Campflare vs Mraav
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.
Mraav
Connect with cat-only sitters for in-home pet care. Sitters are background-checked and understand feline needs. Receive photo updates after each visit and manage all your cat's care instructions in one place.
- Cat-only sitters
- Background-checked sitters
- In-home routine care
- Photo and note updates
- Centralized care instructions
- Meet and greet option
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Your cat stays home, in their own routine, with a sitter who only does cats. Every sitter is background checked before they can list, and they are here because cats are the animal they actually understand. No dog walkers picking up cat visits on the side. HOW IT WORKS Search sitters near you, read their reviews, and send a request with your dates. Sitters reply within 24 hours, and you are refunded in full if they cannot make it. Before your first sit with a new sitter, you meet them. The meet and greet is free, and if it is not a fit you can cancel with a full refund for 24 hours afterwards. WHILE YOU ARE AWAY After every visit you get an update: photos, and a note on how your cat ate and played. Each cat gets their own tags, so you know which one cleaned the bowl and which one needed coaxing out from under the bed. Message your sitter any time. Medication, litter, the specific way your cat likes the blinds left: it all lives in one place, and your sitter has it before they arrive. BOOKING AND PAYMENT Prices are shown all in, before you book. Payment is held when you request and released to your sitter after the sit is done. Each sitter sets their own cancellation policy, shown on their profile and again before you pay. Change your mind within 24 hours of booking, with a day still to go before the sit starts, and you are refunded in full whatever their policy says. Currently serving the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Campflare at 3.9K against Mraav's 1. 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 Mraav. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Campflare has 3.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Campflare | Mraav |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.9K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vay Technologies LLC | Nine Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Campflare
Mraav
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
Mraav
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Campflare
No in-app purchases
Mraav
No in-app purchases









