Comparison

Hobbit Steps vs Survive The Snail

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

Head to head
About

Hobbit Steps

Embark on a fitness journey inspired by Middle-earth. This tracker monitors steps, distance, and calories burned, integrating with Apple HealthKit to guide you towards improved health and well-being.

Highlights
  • Fitness goal tracking
  • Apple HealthKit integration
  • Step, distance, and calorie monitoring
  • Middle-earth inspired design
  • Daily activity tracking
Features
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Embark on a quest to reach your fitness goals with our revolutionary fitness tracker inspired by the epic world of Lord of the Rings. Designed and integrated with Apple HealthKit ignite your inner adventurer, track your daily activity, movement and goals in with the spirit of Middle-earth. With its elven-inspired design, the tracker keeps a vigilant eye on your steps, distance, and calories burned, guiding you through a journey of improved health and well-being. Whether you're hiking the Misty Mountains or sprinting through the Shire, this fitness tracker will be your faithful companion. Get ready to forge your own path and conquer your fitness destiny, one step at a time.

About

Survive The Snail

This app transforms your real-world walking into a thrilling survival game. Set daily step goals to outrun an immortal, ever-advancing snail. Engage in live chases, react to surprise events, and compete with friends to stay alive.

Highlights
  • Real-world walking as gameplay
  • Live chase status tracking
  • Custom daily step goals
  • Surprise global snail events
  • Activity and goal streak tracking
  • Friend leaderboards and challenges
  • In-app shop for survival items
Features
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An immortal snail is coming for you. It never sleeps. It never stops. Every step puts distance between you. Slow down, and it starts closing the gap. Survive the Snail turns your real-world walking into a daily survival game. Set your step goal, build your lead, and keep moving before the snail catches you. Surprise snail events can suddenly speed it up—or slow it down—for everyone. FEATURES • Turn steps and walking distance into your lead over the snail • Follow live chase status as you move from safe to warning to danger • Set a custom daily step goal and earn a lead bonus when you reach it • React to surprise global events that temporarily change the snail’s speed • Track daily steps, distance, estimated active time, estimated calories, weekly activity, goal streaks, and days survived • Use Motion & Fitness pedometer data with your permission • Add friends, manage requests, and compare chase leads on friend and global leaderboards • Create challenges, invite friends, and compete in step, distance, shared-goal, or daily-elimination events • Unlock achievements for surviving, hitting goals, walking milestones, adding friends, and winning challenges • Use coins for shop items that pause, slow, or push back the snail, repair a streak, or recover after getting caught • Get optional notifications for chase danger, daily goals, activity refreshes, snail events, and shop effects Walk farther. Challenge your friends. Stay alive. How long can you survive the snail? Survive the Snail uses Motion & Fitness data only with your permission. Gameplay is intended for entertainment and motivation and is not medical advice.

Screenshots

Hobbit Steps4 screens
Survive The Snail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Survive The Snail at Free against Hobbit Steps's $0.99. Survive The Snail also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0). Hobbit Steps's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 days). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Survive The Snail is free to download; Hobbit Steps costs $0.99 up front. Hobbit Steps sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Survive The Snail sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Survive The Snail holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hobbit Steps ships an update daily, Survive The Snail every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
Hobbit Steps versus Survive The Snail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHobbit StepsSurvive The Snail
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB74 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPetrus Arnoldus van ZylLKG Labs LLC

Customer experience

Hobbit Steps

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Survive The Snail

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hobbit Steps

One-time10
  • Whisperwing$0.99
  • Mysticclaw$0.99
  • Lumos$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Whisperwhisker$0.99
  • Shadowwhisker$0.99
  • Everflame$0.99
  • Ironhorn$0.99
  • Etherealshade$0.99
  • Ravenstride$0.99
  • Sereneth$0.99
3 purchases

Survive The Snail

One-time3
  • 500 Coins$1.99
  • 1,400 Coins$4.99
  • 3,000 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is Hobbit Steps free?
Hobbit Steps costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Survive The Snail free?
Survive The Snail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hobbit Steps or Survive The Snail?
Survive The Snail is rated higher. Hobbit Steps averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Survive The Snail averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Hobbit Steps or Survive The Snail have ads?
Survive The Snail shows ads; Hobbit Steps does not.
Which is updated more often, Hobbit Steps or Survive The Snail?
Hobbit Steps ships an update daily, and Survive The Snail every 6 days. Most recently, Hobbit Steps was updated on October 27, 2026 and Survive The Snail on October 12, 2026.

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