Total Traffic vs Traffic Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Traffic Maps
Navigate your commute with real-time traffic information displayed on two customizable maps. Track your position, adjust zoom and map size, and choose orientation settings to optimize your driving view. Plan alternate routes to avoid congestion and rush hour.
- Real-time traffic updates
- Dual map display
- Customizable map zoom and size
- Vehicle bearing tracking
- Location centering options
- Pro version with Siri shortcuts and map styles
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Traffic Maps shows the state of the traffic in real time on two maps: - Each map shows and follows your position while you drive - Set the zoom in each map independently, the app will remember it the next time you use it - Set the size of the maps, you can also remove one of them and use just one - Use the button in each map to make it follow the bearing of your vehicle, or to see the map bearing north from above - Choose if the map will be shown in the direction you are moving, or if your location will be placed in the center of the map - Choose if after moving a map, it is centered in your position automatically, manually or after a time With Traffic Maps you can check if your highway exit is jammed and choose another, o change your way if there is a traffic jam ahead. The Pro version does not have ads, has a Siri shortcut and map styles. Note: this app uses your GPS, this can drain your battery quickly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Traffic Maps at 66% against Total Traffic's 11%. Traffic Maps also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.1) and ratings volume (6.4K vs 9). Total Traffic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Traffic Maps sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Total Traffic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Traffic Maps holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Traffic Maps has 6.4K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Total Traffic's written reviews are positive against 66% of Traffic Maps's.
Total Traffic ships an update every 2 months, Traffic Maps monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Total Traffic | Traffic Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (9 ratings) | 4.7 (6.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.9% of reviews | 66.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 6.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc. | Little Mouse Software |
Customer experience
Total Traffic
Traffic Maps
User reviews
Total Traffic
From 9 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accurate traffic delays
- 👍 Reliable incident reporting
- 💡 Storing frequently visited places
- 👍 Good crash information
- 👍 Helpful app overall
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and errors
- 🐛 Needs heading correction
- 🐛 Doesn't give fastest route
- 🐛 Limited geographical coverage
- 🐛 Battery drain issues
Traffic Maps
From 6.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Useful
- 👍 Helpful
- 👍 Good app
- 👍 Excellent
- 👍 Great app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Slow and inaccurate
- 🐛 Automatic recenter feature is annoying
- 🐛 Hard to use
- 🐛 Split screen is unnecessary
- 🐛 Frequently moves map without prompting
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
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- Remove mandatory account creation
- Bring back traffic cameras
- Simplify the interface
- Improve map display and icons
Traffic Maps
Reported bugs
2 issues- Frequently moves map without prompting
- Slow and inaccurate traffic information
Requested features
3 requests- Widgets for real-time traffic
- Option to disable automatic recenter
- Ability to view local traffic only
In-app purchases
Total Traffic
No in-app purchases
Traffic Maps
- Version ProFree
- Version Pro$4.99
- Motivating donation$4.99
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- Inspiring donation$9.99
Questions
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