NDRoads vs Ride GF CAT
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
Ride GF CAT
This app allows users to plan trips, pay fares, and view real-time arrivals for public transportation in Grand Forks. Purchase and present mobile tickets contact-free for convenient boarding.
- Mobile ticketing
- Real-time arrival information
- Trip planner
- Contact-free fare payment
- Pass transfer to other devices
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Explore greater Grand Forks with ease using the official CAT mobile ticketing app. Now planning a trip, paying your fare and viewing stop arrivals is available in the palm of your hand! Don’t be a stuck outside like a stray, check real time arrivals for every stop in the CAT system. Just tap the “Real time arrivals’ tab and scroll or search to select your stop. Find a purr-fect route to your destination with the trip planner tab. Sort through different traits like Soonest arrival, Cheapest, less transfers, and least walking Purchasing and presenting your pass is convenient and contact free making boarding a breeze. You can even transfer a pass to other devices. 1. Select 1-Ride, 10-Ride, or 31-day Ticket. 2. Enter your payment method 3. Activate then scan your ticket at the fare box
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ride GF CAT at 4.0 against NDRoads's 3.2. Ride GF CAT also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). NDRoads's advantage is ratings volume (85 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Ride GF CAT holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NDRoads has 85 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NDRoads ships an update every 3 months, Ride GF CAT every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NDRoads | Ride GF CAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (85 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | 1 |
| 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, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | North Dakota Dept. of Transportation | SPX Technologies |
Customer experience
NDRoads
Ride GF CAT
In-app purchases
NDRoads
No in-app purchases
Ride GF CAT
No in-app purchases
