# 511PA — user reviews > 67 indexed App Store user reviews of 511PA by Executive Office of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, rated 1.69/5 from 59 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/511pa/id865333999/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/511pa/id865333999.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 42 ## Newest reviews (19 of 67) ### 1/5 — Convoluted *2025-01-04, version 3.4* All we want are road conditions and traffic cameras! Why did you have to add so much vomit to a simple travel app? It’s ridiculous now ### 1/5 — Garbage app *2024-12-21, version 3.3* Can’t find cameras in it at all anymore. It wants to be a gps routing app, but we all have 3 of those on most of our phones already. I only ever used it for looking at traffic cameras to see if accidents were cleared. Now I just go to the 511pa website and find them there. Congrats, you ruined it. ### 1/5 — I would give zero stars if I could. New app is inaccurate. *2024-12-16, version 3.3* The app has been absolutely terrible, ever since it was updated. It was way easier to use before and much more user friendly. The app doesn’t display accurate information. For example, tonight, 12/15/24, there is an accident at the 117 mile marker on I-80 eastbound. It doesn’t show on the app, even though I have incidents selected. But it shows that accident on the website. This type of thing happens ALL THE TIME. It’s especially ironic because the app says that there is congestion for seemingly no apparent reason. I also cannot figure out how to look at the cameras without having to zoom in and out and select each on individually. That’s ridiculously time consuming. The same is true of trying to figure out what types of accidents, roadwork, etc is going on. I liked being able to select a region and look at everything, not have to look at an entire roadway or multiple roadways. And since it doesn’t accurately show incidents, using the map my route feature doesn’t make that any more efficient. I don’t want to map a route to see what is going on. I want the old app back that allowed me to see things in an easy way and was actually accurate. At this point, my husband and I are just going to delete the app and use the mobile website, since we cannot trust the app to be accurate and cannot use it with ease. ### 1/5 — useless *2024-12-15, version 3.3* It’s useless. It didn’t even show lane closures the web site has. WAZE has more information. I deleted the app. Bad info is worse than no info. VA511 App, That’s a high quality app. ### 1/5 — Terrible! *2024-12-02, version 3.3* This version is so much worse than the old one. I can’t even get the map to show up. The whole app is slow, clunky, hard to navigate…there is nothing good about it! Fix it, please! ### 1/5 — Barbaric *2024-12-01, version 3.3* This is the most useless app after the update it doesn’t give you anything you need to properly navigate the roads in pa that other apps already have it just takes you to the 511 website and the website is not mobile friendly a true government accomplishment ### 1/5 — Old version much better *2024-10-12, version 3.3* The old version was simpler and easier to use it was informative, and extremely helpful, a great tool. I drive for a living and used to use this all the time since they’ve updated it. I hardly use it at all and when I do it, it’s about useless ### 2/5 — New update is bad *2024-09-09, version 3.3* I do not like the new version. Can’t quickly see traffic details. Have to plug in a destination address. Then I put in address and it tells me no routes are available for my destination. ### 1/5 — Deleted the app *2024-09-07, version 3.3* Whoever designed the update should be fired. The app is worthless. Use to be easy to get traffic updates. Not anymore. Wasn’t e of time ### 1/5 — Regarding new version of 511 pa app *2024-08-17, version 3.3* The old was more useful. Make a separate app connection to just the web version that links direct to traffic map. Get rid of the reduced screen appearance with link to X or an ability to easily hide the header. New screen is too cluttered and reduces what be easily seen on pocket phone sized screen. If I want to map my route I will go direct to my favorite app. Thanks ### 1/5 — Worst app *2024-08-15, version 3.3* Please go back to the old version! I’m in stopped traffic in I80 and this app shows my route is all green. ### 1/5 — Bring back old version *2024-07-08, version 3.3* This new version is horrible bring back the old one. ### 2/5 — I do not like the new version *2024-06-30, version 3.3* The previous version had everything I needed at my fingertips. If I wanted to use GPS, I would still use my previous map apps. I really liked having the camera or in the old version. And heaven‘s name would I need to go online to go look at it and it’s not even saved! ### 1/5 — Ruined *2024-06-19, version 3.3* Threw a bunch of junk in a simple easy to use. Now full of all kinds of junk. I'm deleting only wanted to check cameras and traffic conditions 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏼 ### 1/5 — New update is terrible and makes the app unusable *2024-06-13* This app was a quick way to see traffic issues but this new update is terrible to use not long clear what is going on and makes this app useless. I will be looking for a new place to get this information. The developer has ruined a good thing and should go back to the original ### 1/5 — Difficult to use *2024-06-07, version 3.2* I am much preferred the previous version of this app. It was simpler to use, and the information was more streamlined. I am constantly having to renew the filters for the information I require. ### 2/5 — Simplicity *2024-06-06, version 3.2* All I want is to see where the road is good to go. Why does everyone think the upgrades are better. Green is good, Red is a slow down, Black means the traffic is stopped. Alerts in the area you are traveling. That was good enough. ### 2/5 — Used to use it but too many permissions now *2024-06-04, version 3.1* I used to click on the app for helpful and quick real-time traffic info but now keep getting a bunch of permission screens that I need to click through. Defeats the purpose. ### 1/5 — New system stinks *2024-06-02, version 3.1* Why didn’t u leave well enough alone. