Comparison

DigSTEP vs Don Quixote Steps

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

Head to head
About

DigSTEP

Features
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Walk. Dig. Reveal. Turn every step you take into a treasure hunt. Your real-world steps power a pickaxe that slowly cracks open a rock — and when you hit your goal, a hidden gem is revealed. The walk you were going to do anyway finally pays off. — HOW IT WORKS — • Walk. Your steps (read securely from Apple Health) chip away at the rock, stage by stage. • Dig. Watch the rock crack across multiple stages as your daily steps add up. • Reveal. Reach your goal and pull out the gem hiding inside. • Collect. Every gem lands in your collection — 10 gems across 4 rarities, from common Rose Quartz and Citrine to legendary Moonstone and Diamond. Can you find them all? • Share. Export your reveal as a video or photo card and show off what you dug up. — WHY YOU'LL KEEP WALKING — • A real reason to hit your step goal every day — your "silly little walk" is now excavation work. • Stock your extra steps and set a new rock whenever you're ready. • Home Screen widget shows your rock, your day count, and your progress at a glance. • Light & dark themes, with optional automatic switching by time of day. — OPTIONAL UPGRADES (IN-APP PURCHASES) — DigStep is free to play. If you want rarer finds, faster: • Silver & Gold Stones — guarantee higher-rarity gems on a dig. • Gold Stones can even turn a word you "bury" into an AI-crafted gem, fossil, or relic. • Silver Plan / Gold Plan — auto-renewable monthly subscriptions for unlimited premium stones (Gold also unlocks the stats dashboard). • Stats Dashboard — a one-time unlock for monthly stats and personal bests. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://digstep-api.itella.workers.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://digstep-api.itella.workers.dev/privacy — PRIVATE BY DESIGN — • Your collection and progress stay on your device. Step data is read from Apple Health and never leaves your phone. • No account. No social feed. Just you, your steps, and what you dig up. Crystal lover, step-counter, or just someone who wants a reason to move — DigStep turns walking into something worth opening. Note: Gem descriptions and "meanings" are for entertainment and inspiration only and are not health, wellness, or financial claims.

About

Don Quixote Steps

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Don Quixote Steps is a pedometer that turns your daily walking into the two great sallies of Don Quixote. Every step you take moves the story forward: leave the study where a gentleman read himself into knighthood, ride out at dawn, get dubbed in a castle that is really an inn, charge the giants that are really windmills, and end the First Part the way the book ends it - in a cage, on an ox-cart, homeward. The cage is not the end. In the Second Part, the strangest adventure of all begins: the First Part has been published, and everyone you meet has read you. Unlock The Third Sally and walk the printed world - the Cave of Montesinos, Sancho's island that has no sea, the Knight of the White Moon on the beach at Barcelona, and the long road home to your own name. 44,000 steps, cover to cover. FEATURES • Steps counted on your iPhone - no account, no ads, no data collection • 13 chapters illustrated with Gustave Dore's engravings (1863), public domain • Spanish lines quoted letter-for-letter from Cervantes's text (Project Gutenberg edition) • Two worlds, one road: the sun-baked plain of Part One, the paper-and-ink world of Part Two • 10 collectible keepsakes, from a bookmark to last year's nest • Apple Watch app: the knight's road on your wrist • One one-time purchase opens the Second Part. No subscriptions. The plain is ochre. The book is white. Walk until you are printed.

Screenshots

DigSTEP4 screens
Don Quixote Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Don Quixote Steps at none against DigSTEP's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

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

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

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
DigSTEP versus Don Quixote Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigSTEPDon Quixote Steps
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB16 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developerdaiya hatomaRIEKO NAITO

In-app purchases

7 purchases

DigSTEP

Subscriptions2
  • Silver Plan$1.991 Month
  • Gold Plan$5.991 Month
One-time5
  • Silver Stone$0.99
  • Gold Stone$1.99
  • Stats Dashboard$2.99
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  • Silver Stones x5$5.99
  • Gold Stones x5$9.99
1 purchases

Don Quixote Steps

One-time1
  • The Third Sally$2.99

Questions

Is DigSTEP free?
DigSTEP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Don Quixote Steps free?
Don Quixote Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DigSTEP or Don Quixote Steps have ads?
DigSTEP shows ads; Don Quixote Steps does not.

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