Comparison

Sidequest vs Whim

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

Head to head
About

Sidequest

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Sidequest gives you a new weekly challenge to push you out of your comfort zone. Each week you get one quest - either a daily habit to build or a one-time experience to complete. Minimalist by design. Meaningful by nature.

About

Whim

This app provides a daily spontaneous activity to encourage real-world engagement and personal growth. Users commit to a hidden task, scratch to reveal it, and then complete the action, logging it in a personal journal. It aims to be a fun, encouraging companion for breaking routine.

Highlights
  • Daily spontaneous activity
  • Hidden tasks revealed by scratching
  • Personal journal to track completed actions
  • User-submitted act suggestions
  • Human review of user-submitted acts
  • One-time purchases for extra packs and themes
  • Option to re-roll daily whim
Features
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every day, whim deals you one sealed card. no peeking. scratch it off, and whatever's under there is today's side quest: a small, real, spontaneous act. do it, or pass. no judgment. one a day, that's the whole bit. it's the crazy friend who is proud of you. dry, warm, a little unhinged. the one who texts "go talk to the stranger" and means it kindly. WHAT HAPPENS - one whim a day, hidden until you scratch it - scratch to reveal, then go live a little - mark it done. honor system. we're not checking, and you'd never lie about a thing this small and this glorious - your journal keeps everything you've actually done. proof you were here on purpose PITCH AN ACT got something unhinged? send it to the council. every user-pitched act is reviewed by a human before it ever reaches anyone. there's a report control on everything, zero tolerance for cruel or objectionable content, and acts that get repeatedly reported come down automatically. THE HONEST PART (pricing) your first whim is free. scratch it, do it, feel the thing. after that, the daily whim lives behind Whim+: $39.99 a year with a 7-day free trial, or $4.99 a month. Whim+ includes the daily whim, your journal, and the 5 core packs. - extra act packs and color themes are one-time purchases, on top - $0.99 re-roll if today's whim isn't the one (fair-use daily cap) restore purchases is supported. subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled. standard Apple subscription and refund terms apply. terms of use: https://elsewhereindex.com/whim/terms privacy policy: https://elsewhereindex.com/whim/privacy YOUR DATA local-first, with an anonymous account so nothing's tied to your name. you can export everything and delete all of it, right in the app. we don't sell your personal data. payments are handled by Apple or Google. A FRIENDLY WORD ON SAFETY whims happen in the real world. use common sense. nothing illegal, unsafe, or cruel, ever. you choose what you do, and you're responsible for it. Whim isn't liable for your choices. be kind, stay legal, don't be weird about it (be weird about everything else). flirty but mild. i have free will. one day, everyone will.

Screenshots

Sidequest4 screens
Whim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sidequest at none against Whim's 10. Whim's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Whim sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per year. Sidequest asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sidequest ships an update every 3 weeks, Whim every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sidequest versus Whim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSidequestWhim
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB46 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlexander KindlElsewhere Index LLC

In-app purchases

None

Sidequest

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Whim

Subscriptions1
  • Whim+ Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time9
  • if you have a dog$1.99
  • if you actually cook$1.99
  • if you have coworkers$1.99
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  • if you have a crush$1.99
  • Petty Chaos$2.99
  • Touch Grass$2.99
  • Say Hi First$2.99
  • The Noticing$2.99
  • The Whole Pantry$14.99

Questions

Is Sidequest free?
Sidequest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Whim free?
Whim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sidequest or Whim have ads?
Neither Sidequest nor Whim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sidequest or Whim?
Sidequest ships an update every 3 weeks, and Whim every 3 days. Most recently, Sidequest was updated on October 31, 2026 and Whim on October 31, 2026.

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