SonsOfSmokey vs LandRoamer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SonsOfSmokey
This app helps users identify and report illegal dumping on public lands. Users can geo-tag and photograph dump sites, then mark them as cleaned up. It aims to unite public land users and volunteers in restoring natural areas.
- Identify illegal dump sites
- Geo-tag and photograph debris
- Real-time trash map
- Mark locations as cleaned up
- Volunteer for cleanup projects
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Sons Of Smokey - SOS app is uniting public land users of all types and volunteers looking to help restore public land for future generations! Use the SOS app to identify and clean up illegal dump locations on public land. Geo tag and photograph abandoned vehicles, dump sites, etc. and update our real-time trash map. Scout out these marked locations for clean up projects and mark them as cleaned up when you're done. How it works: - Download the app and Sign-In with Apple - Open the SOS app while using public lands - If you see dumped debris, select the large "+" button in the middle of the screen, provide a description of what it is and take a few photos - You will see the trash icon appear within the app - If you can clean up a trash location, do so and tap the 'Clean Up' to provide some new photos and describe what you did
LandRoamer
Plan and navigate offroad trails with live conditions and community-sourced difficulty ratings. Map multi-day trips, pin campsites, and coordinate with your crew via private chat. Share your runs and see others' experiences to make every adventure smarter.
- Live trail conditions from users
- Community-rated difficulty
- 1-touch GPS navigation
- Multi-day trip planner
- Private trip chat for crews
- Offline navigation
- Campsite pinning
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Run by Roamers. Trails carry live conditions from those who just ran them, a difficulty rating calculated from real runs, and 1-touch GPS navigation to the trailhead with turn-by-turn nav down the trail. Plan multi-day trips by linking trails together with GPS along your custom route, pin campsites/lodging for the trip, plus private trip chat for the crew to weigh in on who's bringing the snacks. TRAIL MAPS — Everything you expect from an offroad app: hundreds of verified offroad trails, color-coded difficulty, land-ownership overlays, and 1-touch offline navigation. Plus map filters for community campsites, private campsites, trail photos and friends' locations. CARPLAY — Your trail on the dash. Live position, the trail ahead and trip legs on your car's screen, phone locked in your pocket. PLAN IT, BRING THE CREW — Saturday trail run or multi-day overland adventure? Map all the details per trip, invite friends. Each trip gets its own private chat. THE ULTIMATE OVERLANDING PLANNER + GPS — Leg-by-leg custom route planner: chain multiple trails (or even sections of trails) and we fill in the pavement for a comprehensive trip, even for the largest multi-day adventures. Invite friends to your private trip, set dates, drop your campsite or lodging pins, and work out the details with the crew in the private chat. Filter your region to your future travel area to connect with the locals, get live conditions, and have all your questions answered in one place. MARK YOUR CAMPSITES — Save campsites publicly or privately, get GPS navigation right to them, or add them to the trip! Learn if sites are free or paid, and how many rigs can fit! ROAM FEED: POST & LOG RUNS — Photos and videos of your last run attach automatically to the trail, GPS-pinned exactly where they were taken. Select the rig you ran it in, your difficulty rating, and your thoughts on the trail itself. SEE THE LAST RIG THROUGH ON EVERY TRAIL — Your Run Posts make every trail smarter for the next roamer and vice versa. Run Posts also log to your profile so you can see how gloriously adventurous you are — in each of your specific rigs, if you wheel with more than one. ALL ANSWERS IN ONE PLACE — Stop guessing. The question we all ask — "How is that trail right now?" — is answered in the Run Post by the last rig through. Need more info? Comment on a run publicly or send a direct message, all without going to another platform. FIND YOUR PACK — The Roam feed shows the latest trail runs with photos of the rig, filtered by mileage or the region you're interested in. Browse the feed, find Roamers with similar rigs to run with, or determine if your rig has a chance on a particular trail. LIVE TRAIL STATUS — Follow a trail and get push notifications the moment it changes. Open, closed, or partially open — reported by roamers on the trail. DIFFICULTY THAT KEEPS UP — Every roamer rates the trail 1–10. The number is recalculated live, so when a washout turns a 4 into a 7, the trail says so. OBSTACLES, NAMED BY THE CROWD — GPS-pinned obstacles with descriptions and pictures, placed exactly where they sit on the trail. Vote for the best name. 1-TOUCH NAVIGATION — Automatic trail detection around your current location with community obstacles, 3D terrain, satellite, land-ownership overlays (BLM/USFS), and offline map downloads for when the trailhead kills your signal. DIRECT MESSAGING — Questions? Go ask! Private message the last rig through on the trail you're considering. Share campsite or trail ideas in chat and more. Landroamer Pro unlocks live conditions, community difficulty, trail photos, trip planner, offline maps, CarPlay, and navigation — $29.99/year or $5.99/month after a 7-day free trial. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled in App Store settings at least 24 hours before the period ends. Privacy Policy: https://landroamer.io/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LandRoamer at 100% against SonsOfSmokey's 45%. LandRoamer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). SonsOfSmokey's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (18 vs 5). On price, ads, monetization model 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. LandRoamer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. SonsOfSmokey asks for nothing beyond the download.
LandRoamer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of SonsOfSmokey's written reviews are positive against 100% of LandRoamer's.
SonsOfSmokey ships an update every 3 months, LandRoamer every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | SonsOfSmokey | LandRoamer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sons of Smokey | Christopher Sagherian |
Customer experience
SonsOfSmokey
LandRoamer
In-app purchases
SonsOfSmokey
No in-app purchases
LandRoamer
- Landroamer Pro$5.991 Month
- Landroamer Pro$29.991 Year






