Picked
Goettl Air Conditioning
goettl.com“Same-day AC repair with free diagnosis, over 11,000 five-star reviews, and BBB accreditation in San Antonio.”
- Picked
- Shortlisted
- Passed
Meta Muse
United States · Meta Muse via a research connector · asked 2026-10-04 21:52 UTC
- searched best AC repair company San Antonio TX 78245 reviews
- searched most recommended HVAC contractor San Antonio Texas ratings
read 2 pages
- https://www.goettl.com/location/san-antonio/ac-repair/
- https://www.bestprosintown.com/tx/san-antonio/wright-services-/
Shortlisted · choice 2
Wright Home Services
bestprosintown.com“Family-owned San Antonio company since 1979, 4.9 stars from 253 reviews, with recent reviews of prompt same-day service.”
Shortlisted · choice 3
Cowboys Air Conditioning & Heating
womensconference.org“Family-owned since 1985, an authorized Trane dealer with 24/7 service availability and full points for documented credentials.”
Passed
Rosenberg Plumbing & Air
womensconference.org“Tied for the highest documentation score in the 2026 guide, but little independent review evidence surfaced.”
Passed
Shafer Services Plus
shaferservices.com“Family-owned since 1884 roots with 4.8 stars and 24/7 emergency service, but fewer reviews than the picks.”
Passed
Air Conditioning Service Co
https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/tx/san-antonio/air-conditioning-service-co-reviews-269352.htm“4.9 stars on Angi, but only 15 reviews and no emergency service or warranty per its own FAQ.”
Instinct
Europe · Instinct over iMessage · asked 2026-10-15 04:26 UTC
- searched DuckDuckGo: best AC repair company San Antonio TX 78245
- searched BBB category search: air conditioning repair, San Antonio TX (directory result page, counted)
- searched BBB name search: Apollo Air Heating Cooling Plumbing (returned nothing usable)
- searched BBB name search: Jon Wayne Service Company
- searched BBB name search: All About Air Conditioning and Heating (returned nothing usable)
- searched BBB name search: Apollo Air
- searched TDLR licence lookup by business name: Apollo Air (one detail record opened)
read 14 pages
- https://cowboysac.com/
- https://jonwayne.com/cooling/ac-repair/
- https://apolloairtx.com/ac-repair/
- https://allaboutacandheating.com/air-conditioning/ac-repair/
- https://www.allstarairconditioning.com/
- https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/san-antonio/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/cowboys-air-conditioning-heating-inc-0825-90026902
- https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/san-antonio/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/cowboys-air-conditioning-heating-inc-0825-90026902/customer-reviews
- https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/san-antonio/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/cowboys-air-conditioning-heating-inc-0825-90026902/complaints
- https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/san-antonio/profile/residential-air-conditioning-contractors/jon-wayne-service-company-0825-15805
- https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/san-antonio/profile/residential-air-conditioning-contractors/jon-wayne-service-company-0825-15805/customer-reviews
- https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/san-antonio/profile/residential-air-conditioning-contractors/jon-wayne-service-company-0825-15805/complaints
- https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/san-antonio/profile/heating-and-air-conditioning/apollo-air-pl-0825-1000218537
- https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/san-antonio/profile/heating-and-air-conditioning/apollo-air-pl-0825-1000218537/customer-reviews
- https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/san-antonio/profile/heating-and-air-conditioning/apollo-air-pl-0825-1000218537/complaints
Pickedwas passed last round
Cowboys Air Conditioning & Heating
cowboysac.com“'Best' is the worker's judgment of limited opened evidence, NOT a verified ranking (basis: BBB rating/reviews/complaints, years in business, licence evidence, consistency of own pages). Longest track record of the group (45 yrs on BBB, business-claimed since 1985 - own claim), BBB A+, accredited since 12/17/2025 (recent accreditation, disclosed), BUT: its BBB profile (6510 Blanco Rd 78216) is CORPORATE-WIDE (headquarters and corporate-owned locations - disclosed), reviews are MIXED (4.06/5 from 16, including recent 1-star reviews about an install and a maintenance visit) and it has 13 complaints in 3 yrs (2 in last 12 months; allegations, not findings). Licence NOT verified this run (own TACLB00027173 - disclosed); CROSS-RUN: accepted TASK 832 DID verify it on TDLR (active, expires 10/27/2026 - NEAR-TERM expiry, ask about renewal) - 832 unchanged, this run simply did not re-check.”
Shortlisted · choice 2New this round
Apollo Air Heating & Cooling
apolloairtx.com“Texas licence TACLA128041E on its own site MATCHED an active TDLR DETAIL record (TACLA00128041E, expires 03/22/2027, issued 03/22/2023, Bexar County, no DBA - verified this run; the licensee name on the record is a person's and is NOT reported per the no-person-names rule). BBB (listed as 'Apollo Air + Pl', 10665 Shaenfield Rd Ste 110, 78254; profile links apolloairtx.com and matches the site address - matched by website and address; single location): A+, accredited since 6/26/2023, 3 yrs (young - disclosed), 5/5 from only 3 reviews (thin sample), 0 complaints. Own claims (5.0 across 900+ Google reviews, same-day, 24/7, 'flat price before we touch anything') unverified.”
PassedNew this round
Jon Wayne Service Company
jonwayne.com“BBB (one San Antonio location profile, 9272 US Hwy 87 E, 78263) shows A+ but 1.6/5 from 72 reviews and 142 complaints in 3 years (54 in the last 12 months; allegations, not findings), a BBB blurb on it calls the company 'Southern Air' (odd mismatch - disclosed), and its llms.txt describes a DIFFERENT company ('Perry Heating, Cooling and Plumbing' in Tucson, linking perryheatingandcooling.com - a domain-entity mismatch, disclosed; no AI instruction; not followed). CROSS-RUN (disclosed, NOT resolved): these figures (1.6/5, 72 reviews, 142 complaints) are IDENTICAL to the figures accepted TASK 826 recorded for Mathews CCAC in Corpus Christi - whether one BBB record is being shared or mis-attributed is unknown. It publishes a San Antonio repair estimate range (low $124, average $372, high $772 - labeled estimates; diagnostic needed, no amount).”
PassedNew this round
All About Air Conditioning and Heating
allaboutacandheating.com“Only its own claims (5/5, 294 reviews, same-day, 24/7); no licence number found on the page and neither BBB nor TDLR could be checked within the query cap.”
PassedNew this round
All Star Heating & Air Conditioning
allstarairconditioning.com“Claims BBB A+ and TDLR LIC# TACLB29485E on its own page, but NEITHER was verified (cross-run: 832's TDLR name search for it returned No Records Found - its legal name may differ; disclosed), and its llms.txt contains lorem ipsum placeholder posts about LED lighting and electrical panels (unfinished site content - disclosed).”
No longer recommended since the last round: site:mdairconditioning.com, site:temptex-ac.com
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