PathQuest vs StepDex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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. — HOW IT WORKS — 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. — FEATURES — • Automatic step tracking via Apple Health — no manual logging • A calm Home Screen widget — your journey, always visible • Illustrated paths and milestones for every journey • A Collection that grows with you: every completed fantasy quest earns a unique coin • Designed for iPhone, with a calm, nature-inspired palette • Private iCloud sync across devices (Voyager) • Up to three active journeys at once (Voyager) • Hero Mode and extended routes for deeper journeys (Voyager) • Built for hands-free use — works with VoiceOver and Voice Control across the entire app • No ads. No data sales. No social pressure. — THE COLLECTION — 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. — PATHQUEST VOYAGER — 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. — PRIVACY — 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 can’t see your iCloud data, and we don’t sell your data. — ABOUT — 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
StepDex
Turn your daily walks into a Pokémon hatching adventure. Earn steps through real-life activity to hatch virtual eggs and collect a wide variety of Pokémon. Track your progress and build your collection with animated reveals and detailed Pokédex entries.
- Real step tracking via Apple HealthKit
- Hatch all 1,025 Pokémon species
- Rarity-based hatching distances
- Animated egg hatching sequences
- Full StepDex collection tracker
- Offline functionality
- Pokédex entries and cry playback
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StepDex turns your daily walking into a Pokémon egg-hatching adventure. Every step brings you closer to hatching a new Pokémon — and the rarer it is, the more steps it takes. How it works: Receive a Mystery Egg with a random Pokémon, walk in real life using step data from Apple Health, watch your egg wobble and crack as you progress, then hatch your Pokémon with a celebration reveal and authentic cry. Add it to your StepDex and start your next egg. Features: Real step tracking via Apple HealthKit — works in the background, even with the app closed All 1,025 Pokémon species across Generations 1–9, including Legendaries and Mythicals Rarity-based hatching: ~1,000 steps for common Pokémon, 20,000+ for Legendaries Animated egg reactions — wobbling, cracking, and glowing as you near a hatch Full StepDex collection with sprites, types, abilities, and Pokédex entries Pokémon cry playback and Pokédex text-to-speech Custom nicknames and collection stats tracking Works offline after first load Your walking counts — whether it's a morning commute, a lunchtime stroll, or a weekend hike. How many can you collect?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StepDex at none against PathQuest's 3. PathQuest's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. PathQuest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. StepDex asks for nothing beyond the download.
PathQuest ships an update every 2 weeks, StepDex every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PathQuest | StepDex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JUAN CARLOS CASTELLET FERNANDEZ | Paras Raj Adhikary |
In-app purchases
PathQuest
- Voyager$1.997 Days
- Voyager$2.991 Month
- Voyager$24.991 Year
StepDex
No in-app purchases









