Québec 511 vs CBSA CanBorder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Québec 511
Plan your journeys on Québec roads with real-time information on traffic, roadwork, and winter conditions. Access camera feeds, ferry schedules, and border wait times. Receive customizable alerts for warnings and events impacting your route.
- Roadwork and hindrances
- Traffic conditions
- Winter road conditions
- Traffic camera images
- Ferry services
- Border crossing wait times
- Customizable alerts
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Consult Québec 511 to plan your trips on Québec roads 24/7. This app gives you access to a wealth of useful information related to transportation. Customize the app by choosing your favourite themes: • roadwork and hindrances (location, type, schedule and duration) • traffic conditions • winter road conditions (pavement condition and visibility) • images from traffic cameras • current events on the road network (accidents, floods, etc.) • ferry services availability and schedules • wait times at border crossings • locations of rest areas and villages-relais, as well as services offered • locations of photo radar devices and red light cameras • accesses where trucks are prohibited and load limits • locations of arrester beds and break-check areas • information on federal bridges Additionally, you can enable alerts to receive notifications on current warnings, roadwork and general messages. The app can be downloaded free of charge and is offered in English and French. Remember to rate the app and send us your comments at quebec511@quebec511.info. You can also visit our website at quebec511.info and follow us on Facebook as well as on our Twitter accounts dedicated to the Greater Montréal region (@Qc511_Mtl) and the Québec and Lévis regions (@Qc511_QcLevis).
CBSA CanBorder
Get real-time land border wait times for Canadian and US ports of entry. Plan your trips with estimated best crossing times and get turn-by-turn directions.
- Real-time border wait times
- Select ports of entry
- Trip planner function
- Estimated best crossing times
- Turn-by-turn directions
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Having land border wait times at your fingertips helps you make an informed decision about where and when to cross the border. The CanBorder app provides estimated wait times at select ports of entry in Canada and the United States. Short on time? Use the trip planner function to generate an estimated best day, time and port of entry at which to cross the border, along with turn by turn directions to get you there. The CanBorder app is a free service provided by the Canada Border Services Agency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Québec 511 at 24% against CBSA CanBorder's 11%. CBSA CanBorder's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Québec 511 ships an update every 3 months, CBSA CanBorder every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Québec 511 | CBSA CanBorder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.2 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews — better | 11.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Transports du Québec | Canada Border Services Agency |
Customer experience
Québec 511
CBSA CanBorder
Bugs and requests
Québec 511
Reported bugs
62 issues- No button to refuse notifications
- Important closures completely absent from the site
- More notifications since last iOS update
- Buttons too small on 4.7-inch screen
- Cannot see traffic colors, only camera icons
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- No construction or detours shown in Gatineau
- Cannot find exit numbers on interactive maps
- App not updated regularly
- Information from February and March more recent than September or today
- Double hump on the left in the turn towards Pont Pierre Laporte Lévis
- Someone forgets to press send on updates
- Autoroute 40 westbound in Quebec completely closed for major work, not indicated beforehand
- Notifications are a month late
- Traffic cameras not from the same day
- Route 117 closed due to major accident, app showed data from 9:15 AM at noon
- App indicated road was closed at 4 PM with data from 12:15 PM
- Reopening notification received at 8 PM
- Does not show road conditions
- Application bugs a lot
- App is still useless
- App is mediocre
- Cannot see small road conditions
- Relies on Google Maps
- Incompetent road signs
- Wasted tax money
- Insult to taxpayers
- Camps have disappeared
- Not a road map
- No sound on notification
- Weather not appearing
- App is unusable
- Interactive map not working
- Always asks to download
- Terms and conditions unreadable
- Stuck in update loop
- Cannot see road conditions when snowing
- Not iPad friendly
- Keeps saying to download new version
- Terrible step backward
- Does not display warnings
- New version is a major step back
- No landscape mode
- Cannot see road conditions
- App is inaccessible during storms
- New version looks like the 80s
- Only shows map, no warnings
- Bluetooth sound cuts out
- No landscape mode on iPad
- New version looks cheap and messy
- Too many icons on map
- No accident notifications
- Cannot see webcams full screen
- Cannot change city for webcams
- Orientation landscape disappeared
- Dark mode options not visible
- Black road line blends with background
- Traffic updates rarely happen
- Inaccurate and not timely
- App crashes when opening favorites
- Major closure not signaled
- Crashing on opening
- Keeps crashing
Requested features
16 requests- Add truck no-go zones
- Add low bridge information
- Add exit numbers to maps
- Add GPS system like Google Maps
- Add electrical circuit information
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- Add a dark mode option
- Change road color to green for visibility
- Bring back the old version
- Add notifications for accidents or closures
- Allow webcams to be viewed full screen
- Allow changing cities for webcam viewing
- Add landscape mode for iPad
- Improve iPad compatibility
- Make terms and conditions readable on smaller screens
- Allow users to choose their region on app open
- Add links to neighboring road networks
CBSA CanBorder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Québec 511
No in-app purchases
CBSA CanBorder
No in-app purchases
