Dark Stories vs Contexto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dark Stories
A group game where players act as detectives to solve fictional mysteries. One person reads a mystery and its solution, while others ask yes/no questions to uncover the truth. Perfect for parties and gatherings.
- Group mystery solving
- Yes/No question format
- Over 200 fictional stories
- Periodic story updates
- Detective role-playing
- Suitable for parties
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ATTENTION! THIS GAME IS MEANT TO BE PLAYED WITH FRIENDS IN PERSON. IF YOU ARE ALONE YOU CANNOT PLAY! Dark Stories is an easy to play and fun game but some of the stories are quite difficult. All the stories are fictional. To solve them, the players will need to prove their skills as detectives. HOW TO PLAY Dark Stories must be played in group. A person -chosen as narrator- picks a mystery and reads its description aloud. Then he/she reads its solution without telling the other people. The rest of the players then have to make questions in order to solve the mystery. The narrator can only answer the questions using "Yes", "No" or "It is not relevant". The only possible solution is the one given at the back of each mystery card. If the answer is still not clear enough, the players must follow the narrator's interpretation of the mystery. EXAMPLE A typical fragment of a gameplay could be: Player1: "Did he die because of the shot?" Narrator:"No" Player2: "Was he poisoned?" Narrator: "No" Player3: "Did he have children?" Narrator: "It's not relevant" Player1: "Are there other people in the story?" Narrator: "No" Player2: "Did he commit suicide?" Narrator: "Yes" ... END OF THE GAME When the narrator considers that the story has been solved enough, the narrator can conclude the game and read the whole solution. It is up to the narrator to give some clues if the story is in a deadlock. WHEN TO PLAY It is perfect for birthday parties, camps... and every situation in which you join several friends. STORIES This free App includes more than 200 stories and we will add new stories periodically. Accidents, suicides, thefts... Will you be able to solve every mystery? Special thanks to Lorena Rebollo, mcwc307 Chan, Rachel Long and Zak Freckelton for their help with the English translation. Rated 18+ by the Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS).
Contexto
Guess a secret word by submitting your own words and seeing how similar they are. An AI algorithm sorts words by context to determine their proximity to the secret word, with unlimited guesses available.
- AI-sorted word similarity
- Unlimited guesses
- Contextual word analysis
- Secret word guessing
- Game based on text analysis
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In this game, you have to find the secret word. You have unlimited guesses. The words were sorted by an algorithm according to how similar they were to the secret word. After submitting a word, you will see its position. The secret word is number 1. The algorithm analyzed thousands of texts. It uses the context in which words are used to calculate the similarity between them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dark Stories at 4.7 against Contexto's 3.5. Dark Stories also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 59%) and ratings volume (175 vs 26). Contexto's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Dark Stories sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Contexto asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dark Stories holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dark Stories has 175 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Dark Stories's written reviews are positive against 59% of Contexto's.
Dark Stories ships an update every 3 months, Contexto every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dark Stories | Contexto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (175 ratings) — better | 3.5 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.2% of reviews — better | 59.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 175 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 192 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Treebit Technologies | DAYDASH GAMES LTDA |
Customer experience
Dark Stories
Contexto
In-app purchases
Dark Stories
- Premium$3.99
Contexto
No in-app purchases









