Comparison

Walkingworld vs Hill Bagging

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Walkingworld

Discover over 7000 British walks with detailed, step-by-step instructions and map waypoints. Enjoy offline map access and real-time location tracking on Ordnance Survey maps. Filter walks by grade, length, and features.

Highlights
  • 7000+ British walks
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Map waypoints
  • Offline map downloads
  • Real-time GPS tracking
  • Search by location/nearby
  • Filter by grade, length, features
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The Walkingworld app gives you access to over 7000 British walks. Each walk comes with step by step instructions and waymark positions on a map. The instructions have pictures to make navigation easy and you can instantly see where each waymark is on the map. The maps are provided by Ordnance Survey and are always right up to date. When you get the full details for a walk the map is downloaded too and is stored for offline use. As you walk your position is shown on the map, so you can see how you are progressing from waymark to waymark. Nothing could be simpler! As a user of the free version of the app you can download one walk at a time and save it for 7 days. The map is an Ordnance Survey one but it is a simple 'open map' type, perfectly good for many types of walk. Upgrade with a modest annual subscription and you can follow walks on Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer maps, save as many walks as you like and keep them on your device for 30 days. You can also get a GPX file to load into other mapping applications. To find walks you can search by place name, postcode or by simply searching for walks nearby if you have your GPS turned on. Because of the sheer number of walks in the Walkingworld library you will always find some close by. You can filter the list of walks by grade, length and by key features such as pubs, cafes and whether walks are good for children or wheelchairs. Walkingworld has been providing online walking guides for over 20 years, with walks contributed and maintained by over 500 enthusiastic authors, with help from our thousands of members. The Walkingworld app brings those guides to your phone in the simplest, most easy to follow, way. We hope you will enjoy the walks and being part of the Walkingworld community. Our privacy policy: https://admin.walkingworld.com/mywalkingworld/privacyandsecurity.htm Our terms & conditions : http://www.walkingworld.com/Articles/Help/Terms-and-conditions.aspx Walkingworld Subscription A monthly subscription costing £2.49 gives you unlimited access to all 7000+ walks for the whole year. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, at the original annual subscription rate unless we notify you of an increase by email in advance. You can manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase.

About

Hill Bagging

Track your hill climbing progress with this app, featuring offline logging and interactive maps. Access a vast community-shared database of ascents and over 70 UK hill lists. Designed for quick on-the-hill use, it simplifies planning and recording your climbs.

Highlights
  • Offline hill logging
  • Interactive maps with multiple layers
  • Progress tracking for 70+ UK hill lists
  • Community-shared routes and waypoints
  • Quick tick ascent recording
  • Hills Near Me feature
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The Hill Bagging app is designed to be simple and fast for on-the-hill use, even when there is poor or no signal. With over two million hill ascents logged since our website launched in the mid 1990s, you can tap into starting points and waypoints for walks shared by our active community who share their routes for all the hills - including the less popular ones. You can track your progress in climbing hills across over 70 hill lists including relative hill lists like the Marilyns, Humps and Tumps and classic lists like the Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Wainwrights and Nuttalls plus the Significant Islands of Britain (SIBs). Benefits of Hill Bagging app compared to our website: • Designed for on-the-hill use - app is designed to be simpler and quicker for using while walking • Offline use - hills can be logged when you have no, or poor signal • Speed - screens load straightaway since pages don’t need to be downloaded • Usability - quicker to plan and log ascents since designed for mobile • Permanent sign-in - Users stay signed-in each time app is loaded (can sign out) About Hill Bagging CIC and the the Database of British and Irish Hills: Hill Bagging is created by Hill Bagging CIC, a Community Interest Company (CIC) designed for not-for-profit social enterprises that aim to benefit the community. In line with these aims, access to the website and mobile apps is freely available to our community of registered users of the site who share their walk descriptions. The Hill Bagging team manage the technology platform for the Database of British and Irish Hills which contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date list of hills in Britain and Ireland. DoBIH contributors and a team of editors use the Hill Bagging website to submit, edit and verify changes to hill heights and locations based on the latest surveying to ensure hill information is up-to-date. This website is the main online presence of the Database and an app is planned for release in 2026. App benefits: - Free interactive maps with multiple layers (Open Topo Map, Ordnance Survey and Satellite) - View hills as sortable tables or map with summit markers and labels - Quickly show ‘Hills Near Me’, or for the whole country on maps - “All hills” overlay to explore nearby summits - Smooth clustering for large hill lists (including 16K+ Tumps) - Smart labels on maps update to show hill name, height and climb status - Show recommended walk start locations and waypoints on the map - Record ascents using 'Quick tick' feature or add detailed descriptions - Show progress for over 60 UK hill lists by country

Screenshots

Walkingworld4 screens
Hill Bagging3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hill Bagging at 100% against Walkingworld's 46%. Hill Bagging also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Walkingworld's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Walkingworld sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Hill Bagging asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Walkingworld holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Walkingworld's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hill Bagging's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Walkingworld ships an update every 5 months, Hill Bagging every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Walkingworld versus Hill Bagging: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalkingworldHill Bagging
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews46.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWalkingworldHill Bagging Community Interest Company

Customer experience

Walkingworld

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive46.4%
Neutral10.7%
Negative42.9%

Hill Bagging

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Walkingworld

Subscriptions2
  • Walkingworld Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Walkingworld Subscription$20.491 Year
None

Hill Bagging

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Walkingworld free?
Walkingworld is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hill Bagging free?
Hill Bagging is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Walkingworld or Hill Bagging?
Walkingworld is rated higher. Walkingworld averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hill Bagging averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Walkingworld or Hill Bagging have ads?
Neither Walkingworld nor Hill Bagging shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Walkingworld or Hill Bagging?
Walkingworld ships an update every 5 months, and Hill Bagging every 4 months. Most recently, Walkingworld was updated on October 12, 2026 and Hill Bagging on October 17, 2026.

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