Comparison

Great Hikes vs Campable

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Great Hikes

Explore New Zealand's premier walking tracks with this free offline app. Access detailed track information, maps, and hundreds of photos. Features live GPS mapping and rich content on history and natural features.

Highlights
  • Offline track maps
  • Mobile GPS mapping
  • Hundreds of pages of content
  • Track section descriptions
  • Thousands of photos
  • Live GPS mapping
  • 3D video flythru
Features
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The only free mobile app designed for all the Department of Conservation New Zealand Great Walks. The Great Walks are the premier walking tracks around New Zealand through some of the best scenery in the country. Huts and tracks on the Great Walks are of a high standard and popular with local and international visitors. Once a track is download it works fully offline, offers mobile GPS mapping and has hundreds of page of content. Content includes: - Track section descriptions and maps - 1,000's of photos of huts, heritage & highlights - rich content about history and natural features - live GPS mapping - elevation profile and 3D video flythru

About

Campable

Discover unique stays on private properties like farms and vineyards for motorhome travelers. Plan trips, book instantly, and enjoy authentic local experiences away from crowded campsites.

Highlights
  • Motorhome stays on private property
  • Vineyard, farm, and sports club locations
  • Authentic local travel experiences
  • Advance trip planning
  • Instant booking
  • Secure and trusted hosts
Features
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Wake up between the vines. On a working farm, beside a river, or above a bay you would never have found on your own. Campable opens up private land across New Zealand to motorhome and campervan travellers. Hundreds of sites on vineyards, farms, orchards, sports clubs and resorts — bookable in seconds from your phone. Some hosts will come out and walk you round the vines. Others simply leave the gate open and let you get on with it. Both are the point. No queueing for a numbered bay. No hunting for somewhere legal at dusk. Just a quiet paddock and a view you did not have to share. FIND SOMEWHERE TO STAY • Browse every site on the map, or switch to a list as you travel • Filter for self contained or non self contained vans • See photos, nightly price, facilities and house rules before you commit • Search ahead for your whole trip, or find tonight's stay from the road BOOK IN SECONDS • Check real availability and book instantly — no waiting on a reply • Pay securely in the app, with more than one card saved if you like • Keep your bookings, dates and directions together in one place • Get your host's phone number when you book, so you can reach them if plans change STAY ON REAL PLACES, NOT IN CAR PARKS • Every host is checked before their land goes live • Reviews from travellers who have actually stayed there • Working vineyards, farms and orchards — places you would need an invitation to reach Campable started because New Zealand is full of extraordinary places to park up for the night, and almost all of them are on land you would never get to see. This is the invitation. Download Campable and stay somewhere worth remembering.

Screenshots

Great Hikes4 screens
Campable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Campable at none against Great Hikes's 1. Campable also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 55%). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Great Hikes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Campable asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Great Hikes ships an update every 2 months, Campable monthly. Both last shipped on October 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Great Hikes versus Campable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGreat HikesCampable
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGary PattersonCampable 2021 Ltd

Customer experience

Great Hikes

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative36.4%

Campable

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Great Hikes

One-time1
  • Lake Waikaremoana$0.99
None

Campable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Great Hikes free?
Great Hikes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Campable free?
Campable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Great Hikes or Campable have ads?
Neither Great Hikes nor Campable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Great Hikes or Campable?
Great Hikes ships an update every 2 months, and Campable monthly. Most recently, Great Hikes was updated on October 5, 2026 and Campable on October 5, 2026.

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