Can’t figure out how to pay for in app purchases for more notifications
Where do I go to upgrade to allow for more notifications? Doesn’t seem to be anywhere on the app to do this or in the App Store
Does this app even work anymore?
Just paid for it last week, set up alerts, it and it says it sent me notifications over the last week but it did not. Yes, my iPhone notification settings are all on for the app. Going to try to contact them bc not sure this is even an active service right now. All campgrounds have the exact same rating too.
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Good, but utility issues
This app is a good start. However, there are some issues about its practical use. It is a notifier. That is, it will tell you if a campsite opens up or is open. That is good. But when is this kind of app most needed?
It is limited to federal campsites, so that is a practical limitation - notably excluding state-run campgrounds. And it looks within a radius set at 50 miles. For last minute campsite searches that may be too limited. Imagine yourself traveling and you want to find a last-minute campsite. You don't know exactly where you will end up. So, maybe you are willing to look within a range of 100 miles, or maybe even 150. Those who are planning camps with lots of lead time will probably use different apps. So, with this "notifier" it would probably be good to have a search focus on "where can we stay tonight" - that is, what are our options now. At least this is my view.
It is limited to federal campsites, so that is a practical limitation - notably excluding state-run campgrounds. And it looks within a radius set at 50 miles. For last minute campsite searches that may be too limited. Imagine yourself traveling and you want to find a last-minute campsite. You don't know exactly where you will end up. So, maybe you are willing to look within a range of 100 miles, or maybe even 150. Those who are planning camps with lots of lead time will probably use different apps. So, with this "notifier" it would probably be good to have a search focus on "where can we stay tonight" - that is, what are our options now. At least this is my view.
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Requires you to download an app and create an account to find out they don’t support your campground
Might be a good app for campgrounds it supports, but you can’t find out what campgrounds those are before downloading the app, and creating an account.
Supports fewer campgrounds than other competing services.
Supports fewer campgrounds than other competing services.
Good user interface, requires payment for more than one search
The app is easy to use and straightforward in what it does and how it works. It costs money to constantly poll sites like recreation.gov to look for available sites, so I get the need for payment when you search for campsites after the first try. The app would serve me better if it had a filter for the length of my van since some NPS sites limit vehicle length to 15 feet, and I’m not interested in walk-up campsites or group sites. But still, a good tool to have these days when thanks to the terrible policies at NPS, sites are booked up month and months in advance with no good way aside from this approach to find anyplace inside many national parks to camp.
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