311Direct vs Vine Smart Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
311Direct
Report neighborhood issues and code violations directly to the 311 Contact Center. Users can attach photos, provide details, and track the status of their submissions. Anonymity is an option, or users can provide contact information for follow-up.
- Report neighborhood problems
- Submit code violations
- Attach photos to reports
- Track report status
- Anonymous reporting option
- Create user profiles
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311Direct is a mobile application which enables the residents of Miami-Dade County to report neighborhood problems and code violations to the 311 Contact Center. Users can attach a photo of the problem Submit relevant details Choose to remain anonymous or provide their contact info for follow-up Check the status of their submitted reports Create a profile for fast reporting Use Ask 311 to contact the call center
Vine Smart Control
Control your home's temperature with a programmable schedule for unlimited settings across different hours, days, and weeks. Receive alert messages for abnormal temperature changes and instantly adjust your smart thermostat settings.
- Programmable temperature schedules
- Unlimited settings
- Temperature alert messages
- Instant thermostat adjustment
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1.Program a schedule of unlimited temperature settings for different hours, days, and weeks 2.Alert messages for abnormal changes in room temperature 3.Instant Smart Thermostat (ST) temperature setting
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 311Direct at 2.9 against Vine Smart Control's 1.6. 311Direct also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 7%). Vine Smart Control's advantage is ratings volume (121 vs 9) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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.
311Direct holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vine Smart Control has 121 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of 311Direct's written reviews are positive against 7% of Vine Smart Control's.
311Direct ships an update every 2 months, Vine Smart Control every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 311Direct | Vine Smart Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (9 ratings) — better | 1.6 (121 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews — better | 6.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 121 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miami-Dade County | ZIBO (XING CONNECTED) INFOTECH INC. |
Customer experience
311Direct
Vine Smart Control
In-app purchases
311Direct
No in-app purchases
Vine Smart Control
No in-app purchases
