Comparison

Hiking Project vs WeTheFans

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

WeTheFans

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WeTheFans – Crowdsourced College Football Top 25 College football belongs to the fans — now the rankings do too. Each week, fans across the country submit their own Top 25 ballot in WeTheFans. Every Monday, those votes combine to form the Crowdsourced Top 25, a true fan-powered alternative to the CFP, AP, and Coaches Polls. Features • Submit one Top 25 ballot each week • See the live national consensus as fans vote • Updated every Monday with final results • One-vote-per-device verification for fairness • Compare fan rankings with official polls No accounts. No ads. Just the voice of the fans. Join thousands of fans shaping the conversation about who really deserves to be on top.

Screenshots

Hiking Project4 screens
WeTheFans3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WeTheFans at every 5 days against Hiking Project's every 5 weeks. Hiking Project's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). 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, WeTheFans every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hiking Project versus WeTheFans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiking ProjectWeTheFans
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdventure Projects Inc.Michael Brockman

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

WeTheFans

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hiking Project

No in-app purchases

None

WeTheFans

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hiking Project free?
Hiking Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WeTheFans free?
WeTheFans is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hiking Project or WeTheFans have ads?
Neither Hiking Project nor WeTheFans shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hiking Project or WeTheFans?
Hiking Project ships an update every 5 weeks, and WeTheFans every 5 days. Most recently, Hiking Project was updated on October 29, 2026 and WeTheFans on October 28, 2026.

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