Fantasy Hike User Reviews

Fantasy Hike

Forge7 AB

Health & Fitness

Reviews Summary

Positive highlights

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This app hasMotivating and engaging way to track walking progress

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This app hasBeautiful and immersive artwork and graphics

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This app hasDetailed map and narrative that follows the LOTR story

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This app hasAchievements and milestones to celebrate progress

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This app hasAbility to compete with friends (though not yet implemented)

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This app hasReasonable one-time payment for full access

Negative highlights

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This app hasMr. Underhill moves too fast, making it difficult to keep up

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This app hasUnclear what the meal counts (elevenses, second breakfast, etc.) represent

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This app hasLack of ability to manually enter distance or use other fitness trackers

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This app hasNew social features require a subscription, which some users dislike

Top reviews

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Amazing Simple App

I really love this app - it has helped motivate me to get out into nature more, making me walk, run, and appreciate the scenery around me. This has in turn has improved my mood and overall mental health. I’m exciting for the option to add friends to the app that you have commented is in the making, and the potential for further routes/adventures in the future. Huge thanks to the team for thinking of such a simple but high quality idea and bringing it to life.

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SazzyTheWalker

a year ago

An adventure

I never buy or upgrade my apps but this one I just had too. The idea of the app is excellent and appeals to my inner nerd of making everyday a fantasy and adventure. I hope the app continues to grow and add more events and destinations. Travelling freely around middle earth would be a dream come true. Top job by the developers!

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The_Pepsi_Maks

a year ago

Response from developer

Hello The_Pepsi_Maks, Thank you so much for taking the time to review Fantasy Hike. We're delighted to hear you've been enjoying it and we, too, hope that we get the chance to continue the adventure. We surely aim to try! Happy hiking and good luck on your adventure.

halp

love the app but i’ll log my steps in apple health and it won’t add it to my total!! any chance to fix this pls 🩵

piparowski

a year ago

Response from developer

Hello piparowski, Thank you for the kind words. I'm sorry to hear it's not been working properly for you. Please send a log through the settings tap in the app to our support team and they will be able to help you! Happy hiking and I hope this gets sorted fast.

Best way to keep moving

Love the app, I talk about it constantly.
Easy to use, easy to add distances, easy to sync to Apple Watch, and find it motivating.

My only wish is that I could share with friends that also have the app so we can see where each other are on the map.

FrodosMate

a year ago

Response from developer

Hello FrodosMate, Thank you so much for taking the time to review Fantasy Hike. We're delighted to hear you've been enjoying it and I'm happy to tell you that our team is currently working on a friend feature for the app! Happy hiking and good luck on your adventure!

Great! But a little dark…

First off, this is a brilliant app for those that love The Lord of the Rings. No, it’s not *actually* a 100% TLotR but it is a pretty awesome generic version (you’ll know exactly where you are in the journey, even if the names are a little different than the books). The only gripe that I have is that the last part (when you get to what is essentially Mordor), the app gets REALLY dark. To the point that even with the screen brightness at 100% I can just *barely* make out what is on the screen. All the way to that point is perfect, just way too dark around the end. A little brighter and this is definitely a 5 star app, love it!

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Sticks01

a year ago

Response from developer

Hello Sticks01, Thank you so much for taking the time to review Fantasy Hike. We're absolutely delighted to hear you're enjoying it! Happy hiking, and good luck on your journey!

Obsessed

Love this app so much!! I’ve had it for a few months now and it’s definitely motivated me to move more. Only a couple suggestions. The first is that sometimes it’s frustrating how little the landscape moves with every mile you walk so it would be cool to maybe incorporate more movement of the hobbit as I move more. Also it would be super sick to see all the characters with Frodo as he journeys: at the beginning leaving the shire we could see him with Sam, Merry, and Pippin, and when he meets the fellowship we could see him journey with them. Later on he would be with Sam and Gollum, etc. Regardless, if you love LOTR and want some motivation to move more this is the app for you.

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a_chaud

a year ago

Response from developer

Hello a_chaud, Thank you so much for taking the time to review Fantasy Hike. And thank you for your suggestions. We're always thrilled to hear what people think! Happy hiking and good luck on your journey.

Love this app

This has been a really motivating and positive way for me to track how much I walk around without focusing on it in an unhealthy manner. Because you’re not setting daily goals or anything like that it’s easy to forget about it, and just get happy notifications when you make progress. I’ve walked 145 miles since getting my dog about 3 months ago, and that’s so much more gratifying to me than saying we go on a walk twice a day. I love the idea of a quest/journey. Absolutely love it and recommend it to anyone who wants to track their walking without focusing on calories

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ThompsonAT15

a year ago

Response from developer

Hello ThompsonAT15, Thank you so much for taking the time to review Fantasy Hike. It's delightful to hear that you've been motivated in a healthy manner by the app! We're thrilled to hear it. Happy hiking and good luck on your adventure with your dog!

App freezing

I love this app and have been using since the start of the year. I went to open it today and the app froze and I had to close out of it. It happens each time I open it. I’m worried that if I delete it and reinstall it I’ll lose all my progress. Any tips?

SiriYES!!!

a year ago

Response from developer

Hello SiriYES!!!, Thank you so much for taking the time to review Fantasy Hike. Please mail our team at feedback at forge7.net (put in the correct symbol in the mail;)) and see if they can help before you delete the app! Hope it gets fixed quickly! Happy hiking!

Outstanding app!

This has made my walks, runs, and interval training so much more fun and enjoyable!! Competing with another character is really cool, and so is doing it solo. Right now I’m doing it solo, but I think once I get more in shape I’m going to do it again once I complete it. It’s definitely worth a download.

PS: if you’re going to be walking on a treadmill, it will not detect that you’re walking since you’re staying in one place. Just simply add your mileage to the health app on your phone and if you’ve allowed this app permissions, it should just transfer right over. They mention it on the app :)

Amazing work on this!!!

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bluebear2026

a year ago

Response from developer

Hello bluebear2026, Thank you so much for taking the time to review Fantasy Hike. We're delighted to hear you've been enjoying it! Happy hiking and good luck on your adventures.

Awesome experience - beautiful artwork - worth it

The app is counter-cultural to today’s instant gratification mindset and in that it is a profound call to remember there IS another way. Without the blessing/dollars/license from the Tolkien estate it is still a wonderful experience. Some of the alternative names are hilarious and the absence of Samwise is felt but this is less a recreation and more an inspired expression of Frodo and Sam’s journey. Well done!

I’m 1475 miles into it and I’m still bufuddled by Mr. Underhill’s role - is he just to get me to go farther faster?!? Grateful that you can turn that option off, though I’ve left it on hoping that there is some story connection there, but nothing so far. Would love to see a ‘prequel’ version as well!

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Kai707

a year ago

Response from developer

Hello Kai707, Thank you so much for taking the time to review Fantasy Hike. We are delighted to hear you've been enjoying it! Mr. Underhill's speed is indeed inspired, which is why we've provided more challengers and more updates in that regard on the way. We work hard on making the app better, constantly. Happy hiking and good luck on your journey.