Mass511 vs HullNext
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
HullNext
Access real-time transit information, an events calendar, points of interest, and local activities. Stay updated on beach conditions and weather forecasts for your area.
- Real-time transit updates
- Events calendar
- Points of Interest
- Things to do listings
- Beach conditions
- Weather forecasts
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Companion app to the hullnext.com website. Realtime transit, Events calendar, Points of Interest, Things to do, Beach conditions and Weather
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HullNext at 100% against Mass511's 20%. HullNext also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Mass511's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 4). 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.
HullNext holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mass511 has 54 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Mass511's written reviews are positive against 100% of HullNext's.
Mass511 ships an update every 4 months, HullNext every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mass511 | HullNext |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (54 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Castle Rock Associates, Inc. | Martin Davy |
Customer experience
Mass511
HullNext
In-app purchases
Mass511
No in-app purchases
HullNext
No in-app purchases
