Comparison

SideQuest vs StrideQuests

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

Head to head
About

SideQuest

Transform your daily walks into an RPG adventure. Earn experience points for every step, level up your character, and choose from various classes. Embark on expeditions, collect pets, battle monsters, and compete with friends on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Walk to level up character
  • Choose and advance classes
  • Embark on walking expeditions
  • Hatch and collect pets
  • Battle monsters and acquire gear
  • Compete on leaderboards
  • Join or create guilds
  • Sync with health apps
Features
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Turn your daily walks into epic adventures with SideQuest. WALK TO LEVEL UP Every step you take earns experience points (XP). Watch your character level up as you walk to work, explore your neighborhood, or hit the trails. No fake progress. Your real steps power your journey. CHOOSE YOUR CLASS Start as a Novice and progress your way through multiple class advancements. Will you choose a Warrior, Wizard, Archer, or Assassin? EMBARK ON EXPEDITIONS Take on walking challenges across forests, mountains, beaches, and ancient ruins. Complete expeditions solo or with friends (co-op) to earn coins, discover rare collectibles, and unlock badges for your collection. HATCH & COLLECT PETS Earn eggs from expeditions and hatch them by walking. Each pet provides unique stat bonuses and evolves as it levels up alongside you. START QUESTS, MEET NPCs, and CRAFT ITEMS Begin progressing through the SideQuest storyline and meet NPCs that will teach you about the game and crafting. Advance faster while completing quests. ACQUIRE GEAR & BATTLE MONSTERS After getting armor and weapon rewards, encountering monsters is a discovery challenge as well as an interactive battle! Duke it out with the best gear upgrades and earn even more rewards. COMPETE ON LEADERBOARDS Track your total experience against your friends, with weekly tiers from Bronze to Diamond, a hall of fame, co-op leaderboards, and guild rankings. JOIN A GUILD Create or join a guild to collectively work on community goals to compete with other guilds with your group contribution and weekly guild quests! EARN ACHIEVEMENTS Unlock achievements as you progress through milestones, weekly leaderboard placements, guild contributions, and more. New achievement categories are added with every update. CUSTOMIZE YOUR DASHBOARD Shop from various dashboard backgrounds, experience progression bars, action bar displays, cosmetics, and more to personalize your layout. SYNC WITH HEALTH APPS SideQuest seamlessly reads your step count from Apple Health. Just walk naturally and your progress syncs automatically, even when the app is closed. Perfect for: • Gamers who want motivation to move more • Walkers who want their steps to mean something • Anyone who loves RPGs and collecting • People looking for a fun fitness companion Your quest begins with a single step. Download SideQuest and start your adventure today. NO ADS! Languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, and Japanese IGRS Rating: 13+

About

StrideQuests

Features
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StrideQuests turns real-world walking into a cozy authored fantasy story. Open the app, see the exact next story action, and let ordinary steps move the next chapter closer. Choose Pip the fox, Morrow the owl, or Clover the rabbit. Your companion remembers chapters and discoveries from the path, while Moonlit Meadow offers a complete seven-chapter story world free. BEGIN IN MOONLIT MEADOW Moonlit Meadow is the first story world. Follow its path, unlock chapters, replay scenes in your Quest Log, and save keepsakes, stamps, postcards, Field Notes, Bond Cards, and stickers in your Journal. WALK YOUR WAY - See daily steps, Energy, and journey progress on Today - Start Live Walk Adventure for an active walking session with discoveries and rewards - Use Apple Watch during supported Live Walk sessions - Optionally draw a local trail map during an active walk - Build a bond with your companion through walks and saved memories - Explore seven distinct fantasy worlds - Use Home Screen widgets and Messages stickers PRIVATE BY DESIGN StrideQuests has no ads, no account, no IDFA, and no leaderboards. Apple Health values and optional route coordinates stay on your device and are never sent to analytics. MORE WORLDS WHEN YOU'RE READY After Moonlit Meadow, approved annual and monthly subscriptions can open the premium story-world catalog where available. Story progression remains sequential. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SideQuest4 screens
StrideQuests4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SideQuest at 15.1 against StrideQuests's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 9 one-off in-app purchases and StrideQuests sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SideQuest ships an update weekly, StrideQuests every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SideQuest versus StrideQuests: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSideQuestStrideQuests
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (209 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings209 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB458 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGaurav VyasJoey Hoffmann

In-app purchases

9 purchases

SideQuest

One-time9
  • Starter Gem Pack$0.99
  • Founder's Pack (Gift)$4.99
  • Founder's Pack$4.99
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  • Popular Gem Pack$4.99
  • Lanternfall Pass (Gift)$7.99
  • Lanternfall Pass$7.99
  • Epic Value Gem Pack$9.99
  • 4,000 Gems$29.99
  • Best Value Gem Pack$49.99
9 purchases

StrideQuests

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time7
  • Sunlit Grove Forever$7.99
  • Twilight Harbor Forever$7.99
  • Starlit Highlands Forever$7.99
Show 4 more
  • Autumn Lanternwood Forever$7.99
  • Crystal Caverns Forever$7.99
  • Snowfall Ridge Forever$7.99
  • Current Worlds Pass$19.99

Questions

Is SideQuest free?
SideQuest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StrideQuests free?
StrideQuests is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SideQuest or StrideQuests have ads?
Neither SideQuest nor StrideQuests shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SideQuest or StrideQuests?
SideQuest ships an update weekly, and StrideQuests every 5 days. Most recently, SideQuest was updated on November 5, 2026 and StrideQuests on October 31, 2026.

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