Border Traffic vs Across El Paso
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!
Across El Paso
Navigate El Paso with real-time border crossing information, local business listings, and interactive maps. This app helps locals and travelers explore the region more effectively.
- Real-time border crossing info
- Local business discovery
- Interactive maps
- Travel tools
- Smart navigation
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Discover the Borderland with confidence. Explore El Paso brings you real-time border crossing info, local business discovery, interactive maps, and travel tools — all in one simple app designed to help you move smarter and explore deeper. Whether you’re a local, traveler, or commuter, everything you need to navigate El Paso is right here.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Border Traffic at Free against Across El Paso's $2.99. Border Traffic also leads on ratings volume (436 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). Across El Paso's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence and device support 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
Border Traffic is free to download; Across El Paso costs $2.99 up front. Border Traffic sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Across El Paso asks for nothing beyond the download.
Across El Paso holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Border Traffic has 436 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Border Traffic ships an update every 2 months, Across El Paso every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Border Traffic | Across El Paso |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (436 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 436 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Solutions XYZ LLC | Ricardo Vara |
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
Across El Paso
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Border Traffic
- Monthly Subscription$1.99
- Yearly Subscription$15.99
Across El Paso
No in-app purchases
