Boondocking vs RV Dump Stations
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!
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Boondocking at free against RV Dump Stations's paid. Boondocking also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (51% vs 24%). On price, update cadence, 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
Boondocking costs $0.99 and RV Dump Stations $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 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9.5K and 3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Boondocking's written reviews are positive against 24% of RV Dump Stations's.
Boondocking ships an update every 4 weeks, RV Dump Stations every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boondocking | RV Dump Stations |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (9.5K ratings) — better | 4.2 (3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.5% of reviews — better | 24.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.5K — better | 3K |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #11 — better | #16 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Modesitt | Kyle Modesitt |
Customer experience
Boondocking
RV Dump Stations
User reviews
Boondocking
From 9.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Best kept secret
- 👍 Excellent app
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Accurate, updated, helpful
- 👍 Great travel tool
Room to improve
- 🐛 Needs anyone's ability to comment on sites
- 🐛 Nice concept but can't see the filters even when it says they are applied
- 🐛 User I/F needs great deal of work to make it more user friendly
- 🐛 Interrupts me to beg for a review
- 🐛 Not much here unless I'm missing something
RV Dump Stations
From 3K App Store ratingsWhat 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
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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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
Boondocking
No in-app purchases
RV Dump Stations
No in-app purchases
Questions
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