PtvAlert vs Hillism
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PtvAlert
Create custom alerts for your travels with optional comments. These alerts are visible for 20 minutes before automatically disappearing. It's a simple tool to share timely information with others on their journey.
- Add custom alerts
- Include comments with alerts
- Alerts visible for 20 minutes
- Automatic alert disappearance
- Simple interface
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Enjoy! Add alerts by pressing the add alert button, and adding a comment. Alerts can be seen for 20 minutes before they disappear.
Hillism
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Hillism helps runners and cyclists discover hill climbs on known roads/tracks almost anywhere in the world. Browse a map of hills detected from real road data and satellite elevation measurements. Every climb includes average and maximum grade, distance, elevation gain, surface type, and a detailed elevation profile chart. KEY FEATURES - Global hill database built from OpenStreetMap roads and NASA SRTM 30m elevation data - Interactive map with hill markers colour-coded by grade - Detailed elevation profile for every climb - Filter by grade, distance, length, and surface type (paved, gravel, trail) - Sort hills by distance, grade, length, or elevation gain - Search any location worldwide - Share hill cards with friends — map, stats, and elevation profile included - Works on iPhone and iPad - No account required, no ads, completely free DATA SOURCES Hill data is derived from OpenStreetMap (ODbL license) and NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (public domain). Map tiles provided by OpenFreeMap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hillism at none against PtvAlert's 1. Hillism also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). PtvAlert's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads 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. PtvAlert sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hillism asks for nothing beyond the download.
PtvAlert ships an update every 2 weeks, Hillism every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PtvAlert | Hillism |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PIRIPI M MARTIN | David Barr |
In-app purchases
PtvAlert
- Full Access$2.99
Hillism
No in-app purchases
