# Cardio Quest — user reviews

> 37 indexed App Store user reviews of Cardio Quest by Press Forward Games LLC, rated 4.20/5 from 59 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cardio-quest/id6443969471/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cardio-quest/id6443969471.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 42 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 7

## Newest reviews (11 of 37)

### 4/5 — Hyper rate sucks.

*2025-12-30, version 1.119*

I want to love this game however I cannot connect anything to the hyper rate application. Fix this issue and I will give 5 stars and spend some money. Thanks for your attention to this matter.

### 3/5 — Great game to start getting into exercise

*2025-07-01, version 1.109*

But it gets super repetitive and the grind is awful! Also the items are in balance and the skill sets are lacking. The incentives to log everything falls off quickly. But this is really the only game out there that caters to the rpg itch and work out itch.

### 4/5 — Great Concept/Needs Work

*2025-06-11, version 1.107*

I do a lot of walking and jogging. I tried it a couple of times.  

Once it didn’t sync and it’s annoying that you can’t set the quests then run the app in the background. If you do it doesn’t record your progress. 

If this feature was possible I’d be back in on it and would give it 5 stars.

### 4/5 — Good game on its way to being great

*2025-06-08, version 1.107*

For me it’s a great game. I use it in my workouts and do stair climbing with it. But frustrating because the calories burned are for walking normal roads not stairs so it’s says I burnt 30 calories not 120 but hey ho that isn’t a big deal.

It has lots of great rpg features like pets etc. I don’t see mine during battles which is a shame but again that doesn’t really affect the gameplay would just be cool.

I like the fact there is lots of gear etc but sometimes when you get the same gear that you already got it doesn’t go into the inventory. Not sure what happens to it but it would be good if you could use it to upgrade other gear. So like a dismantle system or even a stage system so if you get the same green weapon you can sacrifice it to upgrade one to blue. 

In all the game works well, it has lots of potential and I think the multiplayer dungeons will bring more too. 

Definitely recommend playing the game though! Just remember it isn’t an idle rpg you only level up etc by playing it!

### 4/5 — Good for Gamers

*2025-06-01, version 1.104*

Really fun. Has an MMO feel to it, and not bad quality. I just wish it was more compatible with cheaper smart watches to help monitor cardio better.

### 4/5 — Walking up levels

*2025-05-31, version 1.104*

This game made me hit the 10k daily steps target and its all because I wanted to snap up daily rewards.

### 2/5 — Sync issues with heart rate

*2025-01-23, version 1.093*

I am using HypeRate to connect my heart rate to this app. Unfortunately, the game needs to be resynced constantly, to get an accurate read on your heart rate. SOMETIMES it works without issue (maybe 1 in 5 workouts) but mostly disconnects, while HypeRate is working properly, and I have to pause and wait a minute for it to resync. Defeats the purpose of cardio!

### 3/5 — Great idea, probably will be good

*2025-01-11, version 1.093*

Off to a great start and the idea is fantastic. Had issues with the app losing track of my heart rate and had to go reset everything mid workout which was really frustrating. Also the UI is pretty unintuitive - I still haven’t figured out how to level up 😆. But the idea is good and I enjoy the concept a lot. I’m going to stick with it for now. Hopefully it improves!

### 2/5 — This game is good fun but

*2024-12-18*

His game is so close to being perfect but there’s no way of moving around a virtual world like in a real MMO and there’s no combat or sharing the experience with anybody else it’s so close to being perfect just need a virtual World to be able to move around in and use your statue gain to defeat enemies and gather resources have some sort of social aspect

### 3/5 — Love this but…

*2024-11-05*

I love the idea of this game. I’ve wanted one that looks as good as this for a long time. But usually when I’m running or walking for cardio it’s outside when I really can’t be watching the screen. If we could use data/stats imported from, say, Apple Fitness, I’d be on it a lot! Any chance of making that an option? As it is, I’d have to only use it on a treadmill or stair stepper.

### 5/5 — Worth it

*2024-09-22, version 1.080*

Fun game and engaging community. Makes you actually want to work out so you can progress in game

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Not great ux

*2026-04-15, version 1.140*

The idea is fun, but it’s has way to much to it and it’s extremely overwhelming as a new user. It needs a simpler ux and less things to manage, I feel like I need to spend more time managing and learning the game than i would running and the objective should be the opposite. There are just way too many menu options way to many choices, and the integrations are confusing

### 1/5 — Steals art from Warcraft!

*2026-03-19, version 1.131*

Flagging that this game steals art from established IP World of Warcraft.

### 1/5 — Oh well I tried

*2025-07-30, version 1.112*

Found this too hard to setup/understand what I was meant to be doing. I already use Strava and Garmin connect. Fortunately I really enjoy running regularly and this on top felt like more work. Possibly ok if you’re looking for motivation to exercise, but if not I wouldn’t bother. I didn’t get it!

