Comparison

Scene Social vs SideQuest

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

Head to head
About

Scene Social

Discover local bars, clubs, and lounges with personalized recommendations based on your network's activity and preferences. See real photos and find the best spots to watch live sports, all curated by people you trust.

Highlights
  • Discover local venues
  • See network activity at venues
  • Browse real user photos
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Find sports viewing locations
  • Curated venue lists
Features
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DISCOVER Browse the best bars, clubs, cocktail lounges sports bars, and happy hours near you. Each venue shows exactly who in your network has been there, so you always know when a trusted face vouches for it. Explore real photos from real people to see the vibe before you walk in. The more you rate and explore, the more Scene learns your taste — and the more personal it gets. SPORTS Find the perfect spot to watch your team. From the Knicks to the Giants, Scene shows you exactly where to go on game night, curated by fans who actually show up. NEAR ME The 50 closest venues to you, sorted by distance. Open the app, find your spot, go. LISTS Curated lists from people with taste. Save the ones you love, build your own. ACTIVITY Real-time ratings, plans, and recommendations from everyone you follow. See status updates on where the people you follow are going tonight.

About

SideQuest

Discover playful real-world quests that transform ordinary days into memorable adventures. Explore your city, engage in creative challenges, or connect with others through unique, bite-sized activities. Keep track of your journeys and level up in real life.

Highlights
  • Playful real-world quests
  • Themed quest packs
  • City-specific quests
  • Solo or group adventures
  • Journal for memories
  • XP, levels, and badges
  • Quest cost and time upfront
Features
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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. 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. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://tinysidequest.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Scene Social4 screens
SideQuest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scene Social at none against SideQuest's 10. Scene Social also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 one-off in-app purchases. Scene Social asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scene Social against 5.0 for SideQuest. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scene Social ships an update every 6 days, SideQuest every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scene Social versus SideQuest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScene SocialSideQuest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings59 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB162 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJessie BenaharonOMG Career

Customer experience

Scene Social

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SideQuest

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Scene Social

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

SideQuest

One-time10
  • UC San Diego$9.99
  • Tulane University$9.99
  • University of Pennsylvania$9.99
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  • University of Georgia$9.99
  • University of Texas at Austin$9.99
  • NJIT$9.99
  • One SideQuest Pack Key$9.99
  • Tucson City Edition$14.99
  • 1 City Edition$14.99
  • Originals + 2 Cities$34.99

Questions

Is Scene Social free?
Scene Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SideQuest free?
SideQuest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scene Social or SideQuest?
Scene Social and SideQuest are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Scene Social or SideQuest have ads?
SideQuest shows ads; Scene Social does not.
Which is updated more often, Scene Social or SideQuest?
Scene Social ships an update every 6 days, and SideQuest every 3 days. Most recently, Scene Social was updated on October 31, 2026 and SideQuest on November 5, 2026.

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