Comparison

COMConnect vs Hawaii 811

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

COMConnect

Report non-emergency community issues to Maui County with ease. Submit reports directly from your smartphone or tablet, including photos and GPS locations. Track the progress of reported maintenance and repair work.

Highlights
  • Report non-emergency issues
  • Submit reports via smartphone/tablet
  • Include photos with reports
  • Use device GPS for location
  • Monitor work progress
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COM Connect app makes reporting non-emergency issues to Maui County easier than ever. This app is a great way for the residents of Maui County, Hawaii to report non-emergency issues in their community. COM Connect allows residents to report issues using their smart phone or tablet. Issues can be reported as soon as they are discovered. Residents can take photos of the issue and send them in with their report. They can also send in the exact location of the issue by using GPS capabilities of their device. Whether it is street repair, property maintenance or tree damage, use to notify the County and monitor the progress of the work!

About

Hawaii 811

Manage excavation locate requests in Hawaii with this app. Access resources, track tickets, and view worksite maps. Facility operators can provide positive responses to excavators.

Highlights
  • Manage locate requests
  • Access Resource Center
  • View instructional videos
  • Search submitted tickets
  • View worksite maps
  • Provide positive responses
Features
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Excavators, homeowners, and facility operators can use the Hawaii One Call Center (HOCC) app to easily and quickly manage locate requests. Anyone planning to excavate in Hawaii can use the app to initiate, manage and monitor a locate request prior to excavation. Facility operators can use the ticket management feature to provide a positive response to excavators. Use the app to: Access a Resource Center with links to the HOCC handbook, excavator guide, color codes and instructional videos. View and share these items with the click of a button. Find and view previously submitted tickets with Ticket Search. View the positive response history and an on-line worksite map through Ticket Search. Log in to ISITE for access to all of HOCC's online tools such as IMAP, Locator Ticket Management, and ITIC. Get the latest News and Events announcements from HOCC. Why wait? Download now and keep all things HOCC in the palm of your hand!

Screenshots

COMConnect4 screens
Hawaii 8114 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hawaii 811 at every 3 months against COMConnect's every 41 months. Hawaii 811 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). COMConnect's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hawaii 811 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: COMConnect has 24 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

COMConnect ships an update every 41 months, Hawaii 811 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
COMConnect versus Hawaii 811: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCOMConnectHawaii 811
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (24 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 41 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB36 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMaui CountyOne Call Concepts, Inc.

Customer experience

COMConnect

All ratings20 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Hawaii 811

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

COMConnect

No in-app purchases

None

Hawaii 811

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is COMConnect free?
COMConnect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hawaii 811 free?
Hawaii 811 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, COMConnect or Hawaii 811?
Hawaii 811 is rated higher. COMConnect averages 4.6 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Hawaii 811 averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do COMConnect or Hawaii 811 have ads?
Neither COMConnect nor Hawaii 811 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, COMConnect or Hawaii 811?
COMConnect ships an update every 41 months, and Hawaii 811 every 3 months. Most recently, COMConnect was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hawaii 811 on October 10, 2026.

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