Base Camp Calculator vs TPG MAC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Base Camp Calculator
This application assists resource planners in calculating essential supplies for temporary life support facilities. Users can input population size and select various facility options to ensure compliance with safety standards.
- Calculate critical component quantities
- Set population size
- Select facility options
- Ensure OSHA compliance
- Components include showers, restrooms, laundry, and more
- Supports tented housing and dining facilities
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The Base Camp Calculator (BCC) is a free app brought to you by Deployed Resources. The BCC is designed to help resource planners quickly calculate the minimum quantities of critical components required for temporary life support facilities. The BCC allows users to set the population size and select the rest of the options that pertain to their camp. The results will ensure compliance with OSHA Temporary Labor Camp Standard 1910.142. Components Include: - Showers - Restrooms - Laundry - Sinks - Lighting - Dining Facility - Tented Housing - Recreation Center - Fresh Water
TPG MAC
This app allows agency users to capture images and short videos of items, tag them, and upload them to create draft items within the system. It streamlines the process of cataloging and preparing items for the agency's platform.
- Capture images
- Record short videos
- Tag items
- Upload to system
- Create draft items
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Agency users can now easily take images, tag them to create an item and upload them to our system. Additionally short videos of the item can also be added to create a draft item on their accounts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Base Camp Calculator at 5.0 against TPG MAC's 2.6. Base Camp Calculator also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16). TPG MAC's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Base Camp Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TPG MAC has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Base Camp Calculator ships an update every 2 months, TPG MAC every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Base Camp Calculator | TPG MAC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deployed Resources, LLC | The Public Group, LLC |
Customer experience
Base Camp Calculator
TPG MAC
In-app purchases
Base Camp Calculator
No in-app purchases
TPG MAC
No in-app purchases
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