Comparison

Dark Stories vs Contexto

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Group mystery solving
  • Yes/No question format
  • Over 200 fictional stories
  • Periodic story updates
  • Detective role-playing
  • Suitable for parties
Features
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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).

About

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.

Highlights
  • AI-sorted word similarity
  • Unlimited guesses
  • Contextual word analysis
  • Secret word guessing
  • Game based on text analysis
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Dark Stories4 screens
Contexto4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dark Stories sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Contexto asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dark Stories versus Contexto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDark StoriesContexto
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (175 ratings) — better3.5 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews — better59.4% of reviews
Number of ratings175 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTreebit TechnologiesDAYDASH GAMES LTDA

Customer experience

Dark Stories

All ratings175 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive87.2%
Neutral3.6%
Negative9.1%

Contexto

All ratings26 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative26.9%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive59.4%
Neutral18.8%
Negative21.9%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dark Stories

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
None

Contexto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dark Stories free?
Dark Stories is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Contexto free?
Contexto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dark Stories or Contexto?
Dark Stories is rated higher. Dark Stories averages 4.7 out of 5 from 175 ratings, while Contexto averages 3.5 from 26 ratings.
Do Dark Stories or Contexto have ads?
Both Dark Stories and Contexto show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dark Stories or Contexto?
Dark Stories ships an update every 3 months, and Contexto every 2 months. Most recently, Dark Stories was updated on October 29, 2026 and Contexto on October 30, 2026.

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