iSpires vs Spokane 311
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iSpires
Report issues to city officials by selecting the problem and providing details. City staff will follow up on your report. For urgent matters or after-hours issues, contact the switchboard directly.
- Report city issues
- Provide problem details
- Official follow-up
- Contact city staff
- Urgent issue reporting
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Is there a problem you wish to report to City Officials? If so, select your problem and fill out the information and City staff will follow-up with you. If this is an urgent problem or is after hours please call the switchboard at 301-600-1440.
Spokane 311
Report city issues like potholes and graffiti directly from your mobile device. This app allows citizens to act as the city's eyes and ears, facilitating real-time collaboration and issue resolution.
- Report potholes
- Report graffiti
- Real-time citizen collaboration
- Mobile issue reporting
- City eyes and ears
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Download the official Spokane 311 mobile App. An easy way to submit city service requests 24/7! Features include: · Start or stop City Solid Waste or Utility services. · A link to pay your utility bill or check your recycling week · Register your Bike · Report road hazards, potholes, park maintenance requests, parking complaints, paid parking device maintenance, code or zoning complaints (graffiti, garbage or debris, fire vegetation), or illegal camping. · Receive alerts from the City of Spokane – notifying you of changes in your city services or full city plow event.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iSpires at 100% against Spokane 311's 0%. iSpires also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.4). Spokane 311's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 2). 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.
iSpires holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spokane 311 has 44 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of iSpires's written reviews are positive against 0% of Spokane 311's.
iSpires ships an update every 7 months, Spokane 311 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iSpires | Spokane 311 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.4 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The City of Frederick | City of Spokane, Washington |
Customer experience
iSpires
Spokane 311
In-app purchases
iSpires
No in-app purchases
Spokane 311
No in-app purchases