### 1/5 — Ai art use

*2025-06-02, version 1.105*

Seems like it’s a great idea for an app, doesn’t support Fitbit though and the work around is tedious. They use AI art though and I just can’t support an app that uses work created by streaming artists IP and creates such a big environmental impact while doing it so I’ll be uninstalling it, hope they look to hire the artists the AI used to generate the images though as the app has promise.

### 1/5 — So

*2025-05-16, version 1.103*

Basically if u don’t have the tech and a subscription, it’s useless. One can just exercise for free . This is stupid. BUY CONSUME MORE

### 1/5 — Walker

*2025-05-15, version 1.103*

Doesn’t work for walking and looks like it requires a smart watch.

### 1/5 — Can’t sync iwatch

*2025-05-07, version 1.103*

I can’t do any quests since I use iwatch.  It won’t sync

### 1/5 — Won’t connect to my garmin

*2024-12-08, version 1.089*

I put in my code for garmin and it won’t connect, I also downloaded the app as well and I can’t add any devices with it it’s unfortunate.
So for now I’m stuck at 1x loot🥲

### 1/5 — Doesnt work with my device

*2024-03-28, version 1.043*

Tried multiple devices and doesnt work as expected. Incomplete at the moment.

### 2/5 — Good idea but poorly executed and buggy

*2025-10-20, version 1.116*

In a day of using it I got very familiar with the bug interface. It needs a separate app to gather data from your Apple Watch for some reason.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Motivation

*2026-03-05, version 1.120*

Keeps me motivated when I’m in the bike indoors and it keeps me returning to do more cardio. I love it. Thank you. You guys are adding years and health to my life.

### 5/5 — Inspiring and so much fun - more need to know!

*2026-02-15, version 1.120*

This game has inspired me to destroy my cardio work outs. It’s such a good idea and so much fun. I highly suggest playing it, even if you’re just logging steps. I just wish more people knew about it.

### 5/5 — Great fun app

*2025-10-10, version 1.116*

Good app for iOS/Garmin users. Great motivation for running. Requires Hyperate to use Heart rate features. Has a sync feature that connects to Health app and Strava. You have refresh your garmin to update the heath/Strava to get up-to-date steps and will not retroactively correct step count. Do not have to use app while using activity, but the sync feature for the Free version has a max of 2 hour workouts with max 10 workouts. Paid has a 4 hour max. I have been on vacation with no wifi and synced 10 workouts no problem.

Highly recommend.

### 5/5 — Nailing it, keep it up

*2025-08-09, version 1.112*

This game should be as popular or more popular that fitness fantasy. #1 RPG workout gamify experience.

Very fun, hard to setup/figure heart rate monitor app but after that awesome.  Seriously a game where I want to play to just beat the next level to get the new skill or find more gear, I have a walking treadmill and also just do workouts with a mix of high intensity to scratch my gaming itch.  

Bugs here and there but not compromising. 

Would be really cool to add an idle element such as mining that you can turn on while doing something as a habit tracker, like reading or something, but would need to be capped each day so it’s not abused.

I pay the $5/mo only because I want to support the development (there are no ads either way)

### 5/5 — Winner!

*2025-06-09, version 1.107*

I’ve been waiting to be able to view the battles that my logged workouts win for me, and now I can. 5/5 thank you!

### 5/5 — Fitness mmo

*2025-06-01, version 1.105*

Faster your heart rate= faster dmg. Pretty fun side game when i’m at the gym.

### 5/5 — Loved this!

*2025-05-31, version 1.104*

Surprisingly fun game gets you moving. There’s a lot going on to motivate you to work out and level up, and the developer is super responsive on discord!

### 5/5 — Need to lose weight as a gamer?

*2025-02-12, version 1.095*

Then this “game”’is for you. I repeated found myself exercising just to keep a pet happy, or running for 5 more minutes just to beat a boss. The UI has some bugs and some of the game elements like spells are confusing but they seem to be steadily improving it. If all gamers played CardioQuest the whole world would be a lot healthier.

### 5/5 — Game tied to workout performance

*2025-02-04, version 1.094*

I love gamification. For example, I’ve used Habitica and Zombies, Run! for years. I love how Cardio Quest ties heart rate performance directly to game results. This app consistently gets me working out and helps me perform with intensity. It also has great game features which appeal to the D&D geek in me.

### 5/5 — I can’t recommend this enough

*2024-09-23, version 1.080*

This game is amazing! I believe this is the first review I have ever written of an app, but this app is that terrific. I am a former professional athlete and for years I have been looking for the perfect merging of gaming with working out and this is, by far, the best I have found. I cannot recommend this game enough!

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*