Comparison

NTTA TollMate® vs CityFront

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

Head to head
About

NTTA TollMate®

Manage your North Texas tollway account and travel with ease. View your balance, make payments, update account details, and add vehicles. Calculate toll costs, check real-time traffic, and access free roadside assistance.

Highlights
  • View TollTag account balance
  • Make payments
  • Edit account information
  • Add/remove vehicles
  • Calculate toll costs
  • Access roadside service
  • View real-time traffic
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TollMate® makes traveling North Texas easier. The official mobile app for the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) puts valuable information at your fingertips. With TollMate you can: •View TollTag account balance, make payments •Edit/update account information •Add and remove vehicles •Calculate the cost of tolls on NTTA roads •Call for FREE NTTA roadside service (24x7x365) •View real-time traffic status For TollTag customers, just download the app and log in with the same username and password as your online account. Disclaimer: TollMate® mobile app is the official app of NTTA and its toll facilities. There may be other mobile apps created that enable a user to access the user’s account information. However, these apps are not authorized by NTTA and NTTA does not guarantee security and privacy of account information (e.g., banking, credit/debit card, email address, etc.) accessed through use of unauthorized apps. NTTA strongly discourages use of these unauthorized apps. Finally, NTTA encourages you to drive safely and strongly discourages use of the TollMate while actively driving.

About

CityFront

Connect with your city government through AI-powered chats, submit service requests, and receive important alerts. This app integrates directly with city work order systems for efficient communication and problem-solving.

Highlights
  • AI-powered city chats
  • 311 service requests
  • Work order system integration
  • City alerts
  • Ask the city feature
Features
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The CityFront Mobile application enables residents of our customer cities to engage with their city through AI chats, 311 service requests integrated into the cities work order systems, alerts and ask the city. If your city is not listed when you download the app, let them know they are missing out and have them give us a call!

Screenshots

NTTA TollMate®4 screens
CityFront4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CityFront at 5.0 against NTTA TollMate®'s 1.7. NTTA TollMate®'s advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CityFront holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NTTA TollMate® has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NTTA TollMate® ships an update every 2 months, CityFront every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NTTA TollMate® versus CityFront: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNTTA TollMate®CityFront
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews4.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorth Texas Tollway AuthorityCityFront Innovations LLC

Bugs and requests

NTTA TollMate®

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to paste password
  • Unable to reactivate toll tags through the app
  • Inconsistent behavior when updating vehicle information

Requested features

3 requests
  • Integrate with password managers
  • Provide more detailed transaction history
  • Allow customizable alerts and notifications

CityFront

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NTTA TollMate®

No in-app purchases

None

CityFront

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NTTA TollMate® free?
NTTA TollMate® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CityFront free?
CityFront is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NTTA TollMate® or CityFront?
CityFront is rated higher. NTTA TollMate® averages 1.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while CityFront averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NTTA TollMate® or CityFront have ads?
Neither NTTA TollMate® nor CityFront shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NTTA TollMate® or CityFront?
NTTA TollMate® ships an update every 2 months, and CityFront every 8 months. Most recently, NTTA TollMate® was updated on November 6, 2026 and CityFront on November 4, 2026.

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