Live Traffic NSW vs Linkt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Live Traffic NSW
Get real-time traffic updates for New South Wales and border regions. Access incident information, live camera feeds, and receive notifications for saved trips and areas of interest to make informed travel decisions.
- Real-time incident information
- Live traffic camera images
- Notifications for saved trips
- Area of interest alerts
- Incident tracking and updates
- Cross-border traffic data
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Live Traffic NSW provides you with real-time information about unplanned and planned incidents that affect your trips in NSW and across borders into QLD, SA, VIC and ACT. Features include: - Incident information for Sydney and Regional NSW including crashes, breakdowns, fires, floods, snow, public events and roadworks. - Strategically located traffic camera images updated every 60 seconds, which you can save for quick access. - Receive notifications about incidents affecting your saved trips - Save areas of interest and receive notifications about incidents affecting your saved areas. - Follow incidents and receive notifications when the incident impact changes or ends. - Cross-border incident information from QLD, SA, VIC and ACT. - Location of fires from NSW Rural Fire Service. - Local road information in Northern NSW (supplied by myroadinfo.com.au). Live Traffic NSW aims to help motorists make the best possible travel decisions that will, in turn, contribute to the safe and efficient management of our roads. Live Traffic NSW is owned and operated by the Transport Management Centre (TMC) which monitors and manages the 18,000km NSW State road network 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The TMC uses advanced monitoring, communication and traffic management systems to respond to and clear traffic incidents as quickly as possible, improve consistency of journey times, and provide customers with quality up-to-date information. This app also uses data from interstate road agencies (QLD, SA, VIC and ACT), NSW Rural Fire Service, and Northern NSW local roads (myroadinfo.com.au). We're committed to ensuring that Live Traffic NSW meets the needs of road users in NSW, and your feedback is essential. If you have any ideas, suggestions for improvement or questions about the app, please contact us by using the feedback form within the app.
Linkt
Easily manage your toll account on the go. Check balances, top up funds, view trip history, and manage vehicles. Access rewards and receive real-time travel alerts.
- Account balance and status
- Secure top-ups
- Statement download and sharing
- Customer rewards and discounts
- Real-time road incident alerts
- Vehicle management
- Order and manage tags
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Managing your Linkt account has never been easier. Open an account, check your balance, view trips, top up your account, download/share statements, add/remove vehicles and set up auto payments, with just a few taps. Popular features: • See your account balance and status instantly. • Top up your account quickly and securely. • Download and share account statements. • Save with Linkt Customer Rewards. Get easy access to great discounts and offers from our new Linkt Customer Rewards partners. Exclusions apply. Full offer terms available in the Linkt app. • Stay informed: enable notifications to get relevant and timely information about your account. • Avoid traffic and plan your travel: Get real-time road incident alerts on the Linkt app. • Choose when and how much to top up using auto pay. • Review and search your recent activity in the 'Activity' tab: see trip history details and costs and compare your monthly spend. • Need a new tag, tag holder or just need a replacement? All Victorian account holders, New South Wales Tag account holders and Queensland Tag account holders can order and manage their tags. • Sold or bought a car? Add and remove vehicles with just a few taps. • Moved house? Update your personal details instantly. • Pay toll notices or toll invoices (selected toll roads only). Want to know more about Linkt app? Discover all its features and functionality here - linkt.com.au/app The Linkt app is just one of the many ways we’re working to make your life easier. If you’d like to share your feedback or suggest future features, please email us at mobileapps@linkt.com.au or visit linkt.com.au/app
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Verdict
Live Traffic NSW and Linkt both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 48% of Live Traffic NSW's written reviews are positive against 28% of Linkt's. Live Traffic NSW also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Linkt's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (295 vs 28). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Live Traffic NSW against 4.5 for Linkt. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Linkt has 295 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of Live Traffic NSW's written reviews are positive against 28% of Linkt's.
Live Traffic NSW ships an update every 2 months, Linkt every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Live Traffic NSW | Linkt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (28 ratings) — better | 4.5 (295 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.7% of reviews — better | 27.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 295 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Transport for NSW | Transurban Limited |
Customer experience
Live Traffic NSW
Linkt
Bugs and requests
Live Traffic NSW
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Linkt
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Issues with adding/removing vehicles
- Incorrect toll charges and video matching fees
- Delayed or missing trip information
- Problems with auto top-up and payment processing
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to view and manage account details more easily
- Real-time trip updates
- Support for alternative payment methods (e.g. Apple Pay)
- Improved notification system
- Better integration between app and website
In-app purchases
Live Traffic NSW
No in-app purchases
Linkt
No in-app purchases









