COMConnect vs Big Ass Fans
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!
Big Ass Fans
Control your residential fans remotely from anywhere in the world. Adjust fan speeds, set automated comfort levels, and integrate with smart home assistants. Manage LED lights, schedule operations, and utilize special modes like Whoosh and Clean Mode.
- Remote fan speed control (7 speeds)
- Automated comfort level settings
- Smart home assistant integration (Alexa, Google Assistant)
- LED light brightness and color temperature adjustment
- Scheduling and automated operation
- Whoosh mode for natural breezes
- UV-C system status and Clean Mode control
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Control your residential fans from anywhere in the world with the Big Ass Fans app! • Select among your fan’s seven unique speeds • Configure your fan to automatically maintain your ideal comfort level • Learn how to connect your fan to Amazon Alexa or The Google Assistant, for voice control and smart home integration • Adjust your LED light’s brightness and color temperature • Improve energy efficiency by setting up your light to work automatically • Link your fan with ecobee smart thermostat • Group multiple fans together to control them as one • Schedule your fan to make your daily routine even easier • Mimic cooling, natural breezes with Whoosh mode • Turn Clean Mode on or off and check the status of your UV-C system • Get help and find FAQs Having trouble with your fan? Call 877-BIG-FANS to speak with a customer support specialist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Big Ass Fans at 88% against COMConnect's 33%. Big Ass Fans also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 41 months) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 24). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Big Ass Fans holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Ass Fans has 2.2K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of COMConnect's written reviews are positive against 88% of Big Ass Fans's.
COMConnect ships an update every 41 months, Big Ass Fans every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | COMConnect | Big Ass Fans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (24 ratings) | 4.9 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 88.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maui County | Delta T LLC |
Customer experience
COMConnect
Big Ass Fans
Bugs and requests
COMConnect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Big Ass Fans
Reported bugs
3 issues- Light turning on randomly at night
- Fans disconnecting from WiFi
- Wall controls becoming unresponsive after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Apple HomeKit
- Improve scheduling and automation features
- Provide more granular speed and light control
- Integrate with more smart home platforms
In-app purchases
COMConnect
No in-app purchases
Big Ass Fans
No in-app purchases
