Hots&Cots
Barracks to DFACs
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Your Platform for Quality Living in the Military.
Hots&Cots: Elevating Military Living Standards
Hots&Cots empowers military personnel to share their experiences and advocate for better living conditions across installations worldwide. From barracks and dining facilities to gyms, lactation rooms, medical clinics, and beyond, Hots&Cots is the trusted platform for driving meaningful change in military life.
As Featured in National News
Join the growing community of service members using their voices to improve quality of life—your feedback matters.
Key Features
• Anonymous Reviews: Share your experiences without compromising your privacy.
• Upload Photos & Videos: Enhance your feedback by showcasing real-life conditions at your installation.
• Installation Ratings: Access detailed, user-driven ratings for barracks, dining facilities, and more.
• Response Tracking: See how installations respond to feedback with engagement and resolution ratings.
• Collaborative Solutions: Advocate for change while maintaining full anonymity and partnering with installations for improvements.
Why Hots&Cots?
Whether you’re rating a dining facility or reporting issues in your barracks, your feedback contributes to real solutions. Hots&Cots bridges the gap between service members and installations to make your voice heard.
Take the First Step Today
Download Hots&Cots and be part of the movement improving the quality of military life one review at a time!
more * Added a few new installations!
* We've fixed some bugs
* We overhauled the Installations View!
5.5.0 1 day ago
Oh boy we goofed and removed some of the existing DFACs for the Hots reviews. No worries, those are fixed now!
Faster load times, smoother performance. We migrated to Swift 6 — your feed loads before the work order gets filed.
Release in 5.4.0
• Browse the full dining menu at CSDV facilities without leaving the app — search by meal, filter by category, and tap any item for nutrition info,
allergens, and ingredients.
• Build your own meal plan: add items throughout the day, track your spend against the $39 daily allowance, and see your total macros at a glance.
• The home screen has been redesigned — your installation's Hots, Cots, and Other scores are front and center, leaving a review is one tap away, and
recently actioned posts are easier to scan.
• Submitting feedback through Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE) is smoother — the app checks site availability first, and your Hots&Cots review is automatically included as an
attribution.
5.4.2 16 Apr
Faster load times, smoother performance. We migrated to Swift 6 — your feed loads before the work order gets filed.
Release in 5.4.0
• Browse the full dining menu at CSDV facilities without leaving the app — search by meal, filter by category, and tap any item for nutrition info,
allergens, and ingredients.
• Build your own meal plan: add items throughout the day, track your spend against the $39 daily allowance, and see your total macros at a glance.
• The home screen has been redesigned — your installation's Hots, Cots, and Other scores are front and center, leaving a review is one tap away, and
recently actioned posts are easier to scan.
• Submitting feedback through Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE) is smoother — the app checks site availability first, and your Hots&Cots review is automatically included as an
attribution.
5.4.1 15 Apr
• Browse the full dining menu at CSDV facilities without leaving the app — search by meal, filter by category, and tap any item for nutrition info,
allergens, and ingredients.
• Build your own meal plan: add items throughout the day, track your spend against the $39 daily allowance, and see your total macros at a glance.
• The home screen has been redesigned — your installation's Hots, Cots, and Other scores are front and center, leaving a review is one tap away, and
recently actioned posts are easier to scan.
• Submitting feedback through Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE) is smoother — the app checks site availability first, and your Hots&Cots review is automatically included as an
attribution.
5.4.0 12 Apr
We've expanded our ICE (Interactive Customer Evaluation) auto-submit feature to cover DFAC and Other Facility reviews along side the Barracks reviews. After submitting your review, Hots&Cots will give you the option to automatically forward your feedback to the official DoD ICE system — no extra forms, no navigating outdated websites. Only your review title and description are submitted, and your identity remains anonymous.
We're also now displaying ICE community scores after you submit a DFAC review. Scores are pulled directly from the DoD ICE system and averaged across four dimensions: appearance, staff, timeliness, and hours of service. See how your DFAC stacks up before you walk away.
We've also expanded our list of DFACs available to pick from during Hots reviews!
5.3.0 8 Apr
• After you post a barracks review, Hots&Cots can now automatically file an ICE (Interactive Customer Evaluation) report on your behalf — sending your feedback directly to installation leadership.
• It's opt-in. A prompt appears after you submit, and you choose whether to send it. Tap "No Thanks" any time to skip.
• Your review stays completely anonymous. We only send the title and description you already wrote — nothing else is shared.
Rate your installation. Make it better.
