Comparison

Hiking Project vs HRTCommander

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

HRTCommander

Features
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Configuration, control, and status display for the Hannibal Reactive Target System. With this app, you can configure the settings for the device and see the status of the system in real time. You can also raise and lower the target, play taunting and ambient sounds, enable the bobbing feature, and activate/deactivate the scenario mode.

Screenshots

Hiking Project4 screens
HRTCommander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hiking Project at every 5 weeks against HRTCommander's every 10 months. HRTCommander's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hiking Project ships an update every 5 weeks, HRTCommander every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hiking Project versus HRTCommander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiking ProjectHRTCommander
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdventure Projects Inc.Northern Lights Tactical

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

HRTCommander

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hiking Project

No in-app purchases

None

HRTCommander

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hiking Project free?
Hiking Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HRTCommander free?
HRTCommander is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hiking Project or HRTCommander have ads?
Neither Hiking Project nor HRTCommander shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hiking Project or HRTCommander?
Hiking Project ships an update every 5 weeks, and HRTCommander every 10 months. Most recently, Hiking Project was updated on October 29, 2026 and HRTCommander on October 30, 2026.

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