Hammond 311 vs DashPass Pickup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hammond 311
Easily report non-emergency city issues like potholes and graffiti. Pinpoint problem locations with GPS and attach photos. Track the status of your reports from submission to resolution.
- Report non-emergency city issues
- GPS location identification
- Attach photos to reports
- Track issue resolution status
- Easy reporting interface
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Hammond 311 is an easy way for you to report non-emergency issues to the city such as potholes, streetlight outages, graffiti and more. Using GPS you can help identify the location of the problem and with the use of your camera you can send a picture as well. You’ll be able to track your issue from the time it is reported until it is resolved. Reporting a problem is now easier than ever.
DashPass Pickup
This app enhances school dismissal safety and efficiency. It employs patented technology to manage student release, ensuring a controlled flow from classroom to pickup zone.
- Patented release moderation technology
- Manages student flow from classroom
- Controls release until car leaves zone
- Enhances dismissal safety
- Speeds up pickup process
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DashPass uses patented technology that moderates the number of students released at one time, from the moment they leave the classroom until their car leaves the school pickup zone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hammond 311 at 82% against DashPass Pickup's 21%. Hammond 311 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.1). DashPass Pickup's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Hammond 311 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 496 and 171 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Hammond 311's written reviews are positive against 21% of DashPass Pickup's.
Hammond 311 ships an update every 4 months, DashPass Pickup fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hammond 311 | DashPass Pickup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (496 ratings) — better | 3.1 (171 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 21.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 496 — better | 171 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Hammond | Dash Education Solutions, LLc |
Customer experience
Hammond 311
DashPass Pickup
Bugs and requests
Hammond 311
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
DashPass Pickup
Reported bugs
15 issues- App freezes and won't let user past introduction
- App freezes due to 'unexpected errors'
- Geofence not recognizing location within 10-20 feet
- App doesn't show child's name
- App auto-releases other children when picking up a different child
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- App doesn't recognize when user is at the school
- App doesn't work properly
- App doesn't allow adding additional drivers
- App doesn't let user select child for release until later than actual dismissal time
- App doesn't recognize location within 20 ft
- App location errors
- App doesn't allow adding a student due to frozen screen
- App doesn't allow login because user is not registered but also not allowed to sign up again
- App requires manual request for release and won't allow early release without staff approval
- App releases both children at the same time when individual release is needed
Requested features
5 requests- Option to release students individually
- Guidelines for schools to use the app better
- Easier way to create carpools when adults are not together
- Developer to change app permission to 'while using the app' for location
- Spell check before submitting app
In-app purchases
Hammond 311
No in-app purchases
DashPass Pickup
No in-app purchases
Questions
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