Playground Finder: PlayGroundr

Kid Friendly Parks Near You

Free · In‑App Purchases

Every playground near you on one map. Photos, reviews, splash pads, fenced parks. Save the ones your kids love before they outgrow them. Every playground your kid hasn't played on yet, mapped, saved, and ready when you are. PlayGroundr is the easiest way to find playgrounds, parks, and family-friendly outdoor spaces near you. Open the app and see every playground in your area on one map. Tap any pin for what's actually there: photos, parent reviews, hours, and the features that actually matter to families. Bathrooms. Shade. Fenced areas. Splash pads. Picnic tables. Swings and slides. Dog-friendly spots. Parking. Toddler-specific equipment. Everything you'd want to know before you load the car. Most parents end up at the same park every weekend. Not because they like it best. Because it's the only one they know. Google Maps shows a sea of green dots: dog parks, community gardens, soccer fields, and skate parks all mixed in with playgrounds. PlayGroundr only shows you playgrounds. And it tells you what each one actually has, so you know what you're driving to before you pull out of the driveway. Plus a personal saved map. The one thing Google Maps can't do, because your saves there are a dumping ground for everything else: restaurants, dry cleaners, that one Trader Joe's you visit twice a year. Tap the heart on any park in PlayGroundr and it goes into your saved list. Build a personal map of every playground your family has played on. No accounts. No sign-up. Your saved list stays on your phone, never on a server, never lost when you change phones (reinstall on the same Apple ID and your saved parks come right back). Planning a weekend trip? Type any U.S. city and browse every playground at your destination before you pack the car. Roadside stops, neighborhood parks, the splash pad your in-laws never mentioned. New to the neighborhood? Drop your location and discover every park you haven't found yet. Stuck with a toddler who needs fenced parks and lots of shade? Filter for what matters and skip the disappointment of driving to a park that doesn't have it. For toddler parents, that filter is the whole game. A toddler who runs plus a park that isn't fenced is a Saturday morning ruined. A two-hour playground trip with no shade in August is a meltdown waiting to happen. PlayGroundr's data combines OpenStreetMap, Google Places, and parent reviews to surface what each park actually offers: shaded play areas, low swings, soft surfaces, water features, picnic spots, accessible play equipment, and more. The features you care about are the ones that show up first. For travel parents, Explore is the secret weapon. A 20-minute Google Maps detour at a random rest stop becomes a 30-minute deliberate stop at the best playground in town. Kids run. Parents breathe. Everyone naps in the car after. Find your next playground. Save every one they love. Build the map of their childhood, before they outgrow it. Weekly: $4.99 Annual: $24.99 You can turn off auto-renewal anytime in your Account Settings. Terms of Service: https://gist.github.com/alion8/ea166d4b106a4d986825d6c94b350612 Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/alion8/151a9c19a2d3c476bf3835a1937a4254 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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- Updated logic to locate playgrounds - Updated explore/log playground UI changes

Version 1.0.3

The developer, William Ojakian, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Not Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • Location
    • Identifiers

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Information

Seller
  • William Ojakian
Size
  • 44.7 MB
Category
  • Lifestyle
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPod touch
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Languages
  • English
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
  • Yearly Subscription $19.99
  • Weekly Subscription $2.99
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Copyright
  • © 2026 PlayGroundr. All Rights Reserved.
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