Comparison

Side vs LightLeaf

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

Head to head
About

Side

This app turns your daily life into an adventure with personalized quests. It encourages exploration, connection, and personal development by sparking curiosity about your surroundings.

Highlights
  • Personalized quests
  • Daily routine transformation
  • Exploration of surroundings
  • Connection and personal growth
  • Spark curiosity
Features
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SideQuest transforms your daily routine into a journey of discovery, connection, and personal growth. Get personalized quests that spark curiosity and help you explore the world around you.

About

LightLeaf

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LightLeaf is a personal mood journal that turns your daily mood into a leaf. Each day, choose one of 12 moods, add a short note if you want, and mark what brought you to that feeling. A leaf for that day then appears in your Lightfield. LIGHTFIELD Your Lightfield grows with your records. As you continue recording, more leaves gather across the field. The scenery changes through different stages, from fresh green landscapes to seasonal views. Depending on the time of day, the Lightfield appears in daylight or under the night sky. JOURNAL The Journal keeps your past records in one place. You can review previous mood records, read the notes you added, and look back on specific days when you want to revisit how you felt. PATH Path helps you look back at your mood records through simple charts. You can review mood distribution, common mood sources, and energy changes to see how your mood shifts over time. LIGHTLEAF PRO LightLeaf Pro adds more ways to record, review, and keep your data in sync. Pro features include: - iCloud Sync across devices - Advanced Statistics in Path - An extra mood entry each day - Extra Note for adding short text notes when you want to write more - Releaf, a feature for changing the leaf shape once per day - More avatar options LightLeaf Pro is available as monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions. Subscription details, prices, trial availability, and renewal terms are shown before purchase in the app and in the App Store purchase sheet. Subscriptions are managed through your Apple ID. You can manage or cancel your subscription in Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Additional Terms of Service: https://gravel-lead-2e6.notion.site/Terms-of-Service-27af8aa7a1e580b799e7e477643a97bd Privacy Policy: https://gravel-lead-2e6.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-27af8aa7a1e5808a8582f28e4ee66747

Screenshots

Side4 screens
LightLeaf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Side at none against LightLeaf's 2. Side also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LightLeaf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Side asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Side ships an update weekly, LightLeaf fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Side versus LightLeaf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSideLightLeaf
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB37 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBenjamin Snook玮玮 蔡

In-app purchases

None

Side

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

LightLeaf

Subscriptions2
  • LightLeaf Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • LightLeaf Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Side free?
Side is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LightLeaf free?
LightLeaf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Side or LightLeaf have ads?
Neither Side nor LightLeaf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Side or LightLeaf?
Side ships an update weekly, and LightLeaf fortnightly. Most recently, Side was updated on October 11, 2026 and LightLeaf on October 16, 2026.

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