DelDOT vs SafeTrip NJ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DelDOT
Access real-time traffic and travel information for Delaware, including live radio, traffic cameras, advisories, and weather updates. Stay informed about road conditions, delays, and incidents before you travel.
- Live traffic radio
- Streaming traffic cameras
- Accident and incident advisories
- Travel delay information
- Roadway weather updates
- Snow plow and accumulation tracking
- Ferry information
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This application is provided to the public by the Delaware Department of Transportation and includes the latest news, events, traffic and travel information. Listen to Live Traffic Radio on WTMC 1380! Find out the latest before your trip including: - View streaming traffic cameras - Advisories for accidents and other incidents on the roadways - Travel delays - Average speeds - Virtual Travel Times - Lane restrictions and road closures - Variable Message Signs - Variable Speed Limit Signs - Red Light Enforcement camera locations - Roadway Weather - Snow Plows and Snow Accumulations - Woodland Ferry info - and more! Get connected with our social media on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Wordpress Blog, and Flickr. Excellence in Transportation Every trip. Every mode. Every dollar. Everyone.
SafeTrip NJ
Receive hands-free, real-time traffic advisories for New Jersey highways, bridges, and tunnels. The app uses GPS to alert you to disruptions without requiring you to look at your screen. Customize alert ranges and types for a safer driving experience.
- Real-time traffic advisories
- Hands-free audio alerts
- Customizable alert radius
- Filterable roadway types
- Adjustable alert repetition
- Anonymous operation
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Get the most current and relevant New Jersey traffic information on your smart phone without ever taking your eyes off the road or your hands off the wheel with SafeTripNJ, sponsored by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. SafeTripNJ provides real-time, hands-free traffic advisories for every major highway, bridge and tunnel in New Jersey. You simply turn on the application before you start your journey. SafeTrip uses your phone’s built-in GPS and the vast data in the New Jersey 511 travel information system to determine when you are approaching traffic disruptions. When there is an incident nearby, SafeTrip broadcasts an advisory. There is nothing to read, click, or scroll through. Just leave your phone in the center console or on the seat beside you and focus your attention on the road. By default, SafeTrip broadcasts advisories from within a 10-mile radius, but you have the option to alter the range to your preferred distance. SafeTrip will automatically repeat advisories every 30 minutes while you remain within range of the incident, but you can change the setting as well. You can elect whether to hear advisories from all directions or just from the direction you’re traveling (the default), and you have the option of filtering out advisories from various roadway types. If you’re driving on the Garden State Parkway, you can choose to hear only Toll Roads advisories. Likewise, if you’re driving on I-78, you can choose to hear only advisories for the Highways. The application gives you audio player controls for Play, Pause, Stop, Skip, and Replay All. These controls should not be used while operating your vehicle. If you place/receive a phone call while a travel alert is playing and do not have a plan that allows simultaneous data and voice, the alert will pause, and will resume playing when the call has ended. You can elect (in the app settings) to permit SafeTripNJ to continue playing (or play new advisories) while on a call. This option is disabled by default and will initially pause when calls arrive unless you specifically enable it. You don’t need to register to use the app. SafeTrip operates anonymously. We don’t receive/record any identifying information about you or your phone. By default, the app will report your device-determined speed and location to our servers. The data generated by collecting that information is valuable. It improves our ability to provide real-time information about what is happening on our roadways. If you would rather not participate, you will be able to opt out simply by clicking a button on the settings page of the app. The application is based on Information Logistics’ patent-pending "Open Microphone Platform," which is a queue-driven streaming technology platform used in combination with your phone's built-in GPS. IMPORTANT – This application is intended to be launched while the user is not operating a motor vehicle. Users should not use their mobile device while driving. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is not responsible for any personal injury, property damage, legal sanction, traffic violation, or any circumstances surrounding the use and/or misuse of this application or mobile device. IMPORTANT - Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Standard data rates may apply, depending on your mobile service provider and plan. IMPORTANT - NON-GPS DEVICES This application will have some limited functionality on these devices. IMPORTANT – SafeTripNJ provides information for transportation on all major New Jersey roadways, both toll and non-toll. SafeTripNJ was created by Information Logistics Inc. under a contract with the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Please be advised that other applications which use New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway artwork, logos, photographs, or any other images or identifying objects, may not be authorized by or affiliated with the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SafeTrip NJ at 5.0 against DelDOT's 3.1. DelDOT's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (33 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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.
SafeTrip NJ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DelDOT has 33 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of DelDOT's written reviews are positive against 33% of SafeTrip NJ's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DelDOT ships an update every 6 weeks, SafeTrip NJ every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DelDOT | SafeTrip NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (33 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.8% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Delaware Department of Transportation | Information Logistics, Inc. |
Customer experience
DelDOT
SafeTrip NJ
In-app purchases
DelDOT
No in-app purchases
SafeTrip NJ
No in-app purchases








