A2 Fix It vs Improve Detroit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A2 Fix It
Easily report community issues like potholes or graffiti to the City of Ann Arbor. Track the status of your reports and receive notifications when problems are resolved. The app uses GPS to pinpoint your location and offers a menu of common issues for quick reporting.
- Report community issues
- Track service requests
- Receive resolution notifications
- GPS location recognition
- Menu of common issues
- Report missed trash pickup
- Report street light outages
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See it, report it, get it fixed. From potholes to tree branches, the City of Ann Arbor’s new “A2 Fix It” system makes it simple and fast to notify City Hall of problems in our community. This app provides users the ability to track service requests, their own as well as others, and be notified when issues are resolved. The app’s GPS recognizes your location and has an easy to navigate menu of common issues. Users can report missed cart pickups, dark street lights, street tree problems, sidewalk hazards, clogged storm drains, graffiti, missing traffic signs, street flooding, park maintenance issues, and much more.
Improve Detroit
Easily report neighborhood issues like potholes and damaged signs to City Hall. The app uses your location and allows photo uploads for quick problem identification. Receive status updates on your submitted service requests.
- Report neighborhood problems
- Uses device location
- Menu of common issues
- Upload photos with reports
- Comment on submissions
- Receive status updates
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For reporting running water, potholes, damaged street signs, and other issues, Improve Detroit makes reporting a neighborhood problem to City Hall easier than ever. This app uses your location and gives you a menu of common quality-of-life conditions to choose from in your service request. Uploading a photo with your report also helps the City staff quickly identify the problem. You may comment on your submissions and you will be notified when the status of the issue is updated.
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Verdict
A2 Fix It and Improve Detroit both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 60% of Improve Detroit's written reviews are positive against 33% of A2 Fix It's. Improve Detroit also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 221). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for A2 Fix It against 4.6 for Improve Detroit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 221 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of A2 Fix It's written reviews are positive against 60% of Improve Detroit's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A2 Fix It | Improve Detroit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (221 ratings) | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 59.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 221 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | City of Ann Arbor | City of Detroit |
Customer experience
A2 Fix It
Improve Detroit
Bugs and requests
A2 Fix It
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Improve Detroit
Reported bugs
4 issues- App doesn't let users file reports or sign up
- Reported issues not resolved
- Responses are slow or non-existent
- Issues closed without being fixed
Requested features
5 requests- Better user interface for reporting abandoned vehicles
- Update and improve the app
- Improve connectivity with other city departments
- Allow anonymous reporting
- Expand the types of issues that can be reported
In-app purchases
A2 Fix It
No in-app purchases
Improve Detroit
No in-app purchases
