Nebraska 511 vs Open Omaha
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nebraska 511
Access real-time traffic updates for Nebraska's major roadways. Receive audio alerts for incidents, road conditions, and restrictions. View camera images and track snowplows to plan your route safely.
- Real-time traffic information
- Audio notifications
- Closures and crashes
- Winter road conditions
- Roadside camera images
- Plow tracker
- Commercial vehicle restrictions
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Nebraska 511 is the Nebraska Department of Transportation's (NDOT) official traffic and traveler information resource. The Nebraska 511 app provides statewide, real-time traffic information for interstates, U.S. routes, and state highways in Nebraska, including: - Hand-free, eyes-free audio notifications of traffic events while you drive - Closures, crashes, and roadwork - Winter road conditions - Traffic speeds - Roadside camera images - Plow tracker - Commercial vehicle restrictions - Waze events - Personalized account features and SMS/email alerts NDOT's privacy policy can be found at https://dot.nebraska.gov/policies-and-disclaimers/privacy-policy-and-terms-of-use/. Drive safely! Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Open Omaha
Explore over 40 remarkable buildings and spaces in your city for free on a single day. This app guides you through architectural icons, creative workshops, and historic landmarks. Discover hidden gems and plan your path of exploration.
- Explore 40+ unique venues
- Architectural and landmark guide
- Event day planning tool
- Free to attend
- Suitable for all ages
- Discover hidden gems
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Open Omaha is your ticket for an exclusive inside look at the fascinating buildings and spaces that shape our city. For one awe-inspiring day – Saturday, August 8th – over 40 remarkable venues will open their doors to the public for free. The Open Omaha app is your guide to explore dozens of architectural icons, creative workshops, historic landmarks, sacred spaces, and other hidden gems. Produced by Omaha by Design, the region’s hub for people-centered urban design and policy, Open Omaha is completely FREE to attend. With so much uniqueness on display, Open Omaha is curated to inspire visitors of all ages and backgrounds. Download it today to begin planning your path of exploration and discovery!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Open Omaha at 4.2 against Nebraska 511's 2.9. Open Omaha also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Nebraska 511's advantage is ratings volume (88 vs 5) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 12 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.
Open Omaha holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nebraska 511 has 88 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Nebraska 511 ships an update every 5 months, Open Omaha every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nebraska 511 | Open Omaha |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (88 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Castle Rock Associates, Inc. | Nanonation, Inc. |
Customer experience
Nebraska 511
Open Omaha
In-app purchases
Nebraska 511
No in-app purchases
Open Omaha
No in-app purchases
