SideQuest Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience97.7% of reviews
Neutral2.3% of reviews
Negative experience0.0% of reviews

~ Based on 44 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is SideQuest Safe?

SideQuest - Walk & Level Up appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for SideQuest is 96/100.

This assessment is based on 209 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.9/5.

Safety Analysis

98.6% of ratings point to a safe experience
1.4% of ratings suggest some concerns
0.0% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 209 App Store ratings for SideQuest.

Is SideQuest Legit?

SideQuest - Walk & Level Up appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for SideQuest is 63/100.

Based on 63 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Super cool

Great app usually don’t have motivation to walk or don’t want to walk, but this actually boost it so much so cool and I love to get the rewards that come with it and it’s not super easy also and core game is free. There is obviously stuff you can buy with money, but if you don’t want to spend any money at all, it basically has zero effect on gameplay.
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Response from developer

Thank you so much for your amazing review!

Been okay so far

It’s a fun way to track walking goals but the amount of different places I need to click to claim rewards, open chests, start an egg hatch mission and guild quest. It’s all over the place. The interface is nice but needs a better structure over all in my opinion.
Would also be fun to create a “live” walk like a Pokémon go sort of idea where you encounter monsters out on your walk and walking faster or even running deals the monster damage.
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Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback. Future updates will aim to improve this for sure!

Small Request for a Great Game

I LOVE this game. It has helped me reach my daily walking goals for the last month (ever since I first downloaded it). Small request as it is the only thing that was kind of a downer… I picked the magic user class for the witchy aesthetics and vibes. It was a real let down when I leveled up and became essentially a pope-looking character. I wish there was maybe a cleric role instead for that look and my witch character could become something a little less religious looking. Maybe even if we could dye the clothes something other than white?
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Response from developer

Thanks for the review! Yes, characters and customization are to be greatly improved in the future.

So Fun!

I think it would be closer to 4.5 stars, but it’s to good to be 4! I do wish that more stuff would appear in the store, but that’s about all the criticism I have. 😅 I have seen a CONSIDERABLE change in how much I walk. Also it’s so satisfying when I can go up to my older sis and say “I’m a level higher than you.”
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Response from developer

Hi there, there will definitely be updates with more items in the store! Thank you for your review!

Great-tastic

This is a fun straightforward walking game. What makes it great is that is has been regularly evolving. New aspects such as guilds, co-op quests, mild optional social interaction, and more have developed since I have joined! It encourages, with challenges, more activity throughout the day/week. I hope they keep expanding quests!
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Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review! Will definitely be expanding quests.

Addicting and innovative

Currently 2 months into playing and am in love with the game. Gives me a sense of exploration and like I’m playing a rpg in real life. Started a guild and the sense of community is amazing!
Plus new updates keep making the game better!!

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your kind words and review!

Just the game I’ve been looking for to keep me motivated!

I wanted something that made walking fun and not a chore for myself. I really didn’t want an app with a million in app purchases, subscriptions, and things to check into, just something that was fun and motivating- and oh my god this app does it beautifully. The app design is beautiful, minimalist, and completely free to enjoy. I ended up buying a few things anyways to support the developers. If you want to track your steps in a fun way like this, PLEASE consider this app. It’s genuinely such a treat. The Dev has an update log so it’s great to see how often they update the app and include new features. It deserves so many more users!
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Response from developer

Thank you so much for your epic review!! :D

Great Game!!

Love that I don’t have to be on it to make progress. It’s very satisfying to see how many I’ve accumulated throughout the day!!
Update!! Still loving the game!! One thing I’d really like to see is the pets changing as they grow through the three stages.

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your awesome review!

Great Game!!

Love that I don’t have to be on it to make progress. It’s very satisfying to see how many I’ve accumulated throughout the day!!

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your awesome review!

such a fun game

helps me get out of the house

download & start today

the dev is my homie and I am so proud of what he has built so far with this game. Many will not know, but this game has come a long way and is only going to continue to improve. the dev will listen to your opinions and do his best to make the game as enjoyable as possible.

