CBSA CanBorder vs Ontario 511
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CBSA CanBorder
Get real-time land border wait times for Canadian and US ports of entry. Plan your trips with estimated best crossing times and get turn-by-turn directions.
- Real-time border wait times
- Select ports of entry
- Trip planner function
- Estimated best crossing times
- Turn-by-turn directions
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Having land border wait times at your fingertips helps you make an informed decision about where and when to cross the border. The CanBorder app provides estimated wait times at select ports of entry in Canada and the United States. Short on time? Use the trip planner function to generate an estimated best day, time and port of entry at which to cross the border, along with turn by turn directions to get you there. The CanBorder app is a free service provided by the Canada Border Services Agency.
Ontario 511
Get real-time highway and traffic updates for Ontario drivers. Plan your route with information on construction, incidents, weather, and snowplow locations. Features a zoomable map with over 600 cameras and audio alerts for hazards.
- Real-time highway and traffic information
- Zoomable map with traffic speeds and cameras
- Incident and road closure alerts
- Construction and roadwork updates
- Rest area information
- Snowplow tracking
- Weather alerts
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Ontario 511 app provides near real-time highway and traffic information to Ontario drivers to help them safely plan their route. This includes information on construction, truck and public rest areas, incidents and road closures, weather alerts and the location of snowplows on highways across the province. This app features a scrollable, zoomable map that displays: • Traffic speeds • Incidents and closures, such as collisions and other road hazards • Over 600 cameras • Construction and roadwork • Rest area information • Road Conditions • Seasonal loads • Track My Plow to locate snow plows on Ontario highways • Weather alerts from Environment Canada The app also features Drive Mode Alerts that notify drivers with an audio alert of incidents, closures, weather warnings, and rest areas ahead. The app provides information and support in both English and French Looking to provide feedback on how we can improve the Ontario 511 app? Please email Ontario 511 at 511Feedback@ontario.ca
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ontario 511 at 5.0 against CBSA CanBorder's 2.1. CBSA CanBorder's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ontario 511 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CBSA CanBorder has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of CBSA CanBorder's written reviews are positive against 9% of Ontario 511's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CBSA CanBorder ships an update every 4 months, Ontario 511 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CBSA CanBorder | Ontario 511 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (25 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.4% of reviews — better | 9.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Canada Border Services Agency | IBI Group |
Customer experience
CBSA CanBorder
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In-app purchases
CBSA CanBorder
No in-app purchases
Ontario 511
No in-app purchases
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