SDDOT 511 vs Explore McCook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SDDOT 511
Access real-time traffic and traveler information for South Dakota. View current conditions, incidents, and construction on major routes. Utilize roadside cameras and receive weather alerts to plan your journey.
- Real-time traffic conditions
- Incident and construction alerts
- Roadside camera views
- Weather information
- Location tracking on map
- South Dakota DOT Twitter feeds
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The South Dakota 511 mobile application provides real-time access to traffic and traveler information supplied by the South Dakota Department of Transportation (South Dakota DOT). Maps depict current traffic conditions, as well as incident and construction events that can impact traffic on all Interstate, U.S., and State Routes. Alert, and weather information is also available. The map indicates the location of roadside cameras, which allow users to view current traffic conditions. As users move through the highway network, the app can keep track of their location on the map. South Dakota DOT's Twitter feeds are also accessible and provide information impacting traffic across the state's regions. Powered by ClearRoute™
Explore McCook
Discover local businesses and attractions in McCook, Nebraska. Businesses can manage their listings, update hours, add photos and menus, and send push notifications to users.
- Explore local businesses
- Update business listings
- Add photos and menus
- Manage business hours
- Send push notifications
- Discover McCook attractions
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The Explore McCook app is designed to be used by local residents and visitors to explore our many offerings. Local businesses will have the opportunity to edit their business listing, update hours, list photo, menus, types of services, link to your website and may submit push notifications to app users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Explore McCook at 5.0 against SDDOT 511's 2.3. SDDOT 511's advantage is ratings volume (120 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
Explore McCook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SDDOT 511 has 120 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SDDOT 511 | Explore McCook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (120 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 120 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iteris, Inc. | Armstrong Software |
Customer experience
SDDOT 511
Explore McCook
Bugs and requests
SDDOT 511
Reported bugs
18 issues- Cannot toggle to another camera angle
- Settings reset to show all information
- App runs constantly in the background and cannot be easily shut off
- App drains battery quickly
- Road condition reporting is inaccurate and stops updating at night
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- App crashes when trying to access maps
- Map fails to open after update
- Legend does not work after update
- App crashes when opening map
- Map does not load properly
- Zooming on map rarely works
- App gives errors and won't open frequently
- Saved road camera location titles not showing
- Cannot see words in lists on iOS 13
- Cannot click on anything on map on iOS 13
- App is small on screen
- App is incompatible with older iPhones
- App requires iOS 8.0 or higher, but won't update on compatible phones
Requested features
14 requests- Allow user to decide what info to show on map
- Option to turn off background running
- Make app compatible with dark mode
- Improve readability of road reports
- Improve map usability and zoom functionality
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- Add a legend that is easily accessible with the map
- Show highway and camera names in dark mode
- Provide notifications for travel alerts and road conditions
- Improve accuracy and update frequency of road conditions
- Make app more intuitive and user-friendly
- Update app to match functionality of surrounding states' apps
- Improve scaling of lines on map
- Add town names to map
- Simplify color coding for road conditions
Explore McCook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SDDOT 511
No in-app purchases
Explore McCook
No in-app purchases
