Kanakuk vs Not Back Yet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kanakuk
This app provides convenient access to camp information, including personalized kamper details, account status, and messaging. Parents can view daily photos, manage forms, and stay connected with their children during their camp experience.
- Personalized kamper information
- Account status management
- Kamper messaging
- Daily kamper photo viewing
- Instant photo notifications
- Health form updates
- Meal plan selection
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The Kanakuk App is designed to give you fun at your fingertips with instant and convenient access to Kamp information, Kamper messaging, daily photos, and much more. The Kanakuk App provides you with: • Personalized Kamper Experience Easily view Kamper-specific information such as packing lists, opening and closing information, Kamp tips, and parties so getting ready for Kamp is easier than ever. • See Important Account Statuses Make sure your registration is complete and accurate for each Kamper prior to their arrival. View balances, update health forms, select meal plans, select transportation options, and manage roommate requests. • Connect Easily upgrade your Kamper Connect Package to send more one-way messages to your Kamper and message your Kamper right from the app. • Instant Kamper Photo Tagging View daily Kamper photos right in the app. You can even upgrade your Kamper Connect Package and receive instant notifications each time a photo of your Kamper is uploaded!
Not Back Yet
Follow a couple's journey to all 195 countries with a feed of dispatches, photos, and travel records. Explore saved places, play a location-guessing game, and build your own itineraries from their experiences. All content works offline.
- Journey feed with dispatches and photos
- Country-specific travel records
- Location-based guessing game
- Photo and film mosaic
- Custom trip itinerary builder
- Nearby saved places with notes
- Offline functionality
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Not Back Yet is the companion app to notbackyet.com - following Max & Hailey's journey to every country on Earth. THE FEED Open on the Now card: where we are today, and what's next. Scroll back through the whole journey — dispatches, photos, and border-crossing stamps from every stay — or scroll ahead to the route still to come. EVERY COUNTRY A stamped ledger of all 195 countries. Each one opens into a full native page: photo reels, the travel record, trips, when to go, and every place we saved. THE WHERE GAME A daily round of five photos from the road. Name the country, or pin the exact spot on the map for the big points. Streaks, timed mode, and a crazy mode for the deep cuts. THE WALL Every photo and film from the journey in one endless mosaic, with films that play as you scroll. TRIP BUILDER Turn our favorite places into your own trip — pick a city, set your days, and get an itinerary built from spots we actually visited. NEARBY Traveling? See our saved places around you — restaurants, bars, hotels, and sights — with our notes and photos. Location stays on your device. FAVORITES Our running top-ten lists: hotels, meals, dives, airports, and more. Everything works offline once loaded. No account, no sign-in, no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Not Back Yet at 5.0 against Kanakuk's 3.1. Not Back Yet also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Kanakuk's advantage is ratings volume (89 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 18.0). On price, 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.
Not Back Yet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kanakuk has 89 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Kanakuk ships an update monthly, Not Back Yet every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kanakuk | Not Back Yet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (89 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kanakuk Ministries | Quorum Platform LLC |
Customer experience
Kanakuk
Not Back Yet
In-app purchases
Kanakuk
No in-app purchases
Not Back Yet
No in-app purchases
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