# SDDOT 511 — user reviews > 51 indexed App Store user reviews of SDDOT 511 by Iteris, Inc., rated 2.30/5 from 120 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sddot-511/id740828340/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sddot-511/id740828340.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 20 · 4★ 9 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 65 ## Newest reviews (13 of 51) ### 2/5 — The 17+ rating needs to change *2022-01-08, version 2.0.8* The app is rated 17+, but that rating is normally reserved for apps with adult content. If an adult wants to limit their teen’s access to such apps, they also have to limit the teen’s access to this app. This app should be rated 12+. ### 2/5 — Incomplete *2020-01-18, version 1.8.4* This should not be difficult, c’mon SD. App had road conditions on map but good luck trying to figure out what they mean. No legend!! Leave it to government. Do yourself a favor and skip the app go straight to the website!! ### 1/5 — Pretty sad *2019-12-29, version 1.8.3* Absolutely horrific. Look at how surrounding states (like ND) does theirs and make improvements so it’s easier to use. ### 1/5 — Take note *2019-12-29, version 1.8.3* Please take note at wydots app. Works with dark mode and the legend is much easier to understand/access. ### 1/5 — Up date to nearby states view *2019-12-29, version 1.8.3* This app is terrible!! Department of transportation needs to get it to look as Iowa and Minnesota apps. Your state looks rural and small minded. Get with the program ### 1/5 — Barely functional. *2019-12-29, version 1.8.3* On ios13 it is useless. Can’t see the words in lists. Can’t click on anything on map. Literally garbage. ### 1/5 — SDDOT 511 needs improvements *2019-12-27, version 1.8.3* I have seen WYDOT 511 and they are much easier to use/access.. when I click on road conditions and it takes me to routes.. the list is blank but there are stars and each one of those represent one route (I.e. I-90 from Rapid City to State Line).. you cannot see the name of routes unless you click on the star so it is annoying I have to click on each star til I find the route I want/need to know conditions for. Same for Legend.. it shows the colors but does not show what it means even if I click on it. This needs a lot of improvements. On the Map.. showed 3 different colors (assuming it’s the snowstorm and the severity that’s coming tonight through Sunday) is not labeled or say what the colors mean. I am not impressed. ### 2/5 — Map fails *2019-12-19, version 1.8.3* I just installed update. Now when try to open the map the app closes. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2019-12-08, version 1.8.2* I had the app and it worked okay but I recently updated the app thinking it would make it better and now the legend doesn’t work. ### 2/5 — Where’s the legend? *2019-12-01, version 1.8.2* Where...is...the...legend? ### 1/5 — Absolutely Terrible *2019-12-01, version 1.8.2* Not even worth the download. Old interface, nothing loads, and hard to read if it does work. Clearly, neither time nor effort seems to be put into creating or improving this app. ### 1/5 — Awful app *2019-11-30, version 1.8.2* The app is just awful. It looks like it hasn’t been updated in years. It doesn’t work well for newer iPhones. I deleted right after I tried to use it the first time. Not helpful what so ever. If I could give it negative stars, I’d give it a negative five. ### 2/5 — Great idea; wish the legend was with the map *2019-11-30, version 1.8.2* Like the app. We live in rural area so knowing road conditions is important. We wish the legend would be on the same screen as the map. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Let ME decide what info I want on map!!! *2024-07-09, version 2.3.1* This app is so annoying. Every time I open the app it shows everything. I do NOT need to see ports of entry, weather stuff etc. I change the settings and it goes right back to showing it all!!!! Fix It!!!! ### 1/5 — Battery Eater *2022-12-17, version 2.1.3* Don’t leave it open or it will eat your batter faster than Cookie Monster can go through a bag of chips ahoy. ### 1/5 — Terrible road reporting *2021-03-15, version 2.0.6* The problem with the app is it doesn’t show the correct road conditions most of the time and at night time they stop updating it. Anyone who drives at night cannot rely on this app. Again it’s been raining and snowing in areas and this app still showing dry. The update every 30 minutes is a lie ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2021-02-22, version 2.0.6* Not impressed. Surrounding states have better unfortunately. Did not seem intuitive at all. ### 1/5 — Took a poorly designed website and made it worse. *2021-01-15, version 2.0.5* This is a bad app that has to many options. To confusing and does not work well on a phone. The website it is based on is not as confusing. I am so glad tax dollars are used to make poor products. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2020-12-23, version 2.0.3* The updated app is awful. Not user friendly at all. Can’t read all of the road reports when you click on a road. Can pull it up but not far enough to read everything. When I let go, it goes back to the beginning so I can’t see all the segments of a particular road. ### 1/5 — Disimproved *2020-12-16, version 2.0.3* The 511 app went from being easy to use, to basically unusable. The easy to use list of road condition cameras was replaced by a confusing menu. ### 1/5 — Complete junk! *2020-02-03, version 1.8.4* This app is barely usable. Other states (Wyoming, Montana) 511 app are so much better. Please check them out and make South Dakota’s app more like those. ### 1/5 — Needs work but better than nothing *2020-01-18, version 1.8.4* Quits when trying to access maps IA much better app ### 1/5 — Better than nothing *2019-12-30* Map is awful to use. Route is only slightly better to get info. Surrounding states all have better and more easily viewable and usable apps. Only reason for one star is because it does allow a quick route view summary. Otherwise it’s terrible. Please, please, please.... link up with surrounding states and get what they have and use. Could be so much better. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Usability Greatly improved with latest updates *2021-01-16, version 2.0.5* When I first got the app a while ago it was handy but clunky to use. Now that they have updated the interface and made the map key easy to access I can’t complain how easy and accurate it is. ### 5/5 — 3D *2019-01-06, version 1.8* I like this app. I like that I can see the roads and read the data. Recommended it to all of my family members. ### 4/5 — It’s very helpful *2025-03-30, version 2.3.2* It’s helpful in the winter especially but recently when I go to the cameras I can’t get it to toggle to another angle ### 3/5 — Can’t shut off *2023-04-05, version 2.1.4* App provides good road info but legend can’t be viewed at the same time you are viewing map. Can’t figure out a way to turn off from running all the time in the background. So far the only method is to reboot phone to turn off. ### 3/5 — Overall decent app *2019-12-31, version 1.8.3* Current version doesn’t display highways or camera names in their respective screens when in dark mode on iOS. ### 3/5 — Notifications. *2019-12-30, version 1.8.3* I like the fact that you don’t have to dial the number to check road conditions. The voiceover reads every details just as you hear on the phone. However I would recommend if you could have notifications on changes like if no travel alerts. Send notifications on the road conditions when winter weather hits the area or when road constructions are going on in any area near our locations. I would like to get the information without opening the app. ### 3/5 — Not compatible with dark mode. *2019-12-30, version 1.8.3* Please make app compatible with dark mode. (Road conditions and road cameras) ### 3/5 — App crash *2019-12-21, version 1.8.3* Since update crashes when I open map. ### 3/5 — Needs another update. *2019-10-20, version 1.8.2* Needs another update. The saved road camera location titles are not showing up unless you tap and hold the column so you have to hunt and peck to find the right location. I have IOS 13. ### 3/5 — 17+ *2017-01-06, version 1.8* This is a great app, but due to it being listed as for mature users, my content filter will not allow it to be installed. --- *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 2026-06-10.*