McAllen 311 vs TMRS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
McAllen 311
Connect with your city government to report issues, request services, and provide feedback. Track the status of your requests and receive notifications until they are resolved.
- Submit service requests
- Seek information
- Provide comments
- Track request status
- Receive resolution notifications
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The McAllen 311 mobile application is your official civic engagement tool to connect with the City of McAllen. Our mobile application offers a quick way to submit a request for service, seek information, or provide comments to the City. The service request is routed directly to the appropriate City Department for immediate action. This means that your request will be responded to quickly and efficiently, allowing you to check its status throughout the process, receive comments, and notify you the instant it is resolved.
TMRS
Manage your retirement account securely and conveniently. Access account details, update personal information, and generate important documents. Stay informed with the latest news and helpful links.
- View account balance
- Update personal information
- Run retirement estimates
- Download tax documents
- Track transactions
- Manage communication preferences
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Manage your TMRS account conveniently and securely through the TMRS mobile app. In addition to easy access to MyTMRS, the app provides helpful links to the website, to contact TMRS and the latest TMRS news. When you access MyTMRS, you can: • Change your address • View your account balance • Update your beneficiary designations • Print account balance and annuity verification letters • Run retirement estimates • Download tax documents • Keep track of your transactions • Update your federal income tax withholding (retirees) • Manage your communication preferences • Update your direct deposit information (retirees) • Update your HELPS insurance premium deduction (retired public safety officers)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TMRS at 3.1 against McAllen 311's 2.1. TMRS also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). McAllen 311's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
TMRS holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 22 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 29% and 29% positive.
McAllen 311 ships an update every 3 months, TMRS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | McAllen 311 | TMRS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (20 ratings) | 3.1 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of McAllen | Texas Municipal Retirement System |
Customer experience
McAllen 311
TMRS
In-app purchases
McAllen 311
No in-app purchases
TMRS
No in-app purchases
