Comparison

Fantasy Hike vs The Oregon Trail

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

Head to head
About

Fantasy Hike

This app gamifies your daily walks, turning every step into progress through a fantasy adventure. Compete with friends, track your distance, and stay motivated towards a healthier lifestyle. Explore a magical world from your doorstep.

Highlights
  • Fantasy adventure quest
  • Friend progress tracking
  • Multiple character avatars
  • Daily statistics charts
  • Low battery consumption
  • Apple Health integration
  • Background activity tracking
Features
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Get motivated to walk! Be the first to Mount Fire! Fantasy Hike is a beautiful walking tracker for Fantasy nerds and everyone who loves adventure. Start your quest today. Every step you take will let you progress through a beautiful fantasy adventure, from your comfy halfling hole all the way to Mount Fire. Compete with your friends and see their progress in the fantasy world and on the map. Fantasy Hike lets you appreciate your complete walking distance. Walk your dog, take a morning jog, or “run” between meeting rooms. No matter what you are doing Fantasy Hike supports and motivates you to a healthy lifestyle. Share the adventure with your friends to encourage you even further. Who will be the first to complete their Quest? FEATURES • A complete Fantasy Quest • Share progress with your friends • Several fantasy characters to compete with • Choose between several character avatars • Charts with daily stats • Very little battery drain • Apple Health Integration • Sync data from your Apple Watch • Tracks activity when closed or in the background • Share your achievements on social media • Metric and Imperial units For detailed information regarding FITBIT and GARMIN support please check our support page. Full terms and conditions at: https://forge7.net/fantasyhike/terms.html

About

The Oregon Trail

Walk the historic Oregon Trail in real life using your steps. Track your progress, learn about milestones, and see the environment change as you virtually travel across the country. Your journey data is saved to Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Step-based Oregon Trail simulation
  • Real-world location tracking
  • Journey statistics and progress
  • Learn historical milestones
  • Apple Health integration
  • Adjustable journey pace
Features
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Walk the Oregon Trail ™ - In Real Life! Experience the journey to Oregon anywhere with the Apple Watch. Developed by Gameloft as a standalone StepTracker of the multi-award-winning Apple Arcade title. Now with 99.99% less dysentery. WALK, RUN, OR PUSH The Oregon Trail: StepTracker works at any speed whether you’re walking, jogging, running or pushing a wheelchair. AIN’T NO GREENHORN Go from greenhorn to guide via the Trivia Screen, and learn about various real-world milestones and their significance on The Oregon Trail in the 1800s. Swipe to the Stats screen to view journey statistics, including, daily steps, days travelled, locations visited, and comparisons to the previous week. Observe the trail as you walk, and watch the environment change as you progress along the trail. NEVER LOSE YOUR PROGRESS The Oregon Trail: StepTracker takes the next step by saving your progress data into the Apple Health app. TRUE TO THE ORIGINAL Discover the 64 real-world locations as you traverse the trail from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon. • Reach 11 settlements. • Admire 22 natural features. • Ford 15 river crossings. • Pass by 8 landmarks. • Visit 8 Pony Express stations. • Set your own pace over 5 journey legs whether steady, strenuous or gruelling. The average greenhorn walking 10,000 steps per day can make it to Oregon in just over a year. Want to reach Oregon before the harsh winter sets in? Don’t walk, RUN! Officially Licensed & Supported • The Oregon Trail™ is an officially licensed game from HarperCollins Productions. • 2016 Video Game Hall of Fame inductee. _____________________________________________ Visit our official site at http://theOregonTrail-game.com For support visit http://www.gameloft.com/theoregontrail/support Play The Oregon Trail on Apple Arcade: https://gmlft.co/OregonTrail-2021 Don't forget to follow us on social media: Instagram: http://gmlft.co/GL_SNS_IG YouTube: http://gmlft.co/GL_SNS_YT Privacy Policy: https://www.gameloft.com/en/legal/theoregontrail-steptracker-privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.gameloft.com/theoregontrail/terms-of-use End-User License Agreement: https://www.gameloft.com/theoregontrail/eula

Screenshots

Fantasy Hike4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fantasy Hike at 76% against The Oregon Trail's 16%. Fantasy Hike also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (15K vs 247). The Oregon Trail's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Fantasy Hike sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. The Oregon Trail asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fantasy Hike holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fantasy Hike has 15K ratings behind it against 247, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Fantasy Hike's written reviews are positive against 16% of The Oregon Trail's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fantasy Hike ships an update monthly, The Oregon Trail every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Fantasy Hike versus The Oregon Trail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFantasy HikeThe Oregon Trail
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15K ratings) — better2.3 (247 ratings)
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews — better15.9% of reviews
Number of ratings15K — better247
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB74 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperForge7 ABGameloft

Customer experience

Fantasy Hike

All ratings14,949 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews1,099 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral9.1%
Negative14.9%

The Oregon Trail

All ratings247 ratings
Positive28.3%
Neutral7.3%
Negative64.4%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive15.9%
Neutral10.3%
Negative73.8%

User reviews

Fantasy Hike

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Highly motivating
  • 👍 Beautiful artwork and graphics
  • 👍 Seamless integration with health apps
  • 💡 Unique fantasy-themed walking experience
  • 👍 Rewarding milestones and progress tracking

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited free version with 1 mile per day cap
  • 🐛 Inconsistent step tracking accuracy
  • 💡 Difficulty keeping up with overpowered challenger characters
  • 👎 Lack of social/friend features to compete with others

The Oregon Trail

From 247 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and nostalgic
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Interesting trivia and graphics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Tracking issues and bugs
  • 🐛 Progress resets or gets stuck
  • 🐛 Compatibility problems with new devices/OS updates

Bugs and requests

Fantasy Hike

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App resets user progress unexpectedly
  • Syncing issues with third-party fitness trackers

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to manually enter distance for activities beyond just walking
  • Implement more customizable difficulty settings for challenger characters
  • Introduce social features to allow users to compete against friends
  • Expand the app to include more fantasy-themed journeys beyond just Lord of the Rings

The Oregon Trail

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Steps not tracking properly
  • App freezing or crashing
  • Disappearing from devices after updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to track other activities like cycling and swimming
  • Better data syncing and progress saving
  • More frequent updates and bug fixes

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Fantasy Hike

Subscriptions6
  • Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Family7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Hero7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Premium Family7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Premium Hero7 Days trial$89.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited Distance$6.99
None

The Oregon Trail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fantasy Hike free?
Fantasy Hike is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Oregon Trail free?
The Oregon Trail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fantasy Hike or The Oregon Trail?
Fantasy Hike is rated higher. Fantasy Hike averages 4.8 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while The Oregon Trail averages 2.3 from 247 ratings.
Do Fantasy Hike or The Oregon Trail have ads?
Fantasy Hike shows ads; The Oregon Trail does not.
Which is updated more often, Fantasy Hike or The Oregon Trail?
Fantasy Hike ships an update monthly, and The Oregon Trail every 2 months. Most recently, Fantasy Hike was updated on October 28, 2026 and The Oregon Trail on October 27, 2026.

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