Comparison

Hill Lists vs Walkhighlands

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

Head to head
About

Hill Lists

This app helps you track your hill walking achievements across the UK and Ireland. It includes data for thousands of hills and over 90 lists, allowing you to mark completed ascents, view statistics, and see route information. You can also track weather and share your location.

Highlights
  • Track thousands of UK and Ireland hills
  • Over 90 pre-defined hill lists
  • Mark completed ascents with dates and notes
  • View list progress and statistics
  • Map view of hills and routes
  • External route and weather information links
  • Data backup and sync
Features
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First released in 2009, this popular application includes data for almost 20,000 hills in the UK and Ireland, plus over 90 lists including ... Munros and Munro Tops, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds, Furths, Marilyns, Wainwrights and Outlying Fells, Birketts, all County Tops and many more. Almost an entire lifetime of hill walking. If you run out, please let me know! FEATURES - Choose the lists you would like to complete, and view counts per list (hills completed, total and percentage) - View each list on a map, and animate your journey in the order climbed - Sort lists by section/book number/region, name, height, distance, date climbed or ascents - Add your own lists based on region, drop, height ... etc - View all ascents in the app, sorted by date climbed - View all hills in the app sorted alphabetically, by distance from your default location, section, height ... etc - Track completed hills by ticking those you have climbed, adding the date and any notes for each ascent - Supports multiple ascents (per hill) and multiple rounds (of lists) - See route information for popular hills, provided via external links to the Walk Highlands and MountainViews websites - View up-to-date weather information for selected regions in Scotland, Wales and England, provided by the Mountain Weather Information Service (MWIS) website - Share your location by email or SMS/text when you get to the top of each hill - See statistics of your ascents, e.g. a breakdown per month or by year, plus a list of most frequently climbed hills - Browse nearby hills on a map - Set your default location by searching for places or postcodes - Backup your data and sync it between devices using iCloud, Dropbox, AirDrop or email - Universal app, works on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad DATA, ROUTES AND WEATHER The data for the UK and Ireland has been extracted from version 18.4 of the Database of British and Irish Hills (DoBIH), with kind permission from Chris Crocker and Alan Dawson. Route information for the Munros, Corbetts, most of the Grahams, Donalds, Wainwrights, Hewitts and most of the Trail 100 is provided via external links to the Walk Highlands website. Route information for all the lists in Ireland is provided via external links to the MountainViews website. Weather information for Scotland, England and Wales is provided by the MWIS website. SUPPORT Please use the link to my support page from the App Store page or from the app itself (or simply go to http://grahamhaley.co.uk/hills/). Alternatively, contact me directly via my support pages and you will get a quick response.

About

Walkhighlands

Discover Scotland's best walking routes with detailed descriptions and offline GPS mapping. Explore Munros, long-distance hikes, local woods, and coastlines with expert guidance.

Highlights
  • Extensive walking route database
  • Offline route downloads
  • GPS mapping with OS topography
  • Expert-written route descriptions
  • Suitable for all types of walks
Features
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Walkhighlands is your guide to the best walking routes in every part of Scotland, whether you are bagging the Munros, tackling long distance hikes, or just exploring your local woods or coast. Each route can be downloaded to work offline, with GPS mapping with OS topography, and a detailed, expert-written description. You can record your Munro-bagging and other hillwalking achievements, your progress towards completing long distance routes, or share your walking experiences as part of our vibrant community. Walkhighlands for All is a not-for-profit set up to serve Scotland's walkers. All features are free of charge, forever.

Screenshots

Hill Lists4 screens
Walkhighlands4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Walkhighlands at Free against Hill Lists's $1.99. Walkhighlands also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Walkhighlands is free to download; Hill Lists costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hill Lists against 5.0 for Walkhighlands. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Hill Lists's written reviews are positive against 97% of Walkhighlands's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hill Lists ships an update every 3 months, Walkhighlands every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hill Lists versus Walkhighlands: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHill ListsWalkhighlands
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews96.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGraham HaleyWalkhighlands for All

Customer experience

Hill Lists

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.7%

Walkhighlands

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive96.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Hill Lists

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App loses track of logged ascents
  • Some logged ascents not accounted correctly
  • Unable to delete 'Others' list
  • Lost all data/records/dates/notes
  • Navigation became difficult after an update

Requested features

27 requests
  • Export ascent list in plain text (e.g., CSV)
  • Ability to delete 'Others' list
  • Option to just tick hills without mandatory date
  • Add multiple dates climbed
  • See other people's lists and connect with users
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  • Add companion names to walks
  • Improved stats for unique peaks per time period
  • Add Tumps list
  • Definitions for hill categories
  • Record GPS tracks
  • Add photos to climbs
  • Downloadable map sections
  • Export lists to Dropbox in CSV
  • Add approximate dates to climbs
  • Search for specific regions and see comprehensive lists/maps
  • Add summit photos
  • Add picture of UK map for regional selection
  • Add personal comments to climbs
  • Display other hill names when touching pins on map
  • Central database for comments and route advice
  • Option to tag photos to each mountain climbed
  • Add multiple dates of ascent and individual notes to each date
  • Ability to search for specific regions and see a comprehensive list and map of hills in that area irrespective of which list they appear on
  • Possibility of adding 'summit' photos
  • Picture of the UK so I can see the various sections the mountain are broken up into at the start so I can click on a area of brittain I'm interested in
  • Planned option on the map (green for done, red for to do, orange for scheduled)
  • Actual name of the county when county tops are listed

Walkhighlands

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hill Lists

No in-app purchases

None

Walkhighlands

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hill Lists free?
Hill Lists costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Walkhighlands free?
Walkhighlands is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hill Lists or Walkhighlands?
Hill Lists and Walkhighlands are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Hill Lists or Walkhighlands have ads?
Neither Hill Lists nor Walkhighlands shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hill Lists or Walkhighlands?
Hill Lists ships an update every 3 months, and Walkhighlands every 8 days. Most recently, Hill Lists was updated on October 29, 2026 and Walkhighlands on October 31, 2026.

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