iOverlander 2 User Reviews

iOverlander 2

iOverlander, LLC

Utilities

Travel

Reviews Summary

Positive highlights

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This app hasHelpful community-driven database of camping spots, water refills, and more

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This app hasAbility to download maps for offline use

❤️

This app hasFavorites feature to quickly access frequently used locations

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This app hasGraying out of closed/unavailable camping spots

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This app hasImproved photo viewing and sharing experience

Negative highlights

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This app hasNot fully optimized for iPad use

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This app hasLack of choice for map apps to open locations

💰

This app hasExpensive subscription model, especially for casual users

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This app hasBuggy and unstable app experience, with issues in editing and syncing data

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This app hasAggressive ads and paywalls that limit free access to core features

Top reviews

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Love it

Yes, I will agree, It’s a little different from the first version but I love this new version once you get into it and learn it (which did take a little bit at first). We traveled 200 nights in this year (2024) and 100 of them (approximately) were Boondocking - I found almost all of them on this app. It’s so easy to see where the location is, what the reviews say about it, and the photos really help.

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Steve 0809

5 days ago

Response from developer

Hi Steve, thank you so much for your feedback. We are happy that our App helped to make your travels easier!

Can we please keep the old one 😭💔

We’ve been traveling full time in a bus for nearly 2 years and iOverlander was my go-to for places to stay. Loved it, recommended it to everyone. Then the update to this atrocity came. I hate this thing. All the ads make it look cheap and trashy, the subscriptions are out of this world pricey, and it’s a headache to use. Crossing state lines on a road trip and using the free version where you can only download one state at a time makes it impossible. It’s so much harder to navigate the app. I’ve been ignoring this and using my OG iOverlander. Can it be that the people who want bells & whistles can pay for this fancy new one and those of us that don’t want that can keep the old version? Not gonna lie, when the old one shuts down I’ll probably delete both of these. I’m relieved to see this one rated so poorly next to the original because it means I’m not just a hater, this app is worse.

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Kayla19462&4

7 days ago

Response from developer

Hi Kayla, we are sorry that you are so disappointed. We will try to keep the Legacy Version as long as possible, but it's already pretty buggy and will keep crashing because it was built more than 10 years on an outdated platform that isn't supported any more. Sometimes getting used to new things takes time, maybe you want to give the version 2 a second chance? It includes a lot of features we never had before, like favorites, 5 different map styles, amenity filters.

Losing a lot of customers

With all the useful reviews posted here why are you wasting time making up excuses for all the obvious mess ups instead of listening to your customers and fixing them? As a potential new customer myself, I’m forced to sign your contract before seeing anything concerning the app itself. Just letting you know that between these horrible reviews, the lack of any urgency to fix any of these issues mentioned, the cost I’m afraid to see, and the immediate mandatory contract required before knowing what you need or will be getting; all of this leads to simply running away. And that’s exactly what I’m doing

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qvdugng

22 days ago

Response from developer

Hi, you don't have to subscribe or sign a mandatory contract before you can use our app. It has a free version that is completely usable, it just limits offline maps and place downloads because both of these are large expenses to iOverlander. So you can try all features of the app and see if you like it. You can always reach out to connect@ioverlander.com if you have further questions. Thank you!

Little more difficult to navigate but with some benefits

Developer reached out and helped explain that I have to download the areas I want to see. Once I did that, everything seems to be somewhat similar to the original app. I do like how you can favorite certain locations as well as see all the photos at once. Also, check-in is easier and you can save them as drafts to come back to. Will give it another shot.

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Jess1e_Sarda

22 days ago

Response from developer

Hi, to see all places, you have to download them. Just zoom in a little bit and click on "tap to download places". In the free version you can download one set of places for one country/State you like. Thanks for trying and maybe updating your review as soon as you have been succesful? Thank you! Thank you for updating your review! We really appreciate that! Safe travels!

I like the original.

The original was perfect, never let me down. I am a full time traveler and waking up in the morning and spending 2 minutes to figure out where to stay the next night was super easy. Now im expected to download new areas every time i want to move just to look for another place. And you have to subscribe if you want to download more. Especially if people have data plans that throttle, downloading may not be possible. Even If they take down the original i will never switch to ioverlander 2

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Jkloiuj8

a month ago

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for your feedback. The downloads of places are very small, usually less than 5MB per country/state. Maybe you give us a second chance sometime, iO2 provides a lot of features our Legacy App doesn't. Like favorites, different map styles to choose from, dark mode, just to name a few. Safe travels!

