HexStep vs getm.app

Watch your map fill in. HexStep turns the places you go into a map of hexagons that stays with you. No check-ins, no photo tagging. Walk, ride or drive through a hex and it stays on your map. HexStep records while the app is open. Turn on Background Tracking and allow location access "Always" to keep recording while you use other apps or your phone is locked. SEE HOW MUCH YOU'VE EXPLORED • Hexes are recorded anywhere in the world • See your coverage of countries and their regions, down to cities or neighborhoods where boundary data is available (detail varies by country) • Switch between places explored and hexes explored YOUR EXPLORATION, DAY BY DAY The Exploration calendar keeps every day you explored. Days you claimed new hexes are brighter than days you only revisited. LEVEL UP AND COMPETE • Every new hex earns points • Climb five tiers: Wanderer, Regular, Local, Explorer, Human GPS • Today, this week, this month and all-time leaderboards, ranked by the hexes you claim SHARE YOUR MAP Make a story-ready card of your map for Instagram, iMessage or anywhere else. HEXSTEP PLUS One-time purchase. No subscription. • Map Replay: watch your map fill in day by day and save it as a video • Visit intensity: places you return to appear stronger on the map • Tap any hex to see when you first claimed it, how many days you've visited and your last visit • Pick any day on your calendar and see where you went YOUR DATA No account needed. Without an account, your map is saved only on your iPhone. Sign in with Apple or Google to back up your hexes, points and calendar to your HexStep account and restore them on a new iPhone. Signing in is also required to join the leaderboards and buy Plus. You can export your data or delete your account anytime in Settings. Start walking. Your map is waiting.

The world starts covered. Every street, park, and neighborhood you visit stamps a hex tile and uncovers the map beneath — your own fog-of-war over the city. WALK TO REVEAL YOUR MAP Move through the real world to stamp hexes and light up the places you've been. Track how much of your city you've explored, from single hexes to whole neighborhoods, cities, and countries. PIN MEMORIES TO PLACES Tap any hex you've stamped to name it, jot down what happened, and attach photos. "Satay by the sea." "Saturday kouign-amann." The place itself holds the story — not a camera roll you'll never scroll back through. Your map becomes a journal. FOLLOW WHERE FRIENDS HAVE BEEN Add friends by phone number and, once you both approve, see each other's stamped tiles and memories — on the map and in a feed of real places, not posed posts. Discover the corners of your own city that your friends already love. PRIVACY FIRST: WE STORE HEXES, NOT YOUR GPS TRAIL When you stamp a tile, M records only a coarse hexagonal grid cell — never your raw GPS coordinates or a continuous movement trail. Your movements stay yours. M can use background location so hexes are stamped as you move, even when the app is closed. You choose the permission level; the app works in foreground-only mode too.