50 Best RV Apps to Make Life Easy

 
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If you are looking for apps to make your RV life easier, then you have landed at the right spot. We have compiled a list of over 50 apps to make RV life easy and fun. We have also included a few websites that are a must for every RVer. So let's jump right in and talk about what these apps can do for you!

Best RV Safety Apps

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1. 5-0 Radio Police Scanner

Apple: Free

Easily find out about weather, news, and crime happening around you. Includes live police, firefighter, emergency news, and ham radios. Android does have similar apps available.

 
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2. First Aid - American Red Cross

Android/Apple: Free

Provides expert step by step first aid advice for everyday emergencies. It also has videos and interactive quizzes. The American Red Cross has many apps: Pet First Aid, Tornado, Hurricane, Earthquake, and Emergency.

 
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3. Windy

Android/Apple: Free

Great app for weather tracking. It provides a basic forecast, wind forecast, waves forecast, wind gusts, dew point, precipitation, pressure, and of course, temperature. You can also set up weather alerts.

 
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4. Raindar

Android: Free

Displays animated doppler weather over google maps. Automatically finds your location when you open the app.

 

Best RV Boondocking Apps

5. Harvest Host

Android/Apple: Membership Required

Harvest Hosts is a membership network of 900+ wineries, breweries, farms, golf courses, and attractions that allows you to overnight for free. It is so much better than sleeping in a Walmart parking lot. When you sign up for Harvest Hosts, be sure to use our affiliate code YOUMERV to save 15% on your membership.

 
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6. Boondockers Welcome

Website/ Not an app (YET): Membership Required

I know this is not really an app, but I couldn't skip out on Boondockers Welcome. It is an excellent resource to boondock for free. This site pairs you up with people who allow you to boondock on their property for free. Most of the hosts are also RVers, so they understand the needs that come with the lifestyle. When you join Boondockers Welcome, be sure to use our affiliate code YouMeRV to save on your membership.

 
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7. Overnight RV Parking

Android/Apple: Annual Fee

It contains over 14,000 free overnight parking and no parking locations in the US and Canada. Search by current location, zip code, providence code, or city and state.

 
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8. USFS and BLM Campgrounds

Apple: $0.99

This app has over 5,800 US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) campgrounds throughout the US. These campgrounds are free or low cost.

 
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9. RV Dump Station Finder/Sanidumps

Apple/Website: $0.99 for app/Website is free

Sanidumps is my favorite website to find dump stations when we are boondocking. It has over 17,000 dump sites listed and provides the cost of the dump station. RV Dump Station Finder is the app companion. The app allows you to filter dump stations by price and location.

 
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10. Free Campsites

Website: Free

Free Campsites is a community-built database of free campsites and also pay campgrounds. New sites are added regularly.

 
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11. Free Roam

Android/Apple: Free

This app helps you find free campsites on BLM and USFS land and includes cell coverage map overlays. It also includes filters for finding dumpsites, water, propane, gyms, showers, cell towers, and more.

 
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12. HipCamp

Website: Free

HipCamp is a camping version of Airbnb. You choose your site and pay the owner of the property online. It has unique camping experiences on over 300,000 campsites, ranches, vineyards, public parks, and more throughout the US.


Getting There

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13. Toll guru

Android/Apple: Free

Computes toll costs for cars, trucks, trailers, bus, RV, and motorcycles for toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and turnpikes in the US, Canada, Mexico, and India. Will compute the cheapest route. Includes many types of EZ Pass costs.

 
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14. RV Trip Wizard

Website: Subscription

RV Trip Wizard is an amazing website that makes trip planning easy and keeps you organized. You can set your preferred driving distance or time, and it will help you plan within that window. It has over 17k campgrounds and 57k points of interest. I have been using this website since we hit the road over a year ago and can't imagine planning without it.

Save 25% when you click the link!

 
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15. iExit

Android/Apple: Free

Let's you know what truck friendly businesses are at each interstate exit, including current diesel prices (updated daily). Also includes truck scales, truck parking, rest areas, Walmarts, and more.

 
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16. Mileage Keeper

Apple: Free

Mileage Keeper was created to track your fuel economy by odometer and fuel costs. I have also created vehicles to track tolls, propane, def, and RV washes.

 
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17. Gas Buddy

Android/Apple: Free

This app helps you find the lowest fuel prices. You can filter for price, location, brand, and other amenities such as restaurants and bathrooms.

 
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18. Interstate Rest Areas

Website: Free

Interstate Rest Area is a website that provides a map of all the rest areas in the US. It includes the amenities at each rest area and the rules for overnight parking in each state.

 
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19. Fuelly

Android/Apple: In App Purchase

Fuelly tracks your vehicle's fuel economy and maintenance records. You can even set reminders for maintenance, such as oil changes.


Fun & Helpful

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20. Blue Beacon

Android/Apple: Free

This is a Blue Beacon Truck Wash locator in the US and Canada. It allows you to search by city and state.

 
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21. Roadside America

Website: Free/Apple: In App Purchases

Roadside America is a website and app that will help you find unique roadside attractions throughout the United States. Find the most unique and funny places such as route 66 sights, caves, the world's largest and smallest sights, strange museums, bizarre architecture, and more.

 
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22. Satellite Pointer

Android/Apple: Free

Satellite Pointer helps you set up your TV dish quickly and easily by directing your phone to the sky to find satellites. The database has over 200 satellites.

 
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23. Sky Map

Android: Free

Sky Map is a hand-held planetarium that identifies stars, planets, nebulae, and more. 

 
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24. Night Sky

Android/Apple: Free

Identifies stars, planets, constellations, and satellites by holding your phone up to the sky.

 
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25. Map My Ride

Android/Apple: Free

Track your walk, ride, or hike with this app. It will track your time and distance using GPS. Can track over 600 different sports activities.


 

More of the Best RV Apps

This is just a portion of the apps we have compiled for you. Check out the rest of the apps download by clicking the button. If you are using an app for your RV journey that we have not listed, please let u know in the comments below, and we may add it to the list.

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