NMRoads vs PointSF
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.
PointSF
Discover San Francisco by simply pointing your phone. Get quick, helpful summaries about nearby restaurants, landmarks, public art, and transit stops. Explore your surroundings more naturally and uncover local context you might otherwise miss.
- Point to identify nearby places
- Get quick summaries of locations
- Discover restaurants, shops, and landmarks
- View transit stop arrival times
- Uncover local context and hidden gems
- Explore San Francisco intuitively
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See San Francisco differently. PointSF is a new way to explore the city using the simple act of pointing. Open the app, aim your phone at a place nearby, and get a quick, helpful summary of what it is, what it’s known for, and why it might be worth checking out. Use PointSF while walking through San Francisco to learn about restaurants, bars, cafés, shops, landmarks, attractions, public art, parks, neighborhoods, and more. Point at a transit stop to see when the next bus is coming. Point at a mural, storefront, plaza, or hidden gem to uncover local context you might otherwise miss. LOOK UP, NOT DOWN Instead of constantly searching maps, scrolling reviews, or typing into search bars, PointSF helps you explore more naturally — by looking up, moving through the city, and noticing what’s already around you. FOR VISITORS AND LOCALS Whether you’re visiting San Francisco for the first time, rediscovering your own neighborhood, or seeing familiar streets with fresh eyes, PointSF helps reveal both iconic destinations and unexpected discoveries hiding in plain sight. EXPLORE WHAT’S AROUND YOU • Restaurants, bars, cafés, and local food spots • Shops, boutiques, markets, and neighborhood retail • Attractions, landmarks, museums, and things to do • Public art, murals, parks, plazas, and viewpoints • Transit stops with next bus arrival information • Useful nearby details, links, and local context DISCOVER WHAT MATTERS • Point to identify places around you • Get quick summaries based on where you are now • Learn what a place is known for before you walk in • Find local favorites, hidden stories, and useful details • Turn everyday walks into moments of discovery PointSF transforms the city itself into a more intuitive, interactive experience. CURRENTLY SUPPORTED IN • San Francisco More cities coming soon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PointSF at 5.0 against NMRoads's 2.6. PointSF also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). NMRoads's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PointSF 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, PointSF every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NMRoads | PointSF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.7 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | New Mexico Department of Transportation | Yellcast Inc |
Customer experience
NMRoads
PointSF
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
PointSF
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NMRoads
No in-app purchases
PointSF
No in-app purchases





