Comparison

GRIS vs Strange Horticulture

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

Head to head
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

Strange Horticulture

Manage an occult plant store in a mysterious town. Discover and identify strange plants, using their unique properties to influence an unfolding narrative. Explore the surrounding lands to find new flora and unravel ancient secrets.

Highlights
  • Manage an occult plant store
  • Discover and identify strange plants
  • Use plant effects to influence story
  • Explore surrounding lands
  • Unravel dark mysteries
  • Pet your cat
Features
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Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries. WELCOME TO UNDERMERE Welcome to Undermere, a quaint town surrounded by hag-infested forests and rugged mountains. You are the Horticulturist, owner of local plant store Strange Horticulture. As a cast of colorful customers come by your shop, you are quickly thrust into an occult mystery stretching back hundreds of years. EXPLORE THE LANDS BEYOND Explore the lands beyond your store to find new plants, but be careful! The dark woods and lakes are not always friendly to a simple herbalist. You might discover powers beyond your wildest dreams - or lose your mind completely. Use context clues to determine which places to visit, and which to avoid! AN EVER-GROWING COLLECTION Using your trusty encyclopedia and clues found on your explorations, you learn more about the strange plants you come across. By identifying each plant, you will be able to use their effects to influence the story -- from hypnotic hallucinogens to powerful poisons.

Screenshots

GRIS4 screens
Strange Horticulture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Strange Horticulture at 4.9 against GRIS's 4.5. GRIS's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence 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

GRIS costs $4.99 and Strange Horticulture $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Strange Horticulture holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 766 and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of GRIS's written reviews are positive against 75% of Strange Horticulture's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GRIS ships an update every 2 weeks, Strange Horticulture weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
GRIS versus Strange Horticulture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGRISStrange Horticulture
Price$4.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.5 (766 ratings)4.9 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews75.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7661.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#98#44 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size2.3 GB522 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDevolver Digital, Inc.Plug In Digital

Customer experience

GRIS

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

Strange Horticulture

All ratings1,338 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews166 reviews
Positive75.3%
Neutral7.8%
Negative16.9%

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

Strange Horticulture

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Cozy and relaxing gameplay
  • 🧠 Clever and engaging puzzles
  • 🎨 Lovely art style and graphics
  • 📚 Interesting and well-written story
  • 🕹️ Unique and novel gameplay mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (viewing device issues, plant movement problems)
  • 🔋 Battery drain and overheating issues
  • 📱 Suboptimal mobile experience (small text, lack of Apple Pencil support)
  • 🕰️ Short playtime, not much replayability

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

Strange Horticulture

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Viewing device bug preventing progress
  • Plants getting stuck and unable to be moved
  • Crashes and freezes on certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More content and expanded gameplay
  • Shelf/storage option for plants
  • Improved mobile optimization (larger text, better controls)

In-app purchases

None

GRIS

No in-app purchases

None

Strange Horticulture

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GRIS free?
GRIS costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strange Horticulture free?
Strange Horticulture costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GRIS or Strange Horticulture?
Strange Horticulture is rated higher. GRIS averages 4.5 out of 5 from 766 ratings, while Strange Horticulture averages 4.9 from 1.5K ratings.
Do GRIS or Strange Horticulture have ads?
Neither GRIS nor Strange Horticulture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GRIS or Strange Horticulture?
GRIS ships an update every 2 weeks, and Strange Horticulture weekly. Most recently, GRIS was updated on November 2, 2026 and Strange Horticulture on November 3, 2026.
Which is more popular, GRIS or Strange Horticulture?
GRIS currently peaks at #98 in the App Store charts, and Strange Horticulture at #44. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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