BTX 311 vs Base Power
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BTX 311
Connect with your city services directly from your smartphone. Submit and track non-emergency service requests, access knowledge articles, and engage with city departments like never before.
- Submit new service requests
- Track existing requests
- Attach photos to requests
- Map request locations
- Access knowledge base
- Connect with city departments
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BTX 311 is the City of Burleson's official app for connecting with local government on the go. Residents can submit and track non-emergency service requests, from potholes and drainage issues to trash pickup, animal services, code compliance, and parks concerns, complete with photos and map locations for faster resolution. With direct access to a city staff member and real-time request tracking, BTX 311 makes it simple to report problems, get answers, and stay connected.
Base Power
This app allows Texas homeowners to monitor their battery-powered home energy service. Users can check battery and grid status, view energy usage, and understand backup duration. It also facilitates billing management, customer support contact, and sharing referral links.
- Monitor battery and grid status
- Track home energy usage
- View backup duration
- Access outage performance guide
- Manage billing
- Contact customer support
- Share referral links
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Base Power provides affordable and reliable power to Texas homeowners through its battery-powered home energy service. With the Base Power app, you can: - Check battery status, grid status, and all home energy usage. - See backup duration and access a guide to maximize battery performance during outages. - Manage billing and get in contact with support with ease. - Share your referral link to spread the word about Base Power. Not a Base member yet? Visit basepowercompany.com to see if your home qualifies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Base Power at 4.4 against BTX 311's 3.0. Base Power also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (45 vs 2). 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.
Base Power holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Base Power has 45 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BTX 311 ships an update every 5 months, Base Power every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BTX 311 | Base Power |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 73.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 45 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The City of Burleson | Base Power |
Customer experience
BTX 311
Base Power
In-app purchases
BTX 311
No in-app purchases
Base Power
No in-app purchases