DO NOT UPDATE FROM THE 1st VERSION IF U HAVENT

This app was perfect, it was a community driven database to help people spend less money while maximizing outdoor opportunities. Now the developers have gone to an incredibly expensive subscription model with ads. If you opt out of the subscription your ability to use the app is heavily throttled. Only one state at a time can be viewed which makes traveling outside of service and planning across state lines impossible. This app filled a unique and necessary niche for vanlifers/thrifty travelers/overlanders and now it has lost its way and is overwhelmed by greed ($70 a year???). I can understand having ads to pay for ongoing maintenance/upkeep but what we have to deal with now, as the userbase that uploaded the initial information in the first place, is a massive disappointment. I provided a large amount of information to the initial app and now i have to deal with a paywall to access my work! DISAPPOINTED!!!

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DISAPPOINTED USER #66

a month ago

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for your feedback. We are sorry that you are disappointed. We tried hard to run the Legacy App just out of donations, bud sadly, after 10 years we have to admit this didn't work. We gave away thousands of free upgrades to our top contributors when launching the new App. Maybe we missed you? We are happy to check, please reach out to connect@ioverlander.com Also we will try to keep the Legacy App running as long as possible, you can still use it. The version 2 is a completely new App and not built on the former one.

it wasn’t broke, why fix it?

This new updated app is really confusing to use, and overly developed. I love the original app, used it for years, and still use it as it is much easier to navigate. I really have given it a lot of usage, and I just don’t get it. Why would I want to download everything that I wanna look at and take up unnecessary space on my phone? The old app just displayed it without having to download it. I’m also noticing that there are things missing when I’ve tried to look them up in the new app that are on the old app. Please, please, please, don’t ever let go of the original version!

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ErichHugo

a month ago

Response from developer

Hi Erich, we are sorry, but our Legacy App is full of bugs, doesn't run stable and causes a lot of crashes because it was built 10 years ago on a platform and with a language that isn't supported anymore. We received tons of complaints. Also it wasn't possible to run the app just out of donations, we tried really hard within the last decade. So that's why we built a completely new app. We know this new process of downloading places is not perfect, but this change was required because of the massive amount of points iOverlander has around the world. Our old app faced many challenges because there were too many points to load, and because the points needed to be available offline. Thanks for giving us a second chance!

Downgrade

The original iOverlander is a great app. This new one is a half baked money grab. I’d gladly pay the annual fee for a true upgrade but forcing areas to be downloaded takes the app backwards. The best feature of the original iOverlander is that you can be offline and still explore site anywhere on the map even 1000 mile away. What’s worse is even the paid version limits you to 3 downloaded “areas”. So annoying. Just glad they didn’t replace the original app as it continues to be far superior.

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ds777

a month ago

Response from developer

Hi, our Legacy App wasn't available when offline, it was just the cache of your phone, that made it possible to have a look a areas you have been exploring when online before. The download of places is required because of the high amount of places iOverlander provides in the meantime. The Legacy App crashed a lot because of that. Sorry that you are disappointed...

This is a joke, right??

Update: saw the dev commented on my post but I can’t see what they said. Tried again and still can’t figure out out to simply show the camp sites. The old app just worked, why change it and make the basic features harder to use? I don’t even mind paying for the app, but the old app is so much easier and user friendly. Again, I can’t figure out how to even see the camp sites listed on this new “improved app”

Immediately found that this app doesn’t even display the freaking camp sites. Played around with it for a few minutes. Nope. Can’t get anything to show up.
Pulled up the original app and everything actually works.
Okay, why does this even exist???

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morningland2083

2 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, to view all places, please click the button "tap to download places" on the main screen. Just zoom in a little bit, than it appears. Would be great if you try again! For further assistance you can write an email to connect@ioverlander.com We are always happy to help. Michaela PS. We are also happy if you would update your review as soon as you have been able to see the points. TIA

“Places” won’t download - unusable!!!

I followed the instructions and downloaded the area. A blue checkmark shows up, which I’m guessing means the download is complete. But when I look in “my places” I see nothing. Same when I look in “downloads”. I don’t see any pins at all on the map (campsites etc) when I know for a fact there are some in this area because I see them in the legacy iOverlander app. I tried deleting the download and redownloading 3 times, tried different areas, tried adding and removing filters… I spent 30 minutes trying to figure this out, and now I give up.

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