Boondocking vs Free camping
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boondocking
Discover over 2,100 free camping locations, primarily in the US, with detailed information available even offline. This crowdsourced app helps you find remote spots, check driving distances, view local weather, and filter options like water and toilet availability.
- 2,100+ free boondocking locations
- Offline access to location data
- Driving distance and time calculation
- Multiple map types (e.g., Open Street Map)
- Local weather information
- Filter locations by amenities
- Mark favorite locations
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Boondocking usually refers to free camping in remote areas. This app shows over 2,100 free boondocking locations (and growing), most within the US. The boondocking locations are obtained from crowdsourcing and are therefore subjective in nature. What one person describes as beautiful another may describe as worthless. - No Internet needed as the boondocking locations are contained with the app. - Shows driving distance and time from your current location to the boondocking location. - View multiple map types such as Open Street Map. - Get info about each boondocking location, even when offline. - Mark locations as Favorite locations. - Get the local weather for the location. - Find nearby hiking and biking locations. - View Flickr photos for the location (when available). - Filter the locations (water, toilets, big rig friendly, etc) so you only view the locations you what to see. - Send location data directly to our Road Trip Planner app. - No login or subscription necessary. Just start the app and use it! Happy Camping!
Free camping
Discover free or low-cost camping and parking spots in natural settings. This app provides descriptions of various sites, helping outdoor enthusiasts find ideal locations for their adventures.
- Free camping sites
- Low-cost camping sites
- Parking areas
- Site descriptions
- Nature locations
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A app for all that want to free camp in the nature The app includes free or almost free camping sites, parking areas and other places for free campers. The campsites comes with description of the different sites.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Boondocking at 51% against Free camping's 0%. Boondocking also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.4) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 10 months). Free camping's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Free camping is free to download; Boondocking costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Boondocking holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boondocking has 9.5K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Boondocking's written reviews are positive against 0% of Free camping's.
Boondocking ships an update every 4 weeks, Free camping every 10 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Boondocking | Free camping |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (9.5K ratings) — better | 1.4 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.5K — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #13 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Modesitt | Victor Wickstrom |
Customer experience
Boondocking
Free camping
Bugs and requests
Boondocking
Reported bugs
5 issues- Filters not working properly
- Outdated location information
- Inability to add new locations
- Incompatibility with older devices
- Crashes and freezes
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to save locations
- Ability to make and see comments and/or reviews of the spots from other people who have stayed
- More user entries for boondocks locations
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
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- Good guide to public libraries
Free camping
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Boondocking
No in-app purchases
Free camping
No in-app purchases
