Abentoo vs VanTales
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Abentoo
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Abentoo: Organized camping Abentoo is your planning app for relaxed camper trips. Plan routes and stops, manage bookings, payments and documents, organize activities, use checklists and record special moments in your travel journal. No ads. No subscription. Try it free for 30 days, then unlock it with a one time purchase. Abentoo does not replace travel agencies or campsite search services. It helps you organize the trips you already plan yourself. Plan trips Create trips with dates and stops and keep your route in view on the map. You can optionally use your home address as the starting point. For each stop, save weather details, check in times, booking status, payment deadlines and confirmation documents. Organize activities Plan outings and activities and assign them to the relevant stops. This keeps your experiences in view. Checklists and tasks Create packing lists and tasks for each trip or link existing lists. Ideal for equipment, shopping and preparations. Travel journal Record experiences, thoughts and special places directly in your trip, on your own or together with your crew. Keep track of your vehicle Save vehicle details and dates such as inspections, maintenance or other reminders for your camper, van or motorhome. If you allow notifications, Abentoo can remind you in time. Plan together with your crew Invite travel companions to your crew with an invitation code. Together, you can use and edit trips, stops, activities, checklists, journal entries and vehicle details. Available offline Even without reception at the campsite or in the mountains, your trips, stops and checklists are close at hand. Use on multiple devices Your data is linked to your Abentoo account. This means you can continue using Abentoo after reinstalling the app, on other devices or after changing devices. Sign in with the same Apple ID to restore your data. Optional reminders Abentoo can remind you about check in times, departure the day before, open bookings, payment deadlines or vehicle dates. Each reminder type can be controlled separately. Without permission, the app still works, just without push notifications. Try free for 30 days Download Abentoo free from the App Store and use all features for 30 days. After that, unlock the app with a one time purchase to continue planning trips and editing content. Unlock once After the trial period, a one time purchase is all you need. There is no subscription, no advertising and no recurring mandatory fees. Apple Account required An Apple Account is required to use Abentoo. When you first launch the app, you connect your Abentoo account to your Apple ID using Sign in with Apple. This keeps your travel data assigned to your account. Already used Abentoo? Sign in with the same Apple ID to restore your data. Note: Sign in with Apple is only available from the minimum age that applies in your country, usually between 13 and 16. Younger child accounts cannot sign in due to an Apple requirement. Privacy Abentoo only stores content you enter or upload yourself, such as trips, stops, activities, checklists, journal entries, vehicle details, an optional profile picture and your home address. There are no ads and no user profiling for marketing purposes. Your data is not sold for advertising purposes. More information is available at abentoo.de/datenschutz/en. You can permanently delete your account and all related data at any time in the settings.
VanTales
Document your campervan adventures with this road trip diary. Log stops, add photos, track expenses, and organize journeys. Discover and share real places with a community of travelers.
- Log stops with GPS pins
- Add photos and notes
- Track expenses and facilities
- Organize stops into trips
- View mileage and year overview
- Discover shared traveler spots
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VanTales, your campervan journal. Every place your van takes you, kept in one place. VanTales is a warm, simple journal for life on the road. For wild pull-ins, sunrises over the loch, and the campsites worth coming back to. Drop a pin where you parked up. Add photos, a few notes, a star rating, and the facilities you found. Group your stops into trips, watch your mileage tick up, and look back on the year you've had on the road. CAPTURE THE MOMENT, PARKED UP • Drop a pin or search for the exact spot • Snap photos or import them straight into a stop • Star ratings (1–5) for the places worth remembering • Notes for what you cooked, who you met, the weather that day • A cost field in your local currency to track what you spent • Tag stops your way: favourite views, dog-friendly, free pitches FACILITIES AT A GLANCE Mark off what was on offer at every stop, so future-you knows where to head back to: • Electric hook-up • Fresh water • Waste disposal • Wi-Fi • Showers TRIPS THAT COME TOGETHER ON THEIR OWN • Group stops into trips with a title, region and dates • A driving-distance total for every trip, calculated leg by leg • Region labels (Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, the Lakes…) on every trip card • Cover photos pulled from your best shots SEE YOUR YEAR ON THE ROAD • Timeline of every stop, newest first • A map with all your pins, every place you've parked up • Mileage adds up across every trip: your whole year, in miles FIND YOUR NEXT STOP Search stops shared by fellow VanTales travellers near you. Real places, parked up and rated by people who've actually stayed there. MADE FOR BRITISH ROADS (AND BEYOND) Distance in miles, costs in your local currency, place names and country recognition straight from Apple Maps. Works just as well in the Highlands as it does in the South of France. YOURS, PRIVATELY, ON EVERY DEVICE • iCloud sync keeps your journal on iPhone and iPad • Your journal stays in your Apple ID: no sign-ups, no ads, no tracking • Works offline; catches up when you're back in signal FREE TO JOURNAL, PRO WHEN YOU'RE READY The heart of VanTales is free: unlimited stops, photos, ratings, tags and facilities across your first two trips. VanTales Pro unlocks unlimited trips, unlimited photos per stop and every share card template, as a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-off lifetime purchase. And everything you've already made stays fully yours and fully editable, Pro or not. Bring your van. Bring your stories. We'll keep the journal. VanTales subscription payments are charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. The 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. Auto-renewal may be turned off in Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when a purchase occurs, where applicable. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Abentoo at weekly against VanTales's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Abentoo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and VanTales sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Abentoo ships an update weekly, VanTales fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Abentoo | VanTales |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sven Kubiak | Sailr Solutions Ltd |
In-app purchases
Abentoo
- Unlock Abentoo Premium$12.99
VanTales
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$39.99








