Minnesota 511 vs Leaf Rides
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minnesota 511
Access real-time traffic and road condition information for Minnesota highways. Get audio alerts, view maps with event icons, and check winter road conditions, incidents, and closures. Includes camera feeds, construction updates, and rest area information.
- Real-time traffic information
- Audio notifications
- Interactive map with event icons
- Winter road conditions
- Road closures and incidents
- Roadwork and construction updates
- Camera images and live video
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Minnesota 511 is the Minnesota Department of Transportation's traveler information resource. The 511MN app provides statewide, real-time traffic information for Minnesota highways and interstates, including: - Hands-free, audio notifications of traffic events while you drive - Zoom-enabled map with selectable event icons - Near real-time updates on winter road conditions, traffic incidents, and road closures - Roadwork and construction - Travel time delays associated with traffic reports (look for the orange glowing icons) - Current traffic speeds - Roadside camera images and live video capabilities - Road weather information - Snow plow camera images - Electric vehicle charging locations - Rest area locations including real-time truck parking availability for select state-run rest areas - Electronic roadway sign messages Learn about Minnesota's Law on wireless communication devices in vehicles at https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=169.475 The MnDOT privacy policy can be found at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/information/disclaimer.html#privacy Drive safely! Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Leaf Rides
Explore your city with electric scooters, offering a convenient and fun way to travel without parking restrictions. Simply find, unlock, and ride to your destination for an enjoyable journey.
- Rent electric scooters
- Explore the city
- No parking station restrictions
- Convenient transportation
- Affordable travel
- Fun and safe journeys
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Quit spending your time looking for a parking spot and take Leaf scooters for a spin to explore the city. Enjoy the journey by taking Leaf scooters where you desire and not be restricted by parking stations. Leaf provides you with a convenient, affordable, fun way of transportation around the city. Whether you are commuting to work or class, touring the city, or enjoying the day, use Leaf electric scooters to enjoy the journey. How to use Leaf: 1. Download Leaf Rides app 2. Create your account 3. Find a Leaf scooter nearby 4. Scan or enter the scooter’s QR code with your phone 5. Kick off with one foot on the scooter 6. Enjoy a fun, safe journey to your destination 7. Park and lock scooter in a safe location out of street and foot traffic Check out our website for more information, https://www.leafrides.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Leaf Rides at 69% against Minnesota 511's 16%. Leaf Rides also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Minnesota 511's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 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.
Leaf Rides holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 2.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Minnesota 511's written reviews are positive against 69% of Leaf Rides's.
Minnesota 511 ships an update every 2 months, Leaf Rides every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minnesota 511 | Leaf Rides |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (1.6K ratings) | 4.9 (2.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.3% of reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K | 2.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Minnesota Department of Transportation | LEAF LLC |
Customer experience
Minnesota 511
Leaf Rides
Bugs and requests
Minnesota 511
Reported bugs
4 issues- App can't remember password
- Cameras don't work, app crashes
- Issues with updates, app not functioning properly
- Incomplete and inaccurate road condition information
Requested features
5 requests- Add road condition legend and explanation of color codes
- Improve user interface and navigation, make it more intuitive
- Provide more accurate and up-to-date road condition information
- Add option to view future road closures and construction projects
- Improve coverage of major roads and highways
Leaf Rides
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Minnesota 511
No in-app purchases
Leaf Rides
No in-app purchases