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Horrible *2026-04-21, version 3.7* Want current traffic conditions? Use a paper atlas. You won’t find what you want, but you won’t find what you want on this app either, but at least the paper atlas does’t promise what it can’t deliver. Horrible, frustrating, confusing, app. ### 1/5 — Worst Travel App *2026-02-07, version 3.7* Tracks your location to report your speed, can’t use it with location turned off. ### 1/5 — What’s the point of this app? *2025-06-07, version 3.5* I’m not sure what the point of this app is actually. Maybe collect data on us? I was looking for something to get quick info along the PA Turnpike. It was far from that. Actually I never got the info I needed until I saw the road sign. This app just drives you to a website that is clunky at best. The app has no use beyond that. Both the app and website need to be removed and started over. Total government waste!! ### 1/5 — Fails to be timely *2025-03-22, version 3.5* Real time is anywhere from last year and prior, not updated at all ### 1/5 — No clue why they changed something that was not broke *2025-02-09, version 3.5* When they first came out with this app it was as easy to hop on and check it quit .. Now it takes more time than it’s worth .. I wish they would put the search back where you could type in state college and all the cameras popped up or I -99 but now you type it in and it takes you to places your not near or try to find ### 1/5 — Awful *2025-02-09, version 3.5* No plow data displayed. (Yes the feature is turned on) Turning on road conditions turns off all other features. Check your route useless. Sometimes a camera will show on the map. Others it won’t. The old app worked perfect. The new 511 is just as bad as compass. ### 1/5 — Old version was better *2025-01-20, version 3.5* New version is terrible. Doesn’t show where plows have been most of the time. ### 1/5 — Is it possible to make a worse app? *2025-01-19, version 3.5* Answer is no. Complete garbage ### 1/5 — Needs work *2025-01-14, version 3.5* Constantly freezing up then doesn’t load the map. ### 1/5 — Go back to the old version *2025-01-06, version 3.4* Deleting app . The old version I used all the time. The new version doesn’t even compare. It doesn’t show the correct traffic speeds. Doesn’t show incidents. Useless. I’m deleting it right now actually. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Winter help *2023-11-28, version 3.00* It works and gives me the info I need. It’s not too dressed up as an app so if I need to show an older relative they can figure it out too. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Great App! *2022-12-22, version 2.35* I have had this app for a couple years. It is not fancy, but it works. I get the information I am looking for before I leave home. I love that I can put my route and the time stamp of when my roads are taken care of or see where the trucks are if they haven’t. ### 5/5 — Very poor app *2019-02-14, version 2.12* This app is designed for a local commuter, not a traveler passing through PA. Developer should look at any other 511 app to see how to do it better. ### 5/5 — Worked perfect! *2016-05-28, version 2.0.0* Just used this app during Memorial Day traffic and it was true reports all the way. Would not hesitate to use again. ### 5/5 — Great App *2014-07-11, version 1.01* Here is the app that runs by your preference. Start it and go!! ### 5/5 — Helpful App *2014-04-30, version 1.0* Great source of traveler information ### 4/5 — Great app for what is does *2019-02-20, version 2.12* Needs iPhone X, Xs, and Xs max support for screen resolution. Devs please update! ### 4/5 — Works good, just needs tweaking. *2016-02-27, version 2.0.0* Ok, first of all, it needs your current location to give you nearby alerts. Duh. Secondly, even if, which I doubt is true, they report your speed, if you are obeying the speed limit, who cares? ( Yeah, I forgot, none of you know how to drive, let alone how to obey silly things like speed limits...) What I feel it does need: send alerts when something, like a road closure, occurs in your vicinity. I had a major road closure just 3 miles away, that I had to look up just to find, after a friend had already told me about it! Kinda pointless if you have to search for things that are important to know about when they are that close. Real-time weather data. It lags, royally, on current roadway conditions. App showed as clear, but, said road closure above was due to a serious bad weather related accident, bringing down power lines across the roadway. Would not have happens on clear pavement the app said was there. Fix these two things, you got yourself a five-star, great, well worth your time to get, app. ### 3/5 — Version 3.1 - ehhhh *2024-06-27, version 3.3* I preferred version 3.0. 3.1 is too busy with all the circled numbers. What I dislike the most is trying to see the speeds on the roads. The colors are not bold or wide enough like in 3.0. When zooming in, they’re still not wide enough, then eventually zooming in too much makes all the road speed colors go away. This is one of the most important parts of this app and now it’s really lacking in that department. I do like having the camera icons right there on the map (if enabled) but half the time they do not have streaming video, just a non-responsive picture. Currently using an iPhone 11 ProMax with ios 17.5.1. ### 3/5 — Needs improvements *2019-06-17, version 2.22* Put the “bong” sound before the message so you know to pay attention, not after. This way you know or to listen for an upcoming message. You miss half the message before you realize there is one. The voice speaks too fast. Slow it down so you can pick up details. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-14.*