Comparison

TaskHero vs SideQuest

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

Head to head
About

TaskHero

This app gamifies your to-do list and habit tracking by turning daily goals into an RPG adventure. Earn experience, level up, and customize your character as you conquer tasks and build healthy habits in a vibrant fantasy world. Collaborate with friends to tackle quests and build a guild.

Highlights
  • RPG-style goal and habit tracking
  • Daily to-do lists with focus timers
  • Habit scheduling and reminders
  • Team quests and accountability
  • Character progression and customization
  • Guilds and collaborative building
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Introducing TaskHero, a gamified habit tracker, daily goal tracker, and RPG task manager built to make real-life productivity feel like a true adventure. Use the motivational power of a real game to stay consistent with your goals, to-dos, tasks, and habits. TaskHero blends habit tracking, task tracking, reminders, lists, scheduling, focus timers, and RPG progression into one immersive gamified tracker. Journey through the habit-powered world of Tasklandia! Become an epic hero while tracking your daily goals, completing your to-do list, and building healthy habits. TaskHero turns goal setting, task management, and habit tracking into a rewarding RPG journey you’ll actually look forward to. DAILY GOAL TRACKER The TaskHero daily goal tracker makes goal setting simple through the today list. The today list keeps you focused on your most important tasks, habits, and to-dos so your day will be clear and easy to manage. BUILD AND TRACK NEW, HEALTHY HABITS TaskHero includes a habit tracker designed to make building habits easier. Habits are automatically inserted into your lists with flexible scheduling options, helping you stay consistent with any habit, routine, or goal you want to track. INTENSIVE FOCUS TIMERS Use focus timers to defeat distractions and focus on a specific set of tasks, habits, goals, or routines. TaskHero helps turn focus sessions into meaningful progress through the gamified task tracker systems. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING TaskHero includes flexible scheduling for to-dos, tasks, goals, and habits, making sure everything appears in your today list exactly when you want it. Keep your habit tracker and task manager organized in one place. PERSONALIZED OVERDUE TRACKING Customize the game consequences for overdue tasks, missed habits, or unfinished to-dos to match your motivational style. TaskHero lets your habit and to-do tracking feel challenging without feeling overwhelming. SIMPLE LIST ORGANIZATION Sort and organize your tasks, habits, goals, and routines into flexible, customizable lists using intuitive drag and drop functionality. Build the to-do, habit, and task lists that fit your life. TEAMWORK AND ACCOUNTABILITY Join quests with friends and explore Tasklandia together. Travel beautiful maps, fight monsters, and heal, protect, and buff each other with powerful abilities. But beware: missed tasks, overdue to-dos, or skipped habits might harm your companions! EXPLORE TASKLANDIA Your daily goal tracker drives your progress through the massive world of Tasklandia. Complete tasks, track habits, and manage your to-do list to encounter monsters, meet quirky characters, and travel through beautiful landscapes across the realm. IMMERSIVE RPG MECHANICS Gain XP, level up, upgrade character stats, cast spells, and gather gold to buy powerful gear. The tasks, goals, and habits you complete reward you with RPG loot, helping you face stronger monsters and more challenging quests. CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION Be a mighty spellcaster, a high-damage warrior, or a gold-chasing rogue. The habits and tasks you track give you the skill points to shape your hero around your unique playstyle. THOUSANDS OF COSMETICS Amass a huge collection of cosmetics through your real-world habit tracking and task tracking efforts. Your completed habits, tasks, goals, and routines unlock fabulous attire to show off your personal style. JOIN A GUILD Find accountability and support with other players! Guild members can collaborate to build a magnificent guildhall and gain glory by defeating legendary titans together. TaskHero re-imagines goal setting, task management, and habit tracking as a true RPG adventure. Ready to upgrade your daily goal tracker, turn your to-do list into a game, and become a legendary hero in Tasklandia? Privacy Policy can be found at: https://www.taskheroics.com/privacy Terms of Service can be found at: https://www.taskheroics.com/terms

About

SideQuest

Transform your to-do list into an epic RPG adventure. Complete tasks with a focus timer and unlock unique story chapters, characters, and loot. Designed for ADHD brains, it offers a compelling narrative to keep you engaged and motivated.

Highlights
  • RPG-style task completion
  • Customizable hero and world
  • Serialized narrative with recurring NPCs
  • Loot drops and equipment rewards
  • Flexible focus timer
  • Dynamic Island and Lock Screen widgets
  • Co-op focus sessions via SharePlay
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Your to-do list deserves an epic story. SideQuest turns real tasks into RPG adventures. Set a focus timer, complete your task, and unlock a unique story chapter featuring your hero, recurring characters, and loot drops — every single time. BUILT FOR ADHD BRAINS Every focus app gives you a timer. SideQuest gives you a reason to use it. A serialized narrative evolves with every quest you complete, so there's always a cliffhanger pulling you back. YOUR STORY, YOUR WORLD - Create a custom hero in the world of your choice — dark fantasy, anime, sci-fi, or describe your own - Meet 5 recurring NPCs: a Mentor, Rival, Trickster, Villain, and a Mysterious figure who knows too much - 8 rotating story arcs with 7 stages each — setup, twists, climax, and fallout - Every story is unique to your hero REAL REWARDS FOR REAL WORK - Loot drops from Common to Legendary with unique artwork - Equipment with XP multipliers — yes, you can earn a legendary sword for doing laundry - Streak bonuses, level-up milestones, and cosmetic rewards - Prestige system for players who want a fresh season FOCUS FEATURES - Flexible timer: 1-120 minutes, with presets for 25, 30, 45, and 60 min - Dynamic Island & Lock Screen widgets show your quest timer - Task backlog with repeat schedules (daily, weekdays, custom) - Co-op focus sessions via SharePlay — up to 4 heroes, +25% XP bonus - Apple Music integration - Siri Shortcuts for quick embark No account required. Your story starts now. Your tasks aren't chores anymore. They're side quests. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SideQuest at none against TaskHero's shown. SideQuest also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). TaskHero's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (39 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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. TaskHero sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and SideQuest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TaskHero holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TaskHero has 39 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of TaskHero's written reviews are positive against 100% of SideQuest's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TaskHero ships an update every 6 days, SideQuest every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TaskHero versus SideQuest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskHeroSideQuest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (39 ratings) — better4.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB22 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperWhetware IncRaymonjit Nijjar

Customer experience

TaskHero

All ratings39 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

SideQuest

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

TaskHero

Subscriptions1
  • PlusPass7 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time11
  • 100 gems$0.99
  • 50 Gold$0.99
  • Epic Gold Booster$2.99
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  • Epic Gold Crystal$2.99
  • 550 gems$4.99
  • Legendary Gold Booster$4.99
  • Legendary Gold Crystal $4.99$4.99
  • 1200 Gems$9.99
  • 1850 Gold$24.99
  • 4200 Gold$49.99
  • 9500 Gold$99.99
2 purchases

SideQuest

Subscriptions2
  • Side Quest Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Side Quest Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is TaskHero free?
TaskHero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SideQuest free?
SideQuest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TaskHero or SideQuest?
TaskHero is rated higher. TaskHero averages 4.7 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while SideQuest averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do TaskHero or SideQuest have ads?
TaskHero shows ads; SideQuest does not.
Which is updated more often, TaskHero or SideQuest?
TaskHero ships an update every 6 days, and SideQuest every 4 days. Most recently, TaskHero was updated on October 12, 2026 and SideQuest on October 14, 2026.

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