I walk 10k a day now

Really fun and has genuinely made it easier to make the decision to walk more.

Changed my life

It’s usually a drag for me to do my cardio. Ever since I downloaded this game, I’ve been motivated to walk. I now average 15-20k steps per day to try and stay on the leaderboard.

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your awesome review! :)

Well. That escalated quickly.

I don’t even know what to say, but I’ll start by saying thank you to the devs of this app.

My husband and I both downloaded this app. We are generally sedentary people who tend to talk about fitness and exercise in a very abstract way but never actually do anything about it. We are, unsurprisingly, hugely into video games.

Since downloading the app, our conversations frequently are about when we can get out and walk, both together and separate, what we will do in the colder months when it becomes more difficult to walk outside. The co-op quests obligate us—and connect us—to each other in the best way.

Today my husband got a pet egg from a quest. I want one too (SO BAD) so I logged 17,000 steps today, which is not something I would have even thought I would ever do unless I somehow got lost in a desert I would certainly never go to.

Crossing a fitness app with a type of game that pushes the buttons of people like us who are on average more likely to be sedentary than non-gamers is brilliant, and that the packaging for this particular game is so adorable and enticing only adds to my motivation to keep putting one foot in front of the other.

Thank you again, devs!

UPDATE (7/29/26): It’s been 3 weeks. I am now averaging 25K steps a day and have been for the past 2 weeks. This may not seem like a big deal to some, but I’ve never stuck with any physical or fitness activity for even a week up until now. I was that kid in school who always seemed to have an excuse note to get out of PE, if you know what I mean.

Devs are HIGHLY responsive on Discord. Bugs are fixed extremely quickly.

There is no P2W aspect and therefore no reason you would absolutely need to pay money to make full use of this app, but I bought the pioneer pack anyway—not for the rewards but because if I had known the difference the app would make in my daily life, I easily would have considered paying $5 for it upfront to be an amazing bargain.

It’s usually hyperbolic when people say “changed my life” but in this case, it’s 1000% true. ❤️
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Love it!

This is a really great game that inspires me to walk more every day. Having instant gratification in the form of XP makes walking way more fun!

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review!

Best App Ever

I love this app, literally obsessed! Makes me walk to go for a walk everyday.

Simple to play but still good

As the previous reviewer wrote, the game is fairly simple. Not 100 different arbitrary things you need to check. Just set your mission and go.

Hope they find a good balance of simplicity and fulfillment (as it relates to making steps feel meaningful) as the game continues to develop.

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review! Balance is definitely key :D

Steps Tracker meets Gamer

This is by far the most entertaining and simple app I’ve tried to track my steps. I got my boyfriend and I to download it together and now we “adventure together”. As a gamer the aesthetic is perfect and I love the pixel art.

Response from developer

Thank you for your amazing review :D I’m glad!

Pretty Good

I like it, it’s nice and simple, just wish there were some more features to it.
Maybe dungeons with floors per steps and a boss per level?
Also an ability to fight others would be cool.
This is still being updated however so I’m looking forward to seeing what gets added.

Well. That escalated quickly.

I don’t even know what to say, but I’ll start by saying thank you to the devs of this app.

My husband and I both downloaded this app. We are generally sedentary people who tend to talk about fitness and exercise in a very abstract way but never actually do anything about it. We are, unsurprisingly, hugely into video games.

Since downloading the app, our conversations frequently are about when we can get out and walk, both together and separate, what we will do in the colder months when it becomes more difficult to walk outside. The co-op quests obligate us—and connect us—to each other in the best way.

Today my husband got a pet egg from a quest. I want one too (SO BAD) so I logged 17,000 steps today, which is not something I would have even thought I would ever do unless I somehow got lost in a desert I would certainly never go to.

Crossing a fitness app with a type of game that pushes the buttons of people like us who are on average more likely to be sedentary than non-gamers is brilliant, and that the packaging for this particular game is so adorable and enticing only adds to my motivation to keep putting one foot in front of the other.

Thank you again, devs!
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