Comparison

iOverlander vs The Rest Stop

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

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About

iOverlander

This mapping app helps travelers discover camping and accommodation worldwide, even in remote areas. It offers offline map downloads and a comprehensive database of traveler-verified places, including mechanics, restaurants, and attractions. Users can also add new places and save favorites.

Highlights
  • Offline map downloads
  • Traveler-verified places
  • Comprehensive service listings
  • Add and review places
  • Save favorite locations
  • Satellite map access (Pro/Unlimited)
Features
Currently charting
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iOverlander is a mapping app to help travelers find camping and accommodation worldwide - no matter how remote your destination. Only real places by real travelers. Unbiased and never sponsored. There is no list or robot that can ever replace what a traveler says standing right there in that spot. Typos and all, we believe the best data comes from overlanders onsite. No signal? No problem. The best places on this planet don’t have cell signal. All our data is stored on your phone, so you can plan your day without wifi. Download offline maps of entire states and countries, that give you all the tiny alleys, building footprints, and small landmarks to make travel easier. Campsites are just the beginning. Mechanics, restaurants, hotels, propane, water, wifi, shopping, laundry, showers, doctors, tourist attractions, border crossings, warnings, checkpoints, insurance, storage, shipping, consulates, banks, and more. Moderated by overlanders, not AI. Our moderators have spent a collective century on the road and 30,000 hours moderating entries. They’re not planning to stop anytime soon. But wait, there's more! In addition to finding places, you can add new ones, leave reviews, save favorites, and share places with other travelers. Subscribe to iOverlander Pro or Unlimited to download offline maps, access satellite maps, BLM and USFS overlays, save filters, search and more! Wherever you're headed, we've got your next destination. ____ Terms of Service: https://ioverlander.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://ioverlander.com/privacy_policy

About

The Rest Stop

Plan your road trips and avoid unpleasant rest stop experiences. This app allows you to rate and discover the cleanliness of rest stop bathrooms across America, based on real traveler reports. See amenity availability and contribute your own ratings to help fellow travelers.

Highlights
  • Find rest stops with GPS
  • Browse best/worst stops leaderboard
  • Map view for route scouting
  • Rate cleanliness (Clean/Disgusting)
  • Report amenity availability
  • Leave comments
  • Get notified of new ratings
Features
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The Ultimate Road Trip Companion App: YOU are The Rest Stop rater. We rely on you, and others like you to give real time info on where the best and worst stops are along the way. The Rest Stop gives you plenty to do when you aren’t traveling. No other travel app does anything like it. Terrible bathrooms on the road are no joke — even if the stories afterward sometimes are. CLEAN or DISGUSTING — real verdicts from real travelers, so you never gamble on a sketchy stall again. THE CLEANEST BATHROOM ON YOUR ROUTE Over 2,000 rest stops and service areas rated coast to coast. Open Near Me and instantly see the cleanest stalls within range — ranked by travelers who have actually been in there. PLAN THE WHOLE TRIP Type in your route and the Road Trip planner maps every rest stop along the way, the cities and landmarks you'll pass, and the single cleanest bathroom in your next 50 miles. Save your go-to trips and jump back in with one tap. EV driver? Tesla Superchargers are on the map too. Looking for the right beach? Beached! gets you up to date surf reports! The Rest Stop RIDES SHOTGUN Full CarPlay support puts the cleanest stops ahead right on your dashboard. A Home Screen widget keeps the nearest rest stop one glance away. And Siri rides along too — just ask "Where's the nearest rest stop" and get the name, the highway, the distance, and how clean travelers say it is, spoken out loud without ever touching your phone. RATE Cast your verdict — CLEAN or DISGUSTING. Leave the comment future travelers deserve to read. Every rating pushes a stop up (or down) the Stall of Fame, the definitive leaderboard of the best and worst bathrooms on the American highway. Proud of your stop? Share a "Greetings from" postcard straight to X. BRING YOUR CREW Stallmates lets you follow friends and see what they're rating in a live activity feed. Share any stop — or your friend code — with a single tap. Road trips are a team sport. THE THRONE ROOM ARCADE *SUPPORTS CONTROLLERS* 9 mini games for when you're.. parked. Clear clogs under pressure in Plunger Panic, chase the perfect launch in Plunger Flinger, build a porcelain empire in Royal Flush, putt putt putt the day away in Gas Station Golf, dash across porta-potties in Port-a-Potty Run, shred some gnar in The Gnar-lien, and settle in for The Plunger of Power — a love letter to 90s games, complete with quests, boss battles, and real world integration. Unlock Roaring 20s mode for a throwback! MEET TOMMY TOILETS Your friendly neighborhood plunger. Tommy answers your questions about the app, dresses for whatever theme you're rocking, and stars in every mini game. PARTICIPATION TROPHIES Over 90 trophies to unlock, from your First Flush to feats only a true road warrior will ever pull off. MAKE IT YOURS Hand-crafted themes — constantly rotating, with limited-time theme events planned into 2027 — each with its own fonts, colors, sounds, and app icons. Interstate, Americana, Neon, Carnival Barker, Leaf Peepers, The Swashbuckler, and more. Pin your two favorites to the top of the picker so your go-to vibes are always one tap away. SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Italian, and Japanese. THE GREAT AMERICAN PIPELINE Rate rest stops in person and you unlock their state's territory in The Plunger of Power, an RPG that grows as you travel and every state's world is drawn from its real geography, roamed by its own exclusive critters, and stalked by cryptids straight out of local legend. There is an absurd amount of depth to this game. Every road tripper deserves to know what they're walking into. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

iOverlander4 screens
The Rest Stop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Rest Stop at 100% against iOverlander's 19%. The Rest Stop also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). iOverlander's advantage is ratings volume (7.7K vs 35) and chart position (#16 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. iOverlander sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and The Rest Stop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Rest Stop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iOverlander has 7.7K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of iOverlander's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Rest Stop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iOverlander ships an update fortnightly, The Rest Stop weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
iOverlander versus The Rest Stop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriOverlanderThe Rest Stop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7.7K ratings)5.0 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.7K — better35
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#16 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB270 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiOverlander, LLCRYAN PATRICK FLANNERY

Customer experience

iOverlander

All ratings7,528 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative15.3%
Written reviews626 reviews
Positive18.7%
Neutral7.0%
Negative74.3%

The Rest Stop

All ratings35 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

iOverlander

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to save edits and uploads
  • Syncing issues with website data
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Ads that block functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow access to more than one state/region at a time
  • Integrate with more map providers (Google, Gaia, etc.)
  • Optimize app for iPad usage
  • Provide a more affordable subscription option

The Rest Stop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

iOverlander

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited Monthly$14.991 Month
  • iOverlander Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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  • iOverlander Unlimited7 Days trial$99.991 Year
2 purchases

The Rest Stop

Subscriptions2
  • The Rest Stop Rater Premium$4.991 Month
  • The Rest Stop Rater Premium$49.991 Year

Questions

Is iOverlander free?
iOverlander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Rest Stop free?
The Rest Stop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iOverlander or The Rest Stop?
The Rest Stop is rated higher. iOverlander averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7.7K ratings, while The Rest Stop averages 5.0 from 35 ratings.
Do iOverlander or The Rest Stop have ads?
iOverlander shows ads; The Rest Stop does not.
Which is updated more often, iOverlander or The Rest Stop?
iOverlander ships an update fortnightly, and The Rest Stop weekly. Most recently, iOverlander was updated on October 31, 2026 and The Rest Stop on October 31, 2026.

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