Comparison

RWIS vs RoadMaster

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

RWIS

Visualize your field services and surface conditions on an interactive map. Monitor weather stations, vehicles, and staff in real-time for quick analysis and informed decision-making. Access detailed information about interventions and equipment directly from your smartphone.

Highlights
  • Interactive map visualization
  • Real-time fleet tracking
  • Weather station data monitoring
  • Intervention route display
  • Surface condition analysis
  • Live situation overview
Features
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Stay connected on the go with the RWIS app, bVision native app! Thanks to our app, you can keep an eye on your surface condition and your field services at all time. Displayed on an interactive map, the RWIS app is the perfect tool for on the field visualization. RWIS gives you the power of bVision, in your pocket. Live situation With the RWIS app, you can always keep an eye on your organization, wherever you are. From the field to the office, the RWIS app enable a quick analysis of your surface conditions and your field services directly on your smartphone. From your weather stations, to your vehicles and staff, you can monitor the current situation in your organization anytime, anywhere. Stay on top of your game thanks to the RWIS app. Map overview Thanks to our user-friendly map interface, you can keep an eye on your organization. All of your interventions, vehicles and weather stations are displayed on a map for you to analyze. With a simple tap on a map element, you can access more information about your intervention or station. With a second tap, you have access to all the details you need about your intervention or station. Easily accessible on a familiar map, RWIS app allows for a perfect analysis of the situation of your organization. Use map, satellite or traffic layers to gain more insights about your environment. Interventions Visualize all your ongoing interventions directly on your smartphone thanks to the RWIS app. The route taken by your vehicle or operator is displayed on the map. Moreover, this route is colored based on ongoing activities. The current position of the intervention is displayed directly on the map with a colored arrow head. More than just knowing what was carried out during the intervention, the details screen enable you to know which equipment are currently in use. Fleet management More than just data on a map, the RWIS app enables you to keep an eye on your fleet. You can now know which vehicles are currently in use, where they are and what they are doing directly from your smartphone. Thanks to the RWIS app, you have all the knowledge you need to reach informed decisions. Weather station More than just interventions, the RWIS app displays all of your RWIS or AWIS weather stations directly on the map for a perfect analysis of the situation. Get your Boschung ice early warning alarms, the precipitation type and intensity, water depth on the surface, road and air temperature and much more data from your weather station. Our user-friendly screen enables a quick analysis of the current data of your RWIS or AWIS stations as well as graphical view showing you the evolution of all data during the last 2 hours. Even better, if you have a camera on your station, you can directly visualize it from the same screen. Thanks to the RWIS app, you have all the information for your decision-making process! Public weather stations Thanks to several customers and partners believing in data sharing, we built an ever-growing network of public weather stations. For those public stations, you have access to several data such as precipitation type and intensity, water depth on the surface as well as road and air temperature. bMoves integration For you to keep a track of your field services, the RWIS app offers now a native integration with the field services management solution bMoves. With bMoves, you can gain valuable insights onto what your staff is doing, where and when.

About

RoadMaster

This service provides detailed road weather forecasts for winter maintenance operations. It offers real-time decision support data, alerts for slippery conditions, and precipitation type radar. Access detailed road conditions and hourly forecasts on the go.

Highlights
  • Detailed road weather forecasts
  • Real-time decision support data
  • Slippery condition alerts
  • Precipitation type radar
  • Animated satellite images
  • Hourly forecast tables and graphs
Features
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RoadMaster is a professional service available to DTN’s customers only. DTN offers the world's most comprehensive range of dedicated forecast solutions for winter maintenance operations. RoadMaster has been developed specifically to support field-based operations for winter maintenance. With detailed road weather forecasts produced 24/7/365, all those involved in winter operations now have access to real-time decisions support data on the go. The RoadMaster dashboard provides alerts when slippery conditions are forecast or when the amount of snow or maximum wind gusts are forecast to exceed a pre-determined threshold in the next 24 hours. The dashboard also displays more detailed information such as minimum road surface temperatures and the road conditions for local Road Weather Information Systems and domains. Hourly road weather forecasts are presented in easy to use color-coded tables and graphs. RoadMaster also includes DTN’s unique real-time and forecasted precipitation type (rain, rain/snow, snow, freezing rain, and hail) radar and real-time animated satellite images.

Screenshots

RWIS4 screens
RoadMaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RWIS at 100% against RoadMaster's 20%. RoadMaster's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RWIS ships an update every 4 months, RoadMaster every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RWIS versus RoadMaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRWISRoadMaster
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoschungDTN Germany GmbH.

Customer experience

RWIS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RoadMaster

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

RWIS

No in-app purchases

None

RoadMaster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RWIS free?
RWIS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RoadMaster free?
RoadMaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RWIS or RoadMaster have ads?
Neither RWIS nor RoadMaster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RWIS or RoadMaster?
RWIS ships an update every 4 months, and RoadMaster every 6 weeks. Most recently, RWIS was updated on September 2, 2026 and RoadMaster on September 16, 2026.

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