511NY vs Kwik Fill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
511NY
Access real-time traffic and transit information for New York State. Features a Drive Mode with audible alerts for incidents along your route, a transit trip planner, and camera feeds. Includes weather alerts and winter road condition maps.
- Real-time traffic information
- Transit trip planner
- Drive Mode with audible alerts
- Over 1,000 camera images
- Weather alerts and forecasts
- Winter road condition maps
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Get up to the minute, real time traffic and transit information for NYS with 511NY, now featuring Drive Mode. 511NY is New York State’s official traffic and travel information source. The 511NY app provides statewide real-time traffic and transit information for all of New York State. New to 511NY is the Drive Mode. Users enter in their destination and origin and are provided up to three routes with highway travel times based on traffic conditions. Drive mode also provides audible alerts to the driver for incidents occurring along their route. The 511NY app also offers a transit trip planner, access to over 1,000 camera images, as well as weather alerts and forecasts. A color coded map displaying winter road conditions also is available during the winter months!
Kwik Fill
Discover nearby gas stations and view current fuel prices. Enter sweepstakes and giveaways with ease, and stay updated on exclusive offers.
- Find nearby gas stations
- View current gas and diesel prices
- Enter sweepstakes
- Exclusive app offers
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Bring the convenient Kwikfill experience with you wherever you are. Enter the latest sweepstakes with the tap of a button, never miss another giveaway! Find the closest Kwik Fill and see what current gas and diesel prices are. Exclusive KwikFill app offers coming soon!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 511NY at 3.2 against Kwik Fill's 1.8. 511NY also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Kwik Fill's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
511NY holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of 511NY's written reviews are positive against 5% of Kwik Fill's.
511NY ships an update every 11 months, Kwik Fill monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 511NY | Kwik Fill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (26 ratings) — better | 1.8 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews — better | 4.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | New York State Department of Transportation | United Refining Company of Pennsylvania |
Customer experience
511NY
Kwik Fill
In-app purchases
511NY
No in-app purchases
Kwik Fill
No in-app purchases
