Fantasy Hike vs Hangboard Buzzer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Fantasy adventure quest
- Friend progress tracking
- Multiple character avatars
- Daily statistics charts
- Low battery consumption
- Apple Health integration
- Background activity tracking
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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
Hangboard Buzzer
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Hangboard Buzzer is the interval timer that lets you stop staring at your phone and start hanging. Set up in seconds. Pick a proven protocol, or build your own from scratch: choose the grip, how many fingers and how many reps. That's the whole setup. Press Start, put the phone down and your headphones on, and Buzzer counts you through the workout. If yo udon't want to look at the app you don't have to. Sound cues match every buzz, Each moment has its own buzz: two sharp taps to go, a long soft rumble to let go, and heavy thuds that tell you how many fingers the next set uses. But if you are visually inclined, it is clearly observable from afar. So when you do look, the time left is big and clear, and the whole screen will help you hold on just a little bit longer. Buzzer also works with VoiceOver and VoiceControl. And when you think you're done, you're not. After every workout an arcade game starts: invaders march down and you defend the board. Get shot and you take a penalty hang, right there and then. Three strikes and you're still in it; a fourth ends the game. It's the extra set you didn't plan on, and somehow you'll want to do it. Compare scores with friends on a Game Center leaderboard (optional). • Research-backed protocols: add Abrahangs, Repeaters, Max hangs and more in one tap, with instructions and links to the sources • Custom programs: save as many as you like, each with its own hang and rest times • Haptic and audio cues: you never have to check the screen mid-hang • Large, clear visuals and VoiceOver support • Share programs: send one as a link, and a friend can preview and save it without installing the app first • Live heart rate (optional): see your bpm during the workout with AirPods Pro 3 • Effort rating: rate each session afterwards, with a suggestion based on your heart rate • Apple Health (optional): save sessions as Climbing workouts with heart rate and effort. Your weight is read from Health to estimate the energy each session burns. • Six colour themes and alternate app icons • No account, no ads, no tracking Hangboard Buzzer is free. If it earns a spot in your training, an optional tip in Settings helps keep it on the App Store. Tips unlock nothing, but they do make the developer very happy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hangboard Buzzer at none against Fantasy Hike's shown. Hangboard Buzzer also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). Fantasy Hike's advantage is iOS requirement (15.4 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Fantasy Hike sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Hangboard Buzzer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fantasy Hike ships an update monthly, Hangboard Buzzer every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fantasy Hike | Hangboard Buzzer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (15K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Forge7 AB | jnaO AB |
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
Hangboard Buzzer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fantasy Hike
- 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
- Unlimited Distance$6.99
Hangboard Buzzer
- Supporter$1.99
- Benefactor$19.99
- Patron$149.99
Questions
Is Fantasy Hike free?
Is Hangboard Buzzer free?
Do Fantasy Hike or Hangboard Buzzer have ads?
Which is updated more often, Fantasy Hike or Hangboard Buzzer?
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