Border Traffic vs SemperMatics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Border Traffic
This app provides near real-time video feeds of the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa border crossings. It helps users make informed decisions to save time and reduce frustration by showing current wait times and offering customizable alerts.
- 24/7 video access to border crossings
- Wait time estimates
- Customizable alerts for wait times
- Save favorite crossing videos
- Calculate and store crossing times
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BorderTraffic saves you time with near real-time videos of the San Ysidro (San Diego) / Tijuana and Otay Mesa / Tijuana border crossings, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can make informed border crossing decisions based on current video information, thus saving time, money, and frustration. • 24/7 access to over 40 videos of San Ysidro & Otay Mesa crossings – Standard, Ready, Sentri, Entering Mexico, & Pedestrian • Wait time estimates generated using analytics of BorderTraffic videos • My Alerts notify you when the wait time meets criteria you’ve set. For example, you may set an alert to notify you when the wait in the San Ysidro Ready Lane is less than 20 minutes. • My Favorite Videos lets you save 2 different videos. With one click, you’ll see video of your preferred crossing and lane. If it shows a long wait, click just once more to see a video of your 2nd choice, letting you compare the 2 videos and make a quick decision. • Time My Crossing lets you automatically calculate and store your wait times every time you cross Download and start crossing the border faster!
SemperMatics
This app provides advanced vehicle protection and tracking. It allows users to stay connected to their vehicles 24/7, offering peace of mind for loved ones on the road. Advanced GPS technology helps locate and recover vehicles quickly.
- 24/7 vehicle monitoring
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Vehicle location and recovery
- Peace of mind for travelers
- Easy-to-use mobile interface
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SemperMatics is an advanced connected vehicle protection product that allows you to stay connected to your loved ones 24/7, 365 through an easy-to-use mobile app installed on your phone or tablet. SemperMatics provides peace of mind when loved ones travel local or coast to coast. Our advanced GPS technology allows you to instantly track, locate and recover your vehicle using any web-enabled device. Having SemperMatics installed in your vehicle is one of the most effective methods of recovering a stolen vehicle you can have!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SemperMatics at 100% against Border Traffic's 32%. SemperMatics also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Border Traffic's advantage is ratings volume (432 vs 6). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Border Traffic sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SemperMatics asks for nothing beyond the download.
SemperMatics holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Border Traffic has 432 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Border Traffic's written reviews are positive against 100% of SemperMatics's.
Border Traffic ships an update every 2 months, SemperMatics every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Border Traffic | SemperMatics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (432 ratings) | 4.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 432 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solutions XYZ LLC | Sarekon LLC |
Customer experience
Border Traffic
SemperMatics
Bugs and requests
Border Traffic
Reported bugs
5 issues- No tiene la opción de cancelarla y no puedes contactarlos para quitar la anualidad
- App just stays on title screen and doesn't load
- The updated app has some kind of bug in how it parses the email used to login
- Ya intente meter mi cuenta y no inicia sesión, ya intente de el celular de un amigo con su cuenta y tampoco, también con el celular de mi novio y nada👎👎
- No abre la aplicación
Requested features
2 requests- Incluir Tecate & Mexicali
- Mejor ángulos de las cámaras para peatones, Ready y Sentri lane
SemperMatics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Border Traffic
- Monthly Subscription$1.99
- Yearly Subscription$15.99
SemperMatics
No in-app purchases
