Ontario 511 vs Chipmunk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ontario 511
Get real-time highway and traffic updates for Ontario drivers. Plan your route with information on construction, incidents, weather, and snowplow locations. Features a zoomable map with over 600 cameras and audio alerts for hazards.
- Real-time highway and traffic information
- Zoomable map with traffic speeds and cameras
- Incident and road closure alerts
- Construction and roadwork updates
- Rest area information
- Snowplow tracking
- Weather alerts
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Ontario 511 app provides near real-time highway and traffic information to Ontario drivers to help them safely plan their route. This includes information on construction, truck and public rest areas, incidents and road closures, weather alerts and the location of snowplows on highways across the province. This app features a scrollable, zoomable map that displays: • Traffic speeds • Incidents and closures, such as collisions and other road hazards • Over 600 cameras • Construction and roadwork • Rest area information • Road Conditions • Seasonal loads • Track My Plow to locate snow plows on Ontario highways • Weather alerts from Environment Canada The app also features Drive Mode Alerts that notify drivers with an audio alert of incidents, closures, weather warnings, and rest areas ahead. The app provides information and support in both English and French Looking to provide feedback on how we can improve the Ontario 511 app? Please email Ontario 511 at 511Feedback@ontario.ca
Chipmunk
Track your children's school transportation in real-time. See estimated arrival times for bus stops, view bus locations, and receive important school and transportation notifications.
- Real-time bus location tracking
- Estimated arrival times
- View bus stops
- School and transportation notifications
- Easy to use
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Keep up to date on your children's transportation. Chipmunk is free and easy to use. • See estimated times of arrival for your children's bus stops. • View your children's stops and bus locations. • See notifications related to your children's schools and transportation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ontario 511 at 5.0 against Chipmunk's 4.0. Chipmunk's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ontario 511 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chipmunk has 1.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 9% and 9% positive.
Ontario 511 ships an update every 3 months, Chipmunk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ontario 511 | Chipmunk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 9.4% of reviews | 9.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 182 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IBI Group | BusPlanner Inc. |
Customer experience
Ontario 511
Chipmunk
Bugs and requests
Ontario 511
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Chipmunk
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to log in or create an account
- Incorrect or missing student and bus information
- Frequent app crashes and server downtime
- Delayed or inaccurate bus arrival notifications
Requested features
4 requests- Improve accuracy and reliability of bus tracking
- Provide more detailed and timely bus arrival information
- Enhance user interface and overall app usability
- Implement better account management and login functionality
In-app purchases
Ontario 511
No in-app purchases
Chipmunk
No in-app purchases
