Sidequest vs Deskmax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sidequest
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Tired of weeks blending in? Feeling stuck in life? Want to escape the 9-5 repetitive routine? You need to do more sidequests. Try one new thing every week. Experiment. Have fun! Make memories. Sidequest gives you a small quest every Sunday - cold shower, phone-free morning, cook something you can't pronounce, run a 5k.. Do it for 7 days straight and make yourself a memory. Snap a photo along the way. By December you've got 52 little polaroids and a year that didn't blur into the last one. How it works Every Sunday night, four new quests drop. Three picked for you and one shared for everyone. You pick one and only one. You're in for 7 days. Every day you do the thing and take a photo - one tap, no filters, no editing. The photo gets a date and lands in your scrapbook. Miss a day, that day stays empty. The gaps are part of the record. The point isn't to be perfect. The point is to do things! The community quest One of the four quests each week is the shared one - a pick anyone using the app can opt into. Choose it and you're in alongside everyone else who also picked it that week, your friends included if you can talk them into the same one. After your daily check-in you see how the rest of the cohort answered the day's poll - what they cooked, how cold the shower really was, whether they made it past day three. On the days you almost skipped, it helps. What you get back - A scrapbook that fills up over the year without you having to organise it - Quests you'd actually want to tell someone about - A photo a day, 30 seconds, no streak shame, no badges - A year you can flip back through in December and actually recognise Who it's for Anyone whose weeks have started to feel the same. People who watch other people live and want to do a bit of their own. The friend who hasn't got a story this month. People who don't really want a habit tracker or a journal or another productivity app - they just want a reason to do something different on a Tuesday. Not a habit tracker. Not a journal. Not a productivity dashboard. Just a small dare every Sunday, with a photo to show for it. Things worth knowing - No accounts, no email, no follower counts, no ads - Your photos and notes live on your phone (local-first - they're yours) Got a quest idea or a question? hello@side-quest.lol Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://side-quest.lol/privacy
Deskmax
Scan your desk, gaming, or study setup to receive an honest score out of 100. The app estimates your build's worth, calculates its monthly running cost, and suggests improvements. Share your setup's performance with friends.
- Setup scanning and scoring
- Build value estimation
- Monthly running cost calculation
- Top improvement suggestions
- AI-generated setup renders
- Shareable score cards
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Deskmax helps you improve your desk, gaming or study setup. Take one photo to get an honest score out of 100, estimated build value, estimated monthly running cost and the one fix that matters most. It is more than a rate-my-setup app. Deskmax turns the verdict into a practical plan for your PC battlestation, home office, streaming rig, study space or aesthetic workspace. Scan, score and improve • Honest setup score: a consistent eight-part rubric, not a random number • Build value: an approximate range for the gear in your setup • Running cost: an estimate based on your gear, desk time and country • Top fix: the single change with the biggest upside • Score breakdown: see cable management, monitor layout, lighting, comfort, aesthetics, cleanliness, airflow and how the setup supports what you do Turn the result into a plan • Profile: your gear and PC parts on one page, with a build value you can confirm and refine • Free Resources library: personalized quick fixes, tools, guides and clear setup explainers • Setup Coach: ask questions grounded in your scan, saved gear, games, goals and budget, with practical advice, current prices from the web and photo attachments • AI glow-up: preview an imagined upgrade to your own setup for inspiration • Scan history: compare your own results and track progress over time • Score cards: frame the photo, save the result and share the verdict Test your eye in the Judge Play Price check, Guess the score and This or that. Call a setup's value, predict its score or pick the stronger desk. Deskmax uses curated setups for these games. Your own scans are never added to the Judge. Free and Pro Free includes three scans every seven days, the tier word, setup title, gear list, estimated build value, estimated running cost, the setup profile card, the full Resources library, one daily play in each Judge game and a short Coach preview. Deskmax Pro unlocks the score number, the full eight-axis breakdown, ranked fixes, AI glow-up, unlimited scans and Judge plays, and unmetered Coach access. Deskmax rates the setup, never the person. We all start somewhere. Your setup photos are analyzed to generate results. They are not posted or made public unless you choose to share a score card. Build value and running cost are estimates, not appraisals, resale offers or utility bills. Deskmax includes optional auto-renewing subscriptions. Available products and prices are shown in the app and may vary by region. Subscriptions renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://deskmax.app/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sidequest at every 6 days against Deskmax's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Sidequest sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Deskmax sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sidequest ships an update every 6 days, Deskmax every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sidequest | Deskmax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Dimitrov | Divine Studio LLC |
In-app purchases
Sidequest
- Sidequest Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Sidequest Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Sidequest Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Sidequest Pro Lifetime$24.99
Deskmax
- Deskmax Pro Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Deskmax Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Deskmax Pro Annual$9.991 Year
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- Deskmax Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
- Deskmax Lifetime$49.99








