Comparison

Side vs Unhurry Me

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

Unhurry Me

This app offers real-world 'side quests' designed to help you disconnect from your phone and reconnect with your surroundings. It provides simple prompts to encourage mindful actions, break mindless scrolling habits, and foster a calmer, more present way of living.

Highlights
  • Real-world side quests
  • Prompts for mindful actions
  • Interrupts mindless scrolling
  • Resets your mind
  • Builds a slower daily rhythm
  • Designed for infrequent use
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Unhurry Me Side quests for real life. Unhurry Me is not another productivity app. It is a different way to live with your phone. Instead of pulling you into endless scrolling, Unhurry Me gives you small, intentional things to do in the real world. Simple actions that help you slow down, reset, and reconnect with what actually matters. Open the app, pick a side quest, and step away from the noise. Why Unhurry Me? Because your time should feel like yours again. Most apps are designed to keep you hooked. Unhurry Me is designed to let you go. It helps you break out of autopilot and into a more present, grounded way of living. What You Can Do Real World Side Quests Get simple prompts that nudge you into real life. Step outside. Notice something new. Take a breath. Do one small thing with intention. Interrupt the Scroll Use Unhurry Me as a circuit breaker when you catch yourself mindlessly reaching for your phone. Reset Your Mind Create space between moments so you can think clearly and feel less overwhelmed. Build a Slower Rhythm Turn small pauses into a daily habit that brings more calm, focus, and clarity. Designed to Be Used Less No feeds. No noise. No pressure. Just a simple tool that helps you close the app and return to your life. Who It Is For People who feel stuck in their phones People who want to be more present People who are tired of constant urgency Anyone looking for a calmer way to move through the day What You Will Notice Less mindless scrolling More awareness of your surroundings More intentional use of your time A quieter, clearer head

Screenshots

Side4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Unhurry Me at 5.0 against Side's 3.8. Side's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and device support. On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Unhurry Me holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Side has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Side versus Unhurry Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSideUnhurry Me
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB33 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBenjamin SnookRiptide Data LLC

In-app purchases

None

Side

No in-app purchases

None

Unhurry Me

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Side free?
Side is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unhurry Me free?
Unhurry Me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Side or Unhurry Me?
Unhurry Me is rated higher. Side averages 3.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Unhurry Me averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

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