Comparison

Waypost vs Mile Zero

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

Head to head
About

Waypost

This app generates custom road trip itineraries, including RV-friendly routes, campgrounds, and essential stops. It offers AI-powered planning or a standard itinerary builder, with detailed information for each stop and a directory of critical services.

Highlights
  • AI-powered trip planning
  • RV-specific routing
  • Day-by-day itineraries
  • Interactive route maps
  • Essential service finder
  • Practical guides and community
Features
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WAYPOST — AI ROAD TRIP & RV PLANNER Waypost plans RV-friendly road trips around YOU — your route, your dates, and your rig. Describe the trip you want and get a complete, day-by-day itinerary with campgrounds, scenic detours, fuel and water stops, and overnight spots — mapped and ready to drive. MEET FINN, YOUR AI TRIP PLANNER Just tell Finn where you're headed — "a week-long Utah national parks loop," "boondocking near Sedona," "coastal Oregon to Big Sur." Finn asks smart follow-ups and builds a real route with stops along the way, then revises it on the fly as you refine. OR BUILD IT YOURSELF Prefer a form? The Standard Planner turns your start, destination, dates, and rig into a structured itinerary in seconds. EVERY TRIP, MAPPED • Full route on an interactive map with every stop numbered • Day-by-day breakdown with mileage and drive times • Each stop with photos, ratings, hours, weather, and directions • Rig-aware routing — tuned to your RV's size and needs FIND WHAT YOU NEED, NOW One tap finds the five nearest: • Potable water, dump stations, propane, diesel & DEF • Urgent care, hospitals, mobile RV techs, and repair shops Waypost knows where you are and what RVers actually need on the road. LEARN & SHARE • A growing library of practical guides — pre-trip checklists, free camping on BLM & National Forest land, winterizing, and more • Trusted YouTube creators worth following • A community to share routes, gear talk, and campground tips FREE TO START Create a free account — no credit card — to save your routes, itineraries, and maps, and pick up right where you left off. Whether you're in a Class B van, a 30-foot travel trailer, or a truck camper, Waypost helps you spend less time planning and more time on the road. Plan your next trip at waypost.us

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

Waypost4 screens
Mile Zero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Waypost at none against Mile Zero's 1. Waypost also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Mile Zero sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Waypost asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Waypost against 5.0 for Mile Zero. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waypost has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Waypost ships an update fortnightly, Mile Zero every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Waypost versus Mile Zero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaypostMile Zero
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB58 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJeff TownsleyFieldcraft LLC

Customer experience

Waypost

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mile Zero

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Waypost

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mile Zero

Subscriptions1
  • Mile Zero Club1 Year trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Waypost free?
Waypost is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mile Zero free?
Mile Zero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Waypost or Mile Zero?
Waypost and Mile Zero are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Waypost or Mile Zero have ads?
Neither Waypost nor Mile Zero shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Waypost or Mile Zero?
Waypost ships an update fortnightly, and Mile Zero every 3 weeks. Most recently, Waypost was updated on October 31, 2026 and Mile Zero on October 31, 2026.

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