Bunk1 vs MyScouting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bunk1
This app allows parents to stay connected with their children at summer camp. Send messages, view photos, and receive updates about camp activities and your camper's experiences.
- Send Bunk Notes
- Read Bunk Replies
- View camp photos
- Photo notifications
- Updates Feed
- Instant notifications
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Stay connected with camp with the Bunk1 app! Send Bunk Notes to your camper and read handwritten Bunk Replies your camper sent back. You can see photos uploaded by the camp and get notified whenever photos of your camper are detected. Check in with camp daily with the Updates Feed to see photos, videos and status updates that give you a front-row seat to camp life. You can also opt to receive notifications about your camper delivered instantly to your iPhone! Designed for parents and families to be the first to know what’s happening at camp this summer.
MyScouting
Access training resources, track course completions, and download certificates. Communicate with organization members, manage your profile, and stay updated on announcements and events. Includes tools for commissioners.
- Access training resources
- Track training completions
- Download training certificates
- Communicate with members
- Manage profile
- Manage announcements and calendar
- Commissioner Tools
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MyScouting Tool gives the ability to access your training resources and take courses including SYT; track training completions; download or send by email your completed training certificate; communicate with members within your organization level and below; manage your profile; manage announcements and calendar events for your organization; and access to Commissioner Tools.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bunk1 at 4.2 against MyScouting's 2.3. Bunk1 also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 17%) and ratings volume (488 vs 118). MyScouting's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bunk1 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 488 and 118 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Bunk1's written reviews are positive against 17% of MyScouting's.
Bunk1 ships an update every 2 months, MyScouting weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bunk1 | MyScouting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (488 ratings) — better | 2.3 (118 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 488 — better | 118 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bunk1.com | Boy Scouts of America |
Customer experience
Bunk1
MyScouting
User reviews
Bunk1
From 488 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Helpful for staying connected with campers
- 💡 Useful facial recognition feature
- 🤩 Fun features like photo borders and puzzles
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy performance
- 💰 Expensive with lots of additional charges
- 🤔 Confusing navigation and user interface
- 🤷♀️ Unreliable delivery of messages and photos
MyScouting
From 118 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📱 Mobile access to training and courses
- 👍 Fingerprint/biometric sign-in capability
- 🔍 Easy roster lookup and member search
- 📧 Ability to email selected members
- ✅ Training progress tracking and completion status
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- ❌ Missing critical roster information (parent contacts, emails, expiration dates)
- 🔐 Login authentication failures (Gmail, password issues)
- 📱 Poor mobile responsiveness and non-mobile-friendly design
- ⚠️ Inconsistent functionality between app and website
Bugs and requests
Bunk1
Reported bugs
4 issues- Photos not loading or showing up blank
- App crashing or freezing frequently
- Inconsistent functionality across devices
- Login and account management issues
Requested features
4 requests- Allow campers to easily reply to messages
- Improve photo sorting and viewing experience
- Add more customization options for notes
- Provide push notifications for new photos/updates
MyScouting
Reported bugs
30 issues- Apple Wallet ID card save function not working
- Gmail login authentication failing repeatedly
- Password not recognized despite correct credentials
- Blank white screen on login
- Application manager showing blank page
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- YPT training not completing or saving progress
- Training modules not loading or displaying
- Drag and drop functionality not working in training
- Session not resuming after interruption
- Blue screen crash on app launch
- App crashes when accessing specific resources
- Notifications sending repeatedly for old leads/applications
- Training completion status showing incorrectly
- Interactive quiz elements not functioning properly
- Screen scrolling instead of allowing drag operations
- Roster data missing youth members
- Former members appearing as current committee members
- Broken links in Resources section
- Multiple positions causing app to break
- Only one wallet ID retained when exporting multiple cards
- API call errors in training portal
- Landscape mode not displaying questions
- Video disappearing in training modules
- Submit button text missing in training
- Incorrect answer notification not appearing
- Buttons not responsive on certain devices
- Text too small to select on tablets
- Null constraint error in Commissioner Tools contact entry
- Endless tour prompts appearing repeatedly
- System error (-5) preventing YPT access
Requested features
20 requests- Parent contact information display in app
- Member expiration date visibility
- Membership renewal management through app
- Commissioner tools parity with website
- Youth member visibility in rosters
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- Mobile-friendly training interface
- Ability to update unit connections
- Recharter processing through app
- YPT status color-coding and filtering
- Unit roster access for commissioners
- Advancement requirements access
- Consolidated single app instead of multiple apps
- Automatic module progression in training
- CSV export functionality for member lists
- Commissioner contact entry for non-assigned units
- Screen rotation support for iPad
- Integrated training instead of external browser links
- Real-time database synchronization
- Reduced print requirements for recharter
- Merit badge and advancement tracking
In-app purchases
Bunk1
No in-app purchases
MyScouting
No in-app purchases
