DumpScout vs Mile Zero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DumpScout
This app assists RV travelers in locating dump stations quickly. It provides a live map to browse nearby stations, view detailed information including reliability signals, and report any inaccuracies. Users can also get directions and access station contact details.
- Find nearby RV dump stations
- Browse station status, fees, and access details
- Inspect confidence and verification freshness
- Get directions and contact information
- Report incorrect data
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DumpScout helps RV travelers find dump stations faster and judge whether a stop is worth the detour. Browse nearby stations on a live map, open full station details, check reliability signals, and report incorrect information when you find it. Use DumpScout to: • find nearby RV dump stations • browse status, fees, and access details • inspect confidence and verification freshness • open directions, call, share, and website actions • report bad data directly from the app Location access is optional and is only used to find nearby stations and improve the map experience. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Mile Zero
Find free overnight parking and boondocking spots along your travel route. Get a top pick for tonight with backup options, and access detailed traveler reports on each location. Contribute to the community to unlock more spots.
- Free overnight parking and boondocking
- Route-based spot suggestions
- Backup spot options
- Detailed traveler reports
- Community-driven spot contributions
- Navigation to chosen spots
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Free overnight parking and boondocking near your route. Tell Mile Zero where you're headed. Get one pick for tonight, with backups. Browse, inspect, and add spots free. Club dues fund the planner. Mile Zero searches rest areas, public lots, truck stops, and highway-adjacent public land near the road you're actually on — then turns the options into one clear first choice, with ranked backups ready if plans change. KNOW BEFORE YOU PULL IN When travelers have reported a stop, see what they found: overnight rules, road access, noise, safety, amenities, and rig fit — along with when each condition was observed and how current the reports are. TRAVELERS MAKE IT BETTER Add a stop. Update the details. Choose how widely to share it: Open, Shared, or Secret. Report on new spots to build your standing in the Club. START FREE Browse Open spots, inspect the details, navigate there, and share what you find — no membership required. Try the overnight planner. JOIN THE MILE ZERO CLUB Club dues fund route planning and keep the map running. Access to protected spots is earned through useful contributions, never payment alone. For van lifers, road trippers, workampers, and anyone who stays in their vehicle while on the road. — Mile Zero Club is an annual auto-renewing subscription that renews automatically each year unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. US pricing; your localized price and any introductory offer appear in the App Store. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple account settings. Terms of Use: https://milezero.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://milezero.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mile Zero at 5.0 against DumpScout's 3.2. DumpScout's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. DumpScout sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Mile Zero sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mile Zero holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DumpScout has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DumpScout ships an update every 3 weeks, Mile Zero monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DumpScout | Mile Zero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Glen Wilde | Fieldcraft LLC |
Customer experience
DumpScout
Mile Zero
In-app purchases
DumpScout
- DumpScout Monthly Plus$4.991 Month
- DumpScout Annual Plus$29.991 Year
Mile Zero
- Mile Zero Club1 Year trial$19.991 Year









