NMRoads vs Nebraska 511
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.
Nebraska 511
Access real-time traffic updates for Nebraska's major roadways. Receive audio alerts for incidents, road conditions, and restrictions. View camera images and track snowplows to plan your route safely.
- Real-time traffic information
- Audio notifications
- Closures and crashes
- Winter road conditions
- Roadside camera images
- Plow tracker
- Commercial vehicle restrictions
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Nebraska 511 is the Nebraska Department of Transportation's (NDOT) official traffic and traveler information resource. The Nebraska 511 app provides statewide, real-time traffic information for interstates, U.S. routes, and state highways in Nebraska, including: - Hand-free, eyes-free audio notifications of traffic events while you drive - Closures, crashes, and roadwork - Winter road conditions - Traffic speeds - Roadside camera images - Plow tracker - Commercial vehicle restrictions - Waze events - Personalized account features and SMS/email alerts NDOT's privacy policy can be found at https://dot.nebraska.gov/policies-and-disclaimers/privacy-policy-and-terms-of-use/. Drive safely! Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nebraska 511 at 2.9 against NMRoads's 2.6. NMRoads's advantage is iOS requirement (13.7 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Nebraska 511 holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 88 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of NMRoads's written reviews are positive against 29% of Nebraska 511's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NMRoads | Nebraska 511 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (42 ratings) | 2.9 (88 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.5% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42 | 88 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.7 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New Mexico Department of Transportation | Castle Rock Associates, Inc. |
Customer experience
NMRoads
Nebraska 511
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
Nebraska 511
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NMRoads
No in-app purchases
Nebraska 511
No in-app purchases
