WSDOT vs Discover Coulee
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.
Discover Coulee
This app helps locals and tourists discover attractions and businesses in the Coulee area. Businesses can manage their listings, update information, and send notifications to users.
- Explore local offerings
- Manage business listings
- Update business hours
- Add photos and menus
- Link to business websites
- Send push notifications
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The Discover Coulee app is designed to be used by local residents and visitors to explore our many offerings. Local businesses will have the opportunity to edit their business listing, update hours, list photo, menus, types of services, link to your website and may submit push notifications to app users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Discover Coulee at 5.0 against WSDOT's 2.9. WSDOT's advantage is ratings volume (280 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Discover Coulee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WSDOT has 280 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WSDOT | Discover Coulee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (280 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 280 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Washington State Department of Transportation | Armstrong Software |
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
Discover Coulee
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WSDOT
No in-app purchases
Discover Coulee
No in-app purchases
