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The Dyrt: RV & Free Camping

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The Dyrt, Inc · Travel · Free · v6.9.0

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Review-rating drop
0.73

2023-Q1 3.60 → last 90 days 2.87, text reviews

Peak quarter
3.60

2023-Q1, text reviews

Last 90 days
2.87

text reviews

Store rating
4.78

all 124098 ratings, incl. star-only

Store gap
1.91

store minus reviews

Est. MRR
$837k

#7 top-grossing, Travel

store 4.78 · reviews 3.60 → 2.87 · gap 1.91 store 4.78 reviews 2.87

Store ratings include star-only taps from in-app prompts, which skew high. The peak and recent figures come only from people who wrote a review, which skews low. Compare each against itself: the drop is the signal, and a big gap between the two usually means heavy rating prompting is masking unhappy users.

Average rating by quarter from 500 text reviews

2★3★4★5★ 1★ 2023-Q1: 3.60★ from 10 reviews 3.60 2023-Q1 2023-Q2: 2.63★ from 48 reviews 2023-Q3: 2.12★ from 41 reviews 2023-Q4: 2.50★ from 28 reviews 2024-Q1: 2.89★ from 19 reviews 2024-Q2: 2.23★ from 35 reviews 2024-Q3: 2.17★ from 54 reviews 2024-Q4: 1.90★ from 21 reviews 2025-Q1: 3.09★ from 11 reviews 2025-Q2: 2.55★ from 42 reviews 2025-Q3: 1.93★ from 42 reviews 2025-Q4: 2.74★ from 27 reviews 2026-Q1: 3.11★ from 18 reviews 2026-Q2: 2.50★ from 48 reviews 2026-Q3: 2.59★ from 49 reviews 2026-Q4: 3.71★ from 7 reviews (small sample) 3.71 2026-Q4
Faint bars have fewer than 8 reviews. Text reviews skew negative versus star-only ratings; read the direction, not the level.
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QuarterAvg stars Reviews
2023-Q13.60 10
2023-Q22.63 48
2023-Q32.12 41
2023-Q42.50 28
2024-Q12.89 19
2024-Q22.23 35
2024-Q32.17 54
2024-Q41.90 21
2025-Q13.09 11
2025-Q22.55 42
2025-Q31.93 42
2025-Q42.74 27
2026-Q13.11 18
2026-Q22.50 48
2026-Q32.59 49
2026-Q43.71 7

Recent 1–2 star reviews

They charge yearly subscription upfront

★ · v6.6.0 · Oct 2, 2026

I was charged upfront for a full year subscription. I asked for a refund right away. I requested it on Apple's website several times, called Apple Support, and emailed the developer. The developer never helped me, and I still have not gotten my money back. Be careful before you subscribe. The whole year is charged at once, and getting help afterward is almost impossible. If you want to try this app, choose monthly or cancel any trial early so you don't get stuck like I did. Developer: please contact me and fix this.

Annual subscription required

★ · v6.6.0 · Oct 1, 2026

Would love to pay monthly instead

No es gratis la aplicacion

★ · v6.5.0 · Sep 21, 2026

Tu crees que alguien que esta buscando donde acampar de forma gratuita va a pagar una aplicacion?

Good app, ridiculous price

★★ · v6.5.0 · Sep 14, 2026

Useful info for campers but got tricked into paying $59.99 for an annual subscription I never wanted (I used this app once). Beware of another app trying to trick you into an overpriced subscription you’ll forget about.

Misleading Cancelation and Trial Process

★ · v6.5.0 · Sep 11, 2026

I cancelled my PRO subscription before the trial ended and received a confirmation saying I would "no longer be charged." Yet I was still charged. I had to cancel it a second time before the cancellation actually took effect. This is not transparent and feels very misleading. Be careful with the free trial and cancellation process.

Can’t upload new spots

★★ · v6.5.0 · Sep 11, 2026

app is great. you can’t upload a new spot and photos for others to use. very difficult and won’t work. for that one reason - it’s not doing it for me. i also paid to be a Pro Member.

