Shelter vs NorCamp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shelter
Discover primitive overnight accommodations offering shelter from the elements. This app helps you find hundreds of these free or low-cost shelters across the country, some with amenities like running water and toilets.
- Locate primitive overnight shelters
- Find shelters with amenities
- Discover primitive tent areas
- Information on shelter availability
- Free to use shelters
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SHELTER, noun En shelter er et primitivt overnatningssted med ly for regn og vejrlig - et halvtag med tre lukkede sider. Der findes i Danmark flere hundrede af denne slags. Med al sandsynlighed ligger der også en tæt på dig, og dine bedste venner. Nogle sheltere er helt nye, nogle er ti år gamle, nogle findes med rindende vand og toilet. Fælles for dem er, at størstedelen er gratis at benytte. Langs og omkring mange af disse, findes også primitive teltområder, der giver mulighed for at møde gæstfrie danskere for en skilling, svarende til en pose chips. Men hvorfor bruger du dem så ikke noget mere? Mangler du noget at finde dem med? Et kort af en art? Et opslagsværk med alle nødvendige informationer? Værsgo. // Sponsoreret af 55°Nord samt Friluftsrådet //
NorCamp
Discover camping and overnight spots across Scandinavia, the Baltics, and Northern Europe. Find detailed information on campsites, including amenities, pricing, and contact details. Contribute to the community by sharing reviews and suggesting new locations.
- Camping guide for Northern Europe
- Detailed campsite information
- Map exploration
- User reviews and photos
- Community-driven updates
- Find parking and overnight spots
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NorCamp – Your camping guide for Scandinavia, the Baltics and Northern Europe NorCamp is an independent project and offers you a comprehensive camping guide for Scandinavia, the Baltics and Northern Europe. Included are Denmark, Germany, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Sweden … and since 2024 also Estonia, the Faroe Islands, Lithuania and Latvia. In addition to classic campsites, you'll also find many smaller and lesser-known parking and overnight spots. You can search for places near you or explore specific areas on the map. Each entry contains detailed information: address, email, phone number, photos, reviews, price category, number of cabins and rooms – and usually also a link to the official website. All data has been carefully collected and is continuously updated in cooperation with campsite owners and NorCamp users. You can also write reviews, upload photos and suggest new places. The project thrives on the support of its community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shelter at none against NorCamp's 3. Shelter also leads on ads (none vs shown). NorCamp's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. NorCamp sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Shelter asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shelter against 5.0 for NorCamp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NorCamp has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Shelter's written reviews are positive against 100% of NorCamp's.
Shelter ships an update every 3 months, NorCamp every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shelter | NorCamp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Napps I/S | Michael Schwarz |
Customer experience
Shelter
NorCamp
In-app purchases
Shelter
No in-app purchases
NorCamp
- advertisement deactivation$1.99
- Buy the developer a coffee$3.99
- premium features$14.99









