Comparison

Hill Bagging vs GuineaPal

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

Head to head
About

Hill Bagging

Track your hill climbing progress with this app, featuring offline logging and interactive maps. Access a vast community-shared database of ascents and over 70 UK hill lists. Designed for quick on-the-hill use, it simplifies planning and recording your climbs.

Highlights
  • Offline hill logging
  • Interactive maps with multiple layers
  • Progress tracking for 70+ UK hill lists
  • Community-shared routes and waypoints
  • Quick tick ascent recording
  • Hills Near Me feature
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The Hill Bagging app is designed to be simple and fast for on-the-hill use, even when there is poor or no signal. With over two million hill ascents logged since our website launched in the mid 1990s, you can tap into starting points and waypoints for walks shared by our active community who share their routes for all the hills - including the less popular ones. You can track your progress in climbing hills across over 70 hill lists including relative hill lists like the Marilyns, Humps and Tumps and classic lists like the Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Wainwrights and Nuttalls plus the Significant Islands of Britain (SIBs). Benefits of Hill Bagging app compared to our website: • Designed for on-the-hill use - app is designed to be simpler and quicker for using while walking • Offline use - hills can be logged when you have no, or poor signal • Speed - screens load straightaway since pages don’t need to be downloaded • Usability - quicker to plan and log ascents since designed for mobile • Permanent sign-in - Users stay signed-in each time app is loaded (can sign out) About Hill Bagging CIC and the the Database of British and Irish Hills: Hill Bagging is created by Hill Bagging CIC, a Community Interest Company (CIC) designed for not-for-profit social enterprises that aim to benefit the community. In line with these aims, access to the website and mobile apps is freely available to our community of registered users of the site who share their walk descriptions. The Hill Bagging team manage the technology platform for the Database of British and Irish Hills which contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date list of hills in Britain and Ireland. DoBIH contributors and a team of editors use the Hill Bagging website to submit, edit and verify changes to hill heights and locations based on the latest surveying to ensure hill information is up-to-date. This website is the main online presence of the Database and an app is planned for release in 2026. App benefits: - Free interactive maps with multiple layers (Open Topo Map, Ordnance Survey and Satellite) - View hills as sortable tables or map with summit markers and labels - Quickly show ‘Hills Near Me’, or for the whole country on maps - “All hills” overlay to explore nearby summits - Smooth clustering for large hill lists (including 16K+ Tumps) - Smart labels on maps update to show hill name, height and climb status - Show recommended walk start locations and waypoints on the map - Record ascents using 'Quick tick' feature or add detailed descriptions - Show progress for over 60 UK hill lists by country

About

GuineaPal

This app helps guinea pig owners meticulously track all aspects of their pet's care. It allows for detailed profiles, health logs, medication schedules, and daily task management. The app also supports tracking weight changes, vet records, and even family trees for multiple guinea pigs.

Highlights
  • Guinea pig profiles with photos and family details
  • Weight and health tracking
  • Medication and vet record logging
  • Daily care task checklist
  • Group and herd management
  • Cloud backup and restore
Features
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GuineaPal is a calm, practical care tracker for guinea pig owners. Keep all your guinea pig care information in one place, including profiles, groups, weights, health notes, medication, vet records, daily care tasks, bonding notes and family tree details. GuineaPal is designed for owners with one guinea pig or a whole herd. You can record important care information, track changes over time, and back up your data so it can be restored on another device. Features include: • Guinea pig profiles with photos, groups, sex, breed, notes and family details • Weight tracking to help monitor changes over time • Health logs for symptoms, concerns and general notes • Medication records with daily dose tracking • Vet records and follow-up notes • Daily care checklist for feeding, water, hay, cleaning and other tasks • Group and herd management • Bonding session notes • Pregnancy and baby guinea pig tracking • Family tree view • Cloud backup and restore • Export options for records and reports GuineaPal is made to help you stay organised and spot changes more easily, but it is not a replacement for veterinary care. Always contact a qualified vet if you are worried about your guinea pig’s health.

Screenshots

Hill Bagging3 screens
GuineaPal4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hill Bagging and GuineaPal are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Hill Bagging versus GuineaPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHill BaggingGuineaPal
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHill Bagging Community Interest CompanyNatasha Card

Customer experience

Hill Bagging

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GuineaPal

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hill Bagging

No in-app purchases

None

GuineaPal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hill Bagging free?
Hill Bagging is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GuineaPal free?
GuineaPal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hill Bagging or GuineaPal have ads?
Neither Hill Bagging nor GuineaPal shows ads.

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