# Saskatchewan Highway Hotline — user reviews > 68 indexed App Store user reviews of Saskatchewan Highway Hotline by Government of Saskatchewan, rated 3.00/5 from 1 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saskatchewan-highway-hotline/id6444133700/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saskatchewan-highway-hotline/id6444133700.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 0 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0 ## What do users think of Saskatchewan Highway Hotline? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Some users find it useful (rare) - 💥 Positive feedback on 'MyRout' feature (single mention) **Cons** - 🐛 App not working/crashing/freezing - 📉 Outdated/inaccurate road conditions - 🎨 Confusing/mismatched color legends - 🐌 Slow loading/unresponsive - 🚫 Difficult to find/use core features - ❌ Replaced by website/other apps - ⚠️ Public safety risk due to inaccuracy - 🔄 Old version preferred over new - 🗺️ Map not showing relevant location - 🚫 Lacks destination/route condition info - ⏳ Infrequent updates - ❓ Unclear road condition meanings - 🪞 Poor clone of Google Maps - 🤷‍♀️ Unexplained changes/arbitrary decisions **Commonly reported bugs** - App not working - App keeps glitching/jumping to alerts - App freezing constantly - App crashes randomly - App doesn't allow selecting highway sections - App only indicates delays, not conditions - App shows incorrect information (bare roads during freezing rain) - App doesn't tell last update time - App doesn't communicate with other provincial 511 apps - App shows no delay when travel is not recommended - App not updated for 18 hours - App tutorial/info stuck on screen - Color key and map colors don't match - Road colors not listed in legend - Colors don't match legend - App takes forever to load - App requires multiple taps to pull up conditions - App opens to map in wrong province (Ontario/Manitoba) - App won't launch/loads but won't open - App spins and doesn't load - App doesn't take weather into account for routes - App is wildly inaccurate (distance) - App shows highway closures as 'NO DELAYS' - App doesn't show highway conditions - App shows color on roads but no other info - iPhone updated to 16 and highway conditions colors don't show - Only highway #1 shows up unless screen is enlarged **Most requested features** - Update app more frequently - Update track my plow feature more frequently - Allow selection of highway sections from map - Integrate with other provincial 511 apps (Alberta, Manitoba) - Combine prairie provinces into one app - Add a comment section for driver updates - Make yellow and white road conditions more distinct - Return to previous format/version - Make app more user-friendly - Allow easy access to road conditions at a glance - Add dark mode option - Improve graphics/visuals - Provide a clear map legend - Allow paramedics access to update conditions - Make app functional on newer iOS versions ## Newest reviews (14 of 68) ### 1/5 — Hwy 17 No communication with Alberta 511 *2025-12-19, version 1.5* It’s 2025 and Alberta 511 and Saskatchewan 511 are still not able to communicate the travel conditions on Highway 17 in Saskatchewan between the two different provinces and show Highway 17 conditions on the Alberta app. You have to have two apps to be able to find the same information. Maybe you should just join all the prairie provinces into one app like put Alberta Saskatchewan in Manitoba onto one app it seems like you use the same format and app provider! ### 1/5 — Recommend travel not working? *2025-12-17, version 1.5* If you select a destination on the other side of travel, not recommended, the app shows that there is no delay. How is that even possible? Either fix the app or remove that feature altogether before someone gets killed. ### 1/5 — 18 hours w/o an update *2025-10-12, version 1.5* It’s the Thanksgiving w/e in Sask and our first snowfall arrived early this morning. It is 10:30 am and families are planning if it is safe to travel for family get togethers. The most recent conditions for the #1, #16 and #11 are from 4pm yesterday. That’s 18 hours ago. How can we make safe travel plans with such grossly out of date information? ### 1/5 — App Does NOT work! *2025-05-06, version 1.5* Pretty pathetic that Saskatchewan can’t even keep their highway app working. ### 1/5 — Road conditions *2025-01-23, version 1.5* Road conditions are not updated enough. Every 10 to 12 hours is not enough. Updates should be nothing less than every 4 hours. ### 1/5 — Where is the true report *2024-12-28, version 1.5* Recorded conditions in the app are not as they are on the highway, stated highway was clear it was not, fully ice and snow covered with limited visibility, poorly updated ### 1/5 — I don’t usually write reviews *2024-11-24, version 1.4* I couldn’t even get the app to work. I opened it and their tutorial or information was stuck there and I couldn’t zoom in at all. Terrible app, you would think the government could at least do that right ### 1/5 — Unreliable *2024-11-24, version 1.4* I originally got this as work mostly takes me on the highway a lot! This app is unreliable. Also the color key and the map colors do not add up anymore. You have to go on the website to get the true color key (whoever decided to use red and pink as completely different conditions should be fired proving more so this app is a hazard) ### 1/5 — Poorly done *2024-11-24, version 1.4* The road colors are not even listed in the legend. ### 1/5 — Terrible graphics *2024-11-24, version 1.4* What does it even mean???? The colours do not match the legend- very hard to understand- go back to previous format please ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2024-11-19, version 1.4* Where the heck do you see the weather conditions on the road? This app is awful to use and doesn’t serve its purpose. You’re much better off to look at road conditions on the web version, definitely not on the app. ### 1/5 — This app is horrible. *2024-04-19, version 1.4* You used to be able to see the road you wanted. All it shows is how I get to my destination. No info on road conditions ! ### 1/5 — Dangerous app *2024-03-13, version 1.3* This app has become a public safety risk. The updates are negligent,non factual and frankly a safety risk. Ice covered roads from freezing rain are winter driving conditions to them. Be careful and check the weather reports yourself ### 1/5 — Absolutely useless *2024-03-06, version 1.3* Terrible. I want the map of highway conditions in the province and I can no longer find it. If it is there, it is hidden so well only a techie can find it. