Comparison

Wheels Afield vs Overlanding Buddy

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

Head to head
About

Wheels Afield

Explore the world of outdoor adventure with a focus on off-road vehicles, hunting, fishing, camping, and culinary arts. This digital magazine caters to enthusiasts passionate about overlanding and the wilderness.

Highlights
  • Off-road vehicle content
  • Shooting and angling guides
  • Hunting and camping tips
  • Outdoor culinary arts
  • Overlanding features
Features
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Wheels Afield is the premier magazine for outdoor enthusiasts interested in off road vehicles, shooting, angling, hunting, camping, outdoor culinary arts and overlanding. https://www.outdoorsg.com/about/terms-of-service https://www.outdoorsg.com/about/privacy/

About

Overlanding Buddy

This app helps you meticulously plan overlanding trips by creating, organizing, and managing comprehensive gear checklists. It offers features like multiple trip organization, custom hierarchical checklists, and offline functionality to ensure you never forget essential items.

Highlights
  • Multiple trip organization
  • Custom hierarchical checklists
  • Quick status overview
  • Shareable lists via Google Sheets
  • Intuitive swipe actions
  • Offline functionality
  • Personalized background images
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Never Forget Essential Gear Again Planning for an overlanding trip requires meticulous preparation. Overlanding Buddy helps you create, organize, and manage comprehensive checklists for all your adventures, ensuring you never leave critical gear behind. Plan solo, or with a whole group with our sync and sharing features (coming soon). No Ads, No Subscriptions, No Tracking, No BS Key Features: • Multiple Trip Organization: Create separate tabs for different trips, vehicles, or categories to keep all your adventures organized. • Custom Checklists: Easily build hierarchical checklists with groups and items to organize gear by category. • Quick Status Overview: Toggle between viewing all items or just unchecked items to focus on what still needs attention. • Share your lists and sync with other users: Connect your tabs to Google Sheets, and share them with your friends to coordinate trips together (sharing coming soon!) • Intuitive Interface: Swipe actions, expandable groups, and simple tap-to-check functionality make the app effortless to use, even when you're in a hurry. • Personalization: Set your own background image to customize your experience or match your adventure style. • Offline Functionality: Access your checklists anywhere, even in remote areas without cell service. Perfect For: • Planning your adventures solo, or with friends through shared lists • Creating camp setup and breakdown procedures • Managing gear inventories for different trip types • Tracking supplies and provisions • Organizing recovery equipment • Planning route checkpoints • Preparing vehicle maintenance checklists Whether you're a weekend warrior or a long-term overlander, Overlanding Buddy helps ensure you're prepared for whatever the trail brings. Download now and make your next adventure worry-free! #Adventure #Overlanding #OffRoad #TravelPlanning #Outdoors

Screenshots

Wheels Afield4 screens
Overlanding Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wheels Afield at Free against Overlanding Buddy's $0.99. Wheels Afield also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Overlanding Buddy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Wheels Afield is free to download; Overlanding Buddy costs $0.99 up front. Wheels Afield sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Overlanding Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Wheels Afield against 5.0 for Overlanding Buddy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wheels Afield has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wheels Afield ships an update every 12 months, Overlanding Buddy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Wheels Afield versus Overlanding Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWheels AfieldOverlanding Buddy
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.9 (13 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB14 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperKSE Sportsman Media, IncBonfire Enterprises LLC

Customer experience

Wheels Afield

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Overlanding Buddy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Wheels Afield

One-time15
  • HUNS-150024-Wheels Afield 2015$8.99
  • Wheels A Field 2016$8.99
  • Wheels A Field 2016 #2$8.99
Show 12 more
  • Wheels Afield 2017# 1$8.99
  • Wheels Afield Rel #2 2017$8.99
  • Wheels Afield 2018 #1$9.99
  • Wheels Afield 2018 #2$9.99
  • Wheels Afield #1 2019$9.99
  • Wheels Afield #2 2019$9.99
  • Wheels Afield 2020 #2$9.99
  • Spring 2025$9.99
  • Fall 2024$9.99
  • Fall 2023$9.99
  • Spring 2024$9.99
  • Spring 2023$9.99
None

Overlanding Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wheels Afield free?
Wheels Afield is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Overlanding Buddy free?
Overlanding Buddy costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wheels Afield or Overlanding Buddy?
Overlanding Buddy is rated higher. Wheels Afield averages 4.9 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Overlanding Buddy averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Wheels Afield or Overlanding Buddy have ads?
Neither Wheels Afield nor Overlanding Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wheels Afield or Overlanding Buddy?
Wheels Afield ships an update every 12 months, and Overlanding Buddy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Wheels Afield was updated on October 13, 2026 and Overlanding Buddy on September 25, 2026.

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