Couchers vs SideQuest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Couchers
Easily discover movies and TV shows with friends. Connect, swipe through titles together, and match on preferences to build a shared watchlist. Features over 3,000 titles with ratings and runtimes.
- Friend connections
- Collaborative swiping
- Match-based watchlist
- Extensive media library
- Ratings and runtimes
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Couchers is the new way for you and your friends to find the perfect movie/TV-show to watch. It’s a fun & easy solution for you and your friends to find the best movie or TV-show to watch. How it works? Connect with your friends and swipe through media name cards together. If all your friends like the same name, it's a match and is added to your watch list, so you'll never forget it. One movie/TV-show at a time. Couchers features over 3,000 unique media titles – each with its ratings and runtime.
SideQuest
This app consolidates local events and social activities into one platform, connecting people through shared experiences. Discover nearby bars, concerts, and private gatherings, and easily join or host events with built-in management tools.
- Local event discovery
- Event join requests
- Private event address sharing
- QR code entry
- Global event hosting
- Participant management
- Monetization tools for hosts
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An evening in your city. You're two, three or four friends – and you meet a group you don't know. HOW IT WORKS 1. Sign up: When a round is open (usually a few hours in the evening), one of you signs up your group. A live photo, how many you are – done. 2. Match: We find a group nearby and a meeting point that's easy to reach for both. 3. Cards: You write a task for the other group, they write one for you. Something to bring or to do. 4. Meet: You have one hour. Capture what happens. 5. Story: If both groups agree, your evening becomes a story in the feed. SAFE • Public meeting points, never private addresses • Your location is only used roughly, at sign-up • Every group can leave, report or block at any time • 16 and older Only one person per group needs the app. Currently in Vienna, Austria – more cities to follow. The app is in German. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms: https://sidequest.team/agb Privacy Policy: https://sidequest.team/datenschutz
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SideQuest at 5.0 against Couchers's 2.9. Couchers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. SideQuest sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Couchers asks for nothing beyond the download.
SideQuest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Couchers has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Couchers ships an update every 8 days, SideQuest every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Couchers | SideQuest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ali Raza Noorani | Lejs Softic |
Customer experience
Couchers
SideQuest
In-app purchases
Couchers
No in-app purchases
SideQuest
- User+$2.991 Month
- Host$8.991 Month
- Boost$0.99
- SuperBoost$2.99
- Featured$4.99
