Comparison

KanDrive vs X911Notification

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

Head to head
About

KanDrive

This app provides real-time traffic and traveler information for Kansas highways. It offers hands-free audio alerts for events, detours, and weather, along with a zoomable map featuring traffic cameras and incident details. Users can personalize accounts for favorite routes and receive notifications.

Highlights
  • Hands-free audio notifications
  • Zoom-enabled map with camera views
  • Real-time traffic incident updates
  • Personalized accounts for favorite routes
  • CarPlay support
  • Public reporting feature
Features
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The KanDrive app is the Kansas Department of Transportation's official traffic and traveler information app. The KanDrive app provides up-to-date traffic information for interstates, U.S. routes and state highways across Kansas. FEATURES: • Hands-free, eyes-free audio notifications of upcoming traffic events, detours, weather alerts, and rest areas 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 • My KanDrive personalized accounts for quick access to favorite routes, areas, and camera views & sign up for email, text, push notifications • View current traffic speeds and road conditions • View traffic cameras throughout the state. Sign up for a My KanDrive account to save cameras for easy access. • Hands-free, eyes-free public reporting feature that allows you to submit reports about concerns you encounter on the roadway • CarPlay support for displaying upcoming high impact events like crashes, detours, and roadwork • 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 KanDrive, please visit https://kandrive.org/help/index.html. KanDrive is a service provided by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT).

About

X911Notification

This app sends push notifications to first responders with critical information from dispatchers about 911 incidents. It provides map links to incident locations and allows responders to review past incidents.

Highlights
  • Real-time 911 incident notifications
  • Push message alerts
  • Map linking for incident location
  • Review of prior incidents
  • Drill down to full incident details
Features
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x911 mobile app notifies First Responders with information from a dispatcher about a 911 situation. This notice is delivered as a "push message" and provides linking to various maps to help identify where the incident occurred. The First Responder can also review a list of prior incidences and optionally drill down to full information about the incident.

Screenshots

KanDrive4 screens
X911Notification4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: KanDrive at 153 against X911Notification's 4. KanDrive also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.8). X911Notification's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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

KanDrive holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KanDrive has 153 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
KanDrive versus X911Notification: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKanDriveX911Notification
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (153 ratings) — better3.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings153 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKansas Department of TransportationAllied Technical Consultants, Inc

Customer experience

KanDrive

All ratings153 ratings
Positive72.5%
Neutral7.8%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative46.7%

X911Notification

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

KanDrive

No in-app purchases

None

X911Notification

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KanDrive free?
KanDrive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is X911Notification free?
X911Notification is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KanDrive or X911Notification?
KanDrive is rated higher. KanDrive averages 4.0 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while X911Notification averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do KanDrive or X911Notification have ads?
Neither KanDrive nor X911Notification shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KanDrive or X911Notification?
KanDrive ships an update monthly, and X911Notification monthly. Most recently, KanDrive was updated on October 16, 2026 and X911Notification on October 3, 2026.

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