TriStar Traffic vs Traffic Jam Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TriStar Traffic
Access live traffic camera feeds across Tennessee with this app. View cameras on an interactive map, save favorites for quick access, and integrate with Google Maps traffic overlays for a comprehensive view of road conditions.
- Live traffic camera feeds
- Interactive Tennessee map
- Save favorite cameras
- Location persistence
- Google Maps traffic overlay integration
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The TriStar Traffic mobile app provides a quick and easy way to view TDOT's live-streaming traffic cameras across the state of Tennessee. TriStar Traffic features: • Viewing individual camera feeds on an interactive map of Tennessee. • Save cameras to your favorites for easy access (great for commuting). • Location persistence. The app will always open where the user left it last. • Location-based sorting of your favorite traffic cameras. • Integration with Google Maps traffic overlay.
Traffic Jam Map
Access real-time traffic congestion information for the USA and North America. Search traffic data by street, city, or current location, and save favorite places for quick access. Offline access to the last available data for saved locations is also provided.
- Real-time traffic congestion data
- Search by street, city, or current position
- Save favorite locations
- Offline access to last available data
- USA/North America coverage
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Get real-time traffic jam data directly to your iPhone and iPad immediately from MapQuest. Now the traffic jam is in your hand, you can: - check the traffic congestion directly from the map; - search data by streetname, cityname and current position; - save your favorite places to access them quickly; - if offline, lastly available data will always be accessible for your favorites. Coverage USA/North America. IMPORTANT NOTE: with this App we display all the AVAILABLE traffic congestion data. If you don't see some values, please understand it is not our fault but a lack of information at the source. “A sip of wine, a cigarette, And then it’s time to go. I tidied up the kitchenette; I tuned the old banjo. I’m wanted at the traffic-jam. They’re saving me a seat.” ― Leonard Cohen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TriStar Traffic at 73% against Traffic Jam Map's 0%. TriStar Traffic also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (8.7K vs 2). Traffic Jam Map's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 20 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
TriStar Traffic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TriStar Traffic has 8.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of TriStar Traffic's written reviews are positive against 0% of Traffic Jam Map's.
TriStar Traffic ships an update every 20 months, Traffic Jam Map every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | TriStar Traffic | Traffic Jam Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8.7K ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.7K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Demetri Miller | Andrea Bisegna |
Customer experience
TriStar Traffic
Traffic Jam Map
Bugs and requests
TriStar Traffic
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cameras not loading in cold weather
- App crashing or freezing for some users
- Inconsistent performance across different devices
Requested features
4 requests- Expand camera coverage to more states
- Add option to toggle camera overlay for better map view
- Incorporate more traffic data sources beyond just cameras
- Implement full-screen camera view
Traffic Jam Map
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TriStar Traffic
No in-app purchases
Traffic Jam Map
No in-app purchases
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