Comparison

Align vs SideQuest

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

Head to head
About

Align

This minimal weekly planner offers a unique, visually engaging approach to organization, inspired by 2000s aesthetics. It features quick capture, smart task rollover, and creative tools like a music player and photo strips to personalize your planning experience.

Highlights
  • Minimalist weekly layout
  • Quick capture (type or voice)
  • Google Calendar sync
  • Draggable music player
  • Photo strip creator
  • Stickers and cut-out letters
  • Smart task rollover
  • Brain dump feature
Features
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Align is a planner with personality — a minimal weekly planner that feels like decorating your desk in the 2000s. - Weekly layout for natural, visual planning - Quick capture — type it or say it, it's saved - Two-way Google Calendar sync - POD.EXE — a draggable click-wheel music player powered by Spotify - PHOTOBOOTH.EXE — snap photo strips and pin them to your week - Stickers, cut-out letters, and room to make it yours - Smart rollover — unfinished tasks follow you to today - Brain dump for racing thoughts - Syncs across all your devices Planning doesn't have to be sterile. Make your week yours.

About

SideQuest

Features
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SideQuest turns self-improvement into a game you can't quietly quit. Create quests for the things you actually need to do workouts, studying, chores, deep work each with a deadline, difficulty, and XP reward. Complete them to earn XP, level up, and build streaks. Miss a deadline? Now you're in debt. And debt in SideQuest doesn't disappear it grows every day until you pay it off with real effort: FITNESS camera-verified pushups with on-device rep counting (form-checked: no cheating) FOCUS timed deep-work sessions WELLNESS breathe, stretch, or walk it off CHORES knock out your task list CUSTOM log any honest effort Every point of debt you repay earns coins. Spend them in the shop on power-ups like Streak Shields, Debt Freezes, and Deadline Extensions or go on the offensive with a Debt Bomb or Taunt aimed at a friend. COMPETE WITH FRIENDS Add friends, climb the leaderboard through Bronze to Diamond leagues, and challenge each other head-to-head: most quests completed or most debt paid in 3–30 days. TRACK YOUR JOURNEY Streak milestones and badges, XP levels, 14-day activity charts, and an all-time progress view keep the momentum visible. Your camera is used only for counting pushup reps, and all video is processed entirely on your device — nothing is ever recorded or uploaded. Turn discipline into a game. Your quests are waiting.

Screenshots

Align4 screens
SideQuest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Align at 15.6 against SideQuest's 17.0. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Align versus SideQuest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlignSideQuest
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeanna GoldbergSteven Luong

In-app purchases

None

Align

No in-app purchases

None

SideQuest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Align free?
Align is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SideQuest free?
SideQuest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Align or SideQuest have ads?
Neither Align nor SideQuest shows ads.

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