Campendium
For rV owners, full-time nomads, and tent campers who prioritize connectivity, public land access, and peer-reviewed location data.
Campendium - RV & Tent Camping
Snapshot
Who is Campendium?
Empowering RV travelers and nomads with community-vetted campsite data and specialized connectivity mapping for life on the road.
Target audience
Portfolio
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Campendium - RV & Tent Camping
v3.9.2
2.2y ago
Publisher DNA
What defines Campendium?
Publisher DNA
Primary focus
RV travel and nomadic lifestyle utilities
Scale
indie
Target audience
RV owners, full-time nomads, and tent campers who prioritize connectivity, public land access, and peer-reviewed location data.
Origin
Created by a team of full-time travelers to provide a comprehensive database of camping locations ranging from free remote sites to luxury RV parks.
Signature Patterns
- •Integration with the Roadpass Pro ecosystem for cross-platform premium features
- •Focus on niche mapping overlays including cell coverage and public land boundaries
- •Freemium monetization model centered on annual memberships for ad-free experiences
- •Community-driven content strategy relying on member-vetted reviews and location data
Portfolio momentum
The publisher maintains a focused two-app portfolio with only one update released in the last six months, indicating a shift toward maintenance of existing assets.
Portfolio
What does Campendium ship?
Apps
2 apps analysed
Responsive customer service team addresses user suggestions and location updates within a few days
- User-contributed campground data provides valuable insights for planning road trips across the United States
- The mobile application is non-functional and redirects users to a website, frustrating mobile-first users
The all-in-one RV app including RV GPS, RVing how-tos, checklists, and more
Single-market publisher, every app ships only to United States.
Based on 1 of 2 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
Americas (1)
- United States1 / 1
Core markets (1/1 apps)
User Sentiment
How do users feel about their apps?
0
Positive apps
0
Neutral / mixed
1
Negative apps
25/100
Avg sentiment score
Rivals
Who does Campendium compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(2)
Road Trip Ryan directly competes for the attention of outdoor enthusiasts by providing hyper-local, expert-vetted trip guides that mirror Campendium’s focus on high-quality, curated camping and exploration data.
With over 114,000 reviews and a focus on the exact same RV and free camping niche, this app represents the most significant direct threat to market share.
Contenders(7)
Users report: This app competes for the 'in-park' experience, capturing users who want educational, location-aware content while visiting specific high-traffic destinations.
It competes for the same public land discovery audience by offering a comprehensive database of parks and recreational areas.
Dominates the public lands sector with massive scale and exclusive access to federal campsite inventory.
Captures a unique segment of the camping market by focusing on private, non-traditional overnight stays.
Serves the core audience of overlanders and remote campers with a highly specialized, crowdsourced database.
This app targets the niche long-distance hiking market, competing for users who prioritize precise geolocation and elevation data over general camping amenities.
This contender competes by integrating health and fitness tracking with regional travel, appealing to active users who want to combine camping with wellness activities.
Same space(8)
It competes for the regional travel market by providing specialized, offline-first map libraries for specific geographic areas.
Adjacent category leader that captures the outdoor recreation audience through trail-focused navigation.
SityTrail serves the same outdoor recreation market by providing advanced trail recording and topographic mapping tools.
This app competes for the safety-conscious segment of the outdoor market, providing critical emergency tools for mountain travelers.
It occupies the same utility space for park discovery, focusing on user-driven check-ins and organizational features.
Focuses on the broader trip planning experience rather than just campsite discovery.
Provides specialized RV-safe routing that is a critical pain point for the target audience.
Targets power users who require professional-grade mapping tools for backcountry navigation.
New entrants(2)
It introduces new technology to the outdoor space, competing for users interested in high-tech mountain identification and visualization.
This newcomer targets regional tourism in New York, competing for the same local travel audience as Campendium’s regional discovery features.
The Analyst's Read
The bottom line on Campendium
Bottom line
Campendium is a well-positioned niche leader with a strong data moat, though its long-term stability depends on resolving technical disparities and performance issues across its secondary Android and utility offerings.
Frequently asked questions
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 2
- With full intel:
- 1
- With overview:
- 2
- Website scraped:
- yes
- Social presence:
- yes