LaLínea vs LineaHoy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LaLínea
Get real-time border wait times for crossings between Tijuana and San Diego, powered by community reports. Compare options, track your own wait, and contribute updates to help others. Available in English and Spanish.
- Live wait time updates
- Compare crossing options
- Track your wait in real time
- Community-shared updates
- Earn badges and rewards
- Bilingual support (English/Spanish)
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How’s the line? Ever searched online and still couldn’t find real, up-to-date information? LaLinea helps you cross smarter between Mexico and the United States. Get real-time border wait updates shared by people who are actually in line, compare crossings and lanes, and track your own crossing from start to finish. Now supporting San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, Tecate, and Calexico, including commercial/truck crossings. LaLinea is built for daily commuters, occasional travelers, and anyone looking for a better way to check the border before crossing. With LaLinea, you can: * View live wait times for major U.S.–Mexico border crossings * Compare crossings and lanes in one place * Start a live crossing session and track your wait in real time * Share updates with the community to help other travelers * Earn badges and rewards for contributing * Use the app in English or Spanish Unlike official estimates, LaLinea is powered by reports from real people actively crossing the border. Whether you cross every day or only once in a while, LaLinea helps you make smarter decisions before you get in line.
LineaHoy
This app provides real-time border crossing wait times and traffic information for the Tijuana-San Diego region. It uses automatic detection and community reports to offer the best crossing recommendations, along with useful extra information like exchange rates and weather.
- Real-time wait times for all lanes
- Automatic crossing detection
- Community-reported updates
- Live traffic map
- Crossing recommendations
- Exchange rates and weather
- One-tap navigation to crossings
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Crossing the Tijuana–San Diego border? LineaHoy shows you current wait times for every crossing, so you can decide where and when to cross. AUTOMATIC CROSSING DETECTION With your location permission, LineaHoy detects when you line up and when you cross — no need to open the app every time. It records your crossing time on its own and shares it anonymously to help everyone. EVERY LANE, ALWAYS UPDATED See wait times for SENTRI/Global Entry, Ready Lane, and General lanes at San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, PedWest, and more. Data refreshes every few minutes. COMMUNITY REPORTS See what's happening at the line right now: accidents, closures, inspections, long or short lines — reported by people crossing at that moment. Share a photo or a quick report in one tap. Everything stays anonymous if you want. LIVE TRAFFIC MAP Check traffic around the border before you leave, so you can pick the fastest route. WE TELL YOU WHERE TO CROSS LineaHoy compares the crossings and recommends the best option for you right now. EXTRA INFO AT A GLANCE Weather, USD/MXN exchange rate, and crossing tips, all in one place. OPEN IN YOUR FAVORITE MAPS APP Navigate to any crossing with Google Maps, Apple Maps, Waze, Uber, or DiDi in one tap. No sign-up required. Just open it and check. LineaHoy is built for the people who cross the border every day. LineaHoy is an independent app. It is not affiliated with CBP or any government agency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: LineaHoy at none against LaLínea's shown. LineaHoy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). LaLínea's advantage is ratings volume (432 vs 6). On price, rating, update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for LaLínea against 5.0 for LineaHoy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LaLínea has 432 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of LaLínea's written reviews are positive against 100% of LineaHoy's.
LaLínea ships an update weekly, LineaHoy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LaLínea | LineaHoy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (432 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 432 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Samuel Garcia | JOSE LEONARDO LEYVA ORTIZ |
Customer experience
LaLínea
LineaHoy
In-app purchases
LaLínea
No in-app purchases
LineaHoy
No in-app purchases






