Summit Seeker vs Campspotter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Summit Seeker
Track your progress climbing the highest points in all 50 US states and territories. Log your ascents, view an interactive map of peaks, and share your adventures with friends. Plan future hikes with a personalized wish list.
- Track progress of peaks visited
- Interactive map of peaks
- Check-in to peaks
- Add photos to check-ins
- Sync check-ins via Dropbox
- Share visits on social media
- Create a wish list of peaks
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Conquer the High Points of the United States! Use Summit Seeker to track your progress as you hike to the ultimate summits, the highest point of elevation in each of the 50 United States, plus 5 bonus U.S. territories and the District of Columbia! View information about each peak, check in when you reach the top, and share your progress and photos with friends. What are your life goals? To get physically fit? To travel the world? Do you love hiking or climbing? Consider adding high pointing to your bucket list, and use Summit Seeker to track your progress, showing you what states and peaks you have conquered, and which ones you still have to do. With Summit Seeker, you can: • Easily track your progress of peaks visited and those still waiting to be conquered • View an interactive map displaying peaks and your check-ins • Check in to peaks based on your current location, or create check-ins for past visits • Add a photo to each check-in and view a gallery of all of your photos • Sync check-ins between multiple devices with Dropbox. • Share your visits through Facebook, Twitter, e-mail and text • Create a wish list of the peaks you’d like to visit next • Locate the peak closest to you based on your current GPS location If you like Summit Seeker, you may also enjoy Parks Seeker—the app that tracks your progress exploring the National Parks of the United States! Summit Seeker can use your GPS location to find the closest peak to you, but the app does not require data or cellular service to use most features!
Campspotter
This app provides a comprehensive score for any location on Earth, combining weather, air quality, terrain, and alerts. It offers detailed hour-by-hour forecasts, best-case/worst-case scenarios, and offline capabilities for trip planning.
- Global location scoring (0-100)
- Hour-by-hour weather and air quality forecasts
- Best-case and worst-case forecast ranges
- Offline map and forecast caching
- Side-by-side location comparison
- Wildfire and weather alert integration
- Trip planning with multi-day routes
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Campspotter tells you whether a camping trip is actually worth it, before you drive three hours to find out. It's more than a weather app. Pick any spot on earth, set your dates, and Campspotter merges 40+ data sources into a single 0-100 score: hour-by-hour weather (temperature swings, wind, rain, cloud cover, humidity, UV, snow/frost levels, storm forecasts, etc.), terrain- and slope data, air quality & smoke data, satellite LiDAR, multispectral imagery, wildfire and weather alerts, sun and solar. All of this kind of data is normally locked behind specialized platforms is made readable in seconds. Every forecast is cross-checked across leading weather models, so you see a best-case and worst-case range, not just one optimistic guess. Compare a handful of spots side by side, then plan your route around the best ones. No more decoding ten-day forecasts in your head. HOW IT WORKS 1. Drop a pin anywhere on the planet. No campground database to limit you. 2. Pick your dates, up to a year out. 3. Get your Campspotter score, plus the day-by-day, hour-by-hour breakdown behind it. WHAT YOU GET • Campspotter score: one number, 0-100, for anywhere on earth and any date • A high resolution, 3D preview of your future campsite • Day-by-day, hour-by-hour breakdown: see exactly which day and which conditions will drag a trip down • When you get to your campsite, an hourly breakdown of the weather to come in the next hour, minute by minute. • Starlink coverage: know whether you'll have Starlink service at a spot, how good or bad it'll be, and what could be slowing it down. • Fall color forecast: see when the leaves will be turning so you can time your autumn trips. • Best-case and worst-case range: get insight from major forecast models, so you plan for the spread instead of betting on one guess • Side-by-side comparison: weigh several camps at once and route around the best • The most detailed topographic map out there: terrain, trails, buildings, points of interest, and off-road routes, worldwide • Wildfire & weather-alert awareness: active fires, evacuation notices, and emergency weather alerts surfaced right on the map and in your assessment • Trip planning: build multi-day trips, pick a campsite per day, set backup locations, and track how the forecast shifts • Solar calculator: estimate output for your panel setup, fixed or mobile • Works offline: most weather apps go blank without signal. Campspotter caches your scores, forecasts, and trips on the phone, so they're there at camp when the bars run out. WHO IT'S FOR Overlanders, off-roaders, van-lifers, RVers, and backpackers, plus anyone who'd rather show up prepared than gamble on a forecast. WHY WE BUILT IT The data that tells you whether a camp will be miserable already exists. It's just scattered across tools built for scientists, not for someone loading up the truck on a Friday. Campspotter pulls it together and turns it into one honest number, anywhere on earth in a matter of seconds. Terms & Privacy: Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.campspotter.io/legal/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Campspotter at Free against Summit Seeker's $0.99. Campspotter also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Summit Seeker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads 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
Campspotter is free to download; Summit Seeker costs $0.99 up front. Campspotter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Summit Seeker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Campspotter holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 16 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Summit Seeker ships an update every 4 months, Campspotter weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Summit Seeker | Campspotter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (18 ratings) | 4.9 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Sandell | Campspotter.io |
Customer experience
Summit Seeker
Campspotter
In-app purchases
Summit Seeker
No in-app purchases
Campspotter
- Campspotter Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Campspotter Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
- Campspotter Pro For Life$129.99
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