RECOIL OFFGRID Magazine vs Camp Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RECOIL OFFGRID Magazine
This app provides expert advice and product recommendations for urban dwellers facing disaster scenarios. Learn how to survive, find family, and prepare your home and vehicle for emergencies.
- Urban disaster scenarios
- Expert survival advice
- Product and equipment reviews
- Home and vehicle prepping
- Food preparation
- Medical care
- Communications
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A large-scale disaster strikes while you’re at work. The roads are clogged, communications are down. Do you have a plan of action? Do you know how to find your family in the chaos? Do you have what you need to make it back home safely? Disasters, whether man-made or natural present a whole different set of challenges in urban environments. RECOIL OFFGRID takes a fresh look at these and other emergency-related scenarios from the URBAN/CITY dweller’s point of view. We speak to experts about what to do to stay alive and how. Plus, we feature products, equipment and supplies that all urbanites should use. Topics covered in the magazine include survival gear, food preparation, medical care, protection, and communications, as well as prepping your home and vehicle. ---SUBSCRIPTION AVAILABLE--- 1-year subscription for $19.99 1-month subscription for $1.99 Your subscription will be billed to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. ---SUBSCRIPTION WILL AUTO-RENEW--- The subscription will include the current issue if you do not already own it and subsequently published future issues. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. This Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. The cost of the renewal will match the initial subscription price. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. You may turn off auto-renewing subscriptions by going to your user’s Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during your active subscription period. You can view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use here: https://www.recoilweb.com/privacy https://www.recoilweb.com/terms
Camp Notes
Record detailed campsite information, including GPS coordinates and amenities, to remember your favorite spots. Discover new outdoor destinations and build a personal database of rated camping experiences. Share your adventures with photos and community insights.
- Site-level tracking with GPS coordinates
- Personal rating system for campsites
- Photo uploads per visit
- Community data for discovering campgrounds
- Pro features: unlimited photos, duplicate visits, summary cards
- Donates 1% of revenue to conservation
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Track every camping adventure with detailed site-level records. Camp Notes helps you remember the best campsites and discover new outdoor destinations. Perfect for weekend camping enthusiasts, RV travelers tracking site amenities, families planning camping trips, and anyone who wants to remember their favorite spots. SITE-LEVEL TRACKING Record detailed information for individual campsites including GPS coordinates, amenities, and personal ratings to remember exactly where you stayed. RATING SYSTEM Rate your camping experiences with our 1-5 star system and track whether you'd reserve each site again. Build your personal database of favorite spots. CAPTURE YOUR TRIPS Add photos to your camping visits to capture the experience. Free users get 1 photo per visit, Pro users enjoy unlimited photo uploads. COMMUNITY DATA Discover campgrounds and sites added by other users. Access shared amenity information and community ratings for better trip planning. CAMP NOTES PRO FEATURES - Unlimited photo uploads per visit - Duplicate visits to reuse visit details - Visit summary cards for sharing GIVING BACK TO NATURE We donate 1% of all revenue to The Nature Conservancy, supporting conservation efforts that preserve natural spaces for future generations of outdoor enthusiasts. Download Camp Notes today and never forget another great campsite. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Camp Notes at 100% against RECOIL OFFGRID Magazine's 56%. Camp Notes also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). RECOIL OFFGRID Magazine's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (177 vs 2). On price 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
Both are free to download. RECOIL OFFGRID Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Camp Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Camp Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RECOIL OFFGRID Magazine has 177 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of RECOIL OFFGRID Magazine's written reviews are positive against 100% of Camp Notes's.
RECOIL OFFGRID Magazine ships an update every 5 months, Camp Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RECOIL OFFGRID Magazine | Camp Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (177 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 177 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CMG West, LLC | CCT Plus LLC |
Customer experience
RECOIL OFFGRID Magazine
Camp Notes
Bugs and requests
RECOIL OFFGRID Magazine
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes on launch or when opening issues
- Subscription not recognized after app updates
- Restore purchases hangs indefinitely or fails
- Blank or flickering pages when displaying content
- Download failures with false internet connection errors
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- Incompatibility with iPhone X, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro
- iOS 8+ compatibility issues
- App won't close without device reboot
- Issues not loading into library
- Timeout errors when restoring purchases
- Duplicate billing through iTunes
- Black flickering pages on iPad Pro
- Jerky or unresponsive scrolling behavior
- Page turning too sensitive during zoom operations
Requested features
14 requests- PDF download capability
- Subscription integration across multiple apps (Recoil + OffGrid)
- Interactive content and multimedia elements
- Clickable hyperlinks to product websites
- Text selection and font customization
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- Print functionality for articles
- Newsstand integration
- Better iPad Pro aspect ratio support
- High-resolution photos instead of magazine screenshots
- Larger cover images and table of contents display
- Ability to sync purchases across iOS devices
- More frequent publication schedule
- Back issues availability
- Winter/seasonal themed issues
Camp Notes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RECOIL OFFGRID Magazine
- 1 Month | Recoil OFFGRID$1.991 Month
- 1 Year | Recoil OFFGRID1 Month trial$24.991 Year
- Summer 2013$3.99
- Spring 2014$3.99
- Summer 2014$3.99
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- Fall 2014$3.99
- Winter 2014$3.99
- #5$3.99
- June/July #7$3.99
- December/January #10$3.99
Camp Notes
- Camp Notes Pro - Month$3.991 Month
- Camp Notes Pro - Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Questions
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