NPT Backyard vs Chippewa Campouts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NPT Backyard
Visualize your dream pool in your own backyard using augmented reality. This app offers stunning 4k graphics, advanced lighting, and realistic water simulations to help you design and preview your perfect pool.
- Augmented Reality pool visualization
- 4k graphics
- Realistic lighting effects
- Advanced water systems
- Design your dream pool
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Chippewa Campouts
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The best part of camp is being there together. Chippewa Campouts helps with the rest. Built for the current families and alumni of our Chippewa camping group, it keeps the weekend close at hand: where to go, what’s next, who’s who, and who’s bringing the ice cream. Find your way around Circle F Explore a beautifully illustrated camp map or switch to the aerial view. Tap a campsite, dock or activity to see what happens there. Get approximate walking directions and an ETA from your location. When an event is coming up or starting, its place on the map comes to life. Be there for the good stuff See published Nation events alongside Chippewa’s plans. Find events by day or place, save upcoming reminders, and receive updates from the Chief when alerts are enabled. Between campouts, look ahead to the next dates and revisit past weekends. Put a name to every face Browse large portraits of dads and Braves, see which family a Brave belongs to, and call or text his dad. Update your family’s photos, Indian names and first-campout details. Welcome new members and see the upcoming breakers. Alumni have their own directory with family photos, joined and breaking campouts, and Wise Sachem recognition for former Chiefs. Keep the weekend Share photos and videos with the tribe, upload photos in batches, and add a like or a comment. Browse by date, event, place or people, or find the most-liked and most-discussed memories. Optional activity suggestions and family photo matching help organize uploads; you can always edit the tags yourself. A motto for every campout Revisit the words that shaped each weekend. Find each season’s motto and meaning together, with a history that grows as older campouts are added. Everyone has a part Find your campout jobs, see who’s helping, and check the details. From setup to cleanup, it’s easier when everyone knows where to pitch in. A little preparation goes a long way Download the map, schedule, directory and jobs before camp for offline access. Choose whether to share your location with other dads for a limited time, and stop whenever you like. Made for our tribe Chippewa Campouts is for adult members of our camping group. Current families register with the group code. Alumni answer two short questions from their time at camp, then register with an email and password, without a code or Chief approval. New accounts follow a guided setup for family names, campout history and photos before entering. Dads manage their children’s profiles; children do not create accounts. Photos share automatically, and videos appear when processing finishes. Members can report content and block a contributor; the Chief handles reported content and membership. Location sharing, notifications and photo matching are optional. Walking estimates and Chief alerts are not emergency services. For the Good of the Nation. Support: https://chippewa.camp/support Privacy: https://chippewa.camp/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chippewa Campouts at 5.0 against NPT Backyard's 3.7. Chippewa Campouts also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). NPT Backyard's advantage is ratings volume (101 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chippewa Campouts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NPT Backyard has 101 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NPT Backyard ships an update every 2 months, Chippewa Campouts every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NPT Backyard | Chippewa Campouts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (101 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pool Corporation | Robert Noonan |
Bugs and requests
NPT Backyard
Reported bugs
6 issues- AR doesn't work
- App crashes when viewing tiles
- App crashes frequently
- App is slow and hangs
- Water color doesn't change with plaster choices
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- Tutorial is useless
Requested features
6 requests- Option to design a remodel for existing pools
- Ability to change pool dimensions within the app
- More standard pool shapes available (e.g., round spa)
- Include all pool tiles from the catalog
- Ability to drag and position the pool design in the yard
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- More realistic water color rendering based on plaster choices
Chippewa Campouts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NPT Backyard
No in-app purchases
Chippewa Campouts
No in-app purchases
Questions
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