Pixel Walker vs PathQuest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Walker
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Turn your daily steps into epic adventures! Walk to defeat monsters, collect legendary gear, and become the ultimate hero in this unique fitness RPG. Description Pixel Walker RPG is a unique idle role-playing game powered by your real-life steps. Simply walk with your smartphone to explore the world, fight monsters, and level up your hero. Enjoy the perfect blend of building healthy habits and classic RPG progression. [Key Features] Step-Powered Gameplay: Your physical steps translate directly into in-game movement and attacks. Offline Rewards: Keep earning experience and gold even when the app is closed. Your steps are always counted. Classes & Equipment: Upgrade your class as you level up, and collect or enhance hundreds of unique items. Epic Boss Battles: Reach step milestones to challenge powerful bosses and claim rare treasures. Retro Pixel Art: Experience a charming, nostalgic world brought to life with classic pixel graphics and animations. Start walking, start leveling. Join the adventure with Pixel Walker RPG today! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PathQuest
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Turn everyday walks into journeys you can actually see. PathQuest uses your Apple Health steps to move a small avatar along illustrated routes and story quests, right on your Home Screen widget. No streaks. No leaderboards. No noisy pressure. Just a calm reason to enjoy watching your steps add up. β HOW IT WORKS β Choose a journey. Walk as usual. Follow your progress along a unique illustrated path on your Home Screen widget. Complete stages. Reach the finish. Start another. Explore journeys inspired by real routes and imagined worlds: the Camino de Santiago, the 88-temple Shikoku pilgrimage, the Storm March across windswept moors, or a hidden academy at the edge of the woods. β FEATURES β β’ Automatic step tracking via Apple Health β no manual logging β’ A calm Home Screen widget β your journey, always visible β’ Illustrated paths and milestones for every journey β’ A Collection that grows with you: every completed fantasy quest earns a unique coin β’ Designed for iPhone, with a calm, nature-inspired palette β’ Private iCloud sync across devices (Voyager) β’ Up to three active journeys at once (Voyager) β’ Hero Mode and extended routes for deeper journeys (Voyager) β’ Built for hands-free use β works with VoiceOver and Voice Control across the entire app β’ No ads. No data sales. No social pressure. β THE COLLECTION β Complete fantasy quests to earn unique coins. Replay them in Hero Mode to unlock Hero variants, and uncover hidden conditions to reveal secret ones. Build a Collection that records where your steps have taken you. β PATHQUEST VOYAGER β Unlock the full journey library. The free version of PathQuest includes one active journey and a starter library. Voyager unlocks the full experience: every route, every story quest, private iCloud sync, Hero Mode, extended routes, and up to three active journeys at once. β PRIVACY β PathQuest reads only the steps and walking distance you allow through Apple Health, and uses them to advance your journeys. Your Apple Health data stays on your device. If you enable iCloud sync, your app progress is stored in your private iCloud account. We canβt see your iCloud data, and we donβt sell your data. β ABOUT β PathQuest is built independently for people who like walking, stories, and apps that don't yell. Privacy Policy: https://pathquest.castellet.dev/policy/ Terms of Use: https://pathquest.castellet.dev/terms/ Contact: pathquest@castellet.dev
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pixel Walker at 17.6 against PathQuest's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Pixel Walker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and PathQuest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Walker | PathQuest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DONGHOON KIM | JUAN CARLOS CASTELLET FERNANDEZ |
In-app purchases
Pixel Walker
- Adventure Pass (1 Month)$1.991 Month
PathQuest
- Voyager$1.997 Days
- Voyager$2.991 Month
- Voyager$24.991 Year








