Alabaster Connect vs My Calera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alabaster Connect
This official city application provides residents and visitors with direct access to city departments. It offers news, event listings, alerts, and a system for reporting concerns to city staff.
- City department access
- News and event listings
- Alerts and notifications
- Concern reporting system
- Information for citizens and visitors
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Alabaster Connect is the official app for the City of Alabaster, Alabama. This app connects our citizens and visitors with our city departments and offers convenient access to news, agendas, events, alerts and a way to report concerns to be addressed by our staff. Download and install our app to experience all Alabaster has to offer.
My Calera
Report city issues quickly and access local government information. View live camera feeds and stay updated on city council meetings.
- Report city issues
- View city council agendas and minutes
- Access live train crossing cameras
- Stay updated on local government
- Fast issue reporting
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Tap right into your city and report the issue fast with My Calera. You can also view agenda and minutes for our city council and planning commission meetings. View our live train crossing cameras and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Alabaster Connect at 4 against My Calera's 1. My Calera's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Alabaster Connect against 5.0 for My Calera. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Alabaster Connect ships an update every 2 months, My Calera every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alabaster Connect | My Calera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Alabaster | GOGov, Inc. |
Customer experience
Alabaster Connect
My Calera
In-app purchases
Alabaster Connect
No in-app purchases
My Calera
No in-app purchases
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