# Outdoor Afro

> Inspiring Nature Connections

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6743444433](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6743444433)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6743444433`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Outdoor Afro
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (403 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.14.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2025-04-03
- **Size:** 127 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/outdoor-afro/id6743444433)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://outdoorafro.org/app/policies/privacy/](https://outdoorafro.org/app/policies/privacy/)

## Description

Outdoor Afro is a Chrome extension that connects Black nature leaders and lovers, helping you discover vetted local spots, GPS-enabled maps, and expert-guided adventures. It enables community-building around wellness, leadership, and conservation, so you can find your ideal outdoor fit—solo or with trusted guides and peers.

Earn patches and gear rewards, follow your favorite guides, plan trips, and share adventures. The extension also features educational content on Black pioneers and conservation leaders, strengthening connections to land and empowering communities to protect public spaces.

## Rankings

- #78,529 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Outdoor Afro for its community focus, ease of sign-up, and the breadth of activities, but repeatedly cite usability problems, missing local chapter structure, feature gaps (attendee lists, notifications, calendar sync, payments), and visibility issues as major drawbacks. The app shows promise and mission alignment, yet UX and feature gaps hinder adoption compared with Meetup.

### Pros

- Easy to use and quick to sign up.
- Strong community-building features: follow local leaders, connect with the community, and receive event notifications.
- Wide range of activities and curated trips available.
- Positive mission and potential; early-stage app with room to evolve.

### Cons

- Poor user experience and navigation; multiple reports of the app being hard to use or buggy.
- Lack of local chapters/organization; content and events feel global rather than locally relevant; difficulty finding nearby activities or chapters.
- Missing essential features and reliability: inability to see who’s attending, no calendar sync, notifications gaps, waitlist issues, and plans for in-app payments.
- Visibility and search issues: events not showing up in feeds or by state, limited filtering, and difficulty locating leaders or events.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6743444433)