Behind the app · May 7, 2026
2 min read · Trevor Edwards

Turning your city into real-life quests

The hardest part of doing something fun is deciding what. Here is an app that hands you real-life adventures built from the places around you.

You have a free afternoon and good intentions, and you spend it scrolling instead. The problem is rarely a lack of things to do; it is the small, draining decision of choosing one.

A quest board for real life

SideQuest turns that decision into a game. It builds quests from real places near you, or rolls one from a hand-written library when you just want a nudge, then sends you out to do it. Each one you finish becomes a card in your personal Lore Book.

It is a gentle push to put the phone down and go experience something, with a little XP and a streak to keep you honest.

There is no account and no feed to perform for. Your adventures, photos, and notes stay on your phone.