Expensive

★ · v6.5.0 · Sep 11, 2026

It would be free

Standard info

★★ · v6.5.0 · Sep 6, 2026

Everything this app provides i can find for free with simple internet searches. I purchased for access to free campsite and in my case, the 4 states around me did not list any. I couldn't find the value in this app

Bait and switch

★ · v6.5.0 · Sep 2, 2026

I selected this app bc it said 4.99/mo after free trial. I proceeded as normal and then it was 19.99/ mo with no mention of 4.99. Very shady. Very disappointed

Scammers

★ · v6.5.0 · Sep 2, 2026

I cancelled my free trial the same or next day I made it and they still charged me and are refusing to refund me. I had to start a dispute with my bank.

PRO - App not working

★ · v6.2.0 · Aug 19, 2026

I have paid for a PRO membership, but the app keeps asking me to join again. When I click on my profile I get a spinning wheel. Please fix.

Does not show any free camping spots.

★ · v6.2.0 · Aug 16, 2026

Horrible and misleading app. I even paid for it and nothing it showed me was free or dispersed

Don’t consider if you are looking for other apps.

★ · v6.1.0 · Aug 8, 2026

Before you can see any of the other app, you are prompted to start your free trial, which requires your Apple Pay. Because of this, I’m completely unable to see whether or not this app is something that I would be interested in having without potentially forgetting to cancel my subscription. I just want to be able to look at the app and see if it’s worth getting.

No notification for Renewal

★ · v6.1.0 · Aug 7, 2026

When the app renews they do not send you any notification that it is renewing. I don’t trust any app that doesn’t notify people, it’s a real shady practice.

Inaccurate Campsite details

★★ · v6.0.0 · Jul 31, 2026

Got the 7 day free trial from an ad and it had completely inaccurate campsite pricing details for every park in my region. It listed ALL the Suffolk County, NY parks as being free tent camping but when I called the county parks to double check this I was told that EVERY county park with overnight campgrounds costs around $40 per night if you don’t have a resident permit which in fairness only costs $30 and is good for 3 nights.

Poor Scanner

★★ · v6.0.0 · Jul 31, 2026

I decided spending $60/yr for Pro services that don’t deliver was time to cancel. I’ve had a scanner active for 6 weeks and nothing. I’ve emailed support and they don’t respond. I have a few other options to switch over to. And oddly enough my free apps have given me way better availability alerts than Dyrt. If these alerts actually worked I’d never let go of this app since I’ve used it so heavily the past year.

don’t do it

★ · v6.0.0 · Jul 30, 2026

signed up for pro trial saw the benefits and instantly paid for a year, two days later the app crashed, sits there and spins on the map won’t load anything

Scam!! Don't download.

★ · v5.56.0 · Jul 29, 2026

I genuinely did not enjoy this app right off the rip, so I cancelled within my allotted time. After that a few days later I was charged 59.99 for a full year membership whenever my account was already cancelled with auto renew off! Impossible to get ahold of support. These people are horrible.

Terrible customer support

★★ · v5.56.0 · Jul 29, 2026

I’ve tried to cancel service. No one answers phone. No one responds to text or email. The ‘cancel’ button on website does nothing!

Need to pay for upgrades

★★ · v5.56.0 · Jul 29, 2026

I downloaded this for free camping spots and unfortunately it requires the upgraded version. Seems like a good app just not what I’m looking for.

Ads

★ · v5.56.0 · Jul 28, 2026

Has Ads aids and begs for subs.

Won’t let you past the trial sign up page

★ · v5.56.0 · Jul 27, 2026

CASH GRAB. This used to be a good app, but the newest version won’t let people past the “Free Trial” page for the Pro Edition (app opens up to this splash screen). Basically worthless to download now.

Renewal

★ · v5.56.0 · Jul 20, 2026

Watch out for the deceptive renewal terms after a trial. Emailed a few hours after the 48 hour window and was denied a refund

Don't get premium

★ · v5.55.0 · Jul 20, 2026

I subscribed the premium app a year ago and forgot to cancel it. Woke up one morning to a $60 charge from this app renewing my subscription. I received no heads up that this was coming, and when I tried to contact support multiple times I received no response.

Decent but …

★★ · v5.55.0 · Jul 19, 2026

I checked in to some of the “free spots” near lake Dillon Colorado. None of them were real spots. That was money wasted. Ended up paying for a nice campsite on the lake that I found on google.

The opportunity

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