Comparison

SideQuest vs Sidequest

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

Head to head
About

SideQuest

This app offers small, real-life challenges designed to encourage exploration and connection. Users can complete tasks like going for a walk or trying new things, then share their experiences with friends to see diverse perspectives on the same activities.

Highlights
  • Real-life challenges
  • Document experiences
  • Share with friends
  • See friends' perspectives
  • Connect through daily life
Features
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Go on a hike with your pet. Meet a new friend. Eat a great lunch. Each SideQuest gives you a small challenge for your life: just to make the plot a little more interesting. Anyone can create a new SideQuest, and anyone can complete one. Add yours to the mix, and see the silly, clever, and funny ways others participated. Document what you're up to. Share it with people who actually know you. See the weird, mundane, and beautiful stuff they're doing too. Stay connected with your friends in a way that actually feels good to look at.

About

Sidequest

Turn everyday outings into exciting real-world games with AI-powered quests and personalized destination suggestions. Explore new places, track your discoveries on a unique map, and share adventures with friends.

Highlights
  • AI-powered random quests
  • Mood-based destination selection
  • Turn-by-turn navigation
  • Exploration map with fog clearing
  • AI-driven place information
  • Personalized discovery feed
  • Friend activity and sharing
Features
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Make every day feel like an adventure. Sidequest turns your city, and everywhere you travel, into a real-world game. Random destinations by mood. Fresh places every day. Watch the map fill in as you walk. ◆ EXPLORE ◆ • Tap the dice for a Random Quest. A real-world adventure • Pick your mood: Nature, Food, Adventure, or Hidden Gems • Set your distance: walking, biking, or driving • Get turn-by-turn directions to a destination you've never been • Don't like it? Re-roll for somewhere new ◆ DISCOVER ◆ • Fresh places near you every day, curated to your taste • Restaurants, cafes, parks, viewpoints, hidden gems • Swipe through your daily picks • Save the ones you love to your Want to Go list • Skip the ones you don't, and the algorithm learns ◆ MAP ◆ • Automatic tile-by-tile fog clears as you walk, drive, or bike • See exactly how much of your city, country, and world you've explored • Drill into any continent, country, state, city, or neighborhood • Widgets put your stats and maps right on your home screen ◆ SAVE ◆ • Three rating tiers: Must Go, Would Go, Meh • Add photos, notes, and tags • Auto-organize into Food, Nature, Adventure collections • Always know which spots were great ◆ SHARE ◆ • Add friends, see their saved spots and exploration stats • Share beautiful cards of your spots, city guides, and stats • Discover places through the people you trust ◆ FOR EXPLORERS WHO LOVE A REAL-WORLD ADVENTURE ◆ If you love treasure hunts, scavenger hunts, or geocaching, Sidequest scratches the same itch with a different twist: there are no hidden boxes to find. The destination IS the discovery. A hidden coffee shop. A viewpoint you've never seen. A trail nobody told you about. It's GPS-guided real-world exploration, minus the cache maintenance. Questions or ideas? Reach out at support@knowaspot.app Subscriptions are managed via your iTunes account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Unused trial time is forfeited upon upgrade. Privacy Policy: https://knowaspot.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://knowaspot.app/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SideQuest4 screens
Sidequest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SideQuest at 100% against Sidequest's 18%. SideQuest also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Sidequest's advantage is ratings volume (214 vs 5). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Sidequest sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. SideQuest asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SideQuest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sidequest has 214 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SideQuest's written reviews are positive against 18% of Sidequest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SideQuest ships an update every 5 days, Sidequest every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SideQuest versus Sidequest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSideQuestSidequest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.4 (214 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better17.9% of reviews
Number of ratings5214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB167 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperColden Bjorn JohnsonRiley Palattao

Customer experience

SideQuest

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sidequest

All ratings176 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive17.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

SideQuest

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Sidequest

Subscriptions10
  • Sidequest Pro$4.997 Days
  • Sidequest Pro$5.997 Days
  • Sidequest Pro$6.997 Days
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  • Sidequest Pro$7.997 Days
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Sidequest Annual$17.991 Year
  • Sidequest Pro$19.991 Year
  • Annual$29.991 Year
  • Sidequest Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Sidequest Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is SideQuest free?
SideQuest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sidequest free?
Sidequest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SideQuest or Sidequest?
SideQuest is rated higher. SideQuest averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Sidequest averages 4.4 from 214 ratings.
Do SideQuest or Sidequest have ads?
Neither SideQuest nor Sidequest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SideQuest or Sidequest?
SideQuest ships an update every 5 days, and Sidequest every 2 weeks. Most recently, SideQuest was updated on October 11, 2026 and Sidequest on October 24, 2026.

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