5.2.1 2 Apr
• After you post a barracks review, Hots&Cots can now automatically file an ICE (Interactive Customer Evaluation) report on your behalf — sending your feedback directly to installation leadership.
• It's opt-in. A prompt appears after you submit, and you choose whether to send it. Tap "No Thanks" any time to skip.
• Your review stays completely anonymous. We only send the title and description you already wrote — nothing else is shared.
Rate your installation. Make it better.
5.2.0 29 Mar
Features
- Sign in with Apple — full flow including post-auth text updates and improvements
- Fort Rucker DFAC entries added to installation data
- Call to action to submit Hots&Cots reviews
Improvements
- Chart views: styling normalised across Hots/Cots reports, compare tab placeholder added
- Filter logic improvements — more reliable feed filtering
- General UI improvements across home feed and other views
- Review prompt local notification scheduling added
Fixes
- Filter regression fix — feeds returning incorrect or stale results
5.1.0 26 Mar
Lots of changes coming in 5.0!
* We've updated the Other Facility review user experience to match the Hots&Cots review
* We've made improvements and fixes to the filtering
* Updated the onboarding experience as well
* fixed some bugs faster than DPW resolving a work order
5.0.0 24 Mar
Fixed a bug with noisy alerts.
Fixed a bug with dates in the leadership portal
Fixed a bug with Other submission with Walking Distance
4.9.2 4 Mar
Updated privacy policy. Updated whats new under Profile section. Security enhancements and bug fixes.
4.9.1 17 Feb
Added two new fields for reviewing Barracks to track conditions related to Mold.
4.9.0 26 Jan
Small update to add back Fort Rucker
4.8.1 14 Jan
Small update to add additional dining facilities!
4.8.0 6 Jan
What's New in This Update
- New Review Flow: We've redesigned the submit experience with a cleaner,
step-by-step process. Not ready to switch? No problem—you can still use
the classic form in Settings > Options.
- Notification Updates: We've upgraded our notification system for better
reliability. You may see a permissions prompt—just tap "Allow" to keep
getting updates about your Hots&Cots reviews.
As always, thanks for helping us surface ground truth. Clean. Safe. Comfort.
4.7.1 08/12/2025
What's New in This Update
- New Review Flow: We've redesigned the submit experience with a cleaner,
step-by-step process. Not ready to switch? No problem—you can still use
the classic form in Settings > Options.
- Notification Updates: We've upgraded our notification system for better
reliability. You may see a permissions prompt—just tap "Allow" to keep
getting updates about your Hots&Cots reviews.
As always, thanks for helping us surface ground truth. Clean. Safe. Comfort.
4.7.0 04/12/2025
This update brings a new way to quickly engage with Hots&Cots and contribute to community insights across the force.
Rate & Scoot is a fast, swipe-based feature that lets you review a curated weekly set of real barracks and DFAC reports. Simply swipe right for GO or left for NO-GO, and instantly see how your assessment compares to the community.
4.6.1 21/11/2025
This update brings a new way to quickly engage with Hots&Cots and contribute to community insights across the force.
Rate & Scoot is a fast, swipe-based feature that lets you review a curated weekly set of real barracks and DFAC reports. Simply swipe right for GO or left for NO-GO, and instantly see how your assessment compares to the community.
4.6.0 21/11/2025
Introducing Cots Satisfaction!
You can now track how satisfied you are with your barracks, dorm, or housing over time — using a simple 1–5 rating scale.
• Track multiple barracks as you move or PCS
• Set reminders to update your rating every 7, 14, or 30 days
• All satisfaction updates are anonymous and private
This feature helps show how conditions change — not just a single snapshot.
You can also mark Cots reviews as privatized barracks or government owned barracks!
4.5.0 14/11/2025
Added Camp Walker, Korea
4.4.1 12/11/2025
* Fixed a bug where what's new was disappearing on launch
* Add new deeplink for submitting Hots https://hotscots.app/submit/hots
4.4.0 11/11/2025
* Added logging to catch some mold and bugs
* Refreshed Icon!
* Fixed an issue where you could not opt out of notifications on initial setup.
4.3.0 06/11/2025
* Added Poland installation
* Made it easier to find Unknown, Other installation when not found.
4.2.0 31/10/2025
* You can now update the Installation and DFAC on submitted reviews in addition to ratings
* Fixed an issue where reviews on the installations view would not appear
4.1.1 22/10/2025
* Fixed an issue with the building number not appearing at times
* added filtering and help button on the leadership dashboard
4.1.0 18/10/2025
* Added a few new installations!
* We've fixed some bugs
* We overhauled the Installations View!
more Version 5.5.0 1 day ago
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