# California 511 Road Conditions — user reviews > 36 indexed App Store user reviews of California 511 Road Conditions by LW Brands, LLC, rated 4.70/5 from 1,689 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/california-511-road-conditions/id1493127975/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/california-511-road-conditions/id1493127975.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,367 · 4★ 194 · 3★ 63 · 2★ 23 · 1★ 42 ## What do users think of California 511 Road Conditions? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Excellent traffic information - 👍 Very informative and helpful - 👍 Easy to use - 👍 Great app for skiers and commuters - 👍 Useful camera feature **Cons** - 🐛 Not working for some users - 🐛 Outdated information - 🌍 Limited to California only **Commonly reported bugs** - Camera section crashes on some devices - Subscription required for camera access after update **Most requested features** - Expand coverage area beyond California - Add real-time traffic speed indicators on map - Improve camera access and stability - Implement location-based road closure alerts ## Newest reviews (10 of 36) ### 4/5 — Doesn’t open *2026-07-06, version 2.14* Occasionally when trying to use the app, it flashes on the screen, then quits. Very helpful—when it works, useless when it doesn’t. ### 4/5 — Great app! So helpful! *2023-04-09, version 2.0.4* A very needed useful app! Still some issues with accessing roadside cameras resulting in immediate crash when selecting the Camera page. ### 5/5 — Perfect App for Skiers *2021-04-09, version 2020.5* This app makes it so easy to check all the road conditions before and as you head up to ski. I love it so much. ### 4/5 — Satisfied *2020-07-16, version 2020.4* Very easy to use I like it ### 5/5 — Great App *2020-03-20, version 2020.3* Have been coming to Tahoe often recently and this app has been perfect for checking the road conditions and planning. ### 2/5 — Needs updating, great potential *2020-02-22, version 2020.3* Seems like this app could use a bit of updating. For example, subscribing to alerts takes too long and a lot of the time it doesn't even subscribe (app freezes). Also, everytime you open the app it resets the view. It would be better if the view was zoomed into where it was last location. Finally, it would be great to be able to set up notifications to come up along your commute (I would pay for this feature). ### 5/5 — The App we needed but don’t deserve *2020-01-17, version 2020.3* Honestly amazing. Very full feature and easy to navigate. As an avid winter camper in the Sierras I’ve been looking for something like this for years. Very well done - thank you! ### 5/5 — Awesomely Handy App *2020-01-13, version 2020.3* I love this app and it will come in a lot of handy for my road trips. My first suggestion would be to add a toggle switch to turn closed road lines on or off. Currently, the only way to see which stretch of a road is closed is to zoom really far in, until a line appears over the road. I would love to see these stretches of closed roads when zoomed further out, like the whole state, to easily see what is closed. I would also make it red. It would also be awesome, for those who allow location services, to receive alerts for roads that just closed near you. So, one could set a radius of say 10, 25, 50, and 100 miles for when new road closures go into effect. This would be especially helpful because sometimes when driving to/through a snowy destination, the roads can close quickly. Assuming this app pulls info from CalTrans servers relatively fast, it would be awesome to get almost real time alerts if a road near you just closed, as it may be blocking your intended route. ### 5/5 — Best CHP App *2020-01-13, version 2020.3* Finally an app comes out that is better than Caltrans and the other paid CHP app. Works well. The CHP CAD site is too difficult to navigate while on the road this is the best version ### 5/5 — Works great and as intended *2020-01-12, version 2020.3* Works great and as intended. You can add traffic cams, it tells you drive times, and events. Useful app for a Bay Area inhabitant. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Worthless app *2025-12-24, version 2.13* Pathetic. I wouldn’t pay one cent for this. ### 1/5 — Next… *2024-02-15, version 2.5* Ended up deleting the app 2/15/24 After the update that was released, they wanted you to pay for a subscription to use The camera section when it was free at the beginning. ### 1/5 — No working *2023-03-28, version 2.0.2* No, see cameras ### 1/5 — What a waste of money. *2021-12-26, version 2021.1* I live in mammoth and work at june. Every time I’ve checked the road conditions, they’ve been updated the day before or more. For example. I just looked at the 395 and when I tapped it, it said updated 12/22. What good does that do me?! ### 1/5 — Poor app *2021-12-23, version 2021.1* This app is not user friendly and is not half of what it claims to be. ### 1/5 — Only works in California *2021-02-15, version 2020.5* This app only works for California, doesn’t help me in Florida or any other state. ### 1/5 — Not a CalTrans app... *2020-11-30, version 2020.5* Deleted immediately ### 2/5 — Does not show extended traffic control *2026-05-24, version 2.14* There are 2 major construction projects, one on 299 East and one on 89 up by McCloud, neither are shown on this app. Both projects have 30+ minute delays in both directions. ### 2/5 — Landslides and flooding *2023-03-14, version 2021.1* I need timely reports on Hwy 166 between Bakersfield, Ca and Santa Maria, Ca. Luckily I found out from the news that they had landslides before travel because it wasn’t showing on the app. ### 2/5 — Expand area *2023-02-24, version 2021.1* Doesn’t go out of LA area? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Very helpful *2026-05-19, version 2.14* Easy to see road conditions before driving ### 5/5 — Best traffic app *2026-01-04, version 2.13* Love this app, never fails to give me info, many time well before my scanner, but when I hear something on the scanner, sure enough it’s here with way more detail. Keep in mind this is targeted for California, some of the reviews criticizing are out of state, not fair to ratings. Keep up the great work! ### 5/5 — Great app to see what’s causing the problem *2025-12-17, version 2.13* This app is a must for anyone that deals with traffic. I don’t normally write reviews, but this has been a life saver many times. It’s a great way to see what’s causing the actual issue so you can determine yourself whether or not to chance it or take another direction. ### 5/5 — Good app *2025-11-13, version 2.12* Very easy to use ### 5/5 — One of the best info apps ever! *2024-12-23* Download this asap, it will not disappoint! I am an avid scanner and peruse other outlets to get more info. Everything that I hear on the scanner, this app gives incredible detailed info. Love it! ### 5/5 — Not working *2024-11-13, version 2.10* It’s not working ### 5/5 — Love this app *2024-09-29, version 2.9* Very informative and helpful ### 5/5 — Extremely useful *2022-04-01, version 2021.1* I have been using this app since it first came out a few years ago and still use it to manage my commute between SoCal and the Central Coast. It has been an absolute godsend! The app isn’t designed to be overly intelligent, but it does an amazing job of aggregating data from many different sources. Keep in mind, the data is only as reliable as the source it’s pulling from. Fortunately, the jurisdictions I travel through seem to keep their data updated in a timely manner. ### 5/5 — Very handy *2021-12-28, version 2021.1* Love the camera feature. The map is great with all the various alerts arr excellent. Only thing I found was a legend (but figured it out eventually). ### 5/5 — This and Waze *2021-07-15, version 2020.5* Done --- *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 2026-09-02.*