Comparison

StrideMap vs HillQuest

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

Head to head
About

StrideMap

This app transforms your daily step count into tangible distances, visualizing your progress through relatable real-world achievements. Explore milestones like traversing continents or completing famous marathons, all based on your walking data.

Highlights
  • Converts steps to real-world distances
  • Visualizes progress with inspiring milestones
  • 78 milestones across 10 categories
  • View data by time period (daily, monthly, yearly)
  • Customizable stride length
  • Privacy-focused on-device processing
Features
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How far have you actually walked? StrideMap converts your HealthKit step data into real-world distances and shows your achievements through familiar, inspiring milestones. "Last year, I walked the equivalent of Tokyo to Osaka — and back." "This month, I covered the full Hakone Ekiden course." Your daily steps suddenly feel a lot more meaningful. [78 Milestones across 10 Categories] StrideMap matches your steps to milestones you can picture. Islands Okinawa, Taiwan, Hawaii, Iceland… City Travel Tokyo–Osaka, Tokyo–Seoul, Earth's circumference… Rivers & Mountains Shinano River, Mississippi, Appalachian Trail… Events Tokyo Marathon, Hakone Ekiden, NY Marathon… Cycling Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, Vuelta… Circuits Suzuka, Monaco, Nürburgring… Railways Yamanote Line, Trans-Siberian, Orient Express… Continental Crossings & Traversals Space ISS orbit, Earth–Moon, Earth–Sun… [5 Time Periods] View yesterday, last month, last year, past 3 years, or all time. Find out exactly how far you've walked in your entire life. [Privacy First] All processing happens on your device. No data is ever sent to external servers. [More Features] - Customizable stride length for accurate distance - Metric and imperial units - Japanese, English, and Korean support - iPhone & iPad, all orientations Walking gets a little more exciting.

About

HillQuest

Features
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Every step climbs a mountain. HillQuest turns the walking, running and stair climbing you already do into an expedition up real mountains. Connect Apple Health and progress is tracked automatically. No workout to start, no Apple Watch required. HOW IT WORKS · Pick a mountain: Everest, Fuji, Mount Tai, Huangshan, Mount Hua and more. 15 real routes with elevation, landmarks and route notes. · Just live your day: walks, runs and stair climbs move your climber up the trail. On first launch you see how far your last 7 days would already have taken you. · Everest in 30 days: an 8,848 m total-ascent challenge, with a clear "how much per day" target. · Streaks and sharing: generate a pixel progress poster in one tap. · Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets plus watch face complications: see where you are at a glance. · Treadmill / stair-machine mode: enter speed and incline on Apple Watch and watch your pixel climber ascend live. End early and you simply make camp, then continue next time. · Trail surprises: squirrels, goats, sea of clouds, rainbows. Low-frequency, never in your way. · Health loop: heart rate, calories and workouts are saved to Apple Health, with heart-rate curves and trail events in your stats. DATA HillQuest reads walking and running distance, flights climbed, heart rate and workouts to calculate your climbing progress and stats. PRO SUBSCRIPTION Free includes 3 routes: Everest, Fuji and Mount Tai. HillQuest Pro (yearly) unlocks all 15 routes, full gear customization and detailed stat curves. Billed yearly via your Apple ID; cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

StrideMap4 screens
HillQuest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: StrideMap at every 3 days against HillQuest's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. StrideMap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HillQuest sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StrideMap ships an update every 3 days, HillQuest every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
StrideMap versus HillQuest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrideMapHillQuest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakumi Kanzaki阳 孙

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StrideMap

One-time1
  • StrideMap Premium$2.99
1 purchases

HillQuest

Subscriptions1
  • HillQuest_Yearly$5.991 Year

Questions

Is StrideMap free?
StrideMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HillQuest free?
HillQuest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StrideMap or HillQuest have ads?
Neither StrideMap nor HillQuest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StrideMap or HillQuest?
StrideMap ships an update every 3 days, and HillQuest every 5 weeks. Most recently, StrideMap was updated on October 25, 2026 and HillQuest on October 31, 2026.

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