Boondocking vs CampUSA™
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!
CampUSA™
Discover and book campsites across the United States. Explore RV sites, tent spots, and unique rentals like cabins and yurts. View detailed campground profiles with photos and descriptions.
- Search nationwide campgrounds
- Explore RV sites
- Find tent sites
- Book rental accommodations
- View campground profiles
- See photos and descriptions
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Search hundreds of top-rated campgrounds nationwide on the CampUSA™ App! Explore a variety of RV sites, tent sites, and rental accommodations like cabins, cottages, and yurts at top-rated campgrounds. View campground profiles, including photos, descriptions, and nearby campgrounds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CampUSA™ at Free against Boondocking's $0.99. Boondocking's advantage is review sentiment (51% vs 22%) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On rating, 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
CampUSA™ is free to download; Boondocking costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Boondocking against 4.6 for CampUSA™. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9.5K and 2.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Boondocking's written reviews are positive against 22% of CampUSA™'s.
Boondocking ships an update every 4 weeks, CampUSA™ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boondocking | CampUSA™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (9.5K ratings) | 4.6 (2.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.5% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.5K — better | 2.1K |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #10 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Modesitt | Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. |
Customer experience
Boondocking
CampUSA™
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
CampUSA™
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Helpful customer service
- ⭐ Good app for finding camping spots
- ⭐ Useful for planning trips
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and app not loading properly
- 🔍 Limited campground options, missing many locations
- 🔍 Difficult to use for booking/reservations
- 🔍 Lacks key campground details like amenities and site sizes
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
CampUSA™
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes frequently
- Issues with sign-up/login process
- Geolocation and map features not working properly
Requested features
3 requests- Add more campground options beyond just Thousand Trails and KOA
- Improve booking/reservation functionality within the app
- Provide detailed campground information like site sizes, hookups, etc.
In-app purchases
Boondocking
No in-app purchases
CampUSA™
No in-app purchases
