Miami Beach Gov vs ScratchQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Miami Beach Gov
Access city government resources directly from your mobile device. Report issues, check beach conditions, track public transit, pay bills, and stay informed about local news and events.
- Report city concerns
- Check beach conditions
- Track city trolley
- Pay city fees
- Stream MBTV live
- City news updates
- Event calendar
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The official City of Miami Beach mobile app that brings the resources of city government directly to residents and businesses. Key features include the ability to report concerns, check current beach conditions, track the free citywide trolley, pay fees, stream MBTV live, stay current on city news and view a comprehensive calendar of meetings and events.
ScratchQ
This app serves as a digital scratchpad for everyday calculations, allowing users to save annotated versions for future reference. It features a color-coded system for organizing calculations and a custom keyboard for easy editing and access to operators.
- Save annotated calculations
- Color-coded file system
- Custom keyboard for editing
- Easy access to arithmetic operators
- Organize everyday math problems
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ScratchQ is a scratch pad for all of the "back-of-the-envelope" calculations that we do in everyday life. Whether it is calculating the commission earned on a sale, the square footage of a room, or your grade point average, ScratchQ allows you to save an annotated version of the calculation that you can refer back to again and again. A simple color-coded file system allows you to categorize your calculations. ScratchQ comes with a custom keyboard that allows for easy editing of your saved calculations and easy access to the most common arithmetic operators.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Miami Beach Gov at Free against ScratchQ's $7.99. Miami Beach Gov also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Miami Beach Gov is free to download; ScratchQ costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Miami Beach Gov against 5.0 for ScratchQ. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Miami Beach Gov ships an update every 5 months, ScratchQ every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Miami Beach Gov | ScratchQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Miami Beach | Autoolmaq LLC |
Customer experience
Miami Beach Gov
ScratchQ
In-app purchases
Miami Beach Gov
No in-app purchases
ScratchQ
No in-app purchases
