Mass RMV vs BOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mass RMV
This app provides real-time wait times for Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) locations. Avoid long lines by checking current wait times for licensing and registration services before you go.
- Real-time wait time estimates
- RMV location lookup
- Licensing service wait times
- Registration service wait times
- Avoid long queues
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Do you want to know how long the line is to register that new car? Looking to see how long it takes to get an unflattering license photo taken? Now you can...... Mass RMV provides Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles locations and current wait times for licensing and registration for Free. Don't wait in line for hours only to find out you forgot a piece of documentation. Look up wait times at your local RMV.
BOS
Report non-emergency neighborhood issues in Boston, such as potholes and graffiti. Track the status of your reports and view active issues on a city map. This app helps residents improve their communities by streamlining communication with city services.
- Report neighborhood issues
- Track report status
- View active reports on map
- Submit non-emergency requests
- Community improvement tool
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BOS:311 enables Boston's residents to improve their neighborhoods by reporting non-emergency issues in their communities, like potholes and graffiti. Reports are automatically fed into the City of Boston’s work order system to track and assign them to City staff. Through the app, you can follow the status of your request, as well as the statuses of other reports in the City. There’s even a map to get an easy overview of active reports in Boston.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BOS at 2.6 against Mass RMV's 1.0. BOS also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (80 vs 8). Mass RMV's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BOS holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BOS has 80 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Mass RMV's written reviews are positive against 36% of BOS's.
Mass RMV ships an update every 5 months, BOS every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mass RMV | BOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (8 ratings) | 2.6 (80 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 36.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 80 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher DeOrio | City of Boston |
Customer experience
Mass RMV
BOS
Bugs and requests
Mass RMV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BOS
Reported bugs
20 issues- Reports opened for months with no action
- App doesn't do its job or city departments don't
- Reports go unanswered for months
- App doesn't recognize certain areas
- New version is slower and less effective
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- Map feature is broken or unreliable
- Cases never close or are not resolved
- App is clunky and difficult to use
- App crashes upon opening
- App stops working after iOS updates
- App shows 'updates failed'
- App button for creating new requests not working
- App opens multiple reports at once
- Clicking on map pins opens an unclosable banner
- App stops showing correct trash pickup days
- App is broken when trying to attach a picture
- App is broken after new update
- Impossible to create a new report for months
- Server registration fails
- App crashes on older iOS versions
Requested features
13 requests- Allow users to comment on or corroborate reports
- Add ability to delete a report
- Add feature to report speeding
- Make 'recent reports' tab accessible for voiceover users
- Add more categories for reporting (e.g., cyclists, bike lanes)
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- Increase app awareness through ads, especially in underserved communities
- Improve filtering options for reports on the map
- Allow users to see if an issue has already been reported
- Revert to previous app version
- Fix bugs and add new features instead of completely changing everything
- Add dark mode option
- Improve map accuracy for address location
- Add option to report crimes (currently only for non-crimes)
In-app purchases
Mass RMV
No in-app purchases
BOS
No in-app purchases
