TreadQuest vs Ascend RPG
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TreadQuest
Transform your walks into an RPG adventure with AI-generated fantasy stories. Track your steps with GPS, level up characters, and explore a personalized fantasy map of your journeys. Stay motivated with streak tracking and relive your adventures through your personal chronicles.
- GPS walk tracking
- AI-powered fantasy story generation
- Fantasy map visualization
- Unlockable pixel art characters
- Streak tracking for motivation
- Journey history and chronicles
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TreadQuest turns your everyday walks into an epic fantasy RPG adventure. Every step earns XP. Every walk levels you up. Every journey becomes a fantasy story told by AI. FEATURES: - GPS walk tracking with real-time stats - AI-powered fantasy story generation from your journal entries - Fantasy map showing your real-world walks as golden paths - Animated pixel art characters to unlock as you level up - Streak tracking to keep you motivated - Journey history with your personal fantasy chronicles Your neighborhood becomes a fantasy realm. Your walks become legend. Begin your quest today. By using TreadQuest, you agree to the Apple Standard License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/"
Ascend RPG
This app combines fitness tracking with RPG elements, allowing users to log workouts, nutrition, and see their progress visualized as fantasy character progression. It offers a free tier with basic features and a premium subscription for advanced plans and in-game perks.
- Workout and nutrition logging
- RPG-style character progression
- Extensive exercise library
- Customizable workout plans
- Meal and nutrient tracking
- Adaptive running programs
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Your training has a story. Ascend RPG makes it visible. Ascend RPG brings workouts, plans, nutrition and fantasy progression into one app. Log real training, build consistency, and turn your effort into progress across an evolving RPG adventure. FREE FOR EVERYONE - 1,900+ exercises to browse by muscle group or training style, with the muscles each one trains. - Set and rep logging with your last session and new bests. - Up to 3 saved custom workouts. - Three starter plans: Foundations Full Body, Upper / Lower Classic and Bodyweight Basics. - Meal and nutrient tracking, and a free sample of every recipe category. - A muscle recovery map and the first week of a personalized running plan. ASCEND PRO - Every workout plan, including Big Three Strength, Push / Pull / Legs, Upper / Lower Hypertrophy, Aesthetic 5-Day, Glute and Lower Body Builder, Shred, Dumbbell-Only Hypertrophy and Calisthenics Skills, with weights that progress from your logs. - Unlimited custom workouts and the full high-protein recipe library. - The full 16-week adaptive running program and Hybrid Performance training (7-day free trial). - Monthly gems, double coins on daily challenges and other in-game perks. Ascend Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly to your Apple Account. It renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. MAKE CONSISTENCY MATTER - Turn completed activity into visible RPG progress, and earn coins for every plan week you finish. - Develop your hero, earn rewards, and climb through an expanding fantasy world. FOOD DATA Food search and barcode scanning use USDA FoodData Central and the fatsecret Platform API. Powered by fatsecret Platform API. HEALTH Ascend RPG is not a medical device and gives general fitness and nutrition information only. Talk to a qualified professional before starting or changing an exercise or nutrition program. Terms of Use: https://www.dualforcedigital.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.dualforcedigital.com/privacy
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Verdict
TreadQuest and Ascend RPG are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. TreadQuest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Ascend RPG sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TreadQuest against 5.0 for Ascend RPG. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.
TreadQuest ships an update weekly, Ascend RPG every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TreadQuest | Ascend RPG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Robert Reed | Dual Force Digital LLC |
Customer experience
TreadQuest
Ascend RPG
In-app purchases
TreadQuest
- TreadQuest Monthly Premium$6.991 Month
- TreadQuest Premium Annual$49.991 Year
Ascend RPG
- 550 Gems$4.99
- Titus Bundle$4.99
- Blood Moon Shogun Bundle$4.99
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- 1,200 Gems$9.99
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- 2,600 Gems$19.99
- 7,000 Gems$49.99









