Comparison

Hiking Project vs RacketBuddies

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

RacketBuddies

Effortlessly organize racket sports games like tennis, pickleball, padel, and squash. Create matches, invite friends, and manage rosters with real-time updates and an automatic waitlist. Find courts and check weather forecasts for outdoor play.

Highlights
  • Create matches quickly
  • Invite friends via text/email
  • Real-time player roster
  • Automatic waitlist management
  • Find and save courts
  • Weather forecast integration
Features
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Whether it's tennis, pickleball, padel, or squash, RacketBuddies takes the back-and-forth out of getting a game together. Create a match, invite your regular crew, and see at a glance who's in, who's out, and who's on the waitlist. WHY PLAYERS LOVE IT • Set up a game in seconds — pick a court, a time, and your players • Invite friends by text or email; they tap one link and they're in • Real-time roster so you always know if you have a full court • Automatic waitlist — when someone drops, the next player is up • Find courts near you and save your favorite spots • Built-in weather forecast with a rain-risk read for outdoor courts • Organize by group or club so your regular games stay together FOR CLUBS & ORGANIZERS • Keep your members and recurring games in one place • Manage courts, rosters, and sign-ups without spreadsheets or group texts No more "who's playing this week?" group chats. Just set the game, invite your buddies, and play. Download RacketBuddies and get your next match on the calendar.

Screenshots

Hiking Project4 screens
RacketBuddies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RacketBuddies at 5.0 against Hiking Project's 4.4. RacketBuddies also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). Hiking Project's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

RacketBuddies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hiking Project has 2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hiking Project ships an update every 5 weeks, RacketBuddies every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hiking Project versus RacketBuddies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiking ProjectRacketBuddies
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdventure Projects Inc.Caribou LLC

Customer experience

Hiking Project

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

RacketBuddies

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

RacketBuddies

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hiking Project

No in-app purchases

None

RacketBuddies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hiking Project free?
Hiking Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RacketBuddies free?
RacketBuddies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hiking Project or RacketBuddies?
RacketBuddies is rated higher. Hiking Project averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while RacketBuddies averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hiking Project or RacketBuddies have ads?
Neither Hiking Project nor RacketBuddies shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hiking Project or RacketBuddies?
Hiking Project ships an update every 5 weeks, and RacketBuddies every 3 days. Most recently, Hiking Project was updated on October 17, 2026 and RacketBuddies on October 5, 2026.

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