Comparison

StepMe vs HillQuest

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

Head to head
About

StepMe

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Walk more. Win weekly prizes. Beat your friends. StepMe turns every step into a game. Track your steps, hit your daily goal, keep your streak alive and climb the weekly global leaderboard. The best walkers of each week win real prizes, and it is free to enter. WIN WEEKLY PRIZES Every week is a new season. When it closes, the best walkers on the global leaderboard win prizes, added straight to your in-app wallet. No claim button, no entry fee. You rank by steps and nothing else. YOUR WALLET Prizes pile up in your wallet and every prize and payout is listed in your history. When you are ready, cash in and choose how to receive it, for example a gift card or a prepaid Visa (options vary by country). COMPETE WITH FRIENDS AND GROUPS Create or join a group with a simple invite code. See who is ahead on the group leaderboard, post a quick status and keep each other moving. Free accounts can join one group, PRO members join as many as they like and can create private ones. DAILY GOALS, STREAKS & INSIGHTS Set a step goal that fits your life and watch your distance and streak grow. Dig into your week, month or last 6 months with clean, easy charts. BADGES & SEASON RESULTS Finish on the podium to collect gold, silver and bronze badges, and look back at past season results any time. PRO members get a purple PRO badge around their avatar. NO WEARABLE NEEDED StepMe reads your steps from Apple Health, so your iPhone is all you need. It syncs quietly in the background with low battery use and looks great in light and dark mode. STEPME PRO (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Go ad-free, join unlimited groups, create private groups and unlock advanced analytics, plus the PRO badge. PRO never changes your chances in the weekly contest. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. CONTEST NOTICE The weekly prize contest is free to enter, based on skill (steps) and organised and funded by MS Digits sp. z o.o. Apple Inc. is not a sponsor of, and is not involved in, the contest. Official Rules: https://stepme.app/weekly-prize-rules Download StepMe, join the movement and make every step count. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stepme.app/privacy-policy

About

HillQuest

Features
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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

StepMe4 screens
HillQuest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HillQuest at none against StepMe's shown. StepMe's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. StepMe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and HillQuest sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepMe ships an update every 4 days, HillQuest every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
StepMe versus HillQuest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepMeHillQuest
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMS Digits Sp. z o.o.阳 孙

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StepMe

Subscriptions2
  • StepMe Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • StepMe Pro Yearly$23.991 Year
1 purchases

HillQuest

Subscriptions1
  • HillQuest_Yearly$5.991 Year

Questions

Is StepMe free?
StepMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HillQuest free?
HillQuest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StepMe or HillQuest have ads?
StepMe shows ads; HillQuest does not.
Which is updated more often, StepMe or HillQuest?
StepMe ships an update every 4 days, and HillQuest every 5 weeks. Most recently, StepMe was updated on October 31, 2026 and HillQuest on October 31, 2026.

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