NMRoads vs Basecamp Stores
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NMRoads
Access real-time travel and traffic information for New Mexico and interstate roads. View live camera feeds, message board updates, and travel times. Receive alerts for incidents and find commuter resources.
- Interactive zoomable map
- Live camera views
- Electronic message board updates
- Travel-time estimates
- Traffic alerts
- Weather forecasts and radar
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The NMDOT Travel App provides New Mexico and interstate motorists with mobile access to up-to-date travel and traffic information from the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s, Intelligent Transportation Systems Bureau (ITS). Available information includes: A scrollable, fully zoom able, interactive map display. Live camera views of roadway/traffic conditions at over 70 locations. Instant access to more than 3 dozen electronic message boards relaying traffic information. Travel-times for drive-time commuters in the Albuquerque metro area. Alerts to crashes, road closures or other problem affecting traffic flows. Links to NM Rail Runner Express commuter train services and schedules Park and Ride locations for commuters in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe metro areas. Bicycle Routes and Trucking Information. Direct access to National Weather Service forecasts, maps and radar data.
Basecamp Stores
Discover discounts on gas, snacks, and other items at participating locations. Easily redeem coupons by showing your phone at the point of sale. Get notified about special, limited-time offers and find nearby stores.
- Save money on gas and snacks
- Digital coupon redemption
- Find nearby store locations
- Receive limited-time offer notifications
- Easy-to-use interface
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Save money at Basecamp with great coupons on gas, snacks, and more! Simply tap the redeem button and show your phone at purchase to redeem your coupons. Special, limited-time offers are only accessible via this easy to use app powered by Rovertown. Find nearby stores and get notified of offers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Basecamp Stores at 5.0 against NMRoads's 2.6. Basecamp Stores also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). NMRoads's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (42 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Basecamp Stores holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NMRoads has 42 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NMRoads ships an update every 5 months, Basecamp Stores every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NMRoads | Basecamp Stores |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.7 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | New Mexico Department of Transportation | Rover Enterprises |
Customer experience
NMRoads
Basecamp Stores
Bugs and requests
NMRoads
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes every time map is opened
- App closes when clicking map view
- New update has broken links
- App doesn't load road conditions
- App displays same webpage as website but renders incorrectly
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- App not updated in years and no longer functional
- App not updated in a timely manner
- Road conditions not updated
- App never updated
- No data on app or website, blank page
- App fixed but now shows blank screen
- App does not work, blank screen
- App update broke functionality
- App shows white screen after update
- App not updated daily
- App does not work
- App not 3GS compatible
- App is slow and crashes
Requested features
8 requests- Fix app crashes
- Update the app
- Make app more reliable
- Improve rendering of website content
- Add functionality for rest area status
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- List rest areas by interstate and mile marker
- Add "go to mile marker" feature
- Link information to maps and locations
Basecamp Stores
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NMRoads
No in-app purchases
Basecamp Stores
No in-app purchases
