Comparison

metroNotify vs Melbourne Live Traffic

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

metroNotify

Receive personalized live service updates for your preferred transit lines and stations. Get timely notifications for travel disruptions and daily morning service confirmations.

Highlights
  • Personalized service updates
  • Favorite station setup
  • Nearby station locator
  • Real-time departure info
  • Push notifications for alerts
  • Morning service updates
Features
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The app allows you to personalise Metro’s live service updates to receive the information you want at the times that you need it. Some of the features include: - My Stations allows you to set up your favourite stations or locate nearby stations. Station screens provide latest departures and status updates. - Metro's award winning Stop Here is now directly integrated into Metro Notify. - Travel Alerts will provide push notifications for travel updates to your line at your selected travel times. - A Morning Update which assures you that your selected line/s is running a good service

About

Melbourne Live Traffic

Get real-time traffic information for Melbourne, Australia. View live traffic cameras, road condition alerts, and navigation features to plan your journey and avoid delays.

Highlights
  • Real-time traffic map overview
  • Live traffic camera feeds
  • Road condition alerts
  • Full navigation capabilities
  • Gas station and fuel price search
  • CityLink and major highway travel times
Features
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Live Traffic VIC (Melbourne Traffic) is designed to get real-time traffic information through live traffic cams and road condition alerts in a very easy function to use. Check it out before your journey, you will glad you did! Features: I.Map of Melbourne areas with traffic conditions overview of the city in real time and update automatically, e.g.: green road is very good condition; yellow road is a little slow; red road is very slow, etc. II.Full navigation functions: locate yourself and find locations, setup and select routes III.Zoom in and out to determine the locations to find out cameras available in the area IV.View the real-time traffic images through clicking the live traffic cameras locate on map V.Search the cameras by area or street names VI.Move around the map to see the automatically updates in the area you viewing VII.Also can check out the real-time traffic views on CityLink roads VIII.Alert with the most update road conditions or emergencies to avoid traffic jam and time wasting, such as accident, road closed or other traffic reports IX.Automatically record the your car route, favorite it or delete it, manage easily X.Gas station and fuel price information search easily XI.View current travel times for M1, M2, M4 and M7. Everything you will need on the road of Melbourne VIC! PLEASE DO NOT USE WHEN YOU DRIVE!

Screenshots

metroNotify4 screens
Melbourne Live Traffic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: metroNotify at none against Melbourne Live Traffic's 1. metroNotify also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). Melbourne Live Traffic's advantage is review sentiment (29% vs 19%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Melbourne Live Traffic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. metroNotify asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

metroNotify ships an update every 10 days, Melbourne Live Traffic every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
metroNotify versus Melbourne Live Traffic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermetroNotifyMelbourne Live Traffic
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews19.4% of reviews28.6% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMetro Trains MelbourneAFOX TEC

Customer experience

metroNotify

Written reviews93 reviews
Positive19.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative68.8%

Melbourne Live Traffic

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

None

metroNotify

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Melbourne Live Traffic

One-time1
  • Remove ads banner$2.99

Questions

Is metroNotify free?
metroNotify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Melbourne Live Traffic free?
Melbourne Live Traffic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do metroNotify or Melbourne Live Traffic have ads?
Neither metroNotify nor Melbourne Live Traffic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, metroNotify or Melbourne Live Traffic?
metroNotify ships an update every 10 days, and Melbourne Live Traffic every 6 weeks. Most recently, metroNotify was updated on October 21, 2026 and Melbourne Live Traffic on October 23, 2026.

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