Comparison

PathQuest vs Dante Steps

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

Head to head
About

PathQuest

Features
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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 can’t see your iCloud data, and we don’t 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

About

Dante Steps

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Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita β€” midway along the road of our life. Dante Steps is a literary pedometer: your real, everyday steps walk the road of Dante's Divine Comedy, from the dark wood to the White Rose. No account, no ads, no map β€” just your steps, fifteen stations, ten small relics to collect, and Gustave DorΓ©'s engravings along the way. THE DARK ROAD Walk 20,000 steps from the dark wood through the gate, past the whirlwind and the frozen floor, out under the stars of Purgatory and up the great climb β€” to the place where the road itself burns: the Wall of Fire. BEYOND THE FIRE (one-time purchase) The second half of the journey is unlocked with a single in-app purchase. Past the flame: the green country of the Earthly Paradise, Beatrice, the rising heavens, the rings of angels, and β€” at 40,000 steps β€” the White Rose, and the love that moves the sun and the other stars. ALSO IN YOUR POCKET β€’ Original Italian lines from the Commedia (Petrocchi edition), with new English renderings written for this app β€’ Fifteen DorΓ© plates, faithfully reproduced from public-domain engravings (1861–1868) β€’ Ten relics of the road, from a laurel leaf to a star β€’ Apple Watch companion: steps, stations and road-words on your wrist β€’ Steps are counted on your device with Core Motion and never leave your iPhone Dante Steps is not a medical or fitness product. It is a way to read a very old book with your feet.

Screenshots

PathQuest4 screens
Dante Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dante Steps at every 4 days against PathQuest's every 2 weeks. Dante Steps also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. PathQuest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Dante Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PathQuest ships an update every 2 weeks, Dante Steps every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
PathQuest versus Dante Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathQuestDante Steps
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS26.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size56 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJUAN CARLOS CASTELLET FERNANDEZRIEKO NAITO

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PathQuest

Subscriptions3
  • Voyager$1.997 Days
  • Voyager$2.991 Month
  • Voyager$24.991 Year
1 purchases

Dante Steps

One-time1
  • Beyond the Fire$2.99

Questions

Is PathQuest free?
PathQuest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dante Steps free?
Dante Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PathQuest or Dante Steps have ads?
Neither PathQuest nor Dante Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PathQuest or Dante Steps?
PathQuest ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dante Steps every 4 days. Most recently, PathQuest was updated on October 31, 2026 and Dante Steps on October 31, 2026.

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