdsource test must enter certain personal contact information: name, phone number, and email address. Privacy: We protect your privacy, and you can choose to share data with specific parties. Refer to the Privacy Notice for more details or get the App for more information. The FCC may share your contact info with your mobile broadband provider if you choose to run a Challenge test so that the provider can use your data plan and other technical information to fully evaluate the test result.

Screenshots

Notify MCDOT4 screens
FCC Mobile Speed Test4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notify MCDOT at 67% against FCC Mobile Speed Test's 23%. Notify MCDOT also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1). FCC Mobile Speed Test's advantage is ratings volume (277 vs 14) 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notify MCDOT holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FCC Mobile Speed Test has 277 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Notify MCDOT's written reviews are positive against 23% of FCC Mobile Speed Test's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Notify MCDOT versus FCC Mobile Speed Test: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotify MCDOTFCC Mobile Speed Test
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14 ratings) — better4.1 (277 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better22.6% of reviews
Number of ratings14277 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB70 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCOUNTY OF MARICOPAFederal Communications Commission

Customer experience

Notify MCDOT

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

FCC Mobile Speed Test

All ratings277 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative20.6%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive22.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative71.0%

Bugs and requests

Notify MCDOT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

FCC Mobile Speed Test

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect categorization of test results
  • Inability to test in areas without cellular coverage
  • Crashes when trying to view historical results

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to test WiFi speeds
  • Save user information to avoid repeated entry
  • Improved accuracy and consistency of test results

In-app purchases

None

Notify MCDOT

No in-app purchases

None

FCC Mobile Speed Test

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notify MCDOT free?
Notify MCDOT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FCC Mobile Speed Test free?
FCC Mobile Speed Test is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Notify MCDOT or FCC Mobile Speed Test?
Notify MCDOT is rated higher. Notify MCDOT averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while FCC Mobile Speed Test averages 4.1 from 277 ratings.
Do Notify MCDOT or FCC Mobile Speed Test have ads?
Neither Notify MCDOT nor FCC Mobile Speed Test shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notify MCDOT or FCC Mobile Speed Test?
Notify MCDOT ships an update every 3 months, and FCC Mobile Speed Test every 3 months. Most recently, Notify MCDOT was updated on October 24, 2026 and FCC Mobile Speed Test on October 22, 2026.

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