Comparison

Live Traffic NSW vs EVX Australia

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time incident information
  • Live traffic camera images
  • Notifications for saved trips
  • Area of interest alerts
  • Incident tracking and updates
  • Cross-border traffic data
Features
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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.

About

EVX Australia

Find, reserve, and manage charging for your electric vehicle at public stations across Australia. This app provides real-time information on charger availability, capacity, and progress, all powered by clean energy.

Highlights
  • Find and navigate to charge points
  • Filter by capacity, connector, and availability
  • Reserve charge points
  • View tariffs and charging history
  • Start charging via app or card
  • Real-time charging progress updates
Features
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Charge carefree with the EVX charging app and charge card, which give you access to the accessible, reliable and sustainable public charging network, allowing you to charge at everywhere in Australia. EVX charging network is 100% powered by clean energy. Key features: ▸ Find a charge point – discover charger point near you, and easily navigate to your next charge point using Google Maps ▸ Filter on charging capacity, connector type and availability ▸ Check availability and reserve a charge point ▸ Check tariffs and see your charging history ▸ Start a charge through the app or by using your EVX membership card ▸ Get real time information about charging progress Happy Charging :)

Screenshots

Live Traffic NSW4 screens
EVX Australia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Live Traffic NSW at 48% against EVX Australia's 13%. Live Traffic NSW also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). EVX Australia's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Live Traffic NSW ships an update every 2 months, EVX Australia weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Live Traffic NSW versus EVX Australia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive Traffic NSWEVX Australia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.7% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTransport for NSWEVX Australia PTY LTD

Customer experience

Live Traffic NSW

All ratings28 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive47.7%
Neutral12.8%
Negative39.5%

EVX Australia

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%

In-app purchases

None

Live Traffic NSW

No in-app purchases

None

EVX Australia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Live Traffic NSW free?
Live Traffic NSW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EVX Australia free?
EVX Australia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Live Traffic NSW or EVX Australia have ads?
Neither Live Traffic NSW nor EVX Australia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Live Traffic NSW or EVX Australia?
Live Traffic NSW ships an update every 2 months, and EVX Australia weekly. Most recently, Live Traffic NSW was updated on September 22, 2026 and EVX Australia on September 17, 2026.

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