511 Wisconsin vs Mauston Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
511 Wisconsin
Get real-time traffic and route personalization information for your travels. Plan your trips, check traffic speeds, and stay informed about road conditions before and during your journey.
- Traffic information
- Route personalization
- Trip planning
- Commute improvement
- Travel condition updates
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511 Wisconsin is a free app that provides traffic and route personalization information. Call 511 or visit 511WI.gov to get all the information you need to make smart traveling decisions, check traffic speeds or plan a trip. 511 will help improve your commute and keep you informed about travel conditions both before you leave the house and while you are on the road.
Mauston Explorer
Explore dining, shopping, attractions, and accommodations in Greater Mauston, WI. This guide is perfect for visitors and locals planning weekend getaways, day trips, or discovering community events.
- Discover local dining
- Browse unique shops
- Uncover attractions
- Find outdoor adventures
- Locate places to stay
- Explore community events
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Discover the heart of Wisconsin with the Mauston Explorer app! Whether you're a visitor or a local, this app helps you find the best places to eat, shop, play, and stay in Greater Mauston. Explore local dining spots, browse unique shops, uncover attractions and outdoor adventures, and find cozy places to stay — all in one easy-to-use guide. From weekend getaways to day trips and community events, Mauston Explorer connects you to everything that makes Mauston naturally special.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mauston Explorer at 100% against 511 Wisconsin's 4%. Mauston Explorer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 months). 511 Wisconsin's advantage is ratings volume (81 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.
Mauston Explorer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 511 Wisconsin has 81 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of 511 Wisconsin's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mauston Explorer's.
511 Wisconsin ships an update every 9 months, Mauston Explorer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 511 Wisconsin | Mauston Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (81 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IBI Group | Armstrong Software |
Customer experience
511 Wisconsin
Mauston Explorer
Bugs and requests
511 Wisconsin
Reported bugs
8 issues- Radar legend overlaps toggle, gets stuck
- Route feature doesn't work
- App switches screens on its own every 10 seconds
- Server connection error
- App blocks data/forces location tracking
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- Cannot get app on iPad
- Login issues
- Weather radar runs too fast and doesn't pause
Requested features
12 requests- Improve ease of use for quick checks
- Allow quick look at traffic cameras without destination
- Reintroduce ice and slippery condition updates
- Fix radar legend overlap bug
- Make winter road condition colors thicker/brighter/more legible
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- Allow selection of counties for alerts
- Bring back the old app's functionality
- Allow use on WiFi-only devices
- Fix login issues
- Allow users to decline notifications/tracking
- Improve accuracy of real-time road conditions
- Allow pausing of weather radar
Mauston Explorer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
511 Wisconsin
No in-app purchases
Mauston Explorer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is 511 Wisconsin free?
Is Mauston Explorer free?
Which has better reviews, 511 Wisconsin or Mauston Explorer?
Do 511 Wisconsin or Mauston Explorer have ads?
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