Pingea vs Campflare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pingea
Organize, discover, and share favorite locations with friends. Find recommendations from trusted sources instead of relying on text messages. Explore new places easily.
- Organize favorite places
- Discover new locations
- Share recommendations with friends
- Get trusted suggestions
- Explore local spots
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Pingea is a better way to organize, discover and share your favorite places. Instead of texting your friends for new brunch spot ideas, simply download Pingea and discover recommendations from people you trust.
Campflare
This app helps you find last-minute camping spots in popular, sold-out campgrounds across the US. It sends instant notifications for cancellations and provides real-time availability for over 10,000 campgrounds. Explore parks on a map and discover public lands easily.
- Last-minute campsite availability notifications
- Real-time campground availability for 10,000+ locations
- Map-based exploration of parks and public lands
- Set alerts for multiple campgrounds
- View BLM, NPS, and USFS land on map
- See cell service coverage on map
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Our mission is to make our public lands more accessible to those who cannot plan camping trips 6 months in advance. Simply put, if a campsite suddenly becomes available – someone cancels their reservation – the app will send you a notification to let you know. Tens of thousands of people have booked trips to Yosemite, Zion, Joshua Tree, Yellowstone, & other popular places through Campflare. Everything is free, and it will stay that way to ensure equal access to our public lands. Availability Notifications: - Camp last minute in sold out campgrounds across the United States. - Receive notifications as soon as we detect an availability or cancellation. - Set alerts for as many campgrounds as you please. Discover Your Public Lands: - View real time availability for more than 10,000 campgrounds across federal and state parks in the United States. - Explore all campgrounds and parks on a map. - View BLM Land on a map. - View National Park Service Land on a map. - View US Forest Service Land on a map. - View Cell Service on a map. - See pictures and detailed descriptions of each campground. Plan and Monitor your Stay: - Find the closest available campground to popular destinations. - See alerts posted directly from parks concerning your trip. - Find last minute stays in the most beautiful parks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Campflare at none against Pingea's shown. Campflare also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 7). Pingea's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Campflare holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Campflare has 2.8K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Pingea's written reviews are positive against 77% of Campflare's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pingea ships an update every 2 months, Campflare every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pingea | Campflare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 76.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pingea LLC | Vay Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Pingea
Campflare
Bugs and requests
Pingea
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Campflare
Reported bugs
2 issues- App gets stuck with no way to go back
- No campsites found for some popular parks
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to enlarge campsite photos
- More frequent campsite availability checks
- Clearer instructions and guidance
In-app purchases
Pingea
No in-app purchases
Campflare
No in-app purchases
