Comparison

Loadstone vs AlertCamp

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Loadstone

Features
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Our app helps you easily find and explore specific locations for special events organized by local organizations. With optimal convenience, you can effortlessly access important venues and participate in various social, music, sports, cultural, and other exciting events right in your area.

About

AlertCamp

Instantly find available campsites by monitoring cancellations across Canadian parks. Receive real-time alerts and one-tap booking to secure your preferred spot.

Highlights
  • Real-time cancellation detection
  • Instant push notifications
  • One-tap booking
  • Monitor multiple parks and dates
  • Support for camping and roofed accommodation
  • Dark mode
Features
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Never miss a campsite again! AlertCamp monitors cancellations across hundreds of provincial, state, and national parks across North America — plus US wilderness permits, with new parks added regularly — and alerts you instantly when a site becomes available. HOW IT WORKS 1. Select your park, dates, and preferred campsites 2. AlertCamp scans availability every 1 to 15 minutes depending on your plan 3. Receive an instant push notification when a spot opens up 4. Tap to book — the reservation page opens pre-filled with your dates, party size, and equipment FEATURES - Support for camping, lodging, backcountry, boat-in, equestrian sites, day use and wilderness permits - Filter by equipment, RV length, electricity, pets and more - Discover parks on an interactive map with text or voice search, filters, and "Near me" - Browse interactive campground and backcountry maps with trails, amenity icons, site photo previews and guest ratings - Connect your AI assistant — works with Claude, with ChatGPT and Meta Muse coming soon. Approve it in Settings → Agents and it can create, edit, pause and delete your alerts for you - US wilderness permits — Yosemite, Glacier, Olympic, North Cascades, Yellowstone, Zion and more. Pick your entry dates and party size, and we check the moment a park releases its quota - Multi-night backcountry routes — we watch every night of the trip and alert you only when the whole itinerary lines up - 200+ curated routes across Canada and the US — traverses, loops and out-and-backs — or plan your own, night by night. Then we walk you through booking the whole trip, one night at a time, on the reservation site - Monitor multiple parks, dates, and sites at once - Instant push notifications on every plan, plus email and SMS(*) PLANS - Essai (Free forever): 1 alert, scans every 10-15 min - Regular: 5 alerts, scans every 5-8 min + email - Pro: 15 alerts, scans every 1-3 min + email + SMS All paid plans are billed monthly. Start with the free Essai plan and upgrade anytime. Available in 17 languages so everyone feels home. Terms of Use: https://alert.camp/en/terms/ NOTE AlertCamp is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any supported park system. We are an independent service. Park and site names are used for informational purposes only. Claude, ChatGPT and Meta Muse are trademarks of Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta respectively; AlertCamp is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. (*): Email available in Regular and above; SMS available in Pro only, for Canadian and US phone numbers

Screenshots

Loadstone4 screens
AlertCamp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loadstone at none against AlertCamp's 2. Loadstone also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AlertCamp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Loadstone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loadstone ships an update fortnightly, AlertCamp every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Loadstone versus AlertCamp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoadstoneAlertCamp
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB89 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLoadstone16560768 Canada Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Loadstone

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

AlertCamp

Subscriptions2
  • Regular$2.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Loadstone free?
Loadstone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AlertCamp free?
AlertCamp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Loadstone or AlertCamp have ads?
Neither Loadstone nor AlertCamp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loadstone or AlertCamp?
Loadstone ships an update fortnightly, and AlertCamp every 10 days. Most recently, Loadstone was updated on November 3, 2026 and AlertCamp on November 5, 2026.

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