COMConnect vs Apparent Water Heater
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!
Apparent Water Heater
Monitor your renewable energy system in real-time. Track water temperature, energy consumption, savings, and environmental impact directly from your phone.
- Real-time temperature monitoring
- Energy usage tracking
- Money saved calculation
- Environmental impact tracking
- Renewable energy system insights
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Our app delivers real-time insights to help you make the most of your renewable energy system. Track key data like current water temperature, energy usage, savings, and reduced carbon footprint—all from your smartphone. Key Features: Real-Time Temperature Monitoring: See the current water temperature to ensure you're always prepared. Energy Usage Tracking: Monitor how much energy your solar water heater consumes daily, weekly, and monthly. Money Saved: Watch your savings grow with every cycle and see how much you've saved over traditional heating. Environmental Impact: Get updates on your reduced carbon footprint, showing your contribution to a cleaner planet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Apparent Water Heater at every 5 months against COMConnect's every 41 months. Apparent Water Heater also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). COMConnect's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 1). 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.
Apparent Water Heater holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: COMConnect has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
COMConnect ships an update every 41 months, Apparent Water Heater every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | COMConnect | Apparent Water Heater |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Maui County | Apparent Inc. |
Customer experience
COMConnect
Apparent Water Heater
In-app purchases
COMConnect
No in-app purchases
Apparent Water Heater
No in-app purchases
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