Campflare vs arch guide
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.
arch guide
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Actually see the city. Arch Guide is your personal architecture guide to California. It turns any trip through the city into a tour through design history, explaining the buildings you pass every day without a second look. California is full of architecture hiding in plain sight. Arch Guide stops you, and tells you why it matters. WHAT'S INSIDE Audio-narrated tours across neighborhoods Real architectural history, from Case Study Houses to Craftsman landmarks A style identifier: snap any building, anywhere, and find out what you're looking at Turn-by-turn navigation to every stop Ask Ellie anything about a building while you're standing in front of it A photo journal that keeps every building you've seen EXPLORE YOUR WAY Go at your own pace. Pull up any building on the map to read up on it, follow a guided tour, or build a route of your own anywhere in the city. FOR ARCHITECTURE LOVERS AND THE CURIOUS Whether you already know the big names or you've just always wondered about a building near you, this is architecture without the homework. Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego are our first cities. More are on the way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Campflare at none against arch guide's 10. Campflare also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.4). arch guide's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads 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. arch guide sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Campflare asks for nothing beyond the download.
Campflare ships an update every 5 weeks, arch guide weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Campflare | arch guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vay Technologies LLC | ARCH GUIDE LLC |
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
arch guide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Campflare
No in-app purchases
arch guide
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