511NY vs Wash & Roll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
511NY
Get real-time travel information for New York State, including traffic conditions, road closures, and live camera feeds. Plan your trips by car or transit with hands-free alerts and personalized route saving.
- Real-time incident and closure alerts
- Live traffic camera feeds
- Hands-free driving mode
- Trip planning for driving and transit
- Winter road condition reports
- Personalized route saving
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511NY is New York State's official travel information app. Check your route before you leave, hear about closures and crashes as you approach them, see live traffic cameras, and plan your trip by car and transit. Free from the New York State Department of Transportation. Know Before You Go: Real-time incidents, construction, closures, and travel times on a statewide map. Ask for what you want in plain language, like "show me the cameras in Albany," and tap the quick buttons to switch map layers. Hands-Free Alerts as you Drive: Turn on hands-free mode before you drive to hear about closures, crashes, and other road impacts as you approach them. Traffic Cameras: Live traffic camera images from highways across New York. Winter Driving Reports: Turn on the winter mode to see road condition reports throughout the state as well as any active weather alerts and radar. Plan Your Trip: Enter start and destination. Compare driving, transit, walking, and biking side by side, with schedules from participating New York transit agencies. Personalized My511NY accounts: Save routes with a free My511 account and get alerts when something affects them. Have feedback on 511NY? Please leave us feedback using our form. Tap Menu in the footer of the home page and select "Contact Us." The inbox is monitored, but we do not respond to every comment.
Wash & Roll
Easily locate nearby car wash services and purchase washes directly through your phone. Earn loyalty points with every transaction, leading to free washes. Offers a monthly subscription for unlimited washes at any location.
- Find nearest locations
- Purchase car washes
- Earn loyalty points
- Subscription for unlimited washes
- In-app sign-up
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The Wash & Roll app is a fast and convenient way to find your nearest Wash & Roll location and purchase a car wash right from your phone! Loyalty points are built right in, so you start earning points for free washes with every purchase. Want to wash your car any day, any time, at any of our locations? Sign up for our SUBSCRIPTION NAME right in the app for only $000 a month! Check out WEBSITE URL for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wash & Roll at 29% against 511NY's 6%. Wash & Roll also leads on rating (2.0 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Wash & Roll holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of 511NY's written reviews are positive against 29% of Wash & Roll's.
511NY ships an update every 9 months, Wash & Roll every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 511NY | Wash & Roll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (7 ratings) | 2.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.6% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New York State Department of Transportation | Digital Mosaic Corporation |
Customer experience
511NY
Wash & Roll
In-app purchases
511NY
No in-app purchases
Wash & Roll
No in-app purchases
