PaceQuest vs The Fallow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
The Fallow
Engage in a top-down survival experience focused on farming, crafting, and exploration in a calm yet perilous open world. Build your base, manage resources, and discover new areas at your own pace. This early access game offers continuous updates and improvements.
- Open world survival
- Farming and animal care
- Extensive crafting system
- Base building and land protection
- Resource management
- Exploration with horses
- NPC interaction and trading
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Survive, build, and explore in a calm but dangerous open world. The Fallow is a top-down survival game focused on farming, crafting, exploration, and long-term progression. Play in vertical or landscape mode. This is an early access game with frequent updates, new features, and ongoing improvements. Core Features • Open world survival gameplay • Farming, animals, and resource management • Crafting system with weapons, tools, and gear • Base building and land protection • Hunger, thirst, health, and survival systems • Ride horses and explore new areas • NPCs, merchants, and trading • Day and night cycle with dynamic atmosphere and music • Light enemies including zombies, skeletons, and creatures Gameplay Experience a relaxing survival game with a calm tone and moments of danger. Build your land, grow food, care for animals, and explore at your own pace while managing your survival needs. Early Access The Fallow is actively being developed. • Regular updates • New systems and content coming • Continuous improvements based on feedback Start early, build your world, and grow with the game as it expands.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Fallow at daily against PaceQuest's every 6 weeks. The Fallow also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
PaceQuest costs $0.99 and The Fallow $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PaceQuest against 5.0 for The Fallow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
PaceQuest ships an update every 6 weeks, The Fallow daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PaceQuest | The Fallow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 566 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gary Lee | Luis Dalmasy |
Customer experience
PaceQuest
The Fallow
In-app purchases
PaceQuest
No in-app purchases
The Fallow
No in-app purchases









