Side Quests

Help, privacy policy and community rules. Last updated: November 9, 2026.

Side Quests is an iPhone app made by Martin Sailliez. Questions: contactinfo.sidequests@gmail.com.

Help

Completing a quest

Open the quest and tap Complete. Only the date is needed; add the place, who was there, your story, photos and videos if you like. Group quests need at least one person in "Who was there": a friend's @username or any name typed by hand.

Adding friends

Open the Crew tab and create your profile: a username and, if you want, a photo. Then tap Friends to search a username, or tap Invite friends to send your invite link: whoever taps it sends you a friend request, and people who don't have the app yet are sent to the App Store first.

My friends can't see my quests

Memories are shared with friends only, so you both need to have accepted each other. Make sure you both have the latest version of the app, then open the Crew tab on both iPhones.

Getting your lore back

Your lore is backed up to your own iCloud automatically. If you delete the app or change iPhone, install it again with the same iCloud account and it comes back by itself. The backup needs free space in your iCloud.

Reporting or blocking someone

On their profile, tap the ••• button. Reports are reviewed within 24 hours.

Deleting your account

Profile, the ••• button, Delete account.

Anything else

Write to contactinfo.sidequests@gmail.com.

Privacy policy

The short version

• Your lore stays on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. We can't read it.
• If you create a profile, your username, profile photo and aura are visible to other people using the app.
• Your memories are shared with your friends only, encrypted so that only they can open them.
• No ads, no tracking, no analytics. Nothing is sold. The only company involved is Apple, which runs iCloud.

What stays with you

The quests you complete, with their date, place, the people who were there, your story and your photos and videos, are kept on your iPhone. A copy is saved in your own iCloud account so it comes back if you reinstall the app or change iPhone. Only you can read it. It counts towards your iCloud storage.

The app never asks for your location: places are what you type. It only sees the photos and videos you pick yourself.

If you create a profile

Creating a profile is optional. When you do, these are stored in the app's public database on Apple's iCloud servers:

• your username and profile photo, and your aura (total and this week), which other people using the app can see;
• a random identifier Apple gives your iCloud account in this app, so the app recognises you after a reinstall. It is not your Apple ID or your email address;
• a public key, which lets your friends' apps encrypt things for you alone;
• your friend requests, friendships and the people you block. In the app, your friends can see your friends list; other people only see the friends they have in common with you;
• the challenges you send (the quest and your message), and the notices that you tagged a friend;
• the reports you make.

The developer can see this public database, for instance to review reports.

Memories shared with friends

Once you have a profile, your completed quests, with their story, place, people, photos and videos, are encrypted on your iPhone and stored in the app's database on Apple's iCloud servers. Only your friends receive the key to open them: neither Apple nor the developer can read them. Large photos and videos are sent as lighter copies, and the photos' location and other details are removed. Removing a friend stops them from opening anything you share afterwards. They don't count towards your iCloud storage.

Notifications

If you allow them, Apple's notification service tells you about challenges, friend requests and tags. You can turn them off in your iPhone's Settings.

Deleting your data

To delete your profile: Profile, the ••• button, Delete account. This deletes your username, photo, friendships, challenges and the memories you shared. Your lore stays on your iPhone. Deleting the app deletes everything on your iPhone; the copy in your iCloud can be removed in Settings, your name, iCloud, Manage Storage.

Children

Side Quests is not meant for anyone under 16.

Changes

If this policy changes, the date at the top changes too.

Community rules

By creating a profile, you agree to these rules. There is no tolerance for objectionable content or abusive people.

• Nothing hateful: no slurs, no attacks on anyone for who they are.
• Nothing sexual, and nothing showing or encouraging violence against someone.
• No harassment, bullying or threats. Don't tag or dare people who don't want it.
• Don't pretend to be someone else.
• Only post photos you have the right to share, and of people who agree to it.

Words that break these rules are hidden automatically, and usernames containing them are refused.

Reporting and blocking

On anyone's profile, the ••• button lets you report or block them. Reports are reviewed within 24 hours. Content that breaks the rules is removed, and so is the account of anyone who posted it.

Your quests, your responsibility

Side Quests suggests things to do. You decide what you do, how, and with whom. Know your limits, respect the law, other people and their property. You do every quest at your own risk.

Apple's terms

Apple's standard licence agreement for apps also applies: apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula.