Austin 311 vs Babysitting Connection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Austin 311
Access City services and information easily. This app helps you connect with the City of Austin for various needs, contributing to its goal of becoming a well-managed city.
- Access city services
- Access city information
- Connect with City of Austin
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Austin 3-1-1 provides uncomplicated access to City services and information and is aligned with the City of Austin's goal to become the best managed City in the country.
Babysitting Connection
Find fully vetted, background-checked babysitters with CPR certification and valid driver's licenses. Connect with reliable childcare providers in major Texas markets and Salt Lake City.
- Fully vetted babysitters
- Background and driving record checked
- CPR Certified providers
- Interviewed sitters
- 18+ years old
- Reliable transportation
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Babysitting Connection offers fully vetted, background and driving record checked, CPR Certified, interviewed, 18 and over babysitters with valid drivers licenses and reliable transportation to families in the great Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston and Salt Lake City markets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Babysitting Connection at 100% against Austin 311's 27%. Babysitting Connection also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Babysitting Connection holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 34 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Austin 311's written reviews are positive against 100% of Babysitting Connection's.
Austin 311 ships an update fortnightly, Babysitting Connection every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Austin 311 | Babysitting Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (55 ratings) | 4.8 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Austin | Babysitting Connection LLC |
Customer experience
Austin 311
Babysitting Connection
In-app purchases
Austin 311
No in-app purchases
Babysitting Connection
No in-app purchases
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