Inked vs PALINGENESIS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inked
Embark on a unique journey of love and hope as a samurai navigating a world drawn with ballpoint pen. Solve puzzles to restore what's lost and uncover the connection with the mysterious Artist who created your world. Experience an emotional story with a moving soundtrack.
- Ballpoint pen art style
- Heartwarming story
- Puzzle-based gameplay
- Emotional music score
- Achievement system
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Experience an unconventional yet unforgettable story of love and hope in Inked. Guide a rogue samurai called the “Nameless Hero”, as he travels the world on paper with his love Aiko. But beware, you may soon find that everything you love is stripped away and you will have to embark on a journey through a puzzle-ridden quest to restore what you care for. Following your adventure is the mysterious Artist, the person who drew the world around you. Your stories are connected in more ways than one, and the journey you will take will change you both. Inked invites you to experience: - A beautiful and immersive world solely based on ballpoint pen drawings - A heartwarming story about loss and hope - Puzzles which put the control of the world at your fingertips - An emotional and moving music score --------------------------------------------------------------------- Winner of Game Connection Asia 2020 Indie development Grand Award, Best casual game award, Best upcoming game award and Best mobile/tablet game award. --------------------------------------------------------------------- A full run of the story requires around 3hrs, while completing all achievements takes much longer. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------- More about Inked (Follow us on Facebook/Twitter @InkedGame, Instagram @Inked_Game)
PALINGENESIS
Experience an album as an interactive music video game. Explore animated worlds, each tied to a song, and uncover a developing narrative through your journey. This unique application blends hand-crafted animation with interactive gameplay.
- Interactive animated worlds
- Music-driven environments
- Unfolding narrative
- Hand-crafted animation
- Visual sequences
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PALINGENESIS is a music video game. The album by GRIGS unfolds as a series of interactive animated worlds, with each environment built around a different song. Created entirely by animator and musician John Paul Grigsby, PALINGENESIS brings together hand-crafted animation, interactive environments, and visual sequences that appear as you move through each world. As you progress through the album, a larger story begins to take shape through the environments and the moments you come across along the way. Listen to PALINGENESIS by GRIGS wherever you stream music. www.johngrigsby.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PALINGENESIS at Free against Inked's $3.99. PALINGENESIS also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Inked's advantage is ratings volume (87 vs 11) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
PALINGENESIS is free to download; Inked costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PALINGENESIS holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inked has 87 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Inked's written reviews are positive against 100% of PALINGENESIS's.
Inked ships an update every 3 weeks, PALINGENESIS every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inked | PALINGENESIS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (87 ratings) | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.0 GB | 741 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Pine Studio | John Paul Grigsby |
Customer experience
Inked
PALINGENESIS
In-app purchases
Inked
No in-app purchases
PALINGENESIS
No in-app purchases
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