The free app (available in the Apple App Store, the Android Marketplace, and as a mobile website) provides valuable information to residents and visitors, and aims to make Arlington, Texas a better place to live, do business, and visit. Arlington, which is home to Cowboys Stadium (where Super Bowl XLV will be), the Rangers Ballpark (where the 2010 World Series took place), Six Flags Over Texas, UT Arlington, and other destinations, has more than 380,000 residents and draws over 6.5 million visitors annually.

Unlike most city apps that merely duplicate the website, the City of Arlington app integrates many technologies into a single application with over 700 pages of constantly updated content. Functionality includes: shopping via the app, making hotel and restaurant reservations, booking tee times, checking sports scores, and finding directions using the GPS functionality to anywhere in Arlington. App users can access city services, pay bills and tickets, apply for a permit, search for local jobs, or use the city directory to contact people and organizations throughout the city. Other features include real-time local news feeds and weather reports, a bookmark and rating function, FAQs, and an offline mode. There is even full integration with social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Nixle, MySpace and more.