QuestJournal vs SideQuester
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuestJournal
This app helps you complete personal goals by generating AI-powered plans. Earn experience points, unlock achievements, and showcase your progress on your profile. Share your journey with friends to inspire them and celebrate milestones together.
- AI-generated quest plans
- Earn XP and level up
- Unlock achievements
- Personalized profile showcase
- Share progress with friends
- Gamified goal completion
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QuestJournal turns your quest experience into an exciting journey! Complete quests using AI-generated plans tailored to your goals, and earn XP to level up and unlock achievements. Showcase your progress and accomplishments on your profile, turning your journey into a rewarding experience. Engage with friends and family by sharing your achievements and inspire them to embark on their own quests. Whether you're tackling personal challenges or exploring new experiences, QuestJournal keeps you motivated and connected, celebrating every milestone along the way.
SideQuester
Complete local tasks and volunteer opportunities to earn rewards. Discover events, make an impact in your community, and even post your own quests with custom pricing.
- Complete local quests for rewards
- Discover volunteer opportunities
- Sign up for social events
- Post custom quests with pricing
- Explore your community
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Quest & Earn: Community Action Made Rewarding. Get paid to complete small local Quest and earn rewards while exploring your community. Discover and sign up for local volunteer opportunities and social events all in one place. Make an impact and get rewarded for it and if you need help post your quest and make your own price with SideQuester.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SideQuester at 100% against QuestJournal's 0%. SideQuester also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). QuestJournal's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume 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. QuestJournal sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. SideQuester asks for nothing beyond the download.
SideQuester holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of QuestJournal's written reviews are positive against 100% of SideQuester's.
QuestJournal ships an update weekly, SideQuester fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QuestJournal | SideQuester |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Stephen Papadatos | Tran Quoc Quan Truong |
Customer experience
QuestJournal
SideQuester
In-app purchases
QuestJournal
- 1 Coin$1.99
- 5 Coins$4.99
- 10 Coins$9.99
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- 20 Coins$14.99
- 30 Coins$19.99
- 50 Coins$24.99
SideQuester
No in-app purchases
