Boondocking vs Nomad Services
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!
Nomad Services
Discover traveler-recommended locations for essential services like laundry, public toilets, and showers. Features a dedicated section for vanlife needs, including camper washing and mechanics. Get directions and view community-updated prices and service details.
- Map of traveler-recommended services
- Laundry, public toilets, and showers
- Vanlife and camper van services
- Community-updated prices
- Directions via navigation apps
- Ratings and service details
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Map of places and services recommended by fellow travelers! From where to do some laundry to where to find a public toilet or public shower. Special section for vanlife and camper van services. Where to wash your camper or motorhome? Maybe a camper mechanic? Where to find a place with drinking water or to dispose black waters? Enjoy vanlife to the fullest! Starting with a map of where to find a nearby laundromat for doing coin laundry organized by outside accessible or inside a building. Get directions to each place using your favorite navigation app. Huge selection of places in the palm of your hand so you can forget about tedious searching and comparing and enjoy your visit. Please contribute and share your favorite ones! Every place is rated by other travelers so you can make the best decision. Services: - Public Toilets - Public Showers - Laundry - Recycling Points - Camper Water - Camper Wash - Camper Mechanic - Fuel You can also see the prices for the service updated by the community. For each location you can see if the place offers: - Prices - Quality of services - Characteristics - 24-hour service - Self-service - Parking availability - And much more… Thanks to the VanLife community for all the feedback and support. Download the app now and get started! Please give us feedback and tell us what services you would like to be added at info@cartes.dev
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nomad Services at Free against Boondocking's $0.99. Nomad Services also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Boondocking's advantage is ratings volume (9.5K vs 1) and chart position (#11 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Nomad Services is free to download; Boondocking costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nomad Services holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boondocking has 9.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Boondocking ships an update every 4 weeks, Nomad Services every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boondocking | Nomad Services |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (9.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #11 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Modesitt | Wandity LTD |
Customer experience
Boondocking
Nomad Services
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
Nomad Services
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Boondocking
No in-app purchases
Nomad Services
No in-app purchases
