Campable vs Roady
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Motorhome stays on private property
- Vineyard, farm, and sports club locations
- Authentic local travel experiences
- Advance trip planning
- Instant booking
- Secure and trusted hosts
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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.
Roady
Discover hidden local gems like walks, waterfalls, and viewpoints in New Zealand and Australia. Plan your road trip with reliable information and share your own travel experiences.
- Discover local walks, waterfalls, and viewpoints
- Access reliable travel information
- Plan NZ and AUS road trips
- Tick off experiences and earn badges
- Climb the leaderboard
- Create a travel profile map
- Share ratings and tips
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Finding things to do in new places can be tough. We got sick of Googling “best things to do in XYZ” and finding the same results each time. We wanted local knowledge, the walks, waterfalls, swimming holes and viewpoints that we didn’t know existed. But finding these, let alone getting any reliable information on them to plan an NZ or AUS road trip, isn’t easy. So Roady set out with a mission to give travellers easy access to local knowledge, no matter where they are. After years of travelling around the country capturing content and learning about these places, we’ve built a travel app that includes our favourite spots and key information that we would have wanted in one place. Tick off experiences as you travel the country, earning badges and climbing the leaderboard along the way. By ticking off an experience, you’ll create a record of your travels on your profile map. Upload a photo, leaving a rating and sharing a tip to provide your own local knowledge for others. Follow us on Instagram @roadynz [:mav: 2.71.0]
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Roady at 4.4 against Campable's 3.0. Roady also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (29 vs 3). Campable's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Roady sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Campable asks for nothing beyond the download.
Roady holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roady has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Campable's written reviews are positive against 71% of Roady's.
Campable ships an update monthly, Roady every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Campable | Roady |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.4 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 71.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Campable 2021 Ltd | Roady Travel Limited |
Customer experience
Campable
Roady
Bugs and requests
Campable
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Roady
Reported bugs
10 issues- Cannot access bucket lists or add items
- Photos won't upload (not jpeg)
- Submit button doesn't work on survey
- Bug at the start - cannot use app
- Crash issue (now fixed)
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- Occasional issues with ticking off activities
- Images won't upload
- Slow page loading
- Bugs that sometimes close the app
- Unable to reset password
Requested features
10 requests- Version for Europe
- Add/suggest places
- Offline mode
- Ability to hide/color-code map pins
- "Along the way" feature for routes
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- Ability to tick off places without posting a picture
- Add local recommendations
- Access other photo options besides photo library
- More locations off the beaten track
- Paid vs free option for locations
In-app purchases
Campable
No in-app purchases
Roady
- AUS Explorer - Monthly$4.991 Month
- NZ Explorer - 3 monthly$5.993 Months
- NZ Explorer - yearly$9.991 Year
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- AUS Explorer - Yearly$12.991 Year
- New Zealand Access$5.99
- New Zealand Access$7.99
- New Zealand Access$12.99
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- Australia Access$14.99
- NZ Access$17.99
- New Zealand Access$17.99
- New Zealand Access$19.99
- Australia Access$19.99






