Comparison

Ride Journal vs Hike Maker

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

Head to head
About

Ride Journal

Features
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Ride Journal — where your cycling data meets the story behind the ride. Your power numbers and heart rate tell you what happened on a ride. Ride Journal helps you capture everything else: the climb that nearly broke you, the café stop halfway, the view at the top, and how it all felt by the time you rolled home. Import a ride from a .fit file or bring in a workout from your Wahoo account, then bring it to life. Add your own notes, rate how hard it felt, drop in photos from along the way, and attach the playlist that powered you up the hill so you can relive the whole adventure later. Connect your Wahoo account once and every workout you've recorded is a tap away. Pick one from the list and it arrives as a new journal entry, complete with distance, time, climbing, heart rate, power, cadence and training load. The weather is part of the story now. The Home tab sits under a living sky that matches the forecast where you are — sun moving across it through the day, clouds drifting with the wind, rain or snow falling when it's falling outside, and the colours of night once the sun has set. Open a ride and the same sky shows the weather you set off in. It's your journal. Add your name, your pronouns and a photo, and Ride Journal greets you by name every time you open it, with a line underneath about the ride you have already done today or a nudge towards the one you haven't. Your profile holds the whole story as well: every ride, every kilometre, every hour and every metre climbed, your longest ride, your biggest climb, and the day the journal started. Find anything in it. Search by where you rode or a word you wrote, then narrow it down — distance, duration, climbing, average speed, heart rate, power, cadence, training load, how the ride felt, the weather, the road, whether you took photos. Switch to Climbs and search those instead. With a subscription you can simply type what you mean, like "wet rides over 50 km", or ask a question and get a written answer above the results, written on your device by Apple Intelligence. Your week and your month read as more than a grid. Week in Numbers and Month in Numbers put your total distance over a day-by-day chart, with your rides, moving time, climbing, average speed and heart rate, your longest ride and the place you set off from most, plus a short written summary of the figures that tell the story. Features - A living weather sky on the Home tab and on every outdoor ride - Import workouts from your Wahoo account - Rate how hard every ride felt - An interactive route map and detailed measurement charts for every ride - Search your journal by place, notes, distance, climbs and more - Search in your own words and get a written answer, with a subscription - A profile with your name, your photo and your all-time totals - Week and month summaries written on your device by Apple Intelligence - Ask Siri for your latest ride, your ride stats, or to find a ride - Find rides and climbs in Shortcuts and build them into your own automations - Weather recorded automatically for every outdoor ride, from Apple Weather - Automatic climb detection with categories from Cat 4 to Hors Catégorie - Steepness-shaded elevation profiles and a route map for every climb - Record road conditions — grip, surface quality, and how busy it was - Import rides from .fit files exported from your bike computer or cycling app - Heart rate and power zones, Health workout import and saving rides to Apple Health, on iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro - Sync automatically across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro via iCloud - Privacy-focused: no tracking, and your journal stays private to you Whether you're chasing personal bests or just chasing good times, Ride Journal keeps the full picture of every ride in one place. Available for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. Terms and conditions: https://ridejournal.app/terms/ Privacy policy: https://ridejournal.app/privacy/

About

Hike Maker

This app helps you discover new walking routes tailored to your desired distance and pace. It can generate circular or A-to-B paths, track your progress in real-time, and log your journey details. Stay motivated with stats and badges for your achievements.

Highlights
  • Auto-generate circular or A-to-B routes
  • Custom route creation
  • Real-time route recording
  • Distance, steps, heart rate, and calorie logging
  • GPX file import/export
  • Location-tagged notes
  • Weather forecast integration
Features
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DISCOVER YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE Love exploring new paths or need a change of scene? Want help to get fit or lose some weight? Can't decide where to go? Hike Maker is here to help! Just choose your distance and pace, and it generates routes for you to follow. Whether it's a circular route back to where you started or an A-to-B path, Hike Maker has you covered. Save routes, and when you're ready, select one to track your progress in real time. EXPLORE WITH EASE Wherever you are, Hike Maker’s smart algorithm suggests routes at your chosen distance. Adjust waypoints to customize or save it for later. Not satisfied? Get a new suggestion. TRACK YOUR JOURNEY Ready to go? Follow the map, track your progress, and get updates at each waypoint. Hike Maker logs each journey, noting your path, time, steps, and average heart rate. STAY MOTIVATED Review your progress with stats and stay motivated with badges for milestones and streak tracking. Key features: - Auto-generate circular or A-to-B routes - Create your own custom routes - Route recording, distance tracking, steps (or pushes), heart rate and calorie logging - Distance in kilometres or miles - GPX file import/export and share GPX files with other apps on your device - Search to find places to start a route anywhere - Live Activities and notifications on your progress during a hike - iCloud sync between devices - Take notes as you travel, and they are tagged with your location so you can see them on the map afterwards - Weather forecast for the area of your route, from Apple Weather - Colorful dashboards and statistics so you can see your progress Note that Hike Maker will attempt to generate random routes for you. In some circumstances this may not be possible at the distance you choose, due to your current location and the layout of paths or roads around you. Keep trying until you get a route you're happy with, or design your own. Hike Maker includes both a free version and a subscription version with premium features that can be subscribed to and paid for monthly or annually. The subscription version is offered with a one week free trial. After the free trial ends your subscription will start unless you choose to cancel it. You can subscribe and pay on the App Store, using your Apple ID. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions within the App Store app on your phone or within Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ride Journal4 screens
Hike Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hike Maker at every 10 days against Ride Journal's every 3 weeks. Hike Maker also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Ride Journal's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Ride Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Hike Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ride Journal ships an update every 3 weeks, Hike Maker every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ride Journal versus Hike Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRide JournalHike Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDelightful Apps PTY LTDGood Binary Ltd

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ride Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Hike Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Unlock all features7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Unlock all features7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hike Maker Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Ride Journal free?
Ride Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hike Maker free?
Hike Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ride Journal or Hike Maker have ads?
Neither Ride Journal nor Hike Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ride Journal or Hike Maker?
Ride Journal ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hike Maker every 10 days. Most recently, Ride Journal was updated on October 30, 2026 and Hike Maker on October 30, 2026.

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