Comparison

RV Dumps vs RV Dump Stations

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

Head to head
About

RV Dumps

Locate RV dump stations with ease, whether at campgrounds, rest areas, or truck stops. This app displays up to 150 points on a map and offers offline lookup functionality by type, state, and city. It helps you find essential services for your RV, even without phone service.

Highlights
  • Map view of dump stations
  • Filter by dump station type
  • Offline manual lookup
  • One-touch calling
  • Turn-by-turn directions
  • Works without phone service
Features
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Where's the closest RV Dump station at a campground, a rest area, a truck stop, a water treatment plant? RV Dumps knows these things. And you can easily know too. This same data is part of the "Camp and RV" app which has a dump station filter in it. RV Dumps checks your location and displays up to 150 points on a map view. You can filter by type to see only what you want to see on the map and zoom out. You can also use the offline manual lookup to find locations by type, state and city...even when you have no phone service! RV Dumps takes the database from the top ranked camping app called Camp & RV and filters all points that have a dump station as an amenity (not "hookups" which are at a site. Many parks no longer have stand alone stations.) Maybe you need one and a night stop or you are just passing on through. From Rest Areas to truck stops to private campgrounds (either stay the night or call to see if you can pay a separate fee). From State Parks to even some National Park and Forest campgrounds that have one. Dump stations are being paved over left and right these days. We removed several each day that are found to be closed. Please send in reports and adds. I have hundreds more dump locations that I don't have GPS points for so they can't be placed in the mobile app yet. I keep working on those. FEATURES - Search for specific locations around you on a map. - One-touch calling for places that have a phone number listed. Good idea to call and ask about the fees as Flying J now charges for it. - One-touch turn-by-turn directions for all POIs. - Works when iPhone has no phone service. - Supports a manual lookup mode where users can look up parks and truck stops that have RV dumps. Updates make major changes that early app reviews won't reflect. We added thousands of places like waste water treatment plants, dealerships, gas stations, public places, storage places and stores.

About

RV Dump Stations

Find over 7,100 RV dump stations across the US and Canada, including rest areas, truck stops, and campgrounds. The location database is included for offline access, and you can filter by location type. Get directions, view local weather, and import routes from GPX files.

Highlights
  • Offline database of 7,100+ RV dump stations
  • Filter by location type (e.g., free stations)
  • Route planning to selected dump stations
  • Offline access to all location data
  • Import routes from GPX files
  • Local weather for dump station locations
Features
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This app shows over 7,100 RV dump stations, most throughout the US. and Canada. Includes rest areas, truck stops, KOAs, campgrounds, RV parks and more. Dump station locations are displayed even when offline! NO SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED. A one time fee and that’s it. Dump station information is obtained from crowd-sourcing and are therefore subjective in nature. What one person describes as working another may describe as broken. Features: - Location database is included with the app, so all locations are visible when offline. - Filter what type of location to display. For example, list only free dump stations from the filter. - Show a route between your location and the selected RV dump station. - View the dump stations in list view; easily search the list. - Get the local weather for the location. - Internet searches and more for each location. - Database is updated monthly, subject to user submissions. - Import routes from GPX files. This makes it much easier to find RV dump stations along a route you've created in another app such as Road Trip Planner. - Send a dump station location to our app Road Trip Planner. This helps in routing your travels (requires separate purchase of the Road Trip Planner app). We want to expand our RV dump station database as much as possible, so we have made it easy for you to easily submit a new RV dump station - simply tap the + button below the map. To correct or update dump station information, tap “Location Comment” in the detail view. We will be updating the database often. Due to the nature of dump stations constantly changing their status it's recommended you contact the dump station prior to using it to verify its status.

Screenshots

RV Dumps4 screens
RV Dump Stations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RV Dump Stations at 4.2 against RV Dumps's 2.7. RV Dump Stations also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (3K vs 51). RV Dumps's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 24%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

RV Dumps costs $2.99 and RV Dump Stations $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RV Dump Stations holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RV Dump Stations has 3K ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of RV Dumps's written reviews are positive against 24% of RV Dump Stations's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RV Dumps ships an update every 7 months, RV Dump Stations every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
RV Dumps versus RV Dump Stations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRV DumpsRV Dump Stations
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating2.7 (51 ratings)4.2 (3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.4% of reviews — better24.3% of reviews
Number of ratings513K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#79 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAllstays LLCKyle Modesitt

Customer experience

RV Dumps

All ratings51 ratings
Positive45.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.9%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive38.4%
Neutral9.6%
Negative52.1%

RV Dump Stations

All ratings2,995 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive24.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative72.1%

User reviews

RV Dumps

From 51 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for finding dump stations
  • ✅ Useful when traveling
  • 🗺️ Good for planning trips
  • 📍 Active map feature
  • 💰 Worth the cost (for some)

Room to improve

  • ❌ Inaccurate information
  • ❌ Outdated information
  • ❌ Missing many dump stations
  • ❌ Useless for some locations
  • ❌ Not helpful for big rigs

RV Dump Stations

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helpful for locating dump stations
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚗 Useful for RV travelers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate or outdated information
  • 🗺️ Missing many known dump station locations
  • 💰 Not worth the cost
  • 📱 Poor app design and navigation

Bugs and requests

RV Dumps

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App does literally NOTHING
  • Listings are incomplete
  • Results don't display clearly
  • App is slow and buggy
  • No closest dump location feature

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add a "find nearest dump" feature
  • Allow users to add/update dump station info
  • Add Canadian dump sites
  • Improve data for specific locations (e.g., county fairs)
  • Add waste water treatment plants to listings
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  • Larger font option
  • Add a feature to add new locations by selecting on map or menu option

RV Dump Stations

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Locations shown as having dump stations that do not actually have them
  • Unable to add new dump station locations

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to report updates and changes to dump station locations
  • Include information on costs and amenities for each dump station
  • Improve search and filtering functionality

In-app purchases

None

RV Dumps

No in-app purchases

None

RV Dump Stations

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RV Dumps free?
RV Dumps costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RV Dump Stations free?
RV Dump Stations costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RV Dumps or RV Dump Stations?
RV Dump Stations is rated higher. RV Dumps averages 2.7 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while RV Dump Stations averages 4.2 from 3K ratings.
Do RV Dumps or RV Dump Stations have ads?
Neither RV Dumps nor RV Dump Stations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RV Dumps or RV Dump Stations?
RV Dumps ships an update every 7 months, and RV Dump Stations every 3 weeks. Most recently, RV Dumps was updated on September 22, 2026 and RV Dump Stations on September 23, 2026.

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