Campanion

Campanion has been an incredible app for staying connected to my daughters while they are away at camp. The photo notifications are one of my favorite features. There is nothing better than getting an alert and seeing a new picture pop up from camp. It gives parents a wonderful glimpse into their children’s day and helps us feel connected even when they are miles away. The app is easy to navigate, reliable, and makes viewing photos, checking updates, and accessing camp information simple and convenient. The facial recognition feature is especially impressive and saves so much time searching through thousands of camp photos. For camp families, Campanion adds an extra layer of excitement and reassurance throughout the summer. It has become an essential part of our camp experience, and I highly recommend it to any parent with a child at camp.

The app is wonderful, it’s lovely to have camper email and photos in one place, and the facial recognition is a game changer. That said, it feels a bit buggy. It does not seem to work at all when the phone is in low power mode. It has been slowing down lately, and crashing. I haven’t even been able to get past the splash screen for the past two days. Prior to that, I noticed the following issues: The photo stream isn’t very useful, and feels like a less good version of the photos tab, that doesn’t let you scroll easily from photo to photo. Usually, it stops communicating correctly with autocorrect about half way through an email, making touch screen typing very difficult. Additionally, when you tap on a notification to see a photo or letter, it doesn’t always go to the right place, and sometimes you get stuck or the app crashes.

The face recognition for photos is an absolute game changer for sad parents! I used to spend hours every day scrolling and clamoring for photos of my child, but now with the face recognition, I don’t have to!! I get notified when my child's face is spotted in candid camp photos so I can go back to living my best life for the month when my kid is at camp. It is CRAZY how good it is spotting her in the middle of a crowd of hundreds of other girls, even if its at a distance or just a portion of her face. I never write app reviews but this one deserves it! It has given me back hours out of every day she’s gone and this is just ONE of its features!!!! Wow!