Comparison

Sidequest vs Unplanned

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

Unplanned

Break free from daily routines with one spontaneous, human-written quest each day. Discover new experiences, reflect on your feelings, and reconnect with your actual life. Features include a quest archive, friend sharing, and themed weekly chapters.

Highlights
  • One new quest daily
  • AI hesitation companion
  • Revealed Traits life dimensions
  • Quest Archive with notes/photos
  • Friend Quests sharing
  • 7 Day themed chapters
Features
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Most days feel like a copy of the last one. You wake up, scroll, go through the motions, scroll again, sleep. Repeat. It's not laziness. It's autopilot — and almost everyone is on it. Unplanned breaks the cycle. Every day you get one quest. Not a habit to track. Not a streak to protect. Just one real thing to do today that pulls you out of your routine and into your actual life. How it works: Open the app. Your quest is waiting. Do it. Tell us how it felt. That's it. What kinds of quests? Have one unhurried conversation somewhere public and stay curious until you learn something you didn't know this morning. Write five notes starting with "I used to think…" and leave them somewhere for someone to find. Put on one full song and dance like nobody's watching. Draw a self-portrait from memory — no mirror, no photo. Take a walk with no destination and stop when something makes you want to stay. Daily quests. Written by humans. Not AI. What you'll find on the other side: The feeling after you do something you almost didn't. A conversation you didn't expect. A version of yourself you forgot existed. Features: — One new quest every day — Hesitation Companion — AI encouragement when you're not sure you can do it — Revealed Traits — see the seven dimensions of your life filling in over time — Quest Archive — every quest you've lived, how it felt, your voice notes and photos — Friend Quests — share quests and see what the people you care about are doing — 7 Day Chapters — themed weeks that build on each other No streaks. No points. No leaderboards. Just real life, one quest at a time. Unplanned is for anyone who has ever thought: I want to actually live my life. Not just get through it. Terms of Use: https://unplannedapp.org/terms Privacy Policy: https://unplannedapp.org/privacy

Screenshots

Sidequest4 screens
Unplanned4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Unplanned at every 9 days against Sidequest's every 3 weeks. Unplanned also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sidequest ships an update every 3 weeks, Unplanned every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sidequest versus Unplanned: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSidequestUnplanned
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander KindlOluwaferanmi Akosile

In-app purchases

None

Sidequest

No in-app purchases

None

Unplanned

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sidequest free?
Sidequest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unplanned free?
Unplanned is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sidequest or Unplanned have ads?
Neither Sidequest nor Unplanned shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sidequest or Unplanned?
Sidequest ships an update every 3 weeks, and Unplanned every 9 days. Most recently, Sidequest was updated on October 31, 2026 and Unplanned on October 31, 2026.

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