Border Traffic vs Pulse by Advantage
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!
Pulse by Advantage
Gain real-time vehicle intelligence for a safer driving experience. Monitor, locate, and protect your car with features like instant location, battery health, and trip history. Offers peace of mind for drivers and passengers.
- Instant vehicle location
- Car battery health monitoring
- Vehicle mileage tracking
- Trip history details
- Stolen vehicle recovery assistance
- Navigation integration
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The Pulse App provides instant access to real-time vehicle intelligence that gives you and all drivers and passengers a safer driving experience. The App effortlessly allows you to monitor, locate, and protect your vehicle. Key Features: • Instant Location Info • Car battery health monitor • Vehicle mileage tracking • Trip history details • Maps trip navigation integration • Stolen vehicle recovery assistance Consumers get the priceless peace of mind that comes from this additional layer of safety and security for your family and passengers. Pulse proactively protects your loved ones to lessen the chances of the unexpected or unthinkable. Monitor Track and protect teen and senior drivers Locate Instant vehicle locates and tracking Protect Report stolen vehicle location, movements Safety Locate vehicle in crowded parking areas Connected Peace of mind from real-time intelligence
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pulse by Advantage at 4.7 against Border Traffic's 3.0. Pulse by Advantage also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Border Traffic's advantage is review sentiment (32% vs 0%) and ratings volume (432 vs 13). On price, 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. Pulse by Advantage asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pulse by Advantage holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Border Traffic has 432 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of Border Traffic's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pulse by Advantage's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Border Traffic ships an update every 2 months, Pulse by Advantage every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Border Traffic | Pulse by Advantage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (432 ratings) | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 432 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 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 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solutions XYZ LLC | Procon Analytics, LLC |
Customer experience
Border Traffic
Pulse by Advantage
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
Pulse by Advantage
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Border Traffic
- Monthly Subscription$1.99
- Yearly Subscription$15.99
Pulse by Advantage
No in-app purchases
