NITTEC vs Bordermate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NITTEC
Get live travel updates for the Buffalo-Niagara area. Access real-time information to plan your journeys efficiently.
- Real-time travel information
- Buffalo-Niagara region focus
- Live updates
- Journey planning
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Real-time travel information at your fingertips for the Buffalo-Niagara region.
Bordermate
This app provides real-time wait times for land border crossings between the US and Canada. It includes information on opening hours, open lanes, and supports NEXUS lanes. Widgets and CarPlay integration offer convenient access to this data.
- US & Canada land border wait times
- Opening hours and open lane details
- NEXUS lane wait times
- Home and lock screen widgets
- CarPlay integration
- Siri integration
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Bordermate is the best app for wait times at the land border between the United States and Canada. Bordermate shows you border wait times for all land crossings, along with opening times and details about open lanes. Are you a member of the NEXUS program? Bordermate has you covered: enable the feature in the app settings, and you'll be able to see wait times for the NEXUS-only lanes. Bordermate also supports home and lock screen widgets. If you are a commuter, you'll always be able to know how long you'll have to wait without even having to open the app. And... Bordermate also works in CarPlay! Driving to the border and don't know which crossing is the fastest? Open Bordermate in CarPlay to access your border wait times in real time without using your phone while driving. Or you can simply ask Siri: "Hey Siri, show border wait times in Bordermate".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bordermate at 100% against NITTEC's 22%. Bordermate also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 47 months). NITTEC's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). 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.
Bordermate holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of NITTEC's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bordermate's.
NITTEC ships an update every 47 months, Bordermate every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NITTEC | Bordermate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (10 ratings) | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 47 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | COMAND Solutions, Inc. | Andrea Gottardo |
Customer experience
NITTEC
Bordermate
In-app purchases
NITTEC
No in-app purchases
Bordermate
No in-app purchases
