Comparison

FRTA vs Mass511

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FRTA

This app offers a flexible and convenient way to manage your rides within Franklin County and the North Quabbin region. View upcoming and past trips, receive accurate ETAs, and easily access your account 24/7.

Highlights
  • Manage trips with flexibility
  • View upcoming and completed trips
  • Easily cancel trips
  • Passenger notifications with ETAs
  • 24/7 account access
Features
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FRTA is a new ride-share service that will help residents travel more easily within Franklin County and the North Quabbin region by offering: -Flexibility to manage trips *View upcoming and completed trips *Easily cancel trips -Convenient Trip Details View *Passenger notifications with accurate vehicle ETAs -Simple Mobile Interface *24/7 access to account profiles, settings, and reservations

About

Mass511

Get real-time traffic updates, incident alerts, and camera views for Massachusetts highways. This app offers hands-free audio notifications and personalized route management to keep you informed while driving.

Highlights
  • Hands-free audio notifications
  • Zoom-enabled map with camera views
  • Real-time incident and weather updates
  • Personalized account management
  • Traffic speed monitoring
  • Access to traveler resources
Features
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The Mass511 app is the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's official traffic and traveler information app. The Mass511 app, new and improved in 2022, provides up-to-date traffic information for interstates, U.S. routes and state highways across Massachusetts. FEATURES: • Hands-free, eyes-free audio notifications of traffic events while you drive • A zoom-enabled map with tappable traffic event icons and surrounding camera views • Near real-time updates on traffic incidents, construction, weather and road closures • Manage My Mass511 personalized accounts including saved routes, areas, and camera views and email and text alerts • View current traffic speeds • View traffic cameras throughout the state. Sign up for a My Mass511 account to save cameras for easy access. • Access to additional traveler information resources NOTE: Continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease device battery life. The primary responsibility of every driver is the safe operation of their vehicle. While traveling, mobile communication devices should be used only when the motor vehicle is at a complete stop, off the traveled portion of the roadway. Do not text and drive (it's against the law) or use this app while driving. App developed by Castle Rock Associates https://www.castlerockits.com. For help with Mass511, please visit https://mass511.com/help/index.html.

Screenshots

FRTA4 screens
Mass5114 screens

Verdict

The call

FRTA and Mass511 both sit at 3.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of FRTA's written reviews are positive against 20% of Mass511's. FRTA also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Mass511's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 6). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for FRTA against 3.5 for Mass511. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mass511 has 54 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of FRTA's written reviews are positive against 20% of Mass511's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FRTA ships an update every 2 months, Mass511 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FRTA versus Mass511: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFRTAMass511
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (6 ratings) — better3.5 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings654 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFranklin Regional Transit AuthorityCastle Rock Associates, Inc.

Customer experience

FRTA

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mass511

All ratings53 ratings
Positive58.5%
Neutral5.7%
Negative35.8%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%

In-app purchases

None

FRTA

No in-app purchases

None

Mass511

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FRTA free?
FRTA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mass511 free?
Mass511 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FRTA or Mass511?
FRTA is rated higher. FRTA averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Mass511 averages 3.5 from 54 ratings.
Do FRTA or Mass511 have ads?
Neither FRTA nor Mass511 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FRTA or Mass511?
FRTA ships an update every 2 months, and Mass511 every 4 months. Most recently, FRTA was updated on October 3, 2026 and Mass511 on October 13, 2026.

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