Comparison

RV Trader vs Beaver Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

RV Trader4 screens
Beaver Tracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RV Trader ships an update weekly, Beaver Tracker daily. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RV Trader versus Beaver Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRV TraderBeaver Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (26K ratings)4.8 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings26K — better13
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size242 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTrader Interactive, LLCBill Bozeman

Customer experience

RV Trader

All ratings25,380 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews302 reviews
Positive24.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative68.5%

Beaver Tracker

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

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

None

RV Trader

No in-app purchases

None

Beaver Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RV Trader free?
RV Trader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beaver Tracker free?
Beaver Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RV Trader or Beaver Tracker?
Beaver Tracker is rated higher. RV Trader averages 4.7 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while Beaver Tracker averages 4.8 from 13 ratings.
Do RV Trader or Beaver Tracker have ads?
Neither RV Trader nor Beaver Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RV Trader or Beaver Tracker?
RV Trader ships an update weekly, and Beaver Tracker daily. Most recently, RV Trader was updated on November 8, 2026 and Beaver Tracker on November 5, 2026.

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