Ask Mountain View Mobile vs SF311
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ask Mountain View Mobile
Report community issues like graffiti or potholes directly to City Hall. Submit real-time information with photos and locations to help your city respond to resident needs.
- Report community issues
- Submit real-time information
- Attach photos to illustrate problems
- Auto-assign issue location
- Track request status
- Receive messages from City Staff
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Whether the issue is graffiti, a pothole or a request for information, you can be part of the solution by being City Hall’s eyes in the community. Identifying and reporting the issues you come across in your day helps make City Hall aware of important issues and helps them to be responsive to the needs of the community. •Just point, click and submit real-time information on issues •Attach a photograph to illustrate the problem •Assign the location of the issue or the software auto-assigns it for you City Staff will receive your case immediately and you can even use your iPhone to check on the status and receive messages from City Staff on your request as it is processed.
SF311
Report quality of life issues in San Francisco with ease. Submit photos, descriptions, and locations to get problems like graffiti or potholes addressed faster. Track the status of your reports and receive completion notifications.
- Report quality of life issues
- Submit photos and location
- Track case status
- Receive completion notifications
- Direct routing to agencies
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The Convenience of an App. The Support of a Real Person. Report potholes, graffiti, broken streetlights, and other non-emergency issues in San Francisco in seconds. Add a photo, and the app suggests the right category and fills in details like vehicle license plates, saving you time. Your report goes straight to the City departments for resolution. Built for Everyone Professionally translated by native speakers in English, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Filipino, and Vietnamese. Meets WCAG accessibility standards. Never Alone Questions about your report or need to flag something the app doesn’t cover? Dial 311 from within San Francisco to speak with a real SF311 representative.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SF311 at 28% against Ask Mountain View Mobile's 0%. Ask Mountain View Mobile's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Ask Mountain View Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Ask Mountain View Mobile's written reviews are positive against 28% of SF311's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Ask Mountain View Mobile ships an update every 4 months, SF311 every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Ask Mountain View Mobile | SF311 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (5 ratings) — better | 2.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 27.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| 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, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Mountain View | San Francisco 311 |
Customer experience
Ask Mountain View Mobile
SF311
In-app purchases
Ask Mountain View Mobile
No in-app purchases
SF311
No in-app purchases
Questions
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