Comparison

Dungeon Hiker vs PaceQuest

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

Head to head
About

Dungeon Hiker

Embark on a survival RPG adventure to escape a mysterious dungeon. Gather resources, craft gear, and train skills to battle your way up. Manage hunger, thirst, fatigue, and temperature to survive.

Highlights
  • Resource gathering
  • Equipment crafting
  • Skill card training
  • Deck-building combat
  • Survival mechanics (hunger, thirst, fatigue, temperature)
  • Branching paths and multiple endings
Features
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"Dungeon Hiker" is a survival RPG where you must climb out from the depths of a mysterious dungeon. Gather materials, craft equipment, and train to learn new skill cards as you ascend floor by floor. Combat takes the form of strategic, deck-building turn-based battles. Survival isn't just about HP—hunger, thirst, fatigue, and temperature all play a role. Discover multiple endings through branching paths and uncover the deeper story with each run.

About

PaceQuest

This RPG game converts your real-world steps into in-game energy. Level up your character, upgrade gear with gold, and battle enemies in a humorous adventure. Compete on leaderboards and play fully offline.

Highlights
  • Convert steps to in-game energy
  • RPG character progression
  • Gear upgrades with gold
  • One-tap gameplay
  • Auto Train mode
  • Full story with boss fights
  • Works fully offline
  • Game Center leaderboard
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Earn in-game energy for every step you take in the real world, level up your character, upgrade equipment with gold, and fight enemies, no GPS or internet required. Compete on the PaceQuest Game Center leaderboard to see who has taken the most steps and who has progressed the furthest in the story! PaceQuest is a one-time purchase with no ads, no subscription, no in-app purchases. Receive all future updates for free. Features: • Walk to earn in-game energy points: 1 real-world step = 1 in-game energy point. • RPG progression: Train, level up, and allocate skill points. • Gear upgrades: Improve equipment with gold to gain combat bonuses. • One-tap gameplay: Level up your character and fight enemies with a clean and simple interface. • Auto Train mode: Keep training while the app is closed. Your steps still convert to energy, and idle auto train mode advances your character until you return. • Full story: Tackle boss fights and progress through a humorous adventure. • Works fully offline: No GPS or internet required. • Game Center leaderboard: Compete against players worldwide to see who has taken the most steps! Pricing: • One-time purchase: Receive all future updates for free. • No ads. • No subscription. • No in-app purchases. Privacy: • Data Not Collected: No account needed.

Screenshots

Dungeon Hiker4 screens
PaceQuest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PaceQuest at 5.0 against Dungeon Hiker's 3.8. PaceQuest also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Dungeon Hiker's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Dungeon Hiker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PaceQuest asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PaceQuest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Dungeon Hiker's written reviews are positive against 100% of PaceQuest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dungeon Hiker ships an update every 3 days, PaceQuest every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Dungeon Hiker versus PaceQuest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDungeon HikerPaceQuest
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size236 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopernekosukoGary Lee

Customer experience

Dungeon Hiker

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative25.0%

PaceQuest

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dungeon Hiker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

PaceQuest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dungeon Hiker free?
Dungeon Hiker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PaceQuest free?
PaceQuest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dungeon Hiker or PaceQuest?
PaceQuest is rated higher. Dungeon Hiker averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while PaceQuest averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Dungeon Hiker or PaceQuest have ads?
Dungeon Hiker shows ads; PaceQuest does not.
Which is updated more often, Dungeon Hiker or PaceQuest?
Dungeon Hiker ships an update every 3 days, and PaceQuest every 6 weeks. Most recently, Dungeon Hiker was updated on September 16, 2026 and PaceQuest on September 7, 2026.

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