WSDOT vs Ferry FYI
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.
Ferry FYI
Plan your Washington State Ferries trips with real-time data. This app forecasts sailing fullness, tracks delays with GPS, and identifies cancellation risks. It also helps estimate your arrival time at the terminal and compare sailing options.
- Forecast sailing fullness
- Track delays with vessel GPS
- Identify low-tide cancellation risk
- Estimate terminal arrival times
- Compare sailing options
- Customizable alerts
- Traffic camera integration
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Not just a re-skinned WSF app. Ferry FYI combines historical sailing data, live ferry reports, vessel GPS, weather, tides, local events, school breaks, and holidays to help you plan smarter trips across every Washington State Ferries route. See beyond the schedule: • Forecast how full upcoming sailings will be • Track delays using vessel GPS and estimate whether boats will catch up • Identify low-tide cancellation risk before a cancellation is confirmed • Customize alerts by terminal, direction, time of day and more What boat will I make? • Use your location or enter an address to estimate your terminal arrival • Choose driving, walking, cycling or transit, and adjust your safety buffer • Compare earlier and later sailings, estimated boarding chances, and vehicle-capacity projections where available • Explore sailing timelines with arrival estimates, and boarding cutoffs • Share trip plans with your starting address, travel method, and buffer Plus everything you'd expect: • Polished, modern interface with dark mode support • Filtered WSF bulletins and service alerts • Interactive ferry maps with vessel names, direction, and docked status • Traffic cameras: ordered, tagged and enhanced • Passenger and vehicle fare comparisons, a custom fare calculator, and full fare tables • Scan, save, and share tickets • Terminal information, parking, facilities and directions • Detailed vessel information • Leaderboards for terminals and vessels • Support for all WSF routes Ferry FYI Supporter Support Ferry FYI with an optional monthly or yearly subscription. Core ferry information remains free. Supporter benefits: • No Ferry FYI advertisements while signed in • An optional Supporter badge on public leaderboards • Support for continued development and operation The App Store displays your subscription price and billing interval before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm. Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription through your App Store subscription settings. Sign in to your Ferry FYI account to use Supporter benefits. Existing subscribers can use Restore Purchases in the app. Ferry FYI Terms of Service: https://ferry.fyi/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ferry.fyi/privacy
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Verdict
WSDOT and Ferry FYI both sit at 2.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Ferry FYI's written reviews are positive against 24% of WSDOT's. WSDOT's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for WSDOT against 3.0 for Ferry FYI. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WSDOT has 286 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 24% of WSDOT's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ferry FYI's.
WSDOT ships an update every 5 weeks, Ferry FYI every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WSDOT | Ferry FYI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (286 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 286 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Washington State Department of Transportation | Ansel Santosa |
Customer experience
WSDOT
Ferry FYI
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
Ferry FYI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WSDOT
No in-app purchases
Ferry FYI
No in-app purchases







