Comparison

Wyoming 511 vs KanDrive

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Wyoming 511

Access real-time road conditions, traffic updates, and weather data for Wyoming. This app provides hands-free alerts for hazards and allows you to view camera images and your current location on a map. Stay informed for safer travel.

Highlights
  • Map-based road and traffic conditions
  • Web camera images
  • Weather station data
  • Route and mile marker location
  • Hands-free condition alerts
  • Location-based hazard alerts
Features
Currently charting
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Wyoming 511 is the official road condition and traffic information app of the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT). - Provides pre-trip map-based road and traffic conditions (Map) - Displays web camera images (Map) - Displays weather station data (Map) - Shows users their route and mile marker location, and includes latitude / longitude (Where Am I?) - Speaks conditions so drivers know what they can expect on the road ahead (Hands-Free / Eyes-Free) - Alerts drivers to traffic information, including crashes and other hazards within a user-specified radius (Hands-Free / Eyes-Free) - Updates data from WYDOT’s servers every 15 minutes when a data connection is available - Uses GPS to provide location-based reports

About

KanDrive

This app provides real-time traffic and traveler information for Kansas highways. It offers hands-free audio alerts for events, detours, and weather, along with a zoomable map featuring traffic cameras and incident details. Users can personalize accounts for favorite routes and receive notifications.

Highlights
  • Hands-free audio notifications
  • Zoom-enabled map with camera views
  • Real-time traffic incident updates
  • Personalized accounts for favorite routes
  • CarPlay support
  • Public reporting feature
Features
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The KanDrive app is the Kansas Department of Transportation's official traffic and traveler information app. The KanDrive app provides up-to-date traffic information for interstates, U.S. routes and state highways across Kansas. FEATURES: • Hands-free, eyes-free audio notifications of upcoming traffic events, detours, weather alerts, and rest areas while you drive • A zoom-enabled map with tappable traffic event icons and surrounding camera views • Near real-time updates on traffic incidents, construction, weather and road closures • My KanDrive personalized accounts for quick access to favorite routes, areas, and camera views & sign up for email, text, push notifications • View current traffic speeds and road conditions • View traffic cameras throughout the state. Sign up for a My KanDrive account to save cameras for easy access. • Hands-free, eyes-free public reporting feature that allows you to submit reports about concerns you encounter on the roadway • CarPlay support for displaying upcoming high impact events like crashes, detours, and roadwork • Access to additional traveler information resources NOTE: Continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease device battery life. The primary responsibility of every driver is the safe operation of their vehicle. While traveling, mobile communication devices should be used only when the motor vehicle is at a complete stop, off the traveled portion of the roadway. Do not text and drive (it's against the law) or use this app while driving. App developed by Castle Rock Associates https://www.castlerockits.com. For help with KanDrive, please visit https://kandrive.org/help/index.html. KanDrive is a service provided by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT).

Screenshots

Wyoming 5114 screens
KanDrive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KanDrive at 4.0 against Wyoming 511's 3.2. KanDrive also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (40% vs 25%). Wyoming 511's advantage is chart position (#203 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KanDrive holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 121 and 153 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Wyoming 511's written reviews are positive against 40% of KanDrive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wyoming 511 ships an update every 3 months, KanDrive monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Wyoming 511 versus KanDrive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWyoming 511KanDrive
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (121 ratings)4.0 (153 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews40.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings121153 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#203 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWyoming Department of TransportationKansas Department of Transportation

Customer experience

Wyoming 511

All ratings121 ratings
Positive47.9%
Neutral10.7%
Negative41.3%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral11.8%
Negative63.2%

KanDrive

All ratings153 ratings
Positive72.5%
Neutral7.8%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative46.7%

Bugs and requests

Wyoming 511

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • App crashes when opening map
  • App crashes when selecting features
  • App crashes when downloading data
  • Map overlay is inaccurate after selecting features
Show 17 more
  • Travel impact color coding is gone
  • Webcams not loading
  • Claim road kill function freezes
  • Map won't show road conditions
  • App glitches when pressing 'Maps'
  • Map turns blue and doesn't load
  • Map numbers clutter view
  • Data is years old
  • Map doesn't load, no roads visible
  • App doesn't reflect reported conditions
  • Slow to load road data
  • Takes too long to upload data
  • App crashes on iOS 11
  • App won't open with iOS 11
  • App crashes after latest update
  • App crashes at start up
  • App is very slow to start up

Requested features

13 requests
  • Add mile markers as an option
  • Add exit closure locations
  • Add notifications for road openings/closures
  • Add active incidents layer with descriptions
  • Add message signs layer
Show 8 more
  • Add link to statewide weather briefing
  • Add text-based alternative
  • Add color legend for map
  • Add weather forecast
  • Add ability to make ECAR reports with photos/videos
  • Add alerts based on selected location with notifications
  • Plot drive and filter reports
  • Set default location to WY

KanDrive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Wyoming 511

No in-app purchases

None

KanDrive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wyoming 511 free?
Wyoming 511 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KanDrive free?
KanDrive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wyoming 511 or KanDrive?
KanDrive is rated higher. Wyoming 511 averages 3.2 out of 5 from 121 ratings, while KanDrive averages 4.0 from 153 ratings.
Do Wyoming 511 or KanDrive have ads?
Neither Wyoming 511 nor KanDrive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wyoming 511 or KanDrive?
Wyoming 511 ships an update every 3 months, and KanDrive monthly. Most recently, Wyoming 511 was updated on November 2, 2026 and KanDrive on November 3, 2026.

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