Comparison

Boondocking 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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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!

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

Boondocking4 screens
RV Dump Stations4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Boondocking versus RV Dump Stations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoondockingRV Dump Stations
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.6 (9.5K ratings) — better4.2 (3K ratings)
Positive reviews51.5% of reviews — better24.1% of reviews
Number of ratings9.5K — better3K
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#11 — better#16
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam ModesittKyle Modesitt

Customer experience

Boondocking

All ratings9,454 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive51.5%
Neutral6.9%
Negative41.6%

RV Dump Stations

All ratings2,995 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive24.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative72.3%

User reviews

Boondocking

From 9.5K App Store ratings

What 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 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

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

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

Boondocking

No in-app purchases

None

RV Dump Stations

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boondocking free?
Boondocking costs $0.99, 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, Boondocking or RV Dump Stations?
Boondocking is rated higher. Boondocking averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9.5K ratings, while RV Dump Stations averages 4.2 from 3K ratings.
Do Boondocking or RV Dump Stations have ads?
Neither Boondocking nor RV Dump Stations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boondocking or RV Dump Stations?
Boondocking ships an update every 4 weeks, and RV Dump Stations every 3 weeks. Most recently, Boondocking was updated on October 16, 2026 and RV Dump Stations on October 18, 2026.
Which is more popular, Boondocking or RV Dump Stations?
Boondocking currently peaks at #11 in the App Store charts, and RV Dump Stations at #16. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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