Comparison

Towed vs Avoid Traffic

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

Head to head
About

Towed

Features
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Towed lets you find your car if it has been towed in Chicago, Illinois, by the local government. It lets you search by license plate, and provides directions to the facility to which your car was towed. It also gives you the phone number to call the facility directly or you can call them directly from your iPhone. If you car is not found via the app, it directs you to various web sites for assistance and integrates with Maps for directions By the time you need this app because your car has been towed, you'll wish you had already purchased it!

About

Avoid Traffic

This app helps you find the best time to commute by alerting you when traffic conditions are favorable. You can set your preferred travel time and choose whether to include or exclude toll roads. It calculates current travel times and notifies you when your commute meets your criteria.

Highlights
  • Commute time alerts
  • Toll road inclusion/exclusion
  • Search nearby locations
  • Calculate current travel time
  • Set acceptable travel limits
  • Simple user interface
Features
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We made this app to make it easier for you to choose the least commute time for you. Now, you can choose to include or exclude toll roads from your commute as well. Tell our app what is your acceptable travel commute time and this app will alert you when the traffic dies down, and your commute time from A to B is less than or equal to your acceptable time limit. Search locations nearby. Calculate current travel time. Select if you want to Avoid toll roads. Setup alert to notify when current time is less than or equal to what you set. Avoid Traffic. Simple! Your feedback helps a lot so please click on 'Give Feedback' button on the main screen and let us know how we can serve you better!

Screenshots

Towed4 screens
Avoid Traffic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Avoid Traffic at Free against Towed's $1.99. Avoid Traffic also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 17.6). Towed's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On ads and device support 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

Avoid Traffic is free to download; Towed costs $1.99 up front. Avoid Traffic sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Towed asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Towed ships an update every 6 months, Avoid Traffic every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Towed versus Avoid Traffic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTowedAvoid Traffic
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—2.6 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.610.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB168 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul T CotteyRohit .

In-app purchases

None

Towed

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Avoid Traffic

One-time6
  • Enable All Commute Ranges$0.99
  • Nice Tip - Spare Change$0.99
  • Kind Tip - 2 Buck Chuck$1.99
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  • Generous Tip - The Fiver$4.99
  • The Hamiltonian Tip$9.99
  • The Moolah-LAH Tip$19.99

Questions

Is Towed free?
Towed costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Avoid Traffic free?
Avoid Traffic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Towed or Avoid Traffic have ads?
Neither Towed nor Avoid Traffic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Towed or Avoid Traffic?
Towed ships an update every 6 months, and Avoid Traffic every 6 days. Most recently, Towed was updated on October 4, 2026 and Avoid Traffic on October 14, 2026.

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