Comparison

Pathlings vs Unhooked

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

Head to head
About

Pathlings

This app transforms your daily steps into a gentle adventure with a virtual companion. Nurture your unique buddy, unlock new stages of growth, and complete daily quests to build a consistent routine. Goals are customizable to fit your lifestyle, making fitness fun and private.

Highlights
  • Virtual companion with unique personalities
  • Daily step-based adventures and quests
  • Unlockable growth stages and rewards
  • Customizable step goals
  • Collect in-game items
  • Private and ad-free experience
Features
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Meet the walking companion that makes reaching your daily step goal fun. Pathlings is a step tracker and walking game that transforms the steps already recorded on your iPhone into a rewarding adventure. Instead of simply watching numbers increase, you’ll raise adorable virtual companions, complete quests, unlock new evolutions, and build a walking habit you’ll actually want to maintain. Whether you’re trying to walk more, stay active, or build a healthier routine, Pathlings turns every step into meaningful progress. RAISE YOUR OWN PATHLING Choose from Sprout, Ember, or Bubble, three unique companions with their own personalities, habitats, and evolution paths. Walk every day to earn XP, help your Pathling evolve through five growth stages, and build a growing family of companions. TURN EVERY WALK INTO A GAME Every step recorded through Apple Health moves your Pathling forward. • Complete daily quests • Earn XP • Collect Rubies • Unlock rewards • Reach your daily step goal Instead of a traditional pedometer, Pathlings makes walking feel like an adventure. EXPLORE BEAUTIFUL TRAILS Send your Pathling on Trail Runs through unique environments filled with checkpoints and rewards. Each habitat offers its own atmosphere, collectibles, and surprises to discover. DECORATE YOUR HABITAT Customize your companion’s home with: • Plants • Toys • Snacks • Decorations • Structures • Lighting Watch your Pathlings play, explore, and relax inside the habitat you’ve created. BUILD A FAMILY OF COMPANIONS Once your first Pathling reaches its final evolution, adopt another. Your fully evolved companions remain in your habitat, allowing you to build a collection of adorable walking buddies. STAY MOTIVATED EVERY DAY Choose a daily step goal that fits your lifestyle. Whether you’re aiming for 5,000 steps or 15,000, Pathlings rewards consistency instead of perfection. Build streaks, earn bonus rewards, and use Rest Day Tokens to protect your progress when life gets busy. DESIGNED FOR PRIVACY • Uses your Apple Health step data • Your health data stays on your device • No subscriptions • No ads • No account required Whether you’re looking for a walking app, step tracker, walking motivation app, virtual pet, habit tracker, or a fun new way to stay active, Pathlings transforms every walk into an adventure.

About

Unhooked

This app helps you reduce screen time by adopting and caring for a virtual pet. Your pet thrives when you stay within your set daily limits on distracting apps, offering a gentle, motivating way to build healthier digital habits.

Highlights
  • Adopt and care for a virtual pet
  • Set daily limits on chosen apps
  • Pet thrives with reduced screen time
  • Customize pet and room with cosmetics
  • Track streaks and earn rewards
  • Private by design, no account needed
Features
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Meet the pet that grows when you put your phone down. Unhooked turns cutting screen time into something you actually want to do. Adopt a cozy companion, set a daily limit on the apps that pull you in, and watch your friend thrive every day you stay under it. Slip back into the doomscroll, and they'll feel it too. No shame. No lectures. Just a warm little world that quietly roots for you. HOW IT WORKS • Adopt your pet and pick the apps you want to use less • Set a gentle daily time limit • Stay under it to earn Energy — then feed, care for, and grow your friend • Keep it up to evolve your pet through four adorable life stages • Miss your goal and your pet gets hungry, then sick — a soft nudge, never a punishment WHY IT WORKS Most screen-time apps just block you and hope for the best. Unhooked gives you someone to show up for. That small bit of care turns "I should use my phone less" into a daily streak you're proud of. FEATURES • A cozy, hand-crafted pet that reacts to your real habits • Choose exactly which apps count toward your limit • Daily check-ins, streaks, and milestone rewards • Dozens of cosmetics to make your pet and room your own • Gentle notifications that help you pace your day • Memorials that remember every friend you've raised PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your Screen Time data never leaves your device. No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no ads. Your progress backs up safely to your own iCloud. That's it. Put the phone down. Someone's waiting for you.

Screenshots

Pathlings4 screens
Unhooked4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Unhooked at 5.0 against Pathlings's 4.3. Pathlings's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (6 vs 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Unhooked sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pathlings asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Unhooked holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pathlings ships an update weekly, Unhooked every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pathlings versus Unhooked: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathlingsUnhooked
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDave MohanTrueSight LLC

Customer experience

Pathlings

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Unhooked

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pathlings

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Unhooked

One-time5
  • Pocket of Gems$0.99
  • Pouch of Gems$4.99
  • Jar of Gems$9.99
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  • Chest of Gems$19.99
  • Vault of Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Pathlings free?
Pathlings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unhooked free?
Unhooked is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pathlings or Unhooked?
Unhooked is rated higher. Pathlings averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Unhooked averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pathlings or Unhooked have ads?
Neither Pathlings nor Unhooked shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pathlings or Unhooked?
Pathlings ships an update weekly, and Unhooked every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pathlings was updated on October 7, 2026 and Unhooked on October 13, 2026.

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