INFO-Neige MTL

Sidekick Interactive Inc.

In-app purchases

About this app

The INFO-Neige mobile app is the best source of information on the status of snow loading this winter in Montréal.

The app connects in real time to the city's open data and displays the status of snow loading operations using a simple and intuitive interface. It allows you to show your position and receive a notification when the status of the street on which you are parked changes, helping you to avoid having your vehicle towed. The application allows you to record your searches in a list of favourites and consult the location of parking spaces that the city offers free of charge.

Ratings and reviews

They've changed to a paid subscription model for saving your car location and getting notifications this year. Still an ok app if you just need a quick overview of what's being cleared for free but then you could just use the city's official (311 Montreal) app instead. As for receiving paid notifications; I think it's overpriced for the service they're providing but it beats a ticket and getting towed if you have trouble keeping track yourself. tldr; Good app but pricing is questionable.

I have no issue paying for Info-Neige. It's 10$ a year, negligible. in fact, I subscribed on the first day it was available, Dec 15th. Their city funding was pulled so they need money to maintain the app. It still has better notifications than the 311 app and is easier/faster to navigate and the price is seriously low. The app broke last week and they fixed it in a few days, their support was pretty responsive.

UPDATE DUE TO NEW COST: I *wish* the city hadn't pulled funding for this, because the app still does exactly what it claims to do, but the integration of the snow clearing info into the 311 app is... not ideal, so our household is seriously contemplating paying the $5/season to install it on one of our services, in order to start getting useful notifications again, once they iron out the subscription issues...

What’s new

Bug fixes and performance improvements to enhance your experience.