RV Trader vs Beaver Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RV Trader
Discover approximately 90,000 new and used RVs with this GPS-sensitive app. Search by type, price, and location, view listings with photos and details, and find nearby dealers. Easily contact sellers or save your favorites.
- GPS-sensitive RV search
- Browse 90,000+ RV listings
- Search by type, price, and year
- View RV and dealer locations on maps
- Detailed RV descriptions and photos
- Contact sellers directly
- Save favorite RVs
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The new RV Trader application is GPS-sensitive and puts more approximately 90,000 new and used RVs at your fingertips. Find a dealer in the RV Trader Dealer Network near you or search the RVTrader for RVs by type, new/used condition, price range and model year - in a specific ZIP code or by location! View multiple RV and dealer locations on enhanced Google Maps and quickly access driving directions. Each RV listing provides a detailed description, including length and stock number, along with multiple photos of the RV for sale. Look for YouTube videos on select listings. Contact the seller of the RV immediately by phone or email - or, map the driving directions to the dealership and be on your way! Want to send the RV to a friend or save it in your favorites? You can do both with the RV Trader iPhone application.
Beaver Tracker
This app helps road-trippers discover, document, and collect Buc-ee's locations across the US. It features an interactive map, GPS check-ins, personal notes, photos, and achievement badges to gamify your travel experience.
- Interactive map of Buc-ee's locations
- GPS check-ins and manual visit entry
- Personal passport with notes and photos
- Achievement badges and travel statistics
- Distance and opening date sorting
- Favorites and planned visits
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Beaver Tracker is an unofficial road-trip companion for travelers who want to visit, document, and collect Buc-ee's locations across the United States. Use the interactive map to see open and upcoming locations, review store details, and quickly find the closest stop from your current location. Location lists can be sorted by distance or opening date, making it easy to plan the next leg of a trip or look back through the history of store openings. When you arrive, check in with GPS verification, add a previous visit manually, save notes, attach photos, mark favorites, and build a personal passport for every stop. Progress screens show how many locations and states you have completed, while badges reward milestones such as first visit, multi-state travel, and completion goals. Features include: Interactive map of Buc-ee's locations Open and upcoming location lists Distance-based sorting from your current location Opening-date sorting GPS check-ins Manual previous-visit entry Personal passport notes and photos Favorites and planned visits Achievement badges Travel and collection statistics Beaver Tracker is designed for fans, collectors, and road-trippers who enjoy turning every stop into part of a larger challenge. This app is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Buc-ee's, Ltd.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: RV Trader at 26K against Beaver Tracker's 13. Beaver Tracker's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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 — 4.7 for RV Trader against 4.8 for Beaver Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RV Trader has 26K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RV Trader ships an update weekly, Beaver Tracker daily. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RV Trader | Beaver Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (26K ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 242 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trader Interactive, LLC | Bill Bozeman |
Customer experience
RV Trader
Beaver Tracker
Bugs and requests
RV Trader
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login and password reset issues
- Sharing feature not working as expected
- Inability to remove saved RVs
- Compatibility issues with iOS updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add option to filter by bed size
- Include engine details in listings
- Implement in-app messaging system
- Add 'pending sale' indicator
- Improve saved search functionality
Beaver Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RV Trader
No in-app purchases
Beaver Tracker
No in-app purchases








