SelfQuest vs Zelos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SelfQuest
Turn your fitness and habit goals into an epic adventure. Create a hero, join a guild, and complete quests that translate to real-world progress. Earn rewards, level up, and battle friends to stay motivated and consistent.
- Hero creation and progression
- Gamified quests for habits
- Guilds for social accountability
- PvP hero battles
- Character customization with gear
- Customizable quests
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The System has chosen you. SelfQuest turns your real workouts and habits into an RPG. Train in real life and your hunter grows stronger. Miss a day and the System notices. TRAIN FOR REAL, LEVEL UP FOR REAL • A personal training plan built around your goals, schedule and level • Epic quests for your core habits and exercises, from push-ups and runs to steps, sleep and study • Random side quests: surprise micro-challenges that keep things fresh • Custom quests: create your own for fitness, wellness, study or daily routines • Camera rep counter for push-ups, squats, planks and more • Every completed quest earns XP, gold and gear BUILD YOUR HUNTER • Create your hunter and choose a class • Level up, boost your stats and unlock new abilities as your real-world consistency improves • Collect armour sets from E to SS rank and mix and match every piece • Spend gold in the shop on items and equipment • Rank up with your streak, from E-rank to National level FIGHT WITH YOUR REPS • Clear dungeons and gate bosses using real exercise • Challenge friends in strategic PvP battles, then rematch • Join a guild to stay consistent together: share progress, chat and cheer each other on • Add friends, compare progress and climb the leaderboard WHY IT WORKS • Game loops that stick: rewards, streaks and progression make consistency satisfying • Social motivation: guilds and leaderboards keep you accountable • Micro-wins: side quests turn small actions into momentum GETTING STARTED 1. Create your hunter and pick your goals 2. Get your plan and your daily quests 3. Join a guild or invite friends 4. Complete quests, earn XP and gold, and level up 5. Take on dungeons, gates and PvP with your powered-up hunter Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/selfquest/privacy-policy
Zelos
Compete with calisthenics athletes globally and track your real-time rankings. This app uses an Elo rating system to evaluate push and pull static skills, allowing you to showcase your abilities and join a worldwide leaderboard.
- Global calisthenics athlete rankings
- Elo rating system for skills
- Real-time leaderboard tracking
- Showcase skills to community
- Push and pull static skill evaluation
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Zelos: Global Calisthenics Rankings Compete with athletes worldwide and see where you stand. Zelos uses a Elo rating system to rank calisthenics athletes based on push and pull statics skills. Track global rankings in real time. Showcase your skills to the community. Join the worldwide leaderboard and push your limits with Zelos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Zelos at 4.7 against SelfQuest's 4.1. Zelos also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (93% vs 70%). SelfQuest's advantage is ratings volume (490 vs 25). On price, update cadence, 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. SelfQuest sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Zelos asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zelos holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SelfQuest has 490 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of SelfQuest's written reviews are positive against 93% of Zelos's.
SelfQuest ships an update every 4 days, Zelos every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SelfQuest | Zelos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (490 ratings) | 4.7 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.8% of reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 490 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | james kirkham | ALEX XINWEI LIU |
Customer experience
SelfQuest
Zelos
Bugs and requests
SelfQuest
Reported bugs
5 issues- Daily quest resets not working
- Strava connection limit reached
- Ads not working as intended
- Inability to edit username
- Gear and progress loss issues
Requested features
7 requests- Add more free quests and content
- Improve the combat system
- Make quests more visually engaging
- Add worldwide leaderboard and competition
- Integrate with more fitness trackers
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- Allow more customization of avatar
- Add rest days and recovery mechanics
Zelos
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SelfQuest
- Monarch Month7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Monarch Year Offer$19.991 Year
- Monarch Year7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Bundle E$0.99
- Bundle D$1.99
- Bundle C$2.99
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- 50 keys$2.99
- 125 keys$5.99
- Bundle S$9.99
- 200 keys$9.99
Zelos
No in-app purchases









