WSDOT vs White Pass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WSDOT
Access real-time traffic conditions, ferry schedules, and mountain pass reports for Washington State. Stay informed about travel alerts, toll rates, and border wait times to plan your journeys efficiently.
- Statewide traffic map
- Live traffic cameras
- Ferry schedules and locations
- Mountain pass conditions
- Toll rates
- Border wait times
- Train schedules
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Washington State Traveler information provided by The Washington State Department of Transportation. Features • Traffic Map with statewide traffic cameras and travel alerts. • Ferry schedules, alerts, and real-time ferry locations. • Mountain pass conditions and weather reports. • Washington State toll rates. • Northbound Canadian Border Waits. • Amtrak Cascades Train Schedules.
White Pass
Access real-time information for your winter sports adventures. View trail maps, live weather, snow reports, and webcam feeds. Purchase lift tickets and check event schedules.
- Real-time snow reports
- Interactive trail maps (offline)
- Live weather and 5-day forecast
- Lift ticket purchasing
- Live webcam feeds
- Tubing and event information
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The official White Pass app for your next ski, snowboard, cross-country, snowshoe or tubing experience. Stay on top of the most recent information from White Pass featuring a highly visual trail map. Check live weather conditions, daily snow reports, live webcams, and lift reports. Purchase your lift-tickets easily or check out Nordic and Tubing options. Access to real-time information can keep your snow experience fun and exciting. ** Daily Snow Report ** Check the daily snow report **Purchase Lift Tickets** Select your date and purchase a lift ticket or reload your ticket and save! ** Alpine Trail map ** **Nordic Trail Map** Detailed trail maps (available offline!) ** Webcams and Videos ** View live resort webcams Watch videos taken at the resort ** Live Weather ** Quickly get the current conditions View the 5-day forecast ** In-depth Snow Reports ** Check out the current mountain conditions ** Trail and Lift Reporting ** Get real-time trail, terrain park, and lift status and be the first to know when new terrain is opening ** Upcoming Events ** View upcoming events at the mountain **Tubing Information** Tubing schedule and general information
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: White Pass at 3.4 against WSDOT's 2.9. WSDOT's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (280 vs 12). 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.
White Pass holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WSDOT has 280 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 24% and 25% positive.
WSDOT ships an update monthly, White Pass every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WSDOT | White Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (280 ratings) | 3.4 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.3% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 280 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Washington State Department of Transportation | Alpine Media Technology |
Customer experience
WSDOT
White Pass
Bugs and requests
WSDOT
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Inaccurate and outdated traffic and ferry information
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Apple CarPlay
- Improve ferry ticket purchasing and management
- Provide more detailed and real-time pass and road condition updates
- Add ability to report potholes and other road issues
White Pass
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WSDOT
No in-app purchases
White Pass
No in-app purchases
