iPhone Apps for RVers

You’ve seen the commercial from Apple by now, “There’s an app for that.” Yep, there sure is. There’s an app for just about everything. In fact, there are even apps for RVers. Recently, I downloaded two.

The first is called RV Checklist. It’s just what it says it is, a series of customizable checklists to help the RVer: arriving at site, departing from site, preparing for trip, planning extended trip, and winterization. Besides the built-in lists, users can create their own lists. The primary benefit of this app is that it’s paperless. At 99 cents, it’s worth a test run.

The second app is called RV Companion and costs $5.99, so I only downloaded the free version for the sake of reviewing it. This is a much more comprehensive app than the other one. With this program, you can make to-do lists, keep a record of the campgrounds you visit, create trip logs, make procedure lists, and keep maintenance records. It has a couple of other nifty features, too. One is a leveler. The interface looks just like a bubble level. You sit the phone down on the floor and it lets you know precisely how much you need to adjust the RV and on which side. The other is a flashlight. There are lots of flashlight apps, but this one is dimmable, and it’s integrated into the program.

RV Companion is a versatile program that could be well worth the investment for those who want one handy place to keep all their records, something especially useful when you are on the road and have intermittent Internet connections and little room or opportunity to sit down and write out extensive notes.

Given the pace at which the App Store is expanding, I imagine it’s only a matter of weeks before more RV-related apps appear.  There are already several campground directories, mapping programs, and even a truck stop locator.  As I encounter new apps, I’ll post additional reviews.

Tags: apps, iPhone, rv