CBSA CanBorder vs Driving BC
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.
Driving BC
Discover comprehensive driving routes, parks, trails, and attractions in Coastal British Columbia. Plan an unforgettable road trip with curated information on points of interest, restaurants, and hidden gems.
- Driving route planning
- Parks and trails discovery
- Points of interest identification
- Attractions and hidden gems
- Restaurant recommendations
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Welcome to Coastal British Columbia's most comprehensive driving route app, full of all the information you will need to make your road trip unforgettable and satisfying. Find driving routes, parks and trails, points of interest, things to do, restaurants, attractions and hidden gems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Driving BC at 3.0 against CBSA CanBorder's 2.2. CBSA CanBorder's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Driving BC holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CBSA CanBorder has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of CBSA CanBorder's written reviews are positive against 0% of Driving BC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | CBSA CanBorder | Driving BC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (24 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Canada Border Services Agency | Canada's Best Apps |
Customer experience
CBSA CanBorder
Driving BC
In-app purchases
CBSA CanBorder
No in-app purchases
Driving BC
No in-app purchases
Questions
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