Comparison

GRIS vs Afterplace

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

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About

GRIS

Guide a young girl through a surreal, faded world as she processes a difficult experience. Discover new abilities that transform her surroundings and unlock new paths. This serene adventure offers exploration, light puzzles, and platforming without danger or frustration.

Highlights
  • Emotional journey through a faded world
  • Unlock new abilities
  • Explore a meticulously designed world
  • Delicate art and animation
  • Elegant original score
  • Light puzzles and platforming
  • No danger, frustration, or death
Features
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Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality. As the story unfolds, Gris will grow emotionally and see her world in a different way, revealing new paths to explore using her new abilities. GRIS is a serene and evocative experience, free of danger, frustration or death. Players will explore a meticulously designed world brought to life with delicate art, detailed animation, and an elegant original score. Through the game light puzzles, platforming sequences, and optional skill-based challenges will reveal themselves as more of Gris’s world becomes accessible. GRIS is an experience with almost no text, only simple control reminders illustrated through universal icons. The game can be enjoyed by anyone regardless of their spoken language.

About

Afterplace

Embark on an open-world adventure on your mobile device, exploring a vast landscape filled with hidden secrets, treasures, and quirky characters. Engage in combat, uncover mysteries, and forge your own path through a world without waypoints.

Highlights
  • Open world exploration
  • Hidden secrets and treasures
  • Combat with monsters
  • Interactive characters
  • No virtual buttons
  • Dynamic control adaptation
Features
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An open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Afterplace is an adventurous indie game for mobile devices. It's a huge open world, full of hidden secrets, treasures, and creatures. You'll run around the woods, fight monsters, and talk to ostensibly shady characters! All from your pocket! Be warned though - you never know what the forest might be hiding, and not all trails are paved. Labyrinths and dungeons are tucked away in the most concealed nooks. There are no waypoints in Afterplace. You'll have to forge your own path. Afterplace has been designed from the ground up to be a fast, fluid, beautiful experience for mobile. There are no virtual buttons. You can move and attack by touching anywhere. You can tap objects directly to interact or attack, use two thumbs like a traditional controller, or control the game with a physical gamepad. The game will adapt dynamically to your play style. Pick up and set down the game at your own pace, it will always save your progress. Afterplace is made to feel like a full-fledged indie adventure game that fits in your pocket. About the Author: Afterplace is made by one person, Evan Kice. A former software engineer from Austin TX, Evan quit his job (to the dismay of his friends and family) and has been working full time on Afterplace since early 2019. The initial game released in December of 2022, but Evan plans on continuing to support and polish the game when he can!

Screenshots

GRIS4 screens
Afterplace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Afterplace at 4.9 against GRIS's 4.5. Afterplace also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 73%) and device support (5 vs 3). GRIS's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and price ($4.99 vs $6.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

GRIS costs $4.99 and Afterplace $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Afterplace holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 766 and 634 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of GRIS's written reviews are positive against 94% of Afterplace's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GRIS ships an update every 2 weeks, Afterplace monthly. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
GRIS versus Afterplace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGRISAfterplace
Price$4.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.5 (766 ratings)4.9 (634 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews94.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings766 — better634
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#164#40 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.3 GB249 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDevolverEvan Kice

Customer experience

GRIS

All ratings764 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews723 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative18.9%

Afterplace

All ratings627 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.5%

User reviews

GRIS

From 766 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Gorgeous visuals and art style
  • 🎼 Beautiful, emotive soundtrack
  • 🧠 Thought-provoking, symbolic story
  • 🕹️ Intuitive, smooth gameplay
  • 🕰️ Relaxing, meditative experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
  • 🎮 Challenging controls, especially on mobile
  • 🔇 Audio issues with screeching sounds
  • 🕹️ Frustrating difficulty spikes in certain areas

Afterplace

From 634 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Charming characters and dialogue
  • 🎨 Beautiful pixel art and visuals
  • 🎶 Excellent soundtrack
  • 💡 Unique story and world-building

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or performance issues
  • 🔍 Lack of a map or quest log can lead to getting lost
  • 🔍 Some plot points not fully explained
  • 🔍 Limited weapon/item variety

Bugs and requests

GRIS

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Character movement issues (getting stuck, unable to move right)
  • Unreliable flying/double-jump mechanics
  • Audio cutting out or glitching

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to skip intro/credits sequence
  • Improved checkpoint/save system
  • Zoom/camera controls for better visibility
  • Optimization for smaller mobile screens

Afterplace

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices
  • Saves not loading properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • Ability to restart or replay the game
  • More in-depth combat and progression systems

In-app purchases

None

GRIS

No in-app purchases

None

Afterplace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GRIS free?
GRIS costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Afterplace free?
Afterplace costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GRIS or Afterplace?
Afterplace is rated higher. GRIS averages 4.5 out of 5 from 766 ratings, while Afterplace averages 4.9 from 634 ratings.
Do GRIS or Afterplace have ads?
Neither GRIS nor Afterplace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GRIS or Afterplace?
GRIS ships an update every 2 weeks, and Afterplace monthly. Most recently, GRIS was updated on November 11, 2026 and Afterplace on November 11, 2026.
Which is more popular, GRIS or Afterplace?
GRIS currently peaks at #164 in the App Store charts, and Afterplace at #40. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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