Comparison

Parkadvisor Pro vs RV Dump Stations

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

Head to head
About

Parkadvisor Pro

Discover over 40,000 RV parks, campgrounds, and essential stops across North America. This app offers detailed listings, filtering by amenities, and booking options for state parks. Enjoy offline map access and integration with external navigators.

Highlights
  • Find 40,000+ RV parks and campgrounds
  • Filter by amenities
  • Check availability and book campsites
  • Works with external navigators
  • Offline database for faster access
  • Favorites for parks and campgrounds
Features
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Extra Features in Pro version: - Favorites for commercial/public parks and campgrounds - Weather Forecast (up to 7 days) - Filtering by amenities - Distance can be shown in miles/km, hours and minutes, ETA - Works with external navigators (Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, Sygic) - Check availability and book a campsite (available for state parks) - Family Sharing (up to six people in your family can share this app) Additional Feature for Tablets: - Multi-pane layout in landscape/portrait modes The #1 camping app of 2020. This app was developed to help people find great RV Parks in North America (USA, Canada, Mexico). Find over 40,000 RV parks, campgrounds, rest areas, gas station, and stores. Commercial RV parks are sorted by rating and can be viewed in list mode. If you zoom in far enough, you will see gas station, rest areas, stores, etc. Compared to similar applications, this app uses local database, so it works much faster and less dependent on internet, however internet is required to view maps and pictures. MORE DETAILS: RV Parks and Campgrounds: - Privately owned (commercial) RV parks - Public parks including U.S. Forest Service, State Park, County/City Parks, BLM (The Bureau of Land Management), and Fairgrounds - U.S. Military Campgrounds, U.S. Air Force FamCamps, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Jellystone (Family campgrounds Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park) - 1000 Trails (Thousand Trails RV Resort & Campgrounds) - KOA (Kampgrounds of America) - 55+ Senior Retirement Communities RV Friendly Stores & Stops: - Walmart Super Centers, Walmart Neighborhood Markets - Costco, Sam's Club, Camping World, CrackerBarrel - Garder Mountain, Cabela's, REI, Big5, Dick's Sporting Goods, Bass Pro Shops - Rest Areas, Welcome Centers, RV Dump Stations, Casinos, Low Clearance Fuel Stops: - Pilot Flying J, TA Travel Centers, Petro Centers, Lovers Travel Stops, AMBEST and more

About

RV Dump Stations

Find over 7,100 RV dump stations across the US and Canada, including rest areas, truck stops, and campgrounds. The location database is included for offline access, and you can filter by location type. Get directions, view local weather, and import routes from GPX files.

Highlights
  • Offline database of 7,100+ RV dump stations
  • Filter by location type (e.g., free stations)
  • Route planning to selected dump stations
  • Offline access to all location data
  • Import routes from GPX files
  • Local weather for dump station locations
Features
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This app shows over 7,100 RV dump stations, most throughout the US. and Canada. Includes rest areas, truck stops, KOAs, campgrounds, RV parks and more. Dump station locations are displayed even when offline! NO SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED. A one time fee and that’s it. Dump station information is obtained from crowd-sourcing and are therefore subjective in nature. What one person describes as working another may describe as broken. Features: - Location database is included with the app, so all locations are visible when offline. - Filter what type of location to display. For example, list only free dump stations from the filter. - Show a route between your location and the selected RV dump station. - View the dump stations in list view; easily search the list. - Get the local weather for the location. - Internet searches and more for each location. - Database is updated monthly, subject to user submissions. - Import routes from GPX files. This makes it much easier to find RV dump stations along a route you've created in another app such as Road Trip Planner. - Send a dump station location to our app Road Trip Planner. This helps in routing your travels (requires separate purchase of the Road Trip Planner app). We want to expand our RV dump station database as much as possible, so we have made it easy for you to easily submit a new RV dump station - simply tap the + button below the map. To correct or update dump station information, tap “Location Comment” in the detail view. We will be updating the database often. Due to the nature of dump stations constantly changing their status it's recommended you contact the dump station prior to using it to verify its status.

Screenshots

Parkadvisor Pro4 screens
RV Dump Stations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Parkadvisor Pro at 77% against RV Dump Stations's 24%. Parkadvisor Pro also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2). RV Dump Stations's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $7.99) and ratings volume (3K vs 178). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Parkadvisor Pro costs $7.99 and RV Dump Stations $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Parkadvisor Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RV Dump Stations has 3K ratings behind it against 178, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Parkadvisor Pro's written reviews are positive against 24% of RV Dump Stations's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parkadvisor Pro ships an update monthly, RV Dump Stations every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Parkadvisor Pro versus RV Dump Stations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParkadvisor ProRV Dump Stations
Price$7.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.5 (178 ratings) — better4.2 (3K ratings)
Positive reviews76.8% of reviews — better24.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1783K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
Best chart rank#196#27 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParkAdvisor LLCKyle Modesitt

Customer experience

Parkadvisor Pro

All ratings178 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive76.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative17.9%

RV Dump Stations

All ratings2,995 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive24.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative72.3%

User reviews

Parkadvisor Pro

From 178 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for finding campgrounds
  • 👍 Accurate information
  • 👍 Helpful for trip planning
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Good reviews and descriptions

Room to improve

  • 👎 Pro version not much different
  • 👎 Missing campgrounds in pro version
  • 👎 iPad version lacks features
  • 👎 Latest version difficult to use
  • 👎 Not a trip planner, only park finder

RV Dump Stations

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helpful for locating dump stations
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚗 Useful for RV travelers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate or outdated information
  • 🗺️ Missing many known dump station locations
  • 💰 Not worth the cost
  • 📱 Poor app design and navigation

Bugs and requests

Parkadvisor Pro

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Pro version missing features compared to free
  • iPad version like free version
  • Latest version difficult to see options
  • Error message: "OVER QUERY LIMIT"
  • Search engine not working
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  • Buggy on iPad Pro, gets stuck on site info screen
  • Not all sites listed
  • Some areas devoid of campgrounds
  • Website links don't work

Requested features

6 requests
  • List of new and updated sites
  • Include Open Street Maps (OSM AndMaps)
  • Update icon views to show at all zoom levels
  • Ability to mark favorites on the map
  • Add ability to save favorites via iCloud
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  • Users report bad links or closed campgrounds

RV Dump Stations

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Locations shown as having dump stations that do not actually have them
  • Unable to add new dump station locations

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to report updates and changes to dump station locations
  • Include information on costs and amenities for each dump station
  • Improve search and filtering functionality

In-app purchases

None

Parkadvisor Pro

No in-app purchases

None

RV Dump Stations

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Parkadvisor Pro free?
Parkadvisor Pro costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RV Dump Stations free?
RV Dump Stations costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Parkadvisor Pro or RV Dump Stations?
Parkadvisor Pro is rated higher. Parkadvisor Pro averages 4.5 out of 5 from 178 ratings, while RV Dump Stations averages 4.2 from 3K ratings.
Do Parkadvisor Pro or RV Dump Stations have ads?
Neither Parkadvisor Pro nor RV Dump Stations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Parkadvisor Pro or RV Dump Stations?
Parkadvisor Pro ships an update monthly, and RV Dump Stations every 3 weeks. Most recently, Parkadvisor Pro was updated on November 6, 2026 and RV Dump Stations on November 6, 2026.
Which is more popular, Parkadvisor Pro or RV Dump Stations?
Parkadvisor Pro currently peaks at #196 in the App Store charts, and RV Dump Stations at #27. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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