iOverlander

• Free to download
• In-app purchases

Last verified 28 Jul 2026

• Free to download
• In-app purchases: $9.99 - $99.99 per item

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

4.2 6773 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5A game changer for overlanders

   After using this app on my 3 year around the world journey I’m surprised to see so many negative comments about it. The app is absolute treasure, I was confident to get a good night of sleep before even starting to look for a campsite at 8pm. Every time descriptions were spot on. As for freeloaders complaining about the price: maybe you should have contributed to the community instead of only mooching on others. I sure did put many new places on the map and checked into countless others with updated info and pictures, hence got a paid version for free once the new app was released. This expectation to get something for nothing is shameful, but to complain for not getting free stuff while developers spent countless hours and contributors did so as well, knowing that an empty campsites could be ruined by crowds is despicable. When I started using this app, I could tell that it’ll be ruined by its success and trashy people will follow. Here we are: freeloaders came in droves PS: thank you again developers and volunteers for making my trip around the world more predictable and fun

   Andyshulak · 28 Jul 2026

2. 2/5Now Annoyware

   The strength of the original was that anybody could contribute, so there was a rich database. Your circus, but I bring the monkeys and get to watch the show. IOv2 is now an (over priced) subscription or hobbled annoyware. Your circus, but you want me to bring the monkeys and buy a ticket? What devs are missing is that they need to draw users because our data is their product, and without it there’s nothing to sell. In its new format, devs will cut out many CONTRIBUTORS. At some times (traveling for a month mostly thru state parks in the summer) or in some places (northeast) no subscription makes sense because IO is only one tool for finding options, and there are other tools. If they were maintaining a database of verified sites that I could browse (like harvest hosts), sold. But IOv2 asks you to pay and populate. Why? How about dropping me $1 every time I add or update a site since it’s my data IOv2 is selling? The new format will cut out a group of contributors who can’t justify the price and/or won’t bother with the limited functionality and purposeful annoyware, but would still add useful data. $1.99/mo a la carte and I’ll still take a minute to update the database for the months and places I’ll be on the road, even if IO didn’t get me there. Behind annoyware or an inflated subscription, contributing to a product with limited functionality is not going to be something I’m interested in. Nice tent, but no fun without my monkeys.

   OSaveMeJeebus · 28 Jul 2026

3. 3/5Inaccurate

   I cracked and downloaded the app when I needed to find a place to sleep in a big city with no proper campgrounds available. If you have Google maps and just look up “National Forest” (or BLM, etc) then zoom in on forest roads - bam…loads of options. Or if you google campgrounds. But for the city, you rely on crowdsourcing information or past experience. My dislike comes from the fact that there were locations out on that map of businesses that said they allowed overnight parking…and that was most certainly not true. One was a Walmart parking lot with “No overnight parking” posted all over lol. Also the other options rely on you being totally self contained, safe, and probably not alone. I don’t usually worry about that specifically but options like the side of the road behind businesses on the outskirts of town, in poorly lit areas…sounds just like the start to a bad story where you get called an idiot for even risking it. So I found this less useful than Google maps and a quick search of “Where can I boondock.” Ah yes…my favorite part was how the app is set up in a way where to send in this information you had to type it in, then scroll down to the “Send” button, but could not see it/press it because it force opened the keyboard on my phone with no way of closing it to reach said button. Excellent work here.

   November Traveler · 28 Jul 2026

4. 3/5Harder to use and now it costs $$

   I loved the original and would frequently use it to take my partner on adventures. I learned about the app from some van lifers a few years ago and have used it ever since. That being said I HATE the update. It costs money. Something many people using it don’t have. It’s isn’t straight forward to use. When you open it accustomed to the old features it took me fifteen minutes to figure out how to even toggle on the map to access places. And when you wanna look at an area to plan a trip etc you can’t because you have to delete the old map if you don’t want to pay to access both at once. And when you delete the map your favorites stop showing up too. Overall v annoying and much less accessible to the types of people it helped. IMO we didn’t want a bunch of new features. We wanted what we had. It worked fine. And as the saying goes: “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” 🤦

   Izziwhovian · 28 Jul 2026

5. 1/5Ripoff and not trustworthy

   Like many people, I used this app for years. Version 2 changed the everything. First problem is that this app uses data that was previously contributed for free by users and charges for it. That’s just not right. It’s one thing if it was a paid app to begin with. But it wasn’t. They use all of the work of the users to build a database that they now charge for. The functionality in the free mode is so limited that it’s ridiculous. Wanna search for a town? Sorry, premium only. Want to explore more than one state? Sorry, premium only. Want to switch to a better map, which actually shows the names of towns? Sorry, premium only. Beyond that, the bigger issue is that the usefulness of this app has gone way downhill. I would even call it harmful for travelers. The reason is people post places they stay at and invariably that place gets a “no overnight parking” sign. So the way to ruin places around the country for vanlifers is to post the locations in this app! Maybe it’s a victim of its own success, but that issue combined with the switch to a premium model while holding hostage previously collected data that was contributed by users under the free system is unacceptable.

   MountainCat23 · 21 Jul 2026

3.9 8462 ratings · Google Play

1. 1/5

   keep getting popups about not having enabled precise location. this new version is just bad compared to the old and simple one, i have used the app much less and for sure, never contribute to it anymore.

   Pete Leuenberger · 31 Jul 2026

2. 5/5

   Makes travel safer, easier.

   Jeff Benjamin · 31 Jul 2026

3. 1/5

   From minute 1, the restrictions on the free version are so blatant as to make this app useless to me for roadtrips. I used to live this app. I wish it hadn't become this desperate and enshitified. Update: this app also displays MALICIOUS ads. So.. An app that used to be amazing now serves intrusive, full-screen, malicious ads WHILE being 90% useless and being way too expensive. Enshitification fully achieved!

   Alex Charron · 31 Jul 2026

4. 1/5

   paid:( honestly I want to remove my campsite reviews and photos to these capitalists

   Kristen O · 31 Jul 2026

5. 4/5

   I'm a bit miffed about the payment scheme, but it's still a useful app

   Valentin Decker · 31 Jul 2026

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