# Niantic Campfire — user reviews > 597 indexed App Store user reviews of Niantic Campfire by Scopely Explore, Inc., rated 3.10/5 from 1,419 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/niantic-campfire/id1608615554/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/niantic-campfire/id1608615554.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 534 · 4★ 129 · 3★ 143 · 2★ 150 · 1★ 463 ## What do users think of Niantic Campfire? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Helpful for finding raids - 🤝 Ability to connect with local players - 📍 Accurate raid map - 💬 Good for coordinating meetups **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy and glitchy - 🤖 Lack of notifications - 🕰️ Long wait times to find raid groups - 🔒 Login and account issues - 📱 Clunky and unintuitive UI **Commonly reported bugs** - Unable to host or join raids - Constantly asks to download Pokémon GO - Notifications not working properly - Crashes and freezes on login **Most requested features** - Add pokestop locations to map - Implement dark mode - Allow filtering and searching for specific raids - Improve group chat and messaging features - Integrate with Pokémon GO more seamlessly ## Newest reviews (16 of 597) ### 2/5 — Doesn’t save location enabled *2026-07-31, version 2026.31.0* Since two updates ago, it tells me ‘Enable your location to discover activities and groups nearby.’ every single time I open the app. I should not have to do this every single time. Fix it please ### 3/5 — ? *2026-07-18, version 2026.9.7* How do i view the group i created ### 4/5 — Evil Larry *2026-07-18, version 2026.9.7* It’s good and all, but I accidentally typed in the wrong year so now I can’t use it😕 but I’ve seen my mom use it so that’s how I know it’s fun ### 3/5 — Hasn’t been working *2026-07-12, version 2026.9.7* Won’t connect to any raids just searches for ever, or when it does it glitches and will say raid not found and loop ### 4/5 — Pretty good but needs some updates *2026-07-07, version 2026.9.7* It works well enough for Pokémon go but it feels like some ui elements need to be updated. Like how you can only invite 5 people but now you can invite 10. Also it lags and location isn’t accurate sometimes. ### 1/5 — Bugado *2026-07-06* Ele diz que precisa ter o Pokémon GO instalado, mas além de eu ter o Pokémon Gol instalado, o próprio app abre o jogo e não reconhece. ### 1/5 — Garbage *2026-07-03, version 2026.9.7* trash ### 2/5 — Fehlerhafte App auf iOS *2026-06-20* Leider funktioniert die App auf iOS fehlerhaft, obwohl Pokémon Go installiert ist sagt es das man es installieren soll. Dadurch kann gewisse Funktion nicht benutzt werden ( Karte, Dyna-Kämpfe usw.) hoffe hier kommt schnell ein Update. ### 2/5 — Spam notifications *2026-06-13, version 2026.9.7* The amount of unsolicited notifications is crazy. Every chat/channel that I mute, I still get notifications. If I completely disable notifications then I don’t hear from messages from my friends. Useless platform ### 1/5 — I paid for nothing basically *2026-06-12, version 2026.9.7* So I bought Niantic campfire because I wanted to connect in my local area for raids/PVE. So when I bought it, and I got it, I can’t use it because I’m too young/not that young. So now I purchased this app for basically nothing. I am a dedicated player and I can’t use it. So that’s why it’s a 1 star review. And I know it’s to stop me from chatting with potentially bad people, but I’m a dedicated player not that young and i wasted my money. I’m disappointed kind of. ### 2/5 — Raids *2026-06-08, version 2026.9.7* I can do 1* by myself, but when I join a mega or 5* raids. I have errors, loading or joining the raids. I’ve tried for 3-days & keep getting errors ### 2/5 — Não funciona corretamente *2026-06-07* App instável e cansativo ### 1/5 — It sucks *2026-06-01, version 2026.9.7* It dose not ever work did EVERYTHING it keeps telling me to download Pokemon go when I already have it this app needs to be fixed ### 1/5 — Used to be good app *2026-05-30, version 2026.9.7* App used to be great but then I tried to use the app and. My. Account was gone and it made me make a new one. Did that and now it’s saying download Pokémon go. Been trying together support for over a week for this and nothing very disappointed as I used this app everyday for raids and whatnot help would be appreciated thanks ### 3/5 — More regions support is needed *2026-05-28, version 2026.9.7* Please add the app into Kazakhstan App Store region. I have to swap Apple accounts just to keep this app updated and it’s really annoying. ### 1/5 — completely broken *2026-05-19, version 2026.9.7* as of a week or so ago, it no longer lets you view raids in pokemon go. like, the entire function that the app is meant to serve doesn’t even work ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Why bro *2026-07-24, version 2026.9.7* I entered my birthday and the app immediately kicked me rejected me and and says your are ineligible to use campfire. Anything I try dosent work. ### 1/5 — Nul *2026-07-22* Quand Peridot s’arrêtera, tous les Dots seront perdus. Des centaines de créatures, des souvenirs, des moments partagés… tout va disparaître d’un coup. Pourtant, il serait possible de laisser un mode minimal, juste pour que les joueurs puissent garder leurs Dots, les voir, les consulter, les conserver. On ne demande pas un jeu complet, juste un espace pour ne pas perdre nos compagnons. La communauté est encore vivante, les gens continuent de poster, d’espérer, de partager leurs nouvelles créatures. Ce serait un geste simple, respectueux, de permettre à chacun de garder ses Dots au lieu de les effacer définitivement. ### 1/5 — 로그인이 안되면 어플이 왜 있는거죠? *2026-07-18* ... ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-07-15, version 2026.9.7* Constantly losing remote raid passes. This is a scam ### 1/5 — Notification settings are awful *2026-07-13, version 2026.9.7* They need to fix notification settings badly. This thing will spam you with hundreds of notifications from groups you have “muted” ### 1/5 — Map does not show Gyms or Active Raids *2026-07-12, version 2026.9.7* This is such a pointless app… No active raids, or even gyms, especially during GoFest are showing up on the Campfire map. ### 1/5 — why is this an app FOR KIDS? *2026-07-11, version 2026.9.7* in what way is making an entire app to encourage pokemon go players primarily children to meet up safe? why am i getting policed for my language on an app that kids shouldnt be using? pokemon go itself? i GET IT theres no chat feature, no actual meet ups other than walking or driving somewhere to catch pokemon but actually having the ability to text someone most likely an adult when youre a child to meet up possibly alone… isnt concerning? i shouldnt need to police my cursing bc NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO TEXT A RANDOM PERSON N MEET W THEM. thats actually concerning that children can even join this app at all. this is just absolute irresponsible seeing how no parents actually go through their kids phones or know what’s going on in their lives. ### 1/5 — Raid time out *2026-07-10, version 2026.9.7* Has anyone one else tried to host a raid only to get enough people to join then realise that the raid has ended the have to decline all? ### 1/5 — Please don’t waste our time *2026-07-09, version 2026.9.7* The queuing time is too long; it is not possible to invite friends within the app; the matchmaking system is not user-friendly; and it is not possible to select your favourite Pokémon for a match. ### 1/5 — Sign in bug *2026-07-08, version 2026.9.7* The app asks you to put in your birthdate even before signing up and it doesn’t let you go back further than 2025. That’s ridiculous and I will not be trying this app again. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The Best App Ever *2026-07-15, version 2026.9.7* so I used this app like Back in 2023-2024 but this app is amazing ### 5/5 — Please add *2026-07-07, version 2026.9.7* This app is good and vey helpful for raiding pokemon but i would recomend that you have a list of what people are hosting or to make it so you can search for specific raids and it would only show what you filtered it to ### 5/5 — Thank you *2026-07-02, version 2026.9.7* Got a moltras first 30 of installation ### 5/5 — Good for Pokémon Go *2026-05-27, version 2026.9.7* Great app, nice features. Sometimes the system flags normal stuff, and an update that connects better with current max battles and gmax stuff would be better. Overall good app. ### 5/5 — Raids *2026-03-10* Niantic bitte fügt eine Funktion hinzu wo man auswählen kann welchen raid man gern machen will, außerdem würde ich gerne auch Krypto Raids hosten da man jetzt auch die Funktion in Pokémon GO hat das man Freunde einladen kann ### 5/5 — the fire *2026-03-07, version 2026.9.7* the flame ### 5/5 — Shadow raids!? *2026-02-07, version 2025.37.0* Love the app and its features. Deserves a 4 star since you can’t host shadow raids but I’m confident you guys will add that feature soon. When will that be? ### 5/5 — Helft mir bitte *2026-01-10* Hi niantic campfiar ich wollte euch mal fragen wie ich mich mit mein Pokémon Go Konto verknüpfen kann ### 5/5 — Guys stop complaining *2025-11-25, version 2025.37.0* This is an actually decent app. You literally don’t have to click “I’m going” JUST GO THERE. If you live in a rural or dead area, this app is great. Trust me, it’s 100% worth it. Ñø negative stuff to say. ### 5/5 — Community *2025-11-15, version 2025.37.0* Brings communities together --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*