Bakersfield Mobile vs DadsonPay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bakersfield Mobile
Report community issues like graffiti and potholes in real-time using your smartphone. This platform allows residents and guests to easily submit problem reports with photos, contributing to civic engagement.
- Real-time civic engagement
- Report community problems
- Submit photos with reports
- Simple smartphone interface
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Bakersfield Mobile is a real time mobile civic engagement platform for Bakersfield residents and guests. Bakersfield Mobile provides a free and simple way to use your smartphone to report community problems such as graffiti or potholes. A picture is worth a thousand words and Bakersfield Mobile makes it a snap. Download it today!
DadsonPay
Easily pay for laundry cycles using your smartphone at participating locations. Purchase credit within the app and use it to start washers and dryers via Bluetooth. Monitor your account balance and receive notifications when your laundry is done.
- Bluetooth machine activation
- In-app credit purchase
- Account balance check
- Machine availability view
- Laundry completion alerts
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ATTENTION: Only for use in participating laundry locations. DadsonPay provides the easiest and smartest complete laundry solution. This app allows you to pay for laundry cycles from your account by using Bluetooth to communicate with the washer or dryer. Simply use DadsonPay to purchase credit right from the app, then use that credit for your laundry. Start laundry machines via Bluetooth by scanning QR code or entering the machine number on the machine. Check your card/account balance, and add value to your account for laundry. For participating laundry rooms, you can view machine availability as well as receive alerts when your laundry cycle is complete.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DadsonPay at 4.6 against Bakersfield Mobile's 3.9. DadsonPay also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 18) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
DadsonPay holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DadsonPay has 1.4K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Bakersfield Mobile's written reviews are positive against 75% of DadsonPay's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bakersfield Mobile ships an update every 8 months, DadsonPay every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bakersfield Mobile | DadsonPay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (18 ratings) | 4.6 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better | 74.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Bakersfield | KioSoft Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Bakersfield Mobile
DadsonPay
Bugs and requests
Bakersfield Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
DadsonPay
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or freezes during use
- Inability to create or verify accounts
- Machines not properly syncing with app
- Inconsistent or incorrect charge amounts
Requested features
4 requests- Add Apple Pay or other mobile payment options
- Improve notification accuracy for cycle completion
- Allow smaller refill amounts (e.g., $5)
- Enhance customer support and refund process
In-app purchases
Bakersfield Mobile
No in-app purchases
DadsonPay
No in-app purchases
