Comparison

Harvest Hosts vs WanderSync

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

Head to head
About

Harvest Hosts

Discover unique RV camping spots at over 9500 locations like wineries, farms, and breweries. Enjoy overnight stays with no camping fees and connect with small business owners. Memberships can be purchased individually or combined for broader access.

Highlights
  • Access 9500+ unique RV camping spots
  • No camping fees
  • Wineries, farms, breweries, attractions
  • Meet small business owners
  • Self-contained RV requirements
  • Combined or individual memberships
Features
Currently charting
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Are you looking for new opportunities to explore and enjoy the RVing lifestyle? With Harvest Hosts and Boondockers Welcome memberships, you can access unique RV camping spots at 9700+ wineries, farms, breweries, golf courses, unique attractions, and private properties that invite RVers to visit and stay overnight with no camping fees. Instead of a big box store parking lot, make memories with a unique RV experience! A Harvest Hosts membership is a unique opportunity to meet amazing small business owners, enjoy delicious wine tastings, peek inside working farms, and behold awesome museum exhibits. Then spend the night in your RV! A Boondockers Welcome membership is a great chance to meet new friends, share your stories, and get a good night's rest, all while saving money on campgrounds. You can join Harvest Hosts, and Boondockers Welcome together as one membership or separately as different individual memberships. To join Harvest Hosts and Boondockers Welcome, you must meet the self-contained RV requirements for each membership before your membership is approved. Terms of Use: https://harvesthosts.com/terms-of-use/

About

WanderSync

Plan your travel routes and connect with fellow travelers. Easily share your journey, send friend requests, and get notified of upcoming meetups along your path. This app simplifies social route planning for the traveling community.

Highlights
  • Social route planning
  • Add and update travel routes
  • Send and accept friend requests
  • Track #SyncUps
  • Connect with other travelers
  • Notifications for meetups
Features
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WanderSync is a social route-planning app for the full-time travel community. How does it work? Step 1: Add your route on the app. Step 2: Once you meet a new friend, send them a friend request through the app. Step 3: When the friend request has been accepted, relax and let the app notify you of all future #SyncUps along your route. WanderSync takes the stress out of social route planning by having everything all in one app. You can easily view and update your route and track all your social #SyncUps. Download WanderSync and lets make the road less traveled a little more connected. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wandersync.co/#privacy ToS: https://wandersync.co/#termsofservice

Screenshots

Harvest Hosts4 screens
WanderSync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WanderSync at every 6 days against Harvest Hosts's every 6 weeks. Harvest Hosts's advantage is ratings volume (67K vs 4) and chart position (#60 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Harvest Hosts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $98.99 per year and WanderSync sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Harvest Hosts against 5.0 for WanderSync. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harvest Hosts has 67K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Harvest Hosts ships an update every 6 weeks, WanderSync every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Harvest Hosts versus WanderSync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarvest HostsWanderSync
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (67K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings67K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#60 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.514.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB72 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHarvest HostsWilliam Joseph Taylor

Customer experience

Harvest Hosts

All ratings66,785 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews357 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative20.2%

WanderSync

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Harvest Hosts

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Disappearing messages and reviews in the app
  • Inconsistent availability information between app and website
  • Inability to see host locations without paying for membership
  • Accessibility issues for users with visual impairments

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to cancel membership and modify payment options
  • Separate category for churches and religious sites
  • Filter for hosts with food and dining options
  • Improved multi-tasking and integration with other trip planning apps
  • More detailed information about host amenities (e.g. electric hookups)

WanderSync

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Harvest Hosts

Subscriptions3
  • HH Classic$98.991 Year
  • Harvest Hosts + BW$169.991 Year
  • Harvest Hosts All Access$179.991 Year
2 purchases

WanderSync

Subscriptions2
  • WanderSync Monthly$0.991 Month
  • WanderSync Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Harvest Hosts free?
Harvest Hosts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WanderSync free?
WanderSync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Harvest Hosts or WanderSync?
WanderSync is rated higher. Harvest Hosts averages 4.9 out of 5 from 67K ratings, while WanderSync averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Harvest Hosts or WanderSync have ads?
Neither Harvest Hosts nor WanderSync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Harvest Hosts or WanderSync?
Harvest Hosts ships an update every 6 weeks, and WanderSync every 6 days. Most recently, Harvest Hosts was updated on October 27, 2026 and WanderSync on October 17, 2026.

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