Comparison

Total Traffic vs Traffic Jam Map

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

Head to head
About

Total Traffic

Get personalized traffic reports and real-time route updates for your daily commutes. This app uses accurate data and community tips to help you reduce travel time and stress. Set up your favorite places for quick access to the best routes.

Highlights
  • Personalized 'My Places' home screen
  • One-touch access to traffic info
  • Real-time traffic data
  • Commuter community tips
  • Customizable audio reports
  • Save last drive routes
Features
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The new Total Traffic app is the most accurate and convenient way to get to the places you drive to the most. Total Traffic lets you create personalized routes for your daily commute; from home to work, to the airport, school, the gym and more. You know where you’re going; Total Traffic gets you there quickly! Total Traffic is the first personalized traffic app that uses accurate real-time data and tips from our commuter community to reduce travel time and driving stress. In just a few quick steps, your personalized “My Places” home screen is set up and ready to help you get wherever you go every day…faster. Total Traffic provides benefits like: ● Easy to personalize “My Places” home screen – see the most relevant traffic info and best route options ● One touch access to traffic information to your “Places” no matter where you are ● Real-time traffic information for up to the minute detail on the routes that matter most to you ● Commuter Community: Participate and benefit from the virtual commuting communities on the roads you drive. Share and receive tips about accidents, construction, road hazards and weather activity ● Real-time audio traffic reports, customized to your daily routes ● Audio alerts as you drive with incident information relevant to your destination ● “Save Last Drive” --create and save the exact route you drive and not simply rely on an automated path that misses the back-roads you know. With Total Traffic, you can receive all of this information via the map and route segments or you can also listen to custom audio reports for your personalized routes to learn which roadway is best. This app does use the GPS in the background to deliver the best traffic information to your phone, so please be aware that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Total Traffic utilizes the cutting edge technology of TrafficCarma ™, a real-time traffic data engine that generates the most up-to-the-minute traffic and routing information from one of the world’s leading sources of traffic data. Total Traffic... Powered by TrafficCarma. For What Lies Ahead.

About

Traffic Jam Map

Access real-time traffic congestion information for the USA and North America. Search traffic data by street, city, or current location, and save favorite places for quick access. Offline access to the last available data for saved locations is also provided.

Highlights
  • Real-time traffic congestion data
  • Search by street, city, or current position
  • Save favorite locations
  • Offline access to last available data
  • USA/North America coverage
Features
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Get real-time traffic jam data directly to your iPhone and iPad immediately from MapQuest. Now the traffic jam is in your hand, you can: - check the traffic congestion directly from the map; - search data by streetname, cityname and current position; - save your favorite places to access them quickly; - if offline, lastly available data will always be accessible for your favorites. Coverage USA/North America. IMPORTANT NOTE: with this App we display all the AVAILABLE traffic congestion data. If you don't see some values, please understand it is not our fault but a lack of information at the source. “A sip of wine, a cigarette, And then it’s time to go. I tidied up the kitchenette; I tuned the old banjo. I’m wanted at the traffic-jam. They’re saving me a seat.” ― Leonard Cohen

Screenshots

Total Traffic4 screens
Traffic Jam Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Traffic Jam Map at 3.5 against Total Traffic's 2.1. Total Traffic's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (11% vs 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Traffic Jam Map holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of Total Traffic's written reviews are positive against 0% of Traffic Jam Map's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Total Traffic ships an update every 2 months, Traffic Jam Map every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Total Traffic versus Traffic Jam Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTotal TrafficTraffic Jam Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (9 ratings)3.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Andrea Bisegna

Customer experience

Total Traffic

All ratings9 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive10.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative87.3%

Traffic Jam Map

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Total Traffic

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Errors occurred while generating route
  • App needs to be situated to correct heading
  • App doesn't give fastest route
  • App only works in limited areas
  • App drains battery quickly
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  • App doesn't show correct traffic info
  • App is too complicated
  • App doesn't show traffic cameras
  • App uses location after leaving app
  • App is hard to navigate
  • App rotates map automatically
  • App requires account creation
  • App graphics look outdated
  • App doesn't recognize voice commands
  • App shows incorrect traffic status (map green, user stuck in traffic)

Requested features

9 requests
  • Restore old version
  • Make old version available
  • Fix bugs and errors
  • Improve geographical coverage
  • Allow fixed map perspective
Show 4 more
  • Remove mandatory account creation
  • Bring back traffic cameras
  • Simplify the interface
  • Improve map display and icons

Traffic Jam Map

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Total Traffic

No in-app purchases

None

Traffic Jam Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Total Traffic free?
Total Traffic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Traffic Jam Map free?
Traffic Jam Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Total Traffic or Traffic Jam Map?
Traffic Jam Map is rated higher. Total Traffic averages 2.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Traffic Jam Map averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Total Traffic or Traffic Jam Map have ads?
Neither Total Traffic nor Traffic Jam Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Total Traffic or Traffic Jam Map?
Total Traffic ships an update every 2 months, and Traffic Jam Map every 5 months. Most recently, Total Traffic was updated on October 9, 2026 and Traffic Jam Map on October 9, 2026.

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