Comparison

PiyoHug vs Deadstride

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

Head to head
About

PiyoHug

This app helps you reduce screen time by gamifying digital detox. As you spend less time on your phone, a virtual chick grows and evolves through multiple stages and breeds. It also features a stamp rally to track your travel across Japan and a collection album for your grown chickens.

Highlights
  • Virtual chick growth based on screen time reduction
  • Unlock 24 chicken breeds and 6 growth stages
  • 47 Prefectures Stamp Rally for travel tracking
  • Chicken Album to record raised chickens
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • AI background generation (Premium)
Features
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Raise a little chick in the moments you spend away from your screen. Choose an egg, lock your screen, and return to see how your companion has grown. Your chick grows through six stages, from egg to chicken. When your chicken lays an egg, a new generation begins. Collect companions at your own pace and see who you meet next. • The base game is free and includes 24 standard breeds. • The collection expansion adds 35 breeds, for 59 in total. It is a separate one-time purchase. • Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, separate from the expansion. While subscribed, it includes 1.5× growth, better rare-breed chances, appearance and background customization, and seasonal breeds currently available. • Premium does not include ownership of the expansion; members can purchase it separately at member pricing. Screen-locked time contributes to growth. During Chick Time, growth counts whether the app is open or closed. Growth speed can vary with raising mode, settings, and device state. Individual eggs are separate purchases. Check the in-app shop and your store's purchase confirmation for current prices, plans, and purchase conditions. Terms of use: https://piyohugweb.vercel.app/terms Privacy policy: https://piyohugweb.vercel.app/privacy

About

Deadstride

Features
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Real zombies. Real streets. Your legs. Deadstride turns every run or walk into a chase. A horde appears in the streets around you and follows you through the actual road network. Keep moving, pick your turns, and don't let them close the gap. • A REAL CHASE — The zombies follow real streets, cut corners and close in. You lose them by running and turning, not by standing still. • SURVIVE THE 5K — An 8-week beginner plan. Weeks 1 and 2 are walked, then the horde's top speed rises week after week until you can last 5 km. Caught? You are bitten and you keep going — three bites and the session is to redo. • PLAYED BY EAR — Voice callouts and zombie sounds in 3D: with headphones you hear where each one is. Walkers moan, runners snarl, clickers click. Dark ambient music rises as they get close. • WAVES, BONUSES, SHELTERS — Adrenaline, blackouts, purges and risky crates on the street. Shelters hide you for the time you earned by running. • RUN OR WALK — Two modes, each tuned to your pace. The horde is always calibrated to you. • YOUR PROGRESS — Distance, time, pace, steps, calories, weekly streak, and every run with its route. • SHARE YOUR CLOSEST CALL — Turn the moment a zombie was three metres away into a vertical video. • LOCK SCREEN — A Live Activity shows the wave and the nearest zombie while your phone is in your pocket. No account. No ads. Your runs stay on your phone. Safety first: the game is played by ear. Watch the road, use crossings and respect traffic lights. Lace up. They're already coming.

Screenshots

PiyoHug3 screens
Deadstride4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Deadstride at none against PiyoHug's 6. Deadstride also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PiyoHug sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Deadstride asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PiyoHug versus Deadstride: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiyoHugDeadstride
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB7 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developerjin mizoiDaryl ASSOUAN

In-app purchases

6 purchases

PiyoHug

Subscriptions2
  • 月額プラン$5.991 Month
  • 3ヶ月プラン$11.993 Months
One-time4
  • レアたまご$1.99
  • 金のたまご$2.99
  • Season 2 Pack (Subscriber)$9.99
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  • Season 2 Collection Pack$19.99
None

Deadstride

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PiyoHug free?
PiyoHug is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deadstride free?
Deadstride is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PiyoHug or Deadstride have ads?
PiyoHug shows ads; Deadstride does not.

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