DelDOT vs 511PA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DelDOT
Stay informed about Delaware's roads with real-time traffic updates, advisories, and incident reports. Access live traffic radio, view cameras, and get information on delays, closures, and weather conditions.
- Live traffic radio
- Streaming traffic cameras
- Accident and incident advisories
- Travel delay information
- Road closures and restrictions
- Roadway weather updates
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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.
511PA
Get real-time highway and traffic information to plan your routes safely. View roadwork, incidents, closures, and weather alerts on a zoomable map. Receive customizable audio notifications for events on your chosen route.
- Real-time traffic speeds
- Road conditions and weather alerts
- Incident and closure notifications
- Snowplow tracking (Track My Plow)
- Customizable audio alerts
- Interactive map with multiple info layers
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The 511PA app provides near real-time highway and traffic information to drivers to help them safely plan their route. This includes information on roadwork, incidents, road closures, and weather alerts on roads across the state. This app features a scrollable, zoomable map that displays: • Traffic speeds • Road Conditions • Weather Restrictions • Updated PennDOT snowplow locations (Track My Plow) • Incidents and closures, such as collisions and other road hazards • Cameras • Roadwork • Message Signs • PennDOT Bridges • PA Turnpike Information • And many other info layers! The app also features audio alerts that notify drivers of all the types of events listed above and more! Drivers can customize their alert experience and configure the app to their preferences, including being able to only receive alerts that apply to their chosen route.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DelDOT at 3.0 against 511PA's 1.7. DelDOT also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 12%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
DelDOT holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 59 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of DelDOT's written reviews are positive against 12% of 511PA's.
DelDOT ships an update every 6 weeks, 511PA every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DelDOT | 511PA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (31 ratings) — better | 1.7 (59 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.8% of reviews — better | 11.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 59 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Delaware Department of Transportation | Executive Office of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
Customer experience
DelDOT
511PA
Bugs and requests
DelDOT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
511PA
Reported bugs
31 issues- Turning on road conditions turns off other features
- Camera sometimes shows, sometimes doesn't
- Map doesn't load
- App freezes
- Doesn't show correct traffic speeds
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- Doesn't show incidents
- Accidents not showing on app but on website
- Cannot figure out how to look at cameras easily
- App is inaccurate
- Doesn't show lane closures that website has
- Cannot get map to show up
- App is slow
- App is clunky
- App is hard to navigate
- Takes too many steps to get to map
- App drains battery quickly
- Dynamic Island shows app icon when not in use
- Cameras are inoperative most of the time
- Video doesn't play or cameras aren't working
- App has lag
- App requires location services to work
- Cannot shut alerts off
- Constantly has location/GPS on
- Half the time cameras don't work
- No live view, still picture or black screen
- Doesn't show traffic delay on traffic map icon
- App locks up frequently
- App won't set up if location services are off
- App runs continuously in the background
- App is invasive, requires location when not in use
- Interface is terrible
Requested features
23 requests- Put search back to type locations
- Show plow data
- Show cameras easily without zooming
- Allow selection of region for info
- Go back to old version
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- Make app simpler
- Show speeds clearly
- Improve camera streaming
- Make app more user-friendly
- Add dark mode option
- Make app less cluttered
- Allow app use without location services
- Improve alert system (sound before message)
- Slow down voice for alerts
- Add iPhone X/Xs/Xs Max screen support
- Improve GPS location accuracy
- Allow copying and pasting addresses
- Add GPS blip for current location
- Improve real-time weather data
- Send alerts for nearby closures
- Fix lag and camera issues
- Update app features
- Make app more mobile-friendly
In-app purchases
DelDOT
No in-app purchases
511PA
No in-app purchases
