Comparison

Grim Legends 3 vs Grim Tales 24

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

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About

Grim Legends 3

Embark on a hidden object puzzle adventure in a gothic city. Solve mini-games and uncover secrets to stop a dimensional nightmare. Explore hand-painted locations and confront a thief who holds a powerful artifact.

Highlights
  • Hidden object puzzle adventure
  • Mini-games and puzzle solving
  • Hand-painted gothic city locations
  • Unravel secrets and mysteries
  • Bonus adventure
  • Item examination and assembly
Features
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Step into the shoes of the Monster Hunter from the mysterious Order and save the city of Lichtenheim from a Nightmare coming from another dimension. Apprehend the thief of the powerful artifact and unravel the secrets of your own past! TRY IT FREE, THEN UNLOCK THE FULL ADVENTURE FROM WITHIN THE GAME! PLAY THE CAPTIVATING THIRD INSTALLMENT OF GRIM LEGENDS! Grim Legends 3: The Dark City is a high-quality hidden object puzzle adventure game that focuses on mini games and puzzle solving in the creepy scenery of a gothic city. HUNT MONSTERS IN THE HAND PAINTED GOTHIC CITY! Sylvia, the acolyte of the mysterious monster hunting Order, loses her memory. One year later, the Incarceri Stone – a powerful artifact that binds Koshmaar, a horrifying creature from another world – is stolen! 36 CAPTIVATING HAND PAINTED LOCATIONS! Sylvia and her master, Solomon, embark on an adventure that will lead them into the city of Lichtenheim, where they will face the thief whose identity will come as no less a shock than the actual disappearance of the artifact. TEST YOURSELF IN 36 MINI GAMES AND HIDDEN OBJECT SCENES! The heroin and her mentor will need to put on their detective hats and face not only the evil forces within the gothic walls of the grim city, but also dark secrets from the past. Will Silvia succeed in recovering the Incarceri and prevent the Koshmaar from breaking free? Will she muster the courage to save Lichtenheim and its inhabitants? • Master the third installment of Grim Legends! • 36 atmospheric hand-painted locations! • Test yourself in 36 mini-games and hidden object scenes! • Help the estranged lovers in bonus adventure! • Examine and put together useful items!

About

Grim Tales 24

Embark on a mystery detective adventure to find a missing daughter and husband. Solve puzzles, search for hidden objects, and uncover the truth behind a family's disappearance. Explore new worlds and face a looming threat in this engaging hidden object game.

Highlights
  • Hidden object scenes
  • Puzzle solving
  • Mini-games
  • Detective gameplay
  • Story-driven mystery
  • Bonus chapter
Features
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Help Anna Gray find her daughter and husband after disappearing on Thanksgiving Day! Play the hidden object game, solve puzzles, find lost items and enjoy mystery detective! ________________________________________________________________________ Will you manage to solve the mystery of Grim Tales 24: All Shades of Black? Immerse yourself in a mystery detective game and solve puzzles. Be a detective, search and find all the hidden objects and find out the solution to the Gray family's disappearance! Note that this is a free trial version of the hidden objects game. You can get the full walkthrough by means of an in-app purchase. Dorian, Anna and Alice go to the Crimson Hollow mansion to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Suddenly, during the festive dinner, Dorian crumbles into dust, and Alice disappears in front of Anna's eyes. Moreover, Anna discovers that Dorian’s portrait has gone missing. Where did the portrait go? What happened to Alice and Dorian? How will helping Anna affect Anastasia Grim? Find out all this in an exciting hidden object adventure! FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO DORIAN AND ALICE Travel back in time, solve puzzles and mini-games, find clues, explore hidden object scenes and find out why Dorian and Alice Gray disappeared and who is responsible for their disappearance. FIND OUT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE AND DORIAN Anna continues searching for clues connected with the disappearance of Dorian and Alice. She gets on the trail of the artist who painted Dorian's portrait, but someone insistently doesn't want Anna to be able to return her loved ones. Will Anna Gray be able to save her family and defeat a new evil? FIND OUT WHAT THE PAINTED WORLD IS HIDING IN THE BONUS CHAPTER! Play as Anna Gray and find out what happened to the artist who painted Dorian's portrait. Travel to the past and new worlds. Face a new threat looming over Anna's future and prove yourself. Grim Tales 24: All Shades of Black is a hidden object game where you need to seek and find missing objects like Sherlock. Be a detective and find out why Anna's family disappeared at the party in this mystery detective game! Enjoy replayable HOPs and mini-games, exclusive wallpapers, soundtrack, concept art, and more! Zoom in on the scenes to help search and find all hidden objects, and use hints if you get stuck. Discover more from Elephant Games! Elephant Games is a developer of hidden object games and mystery detective games. Check out our game library at: http://elephant-games.com/games/ Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elephant_games/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elephantgames Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@elephant_games Privacy Policy: https://elephant-games.com/privacy/ Terms and Conditions: https://elephant-games.com/terms/

Screenshots

Grim Legends 34 screens
Grim Tales 244 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Grim Legends 3 at monthly against Grim Tales 24's every 3 months. Grim Legends 3 also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Grim Tales 24's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 60%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Grim Legends 3 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Grim Tales 24 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Grim Legends 3 against 4.8 for Grim Tales 24. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 152 and 423 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Grim Legends 3's written reviews are positive against 69% of Grim Tales 24's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grim Legends 3 ships an update monthly, Grim Tales 24 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Grim Legends 3 versus Grim Tales 24: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrim Legends 3Grim Tales 24
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (152 ratings)4.8 (423 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews69.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings152423 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB969 MB
Age rating+129+
DeveloperArtifex Mundi S.A.Elephant Games AR LLC

Customer experience

Grim Legends 3

All ratings152 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative24.0%

Grim Tales 24

All ratings423 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

Bugs and requests

Grim Legends 3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Grim Tales 24

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game won't open
  • Too many bugs and glitches
  • Black screen when trying to purchase
  • Won't restore previous purchase
  • Hint button stopped working
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  • Cannot get past a certain point without spending money
  • Game dies at Facebook screen and cannot exit

Requested features

2 requests
  • Bring back snarky Richard
  • More Grim Tales games

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Grim Legends 3

One-time2
  • Grim Legends 3 (AM Club)$4.99
  • Full game unlock$6.99
1 purchases

Grim Tales 24

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$6.99

Questions

Is Grim Legends 3 free?
Grim Legends 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grim Tales 24 free?
Grim Tales 24 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grim Legends 3 or Grim Tales 24?
Grim Tales 24 is rated higher. Grim Legends 3 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 152 ratings, while Grim Tales 24 averages 4.8 from 423 ratings.
Do Grim Legends 3 or Grim Tales 24 have ads?
Neither Grim Legends 3 nor Grim Tales 24 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grim Legends 3 or Grim Tales 24?
Grim Legends 3 ships an update monthly, and Grim Tales 24 every 3 months. Most recently, Grim Legends 3 was updated on October 13, 2026 and Grim Tales 24 on October 17, 2026.

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