MakeSoil vs CampChronicles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MakeSoil
Connect with others to compost food scraps and create valuable soil. Find local composting sites or become a "Soil Maker" to receive scraps. Join a global movement to restore nutrients, capture carbon, and build community resilience.
- Find local composting sites
- Become a Soil Maker
- Receive food scraps
- Global terraforming initiative
- Carbon capture
- Nutrient restoration
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Want to keep your food scraps out of the landfill? Use MakeSoil to find a soil site near you. Love composting in your own backyard and want to share the experience? Join as a Soil Maker and receive food scraps from others. MakeSoil is helping people around the world to capture carbon, save precious nutrients from the landfill, and grow food in cities — all through the transformative act of making soil together.
CampChronicles
Record your camping and hiking experiences with this journal app. Track favorite spots, progress on goals like camping nights or miles hiked, and achievements for Scouts. Ideal for both beginners and experienced outdoor enthusiasts.
- Track camping spots
- Record hiking adventures
- Monitor progress on goals
- Scout rank advancement tracking
- Log camping nights
- Log miles hiked
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Track your favorite camping spots and hiking adventures with ease! Whether you're new to camping and hiking or an experienced enthusiast, CampChronicles makes it easy to record your adventures. If you're a Scout working on rank advancements or merit badges, or setting goals for camping nights or miles hiked, CampChronicles makes it fun and easy to track your progress!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MakeSoil at Free against CampChronicles's $0.99. MakeSoil also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). CampChronicles's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). On rating, 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
MakeSoil is free to download; CampChronicles costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for MakeSoil against 5.0 for CampChronicles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively.
MakeSoil ships an update every 4 months, CampChronicles daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MakeSoil | CampChronicles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MakeSoil | Juli Morse |
Customer experience
MakeSoil
CampChronicles
In-app purchases
MakeSoil
No in-app purchases
CampChronicles
No in-app purchases
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