Campable vs Go Penny
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.
Go Penny
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Use Penny to pay and activate campground and other services throughout New Zealand. Top up your balance and then use your Penny key wherever you see the Penny logo. Create bookings for visits to Penny locations. Manage your profile vehicles and Penny keys. Penny can activate power sockets, laundry facilities, showers, cooking, campground gate access and much more.
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Verdict
Campable and Go Penny are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Campable ships an update monthly, Go Penny daily. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Campable | Go Penny |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Campable 2021 Ltd | Kiwi Cash Limited |
In-app purchases
Campable
No in-app purchases
Go Penny
No in-app purchases









