BOS vs Windmill Air
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Windmill Air
This app allows you to remotely control your smart air care devices. Set schedules and adjust settings to create your ideal home climate from anywhere.
- Remote product control
- Set automation schedules
- Adjust any setting
- Create ideal home climate
- Eco-friendly product integration
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Windmill's air care products are modern, smart, and eco-friendly. Use the Windmill Air app to: 1. Control your products from anywhere! For example, turn on your Windmill AC before you get home, or shut it off in case you forget. 2. Set automation schedules to perfectly match your lifestyle. 3. Adjust any setting with ease, helping you create the ideal home climate!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Windmill Air at 4.7 against BOS's 2.6. Windmill Air also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 80) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). BOS's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 28%) and device support (3 vs 1). 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.
Windmill Air holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Windmill Air has 4.4K ratings behind it against 80, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of BOS's written reviews are positive against 28% of Windmill Air's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BOS ships an update every 4 months, Windmill Air every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BOS | Windmill Air |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (80 ratings) | 4.7 (4.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.2% of reviews — better | 27.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 80 | 4.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Boston | The Air Lab, Inc. |
Customer experience
BOS
Windmill Air
User reviews
BOS
From 80 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- ✅ App functions flawlessly
- 💡 Innovative technology adoption
- 🚀 Efficient reporting process
- 🗺️ Useful map feature
Room to improve
- 😞 Reports opened for months
- 😞 City doesn’t do anything
- 😞 Caused more frustration
- 😞 App doesn’t do its job
- 😞 City doesn’t hold themselves accountable
Windmill Air
From 4.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Aesthetically pleasing design
- 🚀 Quiet operation
- 🚀 Easy installation
- 👍 Responsive app
- 👍 Useful remote control features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate temperature readings
- 🐛 Unreliable app connectivity and functionality
- 🐛 Automation issues and failures
- 🐛 Inconsistent settings and mode changes
- 🐛 Glitchy app with frequent bugs
Bugs and 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)
Windmill Air
Reported bugs
4 issues- App unable to maintain accurate room temperature readings
- Automations not working as expected or reverting settings
- Connectivity issues causing the app to lose control of the unit
- Inconsistent behavior when turning the unit on/off or changing settings
Requested features
4 requests- Integration with smart home platforms
- Improved automation and scheduling capabilities
- More granular temperature and fan speed controls
- Ability to disable annoying app notifications
In-app purchases
BOS
No in-app purchases
Windmill Air
No in-app purchases
