511NY vs Kwik Fill
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.
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 ads: 511NY at none against Kwik Fill's shown. 511NY also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Kwik Fill's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and rating (2.0 vs 1.7). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kwik Fill holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kwik Fill has 41 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 6% of 511NY's written reviews are positive against 5% of Kwik Fill's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
511NY ships an update every 9 months, Kwik Fill monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 511NY | Kwik Fill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (7 ratings) | 2.0 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.6% of reviews — better | 4.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 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
