Sidetracked vs SideQuest

LA things worth going to — without the effort of finding them. Sidetracked is an event discovery app made only for Los Angeles. The warehouse set, the gallery opening, the pop-up dinner, the vinyl night, the neighborhood market — the stuff that never makes it to the big listings, in one place, matched to your taste. THE FEED Open the app and see what's on tonight and this week. Tell it your vibe once — chill or high energy, which neighborhoods, when you actually go out — and For You gets sharper with every save. Want the firehose anyway? Flip to All Events and browse the whole catalog by category: Music, Art, Comedy, Food & Drink, Film, Markets, Wellness, and the rest. This isn't a feed built to keep you scrolling. Find the thing, close the app, go. THE MAP Drag the map and see what's happening around you right now — every event pinned where it's actually happening, Echo Park to Venice, Koreatown to Highland Park. Search it in plain words — "something free tonight," "jazz under $20." After dark it goes night-mode, built for what's nearby. THE GUIDE Ask like you'd ask a friend: "what's the move tonight?" The Guide knows every event in the app, answers with a real pick — date, price, link — and throws in the practical stuff. Concierge brain, friend's mouth. SAVED Tap the bookmark on anything good and it lands in Saved, so you can stop talking yourself out of going. Add it to your calendar in one tap. We only ping you about things you'd regret missing. FRIENDS Add your people, see what they're into, send the plan. Going alone is underrated too — half the app is built for the solo Tuesday adventure. FOUND IT ON INSTAGRAM? Share a flyer or event post straight to Sidetracked and it becomes an event in the app. One place for everything you find. FOLLOW THE ORGANIZERS Follow the people throwing the events you like and get a heads-up when they announce something new. WHY THIS EXISTS Every other events app sells you what you're missing. This one is about what's close: your neighborhood has more going on than your feed lets on. For people too busy to dig through the noise, but too alive to stay home. THE FINE PRINT • Los Angeles only. That's the point. • Sign in with Apple, use your email, or browse without an account. • Location is optional — share it and "near me" gets real, skip it and browse LA-wide. • Curated, specifically for you. If it's in the app, it's because it's worth your evening. Don't scroll. Go out.

Give your day a side quest. SideQuest sends you on small, playful real-world quests that turn an ordinary day into a story worth telling. Go solo or bring a friend. Pick a quest, go do it, keep the memory. Write a dramatic museum label for a random object. Board the next bus, ride four stops, and explore wherever it drops you. Have the best outing you can on five dollars. Present one distinguished pebble to a stranger for an official rating. No big plans required. Most quests take under an hour. 100+ ORIGINAL QUESTS, IN PACKS THAT FIT YOUR MOOD Each pack is a themed set of hand-written quests with its own art, voice and badge. • City After Dark: turn one evening into a tiny movie • Make It Weird: creative dares with just enough absurdity • Main Character Energy: act like your life has a plot • Talk to Humans: tiny social moves that leave you a little less afraid of everyone • Soft Reset: quiet rituals for slowing down and looking up • Local Legend: know your city like it's been waiting for you • Curious Forever: odd questions, tiny lessons, real conversations • Taste of Somewhere: let appetite pick the route • Plus a pack of brave, respectful asks where a "no" still completes the quest CITY EDITIONS IN 160+ CITIES See your own city with new eyes. City Editions are quests written for real places, from New York and San Francisco to London, Paris, Tokyo and Mexico City. Crack optional riddles, collect small details, make something, and find the spots worth pausing in. Do them in any order, at your own pace. SOLO OR TOGETHER Take yourself on a little adventure, or finally give your group chat a plan. Invite a friend into a quest and they join free, no purchase needed. Bring two new friends in and you'll unlock Better Together, ten missions made for doing side by side. KEEP THE STORY Add a photo or a note when you finish. Your Journal keeps every adventure in one place, so you can look back on all the times you said yes. LEVEL UP IN REAL LIFE Earn XP, climb levels and collect badges like Certified Oddball, Night Cartographer and Plot Armor. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Every quest shows its time, cost and challenge level up front, so you can pick what fits today and skip what doesn't. PACKS YOU KEEP. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Unlock with one-time purchases: a single pack, a whole city, or all ten core Originals with the Originals Vault. Once it's yours, it's yours. Less scrolling. More adventure. Pick a quest and go.