# WikiCamps Australia — user reviews > 440 indexed App Store user reviews of WikiCamps Australia by WikiCamps pty ltd, rated 4.50/5 from 49 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wikicamps-australia/id505365608/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wikicamps-australia/id505365608.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 39 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of WikiCamps Australia? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Invaluable travel companion - 🚀 Offline maps and data - 💡 Crowd-sourced reviews and information - 🤝 Helpful community of users **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🔑 Constant need to log in - 📉 Declining quality and missing features - 💰 Ads and subscription model **Commonly reported bugs** - App not loading or opening - Sync and login issues - Unreliable offline mode - Missing or outdated information **Most requested features** - Bring back old version and features - Improve offline functionality - Easier navigation and user interface - More detailed and accurate information ## Newest reviews (18 of 440) ### 4/5 — Free camp priority. *2026-08-19, version 6.2.3* Definitely need to cater for free off grid campers as we support small towns $$. Please don’t be sell outs to big corporate mobs. ### 2/5 — Used to be the best *2026-08-04, version 6.2.3* Unfortunately, it is now only a booking agent. The reviews are ancient the updates for the sites mediocre and many wrong or not updated because there is no money in it. Sad ### 2/5 — Phil *2026-07-29, version 6.2.2* Since they removed the PC capability it has become very awkward to plan a trip using Wikicamps. I’m actively looking for an alternative as trying to plan a trip on your phone is nigh on impossible ### 2/5 — Won’t Load *2026-07-18, version 6.2.2* Debal28 ### 3/5 — Put it back *2026-07-12, version 6.2.2* Why are there no longer options for dogs allowed etc? All the fillers have changed and it’s so much harder to use. It should automatically open to the map view and the filters need to be put back! I may finally move over to the all camps app ### 3/5 — Hoska *2026-07-03, version 6.2.1* Too much detail, dont want to know about flagpoles and other items, just want camp sites ### 1/5 — Updating this App Broke It *2026-06-26, version 6.2.0* Exactly 10 years ago we downloaded this App to travel Au and we loved it!! It was our go to when travelling, our on-road bible. We recommended it to so many people. Now I’d recommend it to no one!! The updating of this App has totally ruined it. It’s way harder to navigate around & very frustrating trying to find what was once a breeze. Please go back to the old but “much improved” version & we’ll happily recommend again instead of meeting fellow travellers, as we do, and all bagging out the current version. No one likes the current version (except those who haven’t experienced the absolutely fabulous old version), so please, please listen more seriously to the current reviews of your “original” and long term customers. 🤞🤞 ### 1/5 — Details incorrect *2026-06-25, version 6.2.0* As the owner of a campsite listed I am not able to update incorrect details as they do not get approved. As a result contact details and social links are incorrect. Repeated edits submitted rejected and support emails ignored. ### 1/5 — So hard to get into wiki camps *2026-06-10, version 6.1.8* Why is it so hard just to get into wiki camps after using it for years now ### 1/5 — Not what it used to be *2026-06-09, version 6.1.8* This app is not what it used to be. Many of the free camps have been removed. Poor form. Not happy Jan. ### 2/5 — Next to uless *2026-05-16, version 6.1.8* every time I need it I’ve gotta spend 20 minutes redoing passwords. Can never find anything that I’m looking for. It’s the most difficult website I’ve ever had to use. I’m heading back to AI—it’s just so much easier to use regular Google. ### 1/5 — Downhill since G’day parks bought in *2026-05-01, version 6.1.8* Ever since gday parks took over this app, it’s slowly gone downhill. From including ads for people who have payed for the full version to now making the app nearly completely useless. It used to be one of the best apps which you could rely on whether in service or not. However recently I went to use it to find a camp spot when out of reception, and despite logging in that very morning, I had been logged out of the app again and had no way to access the offline maps. It’s clear Gday wants to discourage the use of the app so that their own caravan parks get more visitors, and people free camp less. The app is also extremely buggy now, it takes a second or two for pins on the map to show up when moving it around which makes it feel extremely clunky, and accessing information feels so painful. Desperately waiting for someone to make a better version of this app so we can all move on from the Gday mess ### 1/5 — Fraudulent Business Practices *2026-04-30, version 6.1.8* I paid for the add free version and now I am getting adds regardless. Unacceptable. ### 1/5 — So limited *2026-04-30, version 6.1.8* Google maps does everything this does except is free. Spoke to customer service got directed to Facebook. So disappointing ### 1/5 — The new interface is difficult to navigate *2026-04-29, version 6.1.8* The info is there but the previous version was way more user friendly. The new app looks great but functionally is worse than before. I used to use WikiCamps as primary camping app and I find myself reaching to other sources now, following the update - even little things like level of detail with the zoom, and the filters can be super frustrating. ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-04-11, version 6.1.7* I paid for this app and it has advertisements in it. Disgusting. Explains why the quality of site reviews has decreased as I feel there are less users. Atrocious, I despise this money grubbing behaviour. ### 2/5 — well *2026-04-07, version 6.1.7* forced to upgrade, now can‘t recognize what I looked at for years. Map is no good to orientate, the icons look all the same. The software might be cheeper to maintain (maybe a google generic or such) but yes, obviously new owner who dreamed of squeezing lots of bucks out of their purchase. - charge business to be listed - charge users to use app, while using for free their input - charge for each booking with business - try to involve users to plan their trip on the app, nothing archived. ### 1/5 — My App won’t open. *2026-04-06, version 6.1.7* The App is playing up on my phone even though it works on my iPad. Failure to login is what it constantly says. I’ve tried to delete and reinstall but that doesn’t work either. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — The platform is demolished *2026-09-02, version 6.2.3* You used to be able to find sites that were 4wd access only. All gone. Please bring this filter back. I asked support years back. ### 1/5 — Gone massively downhill since it was sold *2026-08-29, version 6.2.3* Free camps being deleted around G’Day owned parks and only advertising their parks, bad reviews of Gday sites being removed, constantly being logged out ### 1/5 — Recent updates ruined the app. *2026-08-18, version 6.2.3* What was once a great app has been ruined me a “schmick” new look. Not as useable, intuitive, or effective. Please go back to the old version! ### 1/5 — Nowhere near as good as it was four years ago *2026-08-06, version 6.2.3* Very unhappy with the updates since. You now only promote certain parks. Not all. ### 1/5 — Rubbish now *2026-08-03, version 6.2.2* We are always outback and out of range, used to be able to find spots without mobile range and now it doesn’t work if you don’t have mobile range.. absolutely useless to us now. ### 1/5 — New is not always better *2026-07-13, version 6.2.2* We used the old version on our trip around Australia and dozens of trips around WA. The new version is not particularly user friendly but will keep trying to make sense of it! ### 1/5 — What happened *2026-07-07, version 6.2.2* This used to be a great resource but it’s become very buggy. Filters don’t seem to work. All the campsites keep disappearing and I have to restart the app. I press on a campsite and nothing loads or it just stalls out after looking at two photos and won’t load anything else. Overall it just keeps needing a restart it over and over to get things to load again. That’s on a good Internet connection- all other apps working fine. This probably isn’t the fault of the developers but every “free” campsite I find on here is actually paid. ### 1/5 — Use to be better *2026-07-06, version 6.2.1* It doesnt update well. Sometimes not at all. Use to be better. ### 1/5 — Disgraceful Discovery Parks *2026-07-04, version 6.2.1* How you took a perfect app, and absolutely destroyed it is beyond me. It’s clearly been done on purpose to try and destroy free camping. Either way, the MS sign in, the drop outs, the in ability to upload images, the loss of weather in that region, the list goes on and on. It’s so bad, I’m considering building and launching the functionality of the old app. You’re a disgrace. ### 1/5 — Will not log in after update. *2026-07-02, version 6.2.1* This is the last straw. Wont log in wont send complaint. Wont see me again. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Pretty Please Wiki Camps *2026-08-22, version 6.2.3* Bring back the date of the review. Stating that’s it’s a year ago doesn’t tell us what time of the year it was. ### 5/5 — So helpful! *2026-04-13, version 6.1.7* Thanks to this app we didn’t spend a cent on accommodation on our roadtrip from Perth to Sydney! Very convenient. ### 5/5 — Finally offline mode is good again *2026-03-11, version 6.1.6* 11/03/26 and the app loading into offline mode immediately is a 10/10 addition. Has fixed literally every single one of my problems with this app ### 5/5 — Must have camping App *2026-02-23, version 6.1.5* Great app to find all the camping locations you’ll ever need. Ignore the negative comments as they all live in the past and don’t like change 😀 ### 5/5 — Thank you for the app *2025-12-01, version 6.1.2* Thanks so much for this app! I spent a full year travelling around Australia using WikiCamps and it was absolutely invaluable. I’m now heading back home to France and honestly don’t know how I’m going to manage without it. It’s such a fantastic tool for planning trips – you’re doing an amazing job. I really hope you’ll consider expanding to non-English-speaking countries one day! And a big thank you to all the users who share their comments and updates. Couldn’t have done my travels without you. ### 5/5 — Ultimate road trip must have *2025-11-08, version 6.0.13* We use this every time we travel - never fails and always leads us to some amazing spots to camp ### 5/5 — Satellite Finder *2025-07-24, version 6.0.9* Finally common sense prevailed, and the satellite finder had now been reintroduced. ### 5/5 — Used to be great *2025-04-30, version 6.0.6* Have used this app for years, but then they messed with it, and now it is hopeless. Played with the filters til I was blue in the face but very little shows, even where I know there are camps. The routing and planning are . …… god knows! I’m ditching it. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2025-03-06, version 6.0.6* Awesome app. Love the new update. Best ten bucks you will ever spend if you are planning to see Australia ### 5/5 — Love WikiCamps *2025-03-05, version 6.0.6* We used it for most of our trip from Townsville in North Queensland to Perth & back mostly staying in free camps Showgrounds & sports grounds. It made the search for these spots so easy. --- *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 2026-09-07.*