COMConnect vs Hele
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!
Hele
Earn and redeem reward points on qualifying purchases, including fuel, at participating locations. Points can be used like cash back for desired rewards, and users also receive exclusive discounts and freebies.
- Earn reward points on purchases
- Redeem points like cash back
- Get discounts and freebies
- Points earned on fuel purchases
- Easy to join and use
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At Hele Rewards, we value our customers, so we want to reward YOU for shopping with us! Hele Rewards are easy to get and spend. You’ll earn rewards points on qualifying purchases including fuel! Points can be spent just like cash back at Hele locations for the rewards you want when you want them. Each point = $0.01* That’s it, you’re in! In addition to points, you will also earn discounts and freebies. *Points cannot be redeemed for cash. Other exclusions may apply. See cashier for details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: COMConnect at 4.6 against Hele's 2.7. COMConnect also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 21%). Hele's advantage is update cadence (every 17 months vs every 41 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
COMConnect holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of COMConnect's written reviews are positive against 21% of Hele's.
COMConnect ships an update every 41 months, Hele every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | COMConnect | Hele |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (21 ratings) — better | 2.7 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 21.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 17 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Maui County | KickBack Points, L.L.C. |
Customer experience
COMConnect
Hele
In-app purchases
COMConnect
No in-app purchases
Hele
No in-app purchases
