Cosmo's Challenge vs CougarQuest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cosmo's Challenge
Compete as a mascot in a football-themed challenge. Rise through the ranks on the leaderboard by supporting your team and outscoring other fans. Test your skills and aim for the top spot.
- Compete as Cosmo
- Football challenge gameplay
- Leaderboard rankings
- Support your team
- Compete against fans
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Support your team and have fun in this football challenge! You will play as Cosmo, competing against other BYU fans to try to get to the top of the leaderboard! Will you rise to Cosmo's Challenge?
CougarQuest
Discover and complete quests across a campus map by taking photos at designated locations. Earn points, compete on a live leaderboard, and track your progress in this interactive game.
- Live quest map
- Photo-verified completion
- Real-time leaderboard
- Campus exploration
- Point-based scoring
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The companion app for BYU's Fathers and Sons summer camp. Find quests on a campus map. Snap a photo at each spot to mark it done. Earn points. Climb the leaderboard. Features: • Live quest map across BYU campus • Photo-verified completion • Real-time leaderboard
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CougarQuest at none against Cosmo's Challenge's shown. CougarQuest also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Cosmo's Challenge's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CougarQuest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cosmo's Challenge has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cosmo's Challenge ships an update daily, CougarQuest every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cosmo's Challenge | CougarQuest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 480 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | HSDL-CANO, LLC | Carter Hammond |
In-app purchases
Cosmo's Challenge
No in-app purchases
CougarQuest
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Cosmo's Challenge free?
Is CougarQuest free?
Which has better reviews, Cosmo's Challenge or CougarQuest?
Do Cosmo's Challenge or CougarQuest have ads?
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