Comparison

PaceQuest vs LORE

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

Head to head
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.

About

LORE

Explore your city's streets to solve weekly murder mysteries. Uncover clues by walking to real-world locations, interrogate suspects, and name the killer within seven nights. Track your progress and compete on a detective leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Location-based clue discovery
  • Narrative-driven murder mysteries
  • Interactive suspect interrogation
  • Detective leaderboard
  • Walking streak tracking
  • Optional membership for extra content
Features
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Every week, a body. Seven nights to name the killer. Lore turns the streets you already walk into a crime scene. Each case unfolds over seven nights, and the clues are scattered across the real map around you. Head out and let your steps do the detecting — walk near a location and its clue unlocks, read into the evidence, and piece the night together. A voice in your ear. A noir narrator reads you into every case and every clue you turn up — or follow along in Story mode, where the words light up as they’re spoken. Interrogate the suspects. Everyone has a motive and an alibi. Question them in their own words, present the evidence you’ve gathered, and watch their story bend. The truth is in the contradictions. Name the killer. On the seventh night, make your accusation. Get it right and the case closes in your favour; get it wrong and it stays on your record. Your archive remembers every verdict. Walk more, solve more. Lore runs on your steps. Set a daily goal, keep your walking streak alive, and climb the detective leaderboard. Missed a night? Catch up on the trail. Join the Bureau. An optional membership unlocks replayable cases, early access to each week’s mystery, cosmetic inks and detective titles, a walking-streak freeze, and the long record of your stats. Your city has a secret. Go find it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.discoverlore.app/legal/privacy

Screenshots

PaceQuest4 screens
LORE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PaceQuest at 67% against LORE's 0%. PaceQuest also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). LORE's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

LORE is free to download; PaceQuest costs $0.99 up front. LORE sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PaceQuest asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PaceQuest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of PaceQuest's written reviews are positive against 0% of LORE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaceQuest ships an update every 6 weeks, LORE every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PaceQuest versus LORE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaceQuestLORE
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGary LeeKresimir Galic

Customer experience

PaceQuest

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

LORE

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PaceQuest

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

LORE

Subscriptions2
  • The Bureau Monthly$3.991 Month
  • The Bureau Yearly$22.991 Year
One-time5
  • Coffee$0.99
  • New Case$2.99
  • City Pass$3.99
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  • Patron$8.99
  • The Bureau · Founding$69.00

Questions

Is PaceQuest free?
PaceQuest costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LORE free?
LORE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PaceQuest or LORE?
PaceQuest is rated higher. PaceQuest averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while LORE averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PaceQuest or LORE have ads?
Neither PaceQuest nor LORE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaceQuest or LORE?
PaceQuest ships an update every 6 weeks, and LORE every 4 days. Most recently, PaceQuest was updated on October 17, 2026 and LORE on October 24, 2026.

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