Side vs SideQuest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Personalized quests
- Daily routine transformation
- Exploration of surroundings
- Connection and personal growth
- Spark curiosity
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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.
SideQuest
This app connects college students for task completion and earning opportunities. Post or accept various campus-related jobs, from errands to tutoring, and get paid securely. It's a peer-to-peer marketplace designed for student convenience and income.
- Post and accept student tasks
- Campus-specific job marketplace
- Secure in-app payments
- Real-time chat for coordination
- Earn money between classes
- Build user reputation
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SideQuest is the college task marketplace where students help students. Whether you need someone to grab coffee, help you move, pick up groceries, or tutor you before finals — post a quest and let a fellow student handle it. HOW IT WORKS For Requesters: - Post a task with a description, location, and your price - A nearby student accepts your quest - Chat in real-time to coordinate details - Pay securely through the app when the quest is complete For Questers: - Browse available quests near your campus - Accept tasks that fit your schedule - Complete the quest and get paid directly to your bank account - Build your reputation with completed quests WHY SIDEQUEST? - Made for college students, by college students - Earn money between classes on your own schedule - Secure payments powered by Stripe - Real-time chat and push notifications - See how far quests are from your location - No middleman — connect directly with students at your school Whether you need help or want to earn, SideQuest turns your campus into a community of students helping each other out. Download now and start questing!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SideQuest at 100% against Side's 50%. SideQuest also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Side's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SideQuest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Side's written reviews are positive against 100% of SideQuest's.
Side ships an update weekly, SideQuest every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Side | SideQuest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Snook | SQ Technology LLC |
Customer experience
Side
SideQuest
In-app purchases
Side
No in-app purchases
SideQuest
No in-app purchases
