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

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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

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Doesn’t work properly

Funtic 13

3 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, we would really like to learn more about your experience with our new App. We are always open for friendly feedback. We would be pleased to receive your email at connect@ioverlander.com

Can’t get out of the ad

I downloaded the new version and an ad came up. I can’t close the ad to get on the new app. Useless.

Willandkate

3 months ago

Response from developer

That doesn´t sound right. Have you closed the App and tried to start it again? Thank you!

Disappointed in cost

The cost is too high. I understand having ads and requiring a subscription to keep things going. Being able to only access one province at a time is useless as I can travel through multiple in a day. The cost is extreme because it has been free for so long. It should have been a slow adjustment. I could afford $2 a month for your basic services while keeping ads, but unfortunately jumping to $7.99 plus tax a month for only access to three provinces is too much. I also do not like that when you click on a location, it doesn’t pop up. It stays in this little window on the bottom of the screen. It took me a while to notice it the first time. The text is also very small.

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Miss Flame

3 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the feedback. Our paid subscription is a bit different and costs a bit more than other travel apps. Check out this article for more details on why:https://ioverlander.com/whats_coming

Dissappointing

The beauty of the original iOverland was that it was free and information by prolific crowd sourcing is abundant and valuable. Now you get almost nothing for free and I can assure you that people will stop using this application because it limits access to $, they are targeting boondockers to provide input. Know your target market, to rise above the noise of all the other mapping apps you need unlimited crowd source info. Now you have limited that. . I understand that developers need to get a source of income to continue, but my take is you are heading in the wrong direction iOverland2, you are putting a limit on your greatest value unlimited crowd sourcing.

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Lochview swimmer

3 months ago

Empty Map

No camping spots shown on map so how do I save favourites?

RHarris49

3 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, to view all the places please press the red alert sign in the top right corner, close to the words "no places found". The download is required because of the massive amount of points iOverlander has around the world. Thanks for trying!

Not Setup For iPad

Downloaded this app and deleted it within 30 seconds. Went back to using the original version as it supports full screen for iPad in landscape mode. I couldn’t image using any map software that be properly used on an iPad, as I usually plan trips on either Mac or iPad and sync with the phone.

RG_1980

3 months ago

Furious!

I’ve been using iOverlander for a few years now and got a pop up on my app to install the new version. The 2nd “improved” version is a JOKE! I have never had a worse experience with an app. The new version is just a way to sell advertisements. In fact it’s even worse than that. I got a white screen that I couldn’t get out of and ended up just deleting the app.
Jesus, iOverlander is a great app that’s been ruined. DO NOT INSTALL THIS APP!
Let me know when you get this right.

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Yendor 11745

3 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback. The decision to offer a paid subscription was out of necessity to sustain iOverlander. We wish we could remain completely free forever, but after 10 years of attempting to run iOverlander that way, we know it is not possible. Our original app is still free and without ads, we will keep it available as long as possible.

Useless

I have used the legacy app for years. This new version does not work at all on a new iPad. The map will not show a single site. The legacy version shows sites and is much easier to use.

Addition:

Don’t upgrade. The new version of the app takes the database the was built from community input and charges for it! You have to download the data separate from the app itself, not included. And you have to put up with advertising on the app. Find something else or stick with the original version.

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MAJ Tom Army

3 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, you have to download the places by clicking on the red alert sign in the top right corner. Next to the words "no places found". Thank you!

OG app way better!

Why fix what isn’t broke? Aside from being able to easily access favorites in the new app and a slightly better “look” the functionality is terrible. Having to download areas, several steps to get where you want, annoying ads, and expensive paywall is not a good 2.0. I’d rather pay for the old app and just add favorites to it. This introduced more problems than it improved. Not a good step!

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MataeCBartee

3 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for your feedback. Sadly it wasn´t possible to simply upgrade our old app. It was built on a platform that isn´t supported any more, so there was no other way than build a complete new version with a new look and new functionalities, like offline maps, which are important for a lot of our users.

Trying to sell data back to the providers! It won’t work

Have to agree with others here: developers: this won’t work. As others have said, the data you trying to sell to the users was created by the users! Collecting it and flogging it back to them is just wrong. The app has been shabby for as long as I can remember, so give it up a facelift (not working here on my ipad, seems iPhone only sadly), let it develop into a decent app for a bit, and then invite donations to support the community-driven app, or make a charge for something extra THAT ISN’T THE DATA THEY’VE PROVIDED IN THE FIRST PLACE! No-one gave it to you to sell; they gave it to help other travellers, so please: what you’re trying to do won’t work and is offensive to contributors. If you rethink and do something reasonable, these reviews can be deleted.

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Tige2021

3 months ago

Response from developer

Yes, adding points is a big part of our app, and we are grateful for the contributions and made sure that our top contributors all have free upgrades! But the time and costs related to maintaining and developing our app and website, not to mention moderating and cleaning our database, greatly exceeds the time and effort to add checkins and places. We had no choice but to offer a paid subscription in order to sustain our app and keep the infrastructure running.