Comparison

Fantasy Hike vs INTVL

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

INTVL

This app transforms running into a live, global territory-based game. Compete with others to claim real space on a map, engage in live takeovers, and rise through the ranks. It combines strategy, competition, and exploration with personalized training plans and community features.

Highlights
  • Territory-based running game
  • Live global competitions
  • Smart GPS tracking
  • Personalized running plans
  • Smartwatch support
  • Connected runner community
  • Detailed performance stats
Features
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INTVL: The World Is the Game. INTVL turns every walk, run or bike ride into a game played on the real world globe. The idea is simple. When you run or ride in a loop, the ground inside that loop becomes your territory. The bigger, smarter and more tactical your routes, the more of the map you hold. Claim your territory Every loop you complete claims real space. Other players are out there doing the same thing, so the map is always moving. You can take a new route to take new ground, or go back over an area to defend what's already yours. Play it your way Some people want to be the best in the world, so they chase the global leaderboard. Others care more about home turf and work to become the territory leader of their own suburb or city. Both are worth playing for, and you can switch focus whenever you want. Hold ground, win real prizes Every bit of the map you hold earns you entries into our competitions, where the prizes are real. The more territory you hold at the end of the competition, the better your odds. Run and ride with clubs Join a club and play as a team. Your territory adds to your club's total, so a good capture from you helps everyone you're playing alongside. A feed built around the game INTVL has a social feed where you can follow other players, see their activities, and cheer them on. It's a good way to find people around you and stay connected to other athletes around the world. Bring your own gear INTVL works with the devices you already train on, so your activities sync straight into the game: - Garmin - Suunto - Polar - Coros - Fitbit - Hammerhead - Wahoo We built INTVL to give a new meaning to fitness. Movement without stakes is just exercise. The world is the game. Take it. This app integrates with Apple Health (HealthKit) to show insights about your activity, including steps, heart rate, and previous runs. Privacy Policy: https://www.intvl.com.au/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fantasy Hike4 screens
INTVL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: INTVL at every 6 days against Fantasy Hike's monthly. INTVL also leads on chart position (#51 vs unranked). Fantasy Hike's advantage is iOS requirement (15.4 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 and INTVL sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Fantasy Hike against 4.7 for INTVL. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15K and 5.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Fantasy Hike's written reviews are positive against 83% of INTVL's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fantasy Hike ships an update monthly, INTVL every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Fantasy Hike versus INTVL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFantasy HikeINTVL
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15K ratings) — better4.7 (5.6K ratings)
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15K — better5.6K
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#51 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB190 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperForge7 ABINTVL PTY LTD

Customer experience

Fantasy Hike

All ratings14,949 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews1,102 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative15.1%

INTVL

All ratings5,395 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews1,630 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative12.3%

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

INTVL

From 5.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Truly innovative running app
  • 👍 Good fun app
  • 👍 Perfect for unmotivated runners
  • 👍 Love the community aspect
  • 👍 Motivating

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Confusing user interface
  • 🐛 Buggy app with crashes
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with other apps/devices
  • 🐛 Unreliable GPS tracking
  • 🐛 Cheating concerns with the Terra feature

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

INTVL

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Runs not recording properly
  • App crashing during runs
  • Issues with syncing and manual review

Requested features

5 requests
  • Revise the 200m Terra rule
  • Add biking support
  • Ability to set a starting location in Terra
  • Allow creating and joining local run clubs
  • More detailed Terra features and competitions

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
Show 3 more
  • 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
12 purchases

INTVL

Subscriptions12
  • INTVL1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • INTVL7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • INTVL7 Days trial$8.991 Month
Show 9 more
  • INTVL7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • INTVL$10.001 Month
  • INTVL7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • INTVL$12.991 Month
  • INTVL1 Month trial$49.991 Year
  • INTVL7 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • INTVL7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • INTVL$59.991 Year
  • INTVL Annual Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Fantasy Hike free?
Fantasy Hike is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is INTVL free?
INTVL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fantasy Hike or INTVL?
Fantasy Hike is rated higher. Fantasy Hike averages 4.8 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while INTVL averages 4.7 from 5.6K ratings.
Do Fantasy Hike or INTVL have ads?
Both Fantasy Hike and INTVL show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fantasy Hike or INTVL?
Fantasy Hike ships an update monthly, and INTVL every 6 days. Most recently, Fantasy Hike was updated on October 31, 2026 and INTVL on October 30, 2026.

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