Campflare vs Sweep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Sweep
Navigate parks and trails with confidence using official, accurate maps. Track your hikes and explore new routes with real-time location data, even offline. The app's coverage is rapidly expanding thanks to community contributions.
- Official park maps
- Real-time location on trails
- Offline navigation
- Hike tracking and logging
- Community-maintained maps
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Navigate hiking trails with official park maps. Sweep helps you explore national, state, county, and city parks using official trail maps maintained by parks and trusted local partners. See your real-time GPS location on reliable maps, stay on trail, and discover new places to hike with confidence. Whether you're hiking a new trail or revisiting a favorite park, Sweep makes trail navigation simple and accurate. With Sweep you can: - Navigate with official trail maps - See your real-time GPS location while hiking - Explore national, state, county, and city parks - Record and log your hikes - Discover new trails and outdoor destinations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Campflare at 3.9K against Sweep's 4. Sweep's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Campflare against 5.0 for Sweep. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Campflare has 3.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Campflare's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sweep's.
Campflare ships an update every 5 weeks, Sweep every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Campflare | Sweep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.9K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vay Technologies LLC | Sweep Outdoors |
Customer experience
Campflare
Sweep
Bugs and 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
Sweep
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Campflare
No in-app purchases
Sweep
No in-app purchases
