# MysteryHike: Travel & Explore — user reviews > 283 indexed App Store user reviews of MysteryHike by MysteryTech s.r.o., rated 4.50/5 from 121 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mysteryhike-travel-and-explore/id6478465626/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mysteryhike-travel-and-explore/id6478465626.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 92 · 4★ 13 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of MysteryHike? **Pros** - 🌍 Explore the real world like a game - 🏞️ Great for hiking and daily activities - 🔍 Discover new places and landmarks - 🤝 Ability to compete with friends - 🔋 Works well in the background **Cons** - 🐢 Slow performance and stuttering - 🚫 Premium features locked behind a subscription - 🚗 Speed limit too low for car-based exploration - 🧭 Disappearing progress when zooming out - 🖼️ AI-generated art instead of real photos ## Newest reviews (13 of 283) ### 4/5 — Add Friends *2026-08-16, version 3.0.269* Awesome app. Feels like I’m in a video game unlocking the over-world. Just wish I could see/compare maps with friends ### 2/5 — Well been looking for something like this all my life *2026-08-01, version 3.0.269* Driving at 20 mph it says I am going over 50 and nothing saves When I am going 30 mph it says 70+ I switched from k to mph as my 8 yr old had we were going over 110 which I was on double park city streets going about 25 mph How can you calibrate speed and then is would be 4-5 start ### 3/5 — Nice Start - Needs To Mature *2026-07-22, version 3.0.269* I love roadtrips and love to explore off the beaten path. I have 4 map/tracking apps that run all the time, providing a visual record of where I’ve been. . This app is a good addition. It offers the cleanest look and smoothest tracking of all five apps I now use. It also adds in points of interest that entice you off the usual routes and offer chances to discover what you miss on the Interstates. . But that being said, there are a lot of things that need improvement or features that would make it better. . - POIs. First and foremost, these are a mess. Most seem to be churches and many of them are listed as ‘Unknown’ or are simply wrong. E.G. ‘Pleasant Dale Church’ in Independence, KS hasn’t existed for over 40 years. If you drive down the gravel road you’ll find trees and a piece of concrete that was once the foundation slab. Or you’ll see two POIs across the street from each other - both small churches - but the 100 year old stunning courthouse two blocks away isn’t listed. Update the POIs please. - Next is the journal. This shows things like how many cities and POIs you’ve discovered, but no way to list them (except in one spot where they’re only listed by date). There seems to be no way to see which of the cities you’ve visited, other than to zoom out on the map and scroll. - Portal Mode: You can earn (and buy) portals - which allow you to essentially tap or trace the map and reveal areas you haven’t been to. Great way to complete a map, but makes the leaderboards into a ‘pay to win’ proposition. - Search feature: Doesn’t seem to work. Only four city ‘fragments’ are displayed to show where I might want to explore more - but if I want to see more I have to go to the map and press-hold to select the area - which then shows the borders of that section. . So overall, it’s nice and shows great promise. But the ability to buy your way onto the leaderboards removes the competitive element, the outdated/missing POIs, and the clunky way to review travels dampen the enjoyment quite a bit. ### 4/5 — Explore 90s RTS style *2026-07-22, version 3.0.269* I like to get out and about exploring and wanted an easy way to track where I’ve been, this app does that but in a way that’s fun and encouraging, I love the “fog-of-war” style of map makes me think back to games like age of empires where you had to reveal the map. ### 4/5 — Interesting Concept *2026-07-16, version 3.0.269* Paid a month subscription to try it out. Definitely like the concept but a couple features I’d like to see if I were to continue the subscription; The map when zooming is slow and there beds to be a “center on me” button - if I zoom out it’s hard to get map to recenter on my location. Would be nice to have like a route guidance - so I can select a land mark and just like Apple Maps, the app gives me a route ### 3/5 — Spielspaß 5 Sterne - aber für den Batterieverbrauch nur 1 Stern *2026-07-13* Die Idee ist klasse und die Umsetzung ebenso. Allerdings reicht bei meinem iPhone 16 Pro Max nicht mal eine Powerbank, um den Tag ohne Steckdose zu überstehen. Vor dem Installieren der App hatte ich das nie. Heute im Homeoffice hat es zwischen 10:00 und 15:00 Uhr gut 60% Akku verloren, auch wenn es gar nichts zu tun hatte. Und: obwohl ich das GPS zuhause in der Aop in den Pausenzustand versetzt hab, wird mir die ganze Zeit über der blaue Pfeil im Navigationsfenster angezeigt. GPS an/aus scheint da keinen Unterschied zu machen 🤷‍♂️ ### 4/5 — 課金要素が... *2026-07-05* 歩行ログとして使っていて、とても満足しています！ とても良いのでぜひお金を払いたいのですが、課金で解放される要素が求めているものではなく。。 課金すると時速30k以上の移動も記録されるようになりますが、歩行ログとして使っているので、電車移動まで計測されるとむしろマイナスです。効率的にポイントを集めたいのではなく、現実に忠実にログを集めたいのです。 歩行、電車など速度によって色分けされるとか、表示のオンオフができるとか、またよく通る道は濃い色で表示されるといった機能であれば課金できるのにと感じます。 ### 4/5 — Needs lots of improvement *2026-06-14, version 3.0.267* Nice idea but doesn’t always show where you’ve been and have to keep using the portal function to fill in the many gaps. Can’t edit locations that say unknown, would be nice to add photos of locations visited ### 5/5 — Motivierend *2026-06-13* Ich finde die App klasse. Ich bin viel mit dem Hund unterwegs und tracke immer mal wieder unsere Strecken. Jetzt bin ich motiviert genau die Strecken abzulaufen die ich sonst nie laufe. Mehr Abwechslung in der Routine ☺️ So sehe ich wo ich noch nicht war. Finde ich toll. ### 5/5 — Potentiel *2026-06-10* S’il vous plait, essayer de corriger les bugs et le chargement et ça deviendra la meilleure app de ce genre ### 5/5 — Excellent app *2026-06-07, version 3.0.251* Great app to track your progress on exploring areas. Still in need of extra features (eg suggesting edits to ‘unknown’ POI points). Can’t wait to see what else is in store in future updates. ### 5/5 — Le jeu qui vous fait vous balader et découvrir de nouveaux coins ! *2026-06-02* avec le nouveau mode eco ça fonctionne super bien ! parfait pour l’aventure ### 5/5 — Best app ever! *2026-05-29, version 3.0.251* Encourages me to go for a walk every day! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Worst gps tracker in the world *2026-08-17, version 3.0.269* Absolute worst tracker ever. ANSWER THIS QUESTION… HOW DID I GET FROM THAT LART OF THE STREET TO THE NEXT BLOCK? MAGIC? WAS IT MAGIC? THEN FIX IT. YALL ARE TRASH. ### 1/5 — Pay to win? *2026-08-01, version 3.0.269* Well, they made a walking app into a pay to win game so crazy ### 1/5 — At first it was great *2026-07-30, version 3.0.269* But now my map looks dreadful due to driving and expected to pay a fee? Also the speed when driving is so inaccurate it’s unreal. Worst app ### 1/5 — At first it was great *2026-07-21, version 3.0.269* But now my map looks dreadful due to driving and expected to pay a fee? Also the speed when driving is so inaccurate it’s unreal. ### 1/5 — Tracé gps de mauvaise qualité *2026-06-30* Des intermittences sur le Tracé de la carte. ### 1/5 — 微妙だなぁ… *2026-06-18* 課金しないと速度制限が掛かって記録してくれません。電車やバスだと記録されません。面白かったら課金しようかと思ったが 速度制限解除に毎月900円か一年で1万…。面白くなる前に無理ゲー 後 カーソルとかぶって文字が読めない場所もある。 ### 1/5 — Lost lifetime membership *2026-06-05, version 3.0.251* I purchased the lifetime plan when it was half price on October 30, 2025. I took a short break from the app, and when I logged back in the membership was removed and restore purchases does nothing. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2026-05-27, version 3.0.248* Keep getting migration error, can't get past it. ### 1/5 — Religious? *2026-04-11, version 3.0.159* Every mystery place in my area is a church. Nothing else. Just churches ### 1/5 — Aktivität kann nicht bestätigt werden *2026-01-20, version 3.0.070* Ich kann nicht die Aktivität bestätigen, da sich das Menü nicht hochziehen oder verschieben lässt. somit kann ich nicht auf „Los gehts“ drücken. Bei meinem Freund auf dem Handy ging es aber bei mir nicht. dieses problem führt dazu das ich die ganze App und vorallem die Karte gar nicht nutzen oder einsehen kann. es wäre cool wenn man das beheben könnte diesen fehler. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I love it, motivates me to walk *2026-08-29, version 3.0.269* Its an amazing idea, it helps me to stay moving and visiting new places, I love to see the map with area to be visited so Is easier to keep track of places I still didnt go ### 5/5 — Hike *2026-08-29, version 3.0.269* It’s enjoyable to play ### 5/5 — Pretty fun app *2026-08-05, version 3.0.269* Gives you a map of all the places you’ve been. Pretty cool to see. Works while driving, hiking, biking, and even boating. ### 5/5 — Great game but… *2026-08-02, version 3.0.269* Great GPS game that inspires one using it to complete their daily steps. However, while I don’t mind premium packages, the yearly, monthly, and lifetime packages only last 30, 7, and 45 days respectively. That is very misleading. Other than that, tapping on achievements or icons do not explain what they do or what they are for. Lastly, picking a country flag or choosing a different fog color shouldn’t all be premium price but that’s only a minor note. Great game, thus far. I love the premise and the motivation to walk and explore. Oh. And if I could suggest a photo upload feature so that people can photograph some of the POI’s. That would be awesome. ### 5/5 — CLOUD BACKUP *2026-07-29, version 3.0.269* I truly love the app. But we need Cloud storage. It will be so disappointing when I want to change my device and I loose my whole progress. Also, there are areas that I can’t unlock even when I’m right on them. Also it’ll be great if you could add a way to save and label places. I discovered places that I would like to keep in my book. ### 5/5 — Perfect *2026-07-27, version 3.0.269* I paid for one year and I enjoy clearing the map trying to get 100% in a couple areas and great for vacations ### 5/5 — Freue mich auf neue Features *2026-07-18* Die Idee diese App finde ich wirklich super, ein paar neue Features, die ich auch schon eingereicht habe, kommen hoffentlich noch. Macht weiter so! ### 5/5 — めちゃモチベ上がる *2026-07-13* ただひたすら霧を晴らしていくだけだけどそれがいい。 めちゃくちゃ楽しい。 ウォーキングやってる人は是非試していただきたいですー ### 5/5 — brilliant *2026-07-07* This app is brilliant — it works perfectly! I’ve been using it for a year now. I was really happy to see that it has a pretty detailed map of my small Siberian town. There are lots of features: gamification, XP points, and so on. I don’t really use any of them — the interactive map showing the places I’ve been to is already enough for me to be endlessly grateful to the creators. P.S. The support team is wonderful — they reply quickly and are really helpful. Thank you 💚 ### 5/5 — CLOUD BACKUP *2026-06-27, version 3.0.269* I truly love the app. But we need Cloud storage. It will be so disappointing when I want to change my device and I loose my whole progress. Also, there are areas that I can’t unlock even when I’m right on them. --- *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 2026-09-04.*