Niantic Campfire

Niantic, Inc.

About this app

Campfire gives the Niantic community a new way to experience the joy of real-world gameplay.

Find and connect with nearby players to accomplish in-game activities and quests!
• Discover real-time activities and plan ahead using the Campfire Map
• Find game communities and meet new players in your area
• Connect with players through direct messages and group messages
• Schedule group gatherings with old and new groups
• Manage your Niantic ID and Niantic friends

Ratings and reviews

Not user-friendly. One, there's no way to look for raids within a certain radius of you. For example, distance options of 5 miles, 10 miles, and "further" would be invaluable. You have to zoom in on a 1-2 mile radius to see available raids. if you dont know a specific location, it's a lot of unnecessary searching when you're on a countdown. Two, a raid filter option to look for specific raid bosses would save a lot of time and headache from randomly searching for a raid boss.

Not exactly impressed. Feels like a Discord alternative, but less used and not quite as many features. I'd like the option to turn off friend requests because apparently can't say so in screen name and there's not an option to set it as a status... Most of the group I'm a part of uses a different app altogether and only use this for finding raids.

This app could be a lot better with minor improvements. The first problem has to do with timing and distance defaults. the app only lets you light a flare at a nearby stop for 10 minutes. At the same time, it will notify you of any flares lit within a several mile radius. In many cases, it is simply not possible to get to a location that has a lit flare before the 10 minute timer runs out. This defeats a main purpose of the app. The icons are also not intuitive, and the chat feature lags a lot.

What's new

Bug Fixes from previous version