Niantic Campfire vs NERVE.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Niantic Campfire
Discover and connect with nearby players for real-world gaming experiences. Plan activities, find communities, and communicate with friends to accomplish in-game quests and schedule gatherings.
- Discover real-time activities
- Plan ahead with Campfire Map
- Find game communities
- Connect with new players
- Direct and group messaging
- Schedule group gatherings
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Campfire gives the Niantic community a new way to experience the joy of real-world gameplay. Find and connect with nearby players to accomplish in-game activities and quests! • Discover real-time activities and plan ahead using the Campfire Map • Find game communities and meet new players in your area • Connect with players through direct messages and group messages • Schedule group gatherings with old and new groups • Manage your Niantic ID and Niantic friends
NERVE.
This app facilitates a live-streaming game where participants can stream exciting activities to viewers. Viewers gain premium access and can send custom donations to streamers. Receive notifications when players go live and embrace the opportunity to become famous.
- Live-streaming gameplay
- Viewer premium access
- Custom donations to players
- Live player notifications
- Become famous through streaming
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Are you a WATCHER or a PLAYER? NERVE is a livestream game. "Players" stream themselves doing exciting things to "watchers", who get premium access to streams and can send custom donations to players. You'll receive a notification whenever a player goes live. You can be fearless. You can be famous. Welcome to NERVE.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NERVE. at 73% against Niantic Campfire's 21%. NERVE. also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Niantic Campfire's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 80). On price, ads and monetization model 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. NERVE. sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Niantic Campfire asks for nothing beyond the download.
NERVE. holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Niantic Campfire has 1.4K ratings behind it against 80, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Niantic Campfire's written reviews are positive against 73% of NERVE.'s.
Niantic Campfire ships an update every 3 weeks, NERVE. every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Niantic Campfire | NERVE. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (1.4K ratings) | 4.4 (80 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.2% of reviews | 73.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 80 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #185 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 611 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Scopely Explore, Inc. | Phi Vision, Inc. |
Customer experience
Niantic Campfire
NERVE.
User reviews
Niantic Campfire
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Helpful for finding raids
- 🤝 Ability to connect with local players
- 📍 Accurate raid map
- 💬 Good for coordinating meetups
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
- 🤖 Lack of notifications
- 🕰️ Long wait times to find raid groups
- 🔒 Login and account issues
- 📱 Clunky and unintuitive UI
NERVE.
From 80 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😂 Funny and entertaining content
- 💡 Innovative concept
- 🤩 Great live streams
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 💰 Potential to make money
Room to improve
- ❌ Cannot sign up
- ❌ Phone number verification issues
- ❌ Error sending code
- ❌ App doesn't work
- ❌ Laggy
Bugs and requests
Niantic Campfire
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to host or join raids
- Constantly asks to download Pokémon GO
- Notifications not working properly
- Crashes and freezes on login
Requested features
5 requests- Add pokestop locations to map
- Implement dark mode
- Allow filtering and searching for specific raids
- Improve group chat and messaging features
- Integrate with Pokémon GO more seamlessly
NERVE.
Reported bugs
5 issues- Phone number verification not sending code
- Error sending code
- App crashes on opening
- Shows everyone is offline, playing same clips
- App displays webpage and replays a single video
Requested features
3 requests- Fix phone number verification for UK users
- Allow bidding on stream times
- More streamers online more often
In-app purchases
Niantic Campfire
No in-app purchases
NERVE.
- $1 Gift$0.99
- $1$1.00
- $2 Gift$1.99
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- $2$2.00
- $3 Gift$2.99
- $3$3.00
- $5 Gift$4.99
- $5$5.00
- $7$7.00
- $10 Gift$9.99
- $10$10.00
- $15 Gift$14.99
- $15$15.00
- $20$20.00
- $50$50.00
- $100$100.00
