Comparison

Hiking Project vs NASUFUN

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

Head to head
About

Hiking Project

Discover and navigate over 74,000 miles of trails with detailed GPS route information, elevation profiles, and high-resolution maps. Find featured hikes near you or in a searched area, with insights from local experts. Download trails for offline use, ensuring you can explore even without cell reception.

Highlights
  • GPS route information
  • Elevation profiles
  • Interactive trail maps
  • Offline trail downloads
  • High-resolution photos
  • Local expert insights
Features
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Hiking Project is your comprehensive guide to the best hikes near you, wherever you are. With the thoroughness of a printed map, we offer full GPS route info, elevation profiles, interactive features, photos, and more. Like a guidebook, we suggest the best featured hikes to explore—either near your current location or in an area you search for. Local experts show you the highlights, challenging features, and insights you need to plan a great day on the trails. • Find over 74,000 miles of trail to hike with your crew. • New trails are constantly added to our incredibly detailed hiking database. • Your exact location is shown on the trail. • Downloaded trails work offline for when you’re off the grid. (No cell reception required!) • Enjoy high-resolution photos and detailed topographical trail maps. • We’ll sync with your to-do list and check ins on HikingProject.com. By using GPS, we can show your location on trails and vertical profiles. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

NASUFUN

Discover and broadcast sports events, share your experiences, and connect with others who share your interests. This app facilitates social interaction around sporting activities and allows users to make new friends.

Highlights
  • Broadcast events
  • Discover sports events
  • Share moments
  • Make friends
  • Chat with friends
Features
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NASUFUN is an app that allows you: - Broadcast your event to everyone - Discover exciting sports events near you - Post and share your moments - Make more friends shares common interests - Chat with your friends

Screenshots

Hiking Project4 screens
NASUFUN4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hiking Project and NASUFUN both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of NASUFUN's written reviews are positive against 53% of Hiking Project's. NASUFUN also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). Hiking Project's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 21). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NASUFUN holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hiking Project has 2K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Hiking Project's written reviews are positive against 88% of NASUFUN's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hiking Project ships an update every 5 weeks, NASUFUN every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hiking Project versus NASUFUN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiking ProjectNASUFUN
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2K ratings)4.6 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2K — better21
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdventure Projects Inc.NASUFUN corp.

Customer experience

Hiking Project

All ratings1,975 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive53.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative39.8%

NASUFUN

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

Hiking Project

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when trying to record hikes
  • Offline maps frequently fail to load
  • Elevation data sometimes inaccurate
  • Syncing issues between app and website

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to record and track hikes
  • Improve search and filtering options
  • Expand trail coverage to more regions
  • Add weather forecasts and other useful info
  • Improve offline map reliability and functionality

NASUFUN

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hiking Project

No in-app purchases

None

NASUFUN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hiking Project free?
Hiking Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NASUFUN free?
NASUFUN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hiking Project or NASUFUN?
NASUFUN is rated higher. Hiking Project averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while NASUFUN averages 4.6 from 21 ratings.
Do Hiking Project or NASUFUN have ads?
Neither Hiking Project nor NASUFUN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hiking Project or NASUFUN?
Hiking Project ships an update every 5 weeks, and NASUFUN every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hiking Project was updated on October 29, 2026 and NASUFUN on October 12, 2026.

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