Grayout vs Word Thirds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grayout
Experience a unique text-based adventure game set in a dystopian medical facility. Navigate challenging conversations as a character with aphasia, struggling to communicate due to a disorder affecting language processing. This narrative-driven game explores themes of communication and internal struggle.
- Aphasiac text game mechanics
- Narrative-driven gameplay
- Interactive conversations
- Word puzzle elements
- Emotional simulation
- Dystopian setting
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“One of the most essential iOS games of the year. Proves just how interesting and vital gaming as a medium can be. 9/10” —Pocket Gamer “Grayout is exceptional as a game, as a compelling narrative, as an experiment in communication. It is simple, poignant, and horrifying.” —Gamezebo Grayout is an aphasiac text game set in a medical dystopia. It’s a prequel to the censorship game Blackbar. In Grayout, you play Alaine, a rebelious resident of the totalitarian community called The Neighborhood, who wakes up in a hospital research lab following an accident… or so she is told. The game is a series of conversations with hospital staff, made challenging by Alaine’s post-traumatic aphasia—a disorder that affects one’s ability to process language. Grayout simulates the experience of having a word on the tip of your tongue, the frustration of knowing what you mean but not how to say it, the feeling of being overwhelmed by the runaway thoughts inside your head and struggling to reign them in. This is a game for fans of text adventures, interactive fiction, word puzzles, story-driven games, and emotional simulations. “Marvelous.” —The Guardian, The best iPhone and iPad apps of 2015 “Liked Blackbar? This is harder but also cleverer. Lots more feels too. Prepare your brain.” —Sam Barlow of 'Her Story' We hope your stay in the Neighborhood Hospital is pleasant and brief. Get well.
Word Thirds
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Word Thirds is a devilishly simple word game. Make as many six letter words with the letter tiles as you can within sixty seconds. If you like it, please also check out Brainiversity for more fun word and puzzle games! Enjoy, Johnno
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Grayout at every 3 weeks against Word Thirds's every 12 months. Grayout also leads on chart position (#82 vs unranked). Word Thirds's advantage is price ($0.69 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Grayout costs $2.99 and Word Thirds $0.69 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Grayout ships an update every 3 weeks, Word Thirds every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grayout | Word Thirds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.69 — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (61 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #82 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mrgan LLC | Red Sprite Studios |
Bugs and requests
Grayout
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game-breaking bug preventing progression
- Text formatting errors on some screens
- Typo in dialogue
- Visual glitch after switching apps
Requested features
6 requests- Add a hint system
- Improve sentence validation logic
- Allow for more flexible sentence input
- Add option to mute music
- Improve UI for larger screens
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- Consider AI for language parsing
Word Thirds
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Grayout
No in-app purchases
Word Thirds
No in-app purchases









