HexStep vs My Footsteps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HexStep
This app uses your real-world movement to fill in a hexagonal map. Earn points for exploring new areas and level up as your map grows. Share your progress visually with friends.
- Background GPS tracking
- Hexagonal map visualization
- Progressive area completion
- Tiered leveling system
- Shareable map cards
- Offline capability
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Every step you take paints the map. HexStep tracks where you go in the background and turns your real-world movement into a hexagonal map that grows with you. No check-ins, no photo tagging. Just move, and your map fills itself. HOW IT WORKS The world is divided into an H3 hexagonal grid. Walk, bike, or drive through a hex, and that cell stays on your map. • Background GPS with smart battery optimization • Drill down from countries → provinces → districts → neighborhoods • See completion percentages for Gangnam, Tokyo, New York, or anywhere in the world LEVEL UP Earn points for every new hex. Climb five tiers, one at a time. Wanderer → Regular → Local → Explorer → Human GPS SHARE YOUR MAP Create story-ready share cards of your hex map. Share them on Instagram, iMessage, or anywhere else. HEXSTEP PLUS (PREMIUM FEATURES) See how your map grew over time and where you keep coming back. • Replay how your map filled in and save it as a video • See when you first claimed each hex and how many days you’ve been there • Frequently visited hexes appear more vivid on the map • All future Plus features included One-time purchase, no subscription. PRIVACY Your location stays on your device and in your personal cloud. Works in every country. Offline-capable. Syncs across devices. Start exploring. Your map is waiting.
My Footsteps
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The whole map starts hidden under a fog. As you move, the fog is cleared in a circle around you, leaving a growing web of trails that shows exactly where you have been. Your own world emerges, step by step. My Footsteps turns everyday walks into exploration. Take a new way home, turn down the street you have never walked, or cycle a detour through the park – everything leaves a trail. Over time you see the pattern: the blocks you know by heart, and the blank spots waiting for you. EXPLORE • The fog is a map layer of its own and follows the map exactly as you zoom and pan • Clearing continues while the app is in the background, so your whole walk is captured • Choose between standard, satellite, hybrid and black & white maps • Adjust the clearing radius and the density of the fog TODAY'S HARVEST • Pick a day or a date range and see exactly what you cleared then • Perfect after a long walk: "Today" shows today's harvest while the rest rests under the fog HEATMAP • One tap swaps the fog for colored trails showing where you go most often • Twelve color steps from pale yellow to deep red – everyday routes glow, one-off adventures shimmer • Combine with the date selection: where did you roam last summer? STATISTICS • See how much of every country you have explored – in percent or per mille and km² • In Sweden, also by municipality and county • Sortable columns, with a badge on the map showing the area you are in right now YOUR MAP, YOUR EXPLORATION • Your map is stored in your own iCloud and follows you between devices • Save multiple named maps and load them back whenever you like • Erase everything and start over whenever you feel like it BUILT TO BE KIND TO YOUR BATTERY The app adapts how often your position is read to how fast you move, and rests when you stand still. Move again and it wakes instantly. PRIVACY Your locations never leave your device and your own iCloud. No analytics, no ads, no third parties. The developer cannot see where you have been. PRICE Try everything free for seven days. Then 12 months for a yearly subscription, or a single one-time purchase for lifetime access. Both options support Family Sharing: one purchase covers the whole family, and every family member gets their own map in their own iCloud. Terms of Use (Apple's standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ldldata.se/apps/minafotspar/en/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HexStep at none against My Footsteps's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. My Footsteps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. HexStep asks for nothing beyond the download.
HexStep ships an update every 3 days, My Footsteps every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HexStep | My Footsteps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeong Won Huh | LDL Data AB |
In-app purchases
HexStep
No in-app purchases
My Footsteps
- Mina fotspår - 1 år$3.991 Year
- Mina fotspår$7.99









