Comparison

Haze Explr vs Sidequest

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

Head to head
About

Haze Explr

Discover hidden urban exploration spots and share your findings with a community of like-minded adventurers. Contribute your own discoveries to unlock access to exclusive locations, ensuring a trusted network of explorers.

Highlights
  • Discover urbex locations
  • Share exploration experiences
  • Unlock shared locations
  • Contribute to community access
  • Map of forgotten places
  • Find abandoned buildings and ruins
Features
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Find urbex & off-the-beaten-path locations and share your experiences with other explorers. The more you contribute to the community, the more locations you unlock. This helps to make sure that locations are only shared with explorers who will respect them. Explore abandoned buildings, ghost towns, ruins, natural sights, and other forgotten locations on the map created by the Haze Explr community. Find adventures, make memories Terms of Service: https://app.haze-explr.com/terms/ © 2026 Haze Explr

About

Sidequest

Turn everyday outings into exciting real-world games with AI-powered quests and personalized destination suggestions. Explore new places, track your discoveries on a unique map, and share adventures with friends.

Highlights
  • AI-powered random quests
  • Mood-based destination selection
  • Turn-by-turn navigation
  • Exploration map with fog clearing
  • AI-driven place information
  • Personalized discovery feed
  • Friend activity and sharing
Features
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Make every day feel like an adventure. Sidequest turns your city, and everywhere you travel, into a real-world game. Random destinations by mood. Fresh places every day. Watch the map fill in as you walk. ◆ EXPLORE ◆ • Tap the dice for a Random Quest. A real-world adventure • Pick your mood: Nature, Food, Adventure, or Hidden Gems • Set your distance: walking, biking, or driving • Get turn-by-turn directions to a destination you've never been • Don't like it? Re-roll for somewhere new ◆ DISCOVER ◆ • Fresh places near you every day, curated to your taste • Restaurants, cafes, parks, viewpoints, hidden gems • Swipe through your daily picks • Save the ones you love to your Want to Go list • Skip the ones you don't, and the algorithm learns ◆ MAP ◆ • Automatic tile-by-tile fog clears as you walk, drive, or bike • See exactly how much of your city, country, and world you've explored • Drill into any continent, country, state, city, or neighborhood • Widgets put your stats and maps right on your home screen ◆ SAVE ◆ • Three rating tiers: Must Go, Would Go, Meh • Add photos, notes, and tags • Auto-organize into Food, Nature, Adventure collections • Always know which spots were great ◆ SHARE ◆ • Add friends, see their saved spots and exploration stats • Share beautiful cards of your spots, city guides, and stats • Discover places through the people you trust ◆ FOR EXPLORERS WHO LOVE A REAL-WORLD ADVENTURE ◆ If you love treasure hunts, scavenger hunts, or geocaching, Sidequest scratches the same itch with a different twist: there are no hidden boxes to find. The destination IS the discovery. A hidden coffee shop. A viewpoint you've never seen. A trail nobody told you about. It's GPS-guided real-world exploration, minus the cache maintenance. Questions or ideas? Reach out at support@knowaspot.app Subscriptions are managed via your iTunes account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Unused trial time is forfeited upon upgrade. Privacy Policy: https://knowaspot.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://knowaspot.app/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Haze Explr4 screens
Sidequest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Haze Explr at 85% against Sidequest's 18%. Haze Explr also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (924 vs 216). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Haze Explr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month and Sidequest sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Haze Explr holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 924 and 216 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Haze Explr's written reviews are positive against 18% of Sidequest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Haze Explr ships an update every 3 weeks, Sidequest every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Haze Explr versus Sidequest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaze ExplrSidequest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (924 ratings) — better4.4 (216 ratings)
Positive reviews84.7% of reviews — better17.9% of reviews
Number of ratings924 — better216
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB167 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperEclectic Services LLCRiley Palattao

Customer experience

Haze Explr

All ratings914 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.2%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews183 reviews
Positive84.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.5%

Sidequest

All ratings176 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive17.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Haze Explr

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Locations disappearing from account
  • Unable to create account or get approved

Requested features

4 requests
  • Favorite/bookmark locations
  • Offline mode for memos and location data
  • Ability to filter by location type
  • Notification when near unlocked locations

Sidequest

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Haze Explr

Subscriptions2
  • Haze Edgerunner$5.001 Month
  • Haze Edgerunner Overclocked$10.001 Month
10 purchases

Sidequest

Subscriptions10
  • Sidequest Pro$4.997 Days
  • Sidequest Pro$5.997 Days
  • Sidequest Pro$6.997 Days
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  • Sidequest Pro$7.997 Days
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Sidequest Annual$17.991 Year
  • Sidequest Pro$19.991 Year
  • Annual$29.991 Year
  • Sidequest Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Sidequest Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Haze Explr free?
Haze Explr 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, Haze Explr or Sidequest?
Haze Explr is rated higher. Haze Explr averages 4.8 out of 5 from 924 ratings, while Sidequest averages 4.4 from 216 ratings.
Do Haze Explr or Sidequest have ads?
Neither Haze Explr nor Sidequest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Haze Explr or Sidequest?
Haze Explr ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sidequest every 2 weeks. Most recently, Haze Explr was updated on October 30, 2026 and Sidequest on October 31, 2026.

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