GRIS vs Strange Horticulture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
GRIS costs $4.99 and Strange Horticulture $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
GRIS ships an update every 2 weeks, Strange Horticulture weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GRIS | Strange Horticulture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (766 ratings) | 4.9 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | 75.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 766 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #98 | #44 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.3 GB | 522 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Devolver Digital, Inc. | Plug In Digital |
Customer experience
GRIS
Strange Horticulture
User reviews
GRIS
From 766 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
GRIS
No in-app purchases
Strange Horticulture
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is GRIS free?
Is Strange Horticulture free?
Which has better reviews, GRIS or Strange Horticulture?
Do GRIS or Strange Horticulture have ads?
Which is updated more often, GRIS or Strange Horticulture?
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