Comparison

StepDerby vs HillQuest

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

Head to head
About

StepDerby

Features
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StepDerby makes walking feel like a small friendly race. Pick a cat, start a challenge, and watch your progress move across the track as your real steps update from Apple Health. Build a daily habit with a race view that is light, playful, and easy to read. StepDerby keeps the focus on challenge progress, cute cats, and simple motivation instead of complicated fitness charts. Features: - Cat race progress powered by Apple Health step count - Daily walking challenges - Local race history and friendly status updates - Home Screen widgets for quick progress checks - Apple Watch app and complications for latest race summaries - Shared-race invite flow for beta testing small friend groups Privacy matters. StepDerby does not use ads, does not track you across apps or websites, and does not sell user data. Apple Health step count is used to power the race experience.

About

HillQuest

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Every step climbs a mountain. HillQuest turns the walking, running and stair climbing you already do into an expedition up real mountains. Connect Apple Health and progress is tracked automatically. No workout to start, no Apple Watch required. HOW IT WORKS Ā· Pick a mountain: Everest, Fuji, Mount Tai, Huangshan, Mount Hua and more. 15 real routes with elevation, landmarks and route notes. Ā· Just live your day: walks, runs and stair climbs move your climber up the trail. On first launch you see how far your last 7 days would already have taken you. Ā· Everest in 30 days: an 8,848 m total-ascent challenge, with a clear "how much per day" target. Ā· Streaks and sharing: generate a pixel progress poster in one tap. Ā· Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets plus watch face complications: see where you are at a glance. Ā· Treadmill / stair-machine mode: enter speed and incline on Apple Watch and watch your pixel climber ascend live. End early and you simply make camp, then continue next time. Ā· Trail surprises: squirrels, goats, sea of clouds, rainbows. Low-frequency, never in your way. Ā· Health loop: heart rate, calories and workouts are saved to Apple Health, with heart-rate curves and trail events in your stats. DATA HillQuest reads walking and running distance, flights climbed, heart rate and workouts to calculate your climbing progress and stats. PRO SUBSCRIPTION Free includes 3 routes: Everest, Fuji and Mount Tai. HillQuest Pro (yearly) unlocks all 15 routes, full gear customization and detailed stat curves. Billed yearly via your Apple ID; cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

StepDerby4 screens
HillQuest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HillQuest at Free against StepDerby's $0.99. StepDerby's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, 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

HillQuest is free to download; StepDerby costs $0.99 up front. HillQuest sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. StepDerby asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
StepDerby versus HillQuest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepDerbyHillQuest
Price$0.99Free — better
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOdir Henry Perez阳 孙

In-app purchases

None

StepDerby

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

HillQuest

Subscriptions1
  • HillQuest_Yearly$5.991 Year

Questions

Is StepDerby free?
StepDerby costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HillQuest free?
HillQuest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StepDerby or HillQuest have ads?
Neither StepDerby nor HillQuest shows ads.

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