VB Connect vs EmpowerPoints
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VB Connect
Access City of Virginia Beach services and information from your mobile device. Find property details, trash schedules, news, events, and employment opportunities. Manage payments and receive important alerts.
- Property information lookup
- Trash and recycling schedules
- City news and events
- Alert sign-ups
- Employment opportunities
- Payment processing
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Need a convenient way to connect with the City of Virginia Beach? Whether you’re seeking property information or exploring services, our award-winning VB Connect app has been transformed into your one-stop-shop mobile portal! Designed with your needs in mind, VB Connect combines familiar features with exciting new capabilities for a customized and simplified experience. VB Connect is your personal gateway to the City and empowers you to perform a range of activities in one app: • Locate property information • Find trash and recycling pickup schedules • Sign up for alerts • Learn about City news and events • Register for a Library Account • Explore City employment opportunities • Make payments • Discover voting locations • Receive emergency preparedness information • And more! (additional features to be announced) Download VB Connect to get started today.
EmpowerPoints
Facilitate peer-to-peer recognition and gather employee feedback with this comprehensive tool. Enhance company culture and employee experience through integrated wellness features and pulse surveys.
- Peer-to-peer recognition
- Wellness tools
- Employee pulse surveys
- Culture building
- Employee experience enhancement
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EmpowerPoints app is a perfect companion to the EmpowerPoints service. The EmpowerPoints app offers peer-to-peer recognition, wellness tools, employee pulse surveys in a convenient and easy to use app for your employees and or team members. Ignite an amazing culture and employee experience with EmpowerPoints. The power of recognition is in your hands.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: VB Connect at 165 against EmpowerPoints's 1. EmpowerPoints's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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.
EmpowerPoints holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VB Connect has 165 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
VB Connect ships an update every 6 weeks, EmpowerPoints monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VB Connect | EmpowerPoints |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (165 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 165 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Virginia Beach | EmpowerPoints LLC |
Customer experience
VB Connect
EmpowerPoints
In-app purchases
VB Connect
No in-app purchases
EmpowerPoints
No in-app purchases
