Comparison

Sidequest vs AdventureQuest

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

Head to head
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/

About

AdventureQuest

Transform everyday outings and travel into engaging, guided adventures. Complete missions, capture memories, and explore destinations with family and friends, fostering curiosity and connection.

Highlights
  • Guided real-world adventures
  • Complete missions and discover details
  • Capture photo moments
  • Save experiences in Adventure Album
  • Play solo or together
  • GPS on or off functionality
  • Unlock premium destination collections
Features
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AdventureQuest Explore Turn sightseeing into a family adventure. AdventureQuest Explore helps families discover more together through kid-friendly adventures designed for real-world travel. Whether you’re exploring a famous city, visiting a museum, hiking a national park, strolling through a historic neighborhood, or enjoying a cruise port, AdventureQuest transforms sightseeing into an interactive experience the whole family can enjoy. Choose a destination collection, start an adventure, and complete discovery missions that encourage kids to notice details, ask questions, learn the stories behind the places they visit, and create lasting memories together. Explore a growing collection of adventures across cities, national parks, museums, cruise destinations, beaches, landmarks, and cultural neighborhoods—including London, the Eastern Caribbean, Florida Keys, New York, Boston, Washington, DC, Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, Iceland, and more. What you can do with AdventureQuest Explore • Browse destination-based adventure collections • Start kid-friendly discovery adventures • Complete any 6 of 8 discoveries to finish an adventure • Find all 8 discoveries to become a Full Explorer • Learn the stories behind landmarks, museums, parks, architecture, and neighborhoods • Capture memorable moments as you explore • Save beautiful recap memories in your Adventure Album • Start your first premium adventure free • Unlock premium collections for future trips AdventureQuest is designed for families who want their children to look up instead of down, become curious about the world around them, and leave each destination with more than just photos. Whether you’re visiting London for the first time, exploring Caribbean cruise ports, discovering the history of Washington, DC, or wandering through the streets of Barcelona, AdventureQuest helps transform every stop into a memorable family experience. Why families love AdventureQuest - Encourages curiosity and observation - Makes sightseeing more engaging for kids - Adds educational value without feeling like school - Creates shared family memories - Works at your own pace - Designed for real destinations—not virtual worlds Pick a place. Start an adventure. Leave with a memory worth keeping.

Screenshots

Sidequest4 screens
AdventureQuest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AdventureQuest at 100% against Sidequest's 18%. AdventureQuest also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Sidequest's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (176 vs 3). 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and AdventureQuest sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AdventureQuest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sidequest has 176 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Sidequest's written reviews are positive against 100% of AdventureQuest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Sidequest versus AdventureQuest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSidequestAdventureQuest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (176 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings176 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#194 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB775 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperRiley PalattaoAreeya Lila

Customer experience

Sidequest

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

AdventureQuest

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
15 purchases

AdventureQuest

One-time15
  • South Florida Collection$3.99
  • Smoky Mountains Collection$3.99
  • Utah NP Explorer$4.99
Show 12 more
  • Rome Collection$4.99
  • Boston Collection$4.99
  • London Explorer$4.99
  • Florida Keys Explorer$4.99
  • Eastern Caribbean Explorer$4.99
  • Paris Collection$4.99
  • Amsterdam Collection$4.99
  • Zion National Park Collection$4.99
  • Barcelona Collection$5.99
  • Washington DC Collection$5.99
  • New York City Collection$6.99
  • Fjords of Iceland Cruise$6.99

Questions

Is Sidequest free?
Sidequest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AdventureQuest free?
AdventureQuest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sidequest or AdventureQuest?
AdventureQuest is rated higher. Sidequest averages 4.4 out of 5 from 176 ratings, while AdventureQuest averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Sidequest or AdventureQuest have ads?
Neither Sidequest nor AdventureQuest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sidequest or AdventureQuest?
Sidequest ships an update every 2 weeks, and AdventureQuest every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sidequest was updated on October 20, 2026 and AdventureQuest on October 8, 2026.

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