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Gov’t Run…. *2026-08-03, version 1.6* Govt’t run….. tells you most of what you need to know. Fb has pages by road# because these inept fool’s info is so wrong and updated rarely. It’s the only Safe way to know what lurks ahead. Certainly ahead of plows. You’re gonna be cutting your own trail. Don’t believe anything you see on here. You’ll be putting yourself in danger. Want to know what the roads are like in winter before leaving home? Good luck. If you leave early in the morning you’ll never have an answer and IF the plows come out it’ll be hours after you’ve arrived at your destination. Don’t bother downloading, save room on your phone for something of value. If I had a dollar for every time they’ve been I’d be living like a King in a tropical paradise. Dept of Holidays is what the locals call them. Waste of tax payers dollars. So embarrassing, I’d never let anyone know I work there if I was in that branch. So thanks for being a disgrace and utter failure, even your fb page is useless! Keep collecting your paycheque and putting the lives of the people you’re here to serve, in danger. There’s so many cameras all over this vast province, they’ve spent hundreds of thousands on each programmable sign they’ve put up that gives Zero road info. “Buckle Up. Drive Safe. That’s helpful…… It won’t be a plow, but the Karma Bus is coming for you lot. ### 1/5 — Not Working *2026-08-03, version 1.6* Useless ### 1/5 — What has happened?? *2026-04-16, version 1.6* This app is not working!! ### 1/5 — disgusted *2026-03-18, version 1.5* im a passenger in a moving vehicle yet im not able to get highway conditions. u opperating a devalued site xxxx ### 1/5 — Bad don’t use this *2026-02-20, version 1.5* This app is terrible the user interface is horrible keeps glitching out jumping to some alerts screen You may as well use the web site ### 1/5 — Freezing constantly *2026-02-18, version 1.5* Since the Colour change on roads this app is barely functional you can look at one road and then it freezes. Updates on road conditions are few and far between, They don’t update in the morning until after you are suppose to be at work. Completely useless currently. You will have to use X to find out road conditions. ### 1/5 — Not helpful *2026-02-01, version 1.5* It does not allow you to select highway sections from the map to assess conditions. If you give it a destination, it only indicates whether there are any delays. It is not helpful at all in deciding whether to travel or if a different route should be considered. Go to the website, and don’t waste your time with this app. ### 1/5 — Update this thing ffs! *2026-01-31, version 1.5* Running the latest iPhone. App crashes or randomly freezes every single time. ### 1/5 — Incorrect information. *2025-12-30, version 1.5* My dad was driving on highway 45 during freezing rain and i was trying to check for a different route that was better driving conditions. It was freezing rain for a good while and it said all roads are bare. BLACK ICE IS A WINTER DRIVING CONDITION. ### 1/5 — Cumbersome *2025-12-19, version 1.5* It doesn’t tell you the last time it was updated. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — On MyRout *2024-12-09, version 1.4* The best highway app produces👍👍👍👍💥🤗 ### 4/5 — Website legend better *2024-11-24, version 1.4* I’ve updated my app regularly as I travel highways daily. The legend on the app still doesn’t match the coloured legend on the website. Time to ensure everything is updated appropriately. ### 3/5 — Updates *2026-02-18, version 1.5* App needs to be updated more frequently, as well as the track my plow feature. I understand it’s probably hard to give frequent updates but when there’s a crazy snowstorm going on it would be nice to have updates more than every 13 hours. ### 3/5 — Good…..BUT *2023-03-14, version 1.0* I find it hard to tell the difference between the yellow and white road conditions. If they would make the yellow a hint more orange, then it would be better. And up date it more often. ### 3/5 — New updates *2022-12-15, version 1.0* A better app however still needs much more improvement on the actual highway conditions. highways should give Paramedics access to update the conditions as they have time when they are returning from major cities and they are out at all hours of the day ### 2/5 — App has gone downhill fast *2025-03-14, version 1.5* I get better information from people who travel the highways and report on the conditions. Look for highways reports that way. Used to be a good app but now I’m sure the information comes from a blind guy driving a truck who’s getting directions from a seeing eye dog! ### 2/5 — Conditions map *2024-11-24, version 1.4* What’s up with the map legend? The old colors have been changed to new ones for no particular reason on the website maps. It seems arbitrary and unhelpful. Plus- you have the old legend on the app so the map has new colors and is confusing to use now without knowing that it is supposed to mean. Highway hotline is vital for winter life in Sask. seeing these issues is dissappointing and frustrating. ### 2/5 — Needs improvements *2024-11-24, version 1.4* The same company/framework looks to be used for the Saskatchewan app as the Alberta app and they have mixed up the color coding. Saskatchewan Highway condition colors don't match the Saskatchewan legend, but instead match the Alberta apps colors, so be aware when looking g for icy conditions/travel not advised. (Frankly, the Alberta colors are better anyway, I never understood why a white road meant travel not advised in Saskatchewan) ### 2/5 — Poor *2023-10-24, version 1.0* With all the poor reviews why hasn’t this APP been updated already? ### 2/5 — Do you need help with your apps development? *2023-01-07, version 1.0* It appears your app is full of inconsistent behaviour which ruins the user experience. It’s ugly and feels slow and jittery. The app should function at a glance, not jump like the app does. --- *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 2026-08-17.*