NDRoads vs 511 Wisconsin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NDRoads
Access real-time travel information for North Dakota with interactive maps, road conditions, and weather cameras. Customize your view by adding or removing map layers and save your preferences for future use. This app provides essential details for travelers to plan their journeys safely.
- Interactive maps
- Travel messages
- Weather cameras
- Customizable map layers
- Saved map views
- Saved camera filters
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Welcome to NDDOT’s mobile Travel Information (511) App – ND Roads. The App is intended for use by mobile devices to view information that is relevant to the traveling public. Tap roads and icons on the map to identify features and see more information. Use the menu to add/remove map layers, save a customized view, and see the legend for active layers. Use the new Cameras tab to find cameras along common routes and regions. Please note that the NDRoads App is not to be used while driving. Features: * Interactive maps * Travel Messages * Weather cameras with multiple views * Ability to add/remove map layers as needed * Ability to save map view and extent * Ability to save camera filter and search critera * Access cameras along a common route * Simple text versions
511 Wisconsin
Get real-time traffic and route personalization information for your travels. Plan your trips, check traffic speeds, and stay informed about road conditions before and during your journey.
- Traffic information
- Route personalization
- Trip planning
- Commute improvement
- Travel condition updates
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511 Wisconsin is a free app that provides traffic and route personalization information. Call 511 or visit 511WI.gov to get all the information you need to make smart traveling decisions, check traffic speeds or plan a trip. 511 will help improve your commute and keep you informed about travel conditions both before you leave the house and while you are on the road.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NDRoads at 3.2 against 511 Wisconsin's 1.8. NDRoads also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 4%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 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.
NDRoads holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 81 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of NDRoads's written reviews are positive against 4% of 511 Wisconsin's.
NDRoads ships an update every 3 months, 511 Wisconsin every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NDRoads | 511 Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (84 ratings) — better | 1.8 (81 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.2% of reviews — better | 4.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 81 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | North Dakota Dept. of Transportation | IBI Group |
Customer experience
NDRoads
511 Wisconsin
Bugs and requests
NDRoads
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
511 Wisconsin
Reported bugs
8 issues- Radar legend overlaps toggle, gets stuck
- Route feature doesn't work
- App switches screens on its own every 10 seconds
- Server connection error
- App blocks data/forces location tracking
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- Cannot get app on iPad
- Login issues
- Weather radar runs too fast and doesn't pause
Requested features
12 requests- Improve ease of use for quick checks
- Allow quick look at traffic cameras without destination
- Reintroduce ice and slippery condition updates
- Fix radar legend overlap bug
- Make winter road condition colors thicker/brighter/more legible
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- Allow selection of counties for alerts
- Bring back the old app's functionality
- Allow use on WiFi-only devices
- Fix login issues
- Allow users to decline notifications/tracking
- Improve accuracy of real-time road conditions
- Allow pausing of weather radar
In-app purchases
NDRoads
No in-app purchases
511 Wisconsin
No in-app purchases
