Comparison

Living Legends vs Grim Tales 24

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

Head to head
About

Living Legends

A dark fairy tale mystery game where you must break a crystal curse engulfing a kingdom. Uncover hidden stories and use magic to save your loved ones from a legendary enchantress.

Highlights
  • Bonus game to save your sister
  • Integrated strategy guide
  • Replayable HOPs and mini-games
  • Collectible characters and morphing objects
  • Unlockable concept art, screensavers, and music
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You’ve been invited to the Crystal Kingdom to celebrate your best friend’s engagement to the prince! You arrive ready to dance the night away, but when midnight strikes, the castle and its inhabitants are engulfed in crystals! Forbidden magic like this can only be the work of one legendary enchantress, the Fairy Godmother. TRY THE FREE TRIAL VERSION, AND THEN UNLOCK THE COMPLETE ADVENTURE IN THE GAME! With the curse threatening your entire world, can you uncover the hidden story behind the original crystal slipper and save the people you love in time? Living Legends: Crystal Tear includes: • Use your magic to save your sister in the Bonus Game! • Never get lost with the strategy guide! • Replay your favorite HOPs and mini-games. • Collect special characters and morphing objects throughout the game! • Enjoy concept art, screensavers, and music from the game! Discover more from Friendly Fox Studio: Terms of Use: https://friendlyfox.studio/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://friendlyfox.studio/privacy-policy/ Official website: https://friendlyfox.studio/hubs/hub-ios/ Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/FriendlyFoxStudio/

About

Grim Tales 24

Embark on a mystery detective adventure to find a missing daughter and husband. Solve puzzles, search for hidden objects, and uncover the truth behind a family's disappearance. Explore new worlds and face a looming threat in this engaging hidden object game.

Highlights
  • Hidden object scenes
  • Puzzle solving
  • Mini-games
  • Detective gameplay
  • Story-driven mystery
  • Bonus chapter
Features
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Help Anna Gray find her daughter and husband after disappearing on Thanksgiving Day! Play the hidden object game, solve puzzles, find lost items and enjoy mystery detective! ________________________________________________________________________ Will you manage to solve the mystery of Grim Tales 24: All Shades of Black? Immerse yourself in a mystery detective game and solve puzzles. Be a detective, search and find all the hidden objects and find out the solution to the Gray family's disappearance! Note that this is a free trial version of the hidden objects game. You can get the full walkthrough by means of an in-app purchase. Dorian, Anna and Alice go to the Crimson Hollow mansion to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Suddenly, during the festive dinner, Dorian crumbles into dust, and Alice disappears in front of Anna's eyes. Moreover, Anna discovers that Dorian’s portrait has gone missing. Where did the portrait go? What happened to Alice and Dorian? How will helping Anna affect Anastasia Grim? Find out all this in an exciting hidden object adventure! FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO DORIAN AND ALICE Travel back in time, solve puzzles and mini-games, find clues, explore hidden object scenes and find out why Dorian and Alice Gray disappeared and who is responsible for their disappearance. FIND OUT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE AND DORIAN Anna continues searching for clues connected with the disappearance of Dorian and Alice. She gets on the trail of the artist who painted Dorian's portrait, but someone insistently doesn't want Anna to be able to return her loved ones. Will Anna Gray be able to save her family and defeat a new evil? FIND OUT WHAT THE PAINTED WORLD IS HIDING IN THE BONUS CHAPTER! Play as Anna Gray and find out what happened to the artist who painted Dorian's portrait. Travel to the past and new worlds. Face a new threat looming over Anna's future and prove yourself. Grim Tales 24: All Shades of Black is a hidden object game where you need to seek and find missing objects like Sherlock. Be a detective and find out why Anna's family disappeared at the party in this mystery detective game! Enjoy replayable HOPs and mini-games, exclusive wallpapers, soundtrack, concept art, and more! Zoom in on the scenes to help search and find all hidden objects, and use hints if you get stuck. Discover more from Elephant Games! Elephant Games is a developer of hidden object games and mystery detective games. Check out our game library at: http://elephant-games.com/games/ Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elephant_games/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elephantgames Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@elephant_games Privacy Policy: https://elephant-games.com/privacy/ Terms and Conditions: https://elephant-games.com/terms/

Screenshots

Living Legends4 screens
Grim Tales 244 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Living Legends at 4.7K against Grim Tales 24's 412. Grim Tales 24's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 59%). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Living Legends sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Grim Tales 24 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Living Legends against 4.8 for Grim Tales 24. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Living Legends has 4.7K ratings behind it against 412, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Living Legends's written reviews are positive against 69% of Grim Tales 24's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Living Legends ships an update every 2 months, Grim Tales 24 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Living Legends versus Grim Tales 24: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiving LegendsGrim Tales 24
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.7K ratings)4.8 (412 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.1% of reviews69.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.7K — better412
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB969 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperFriendly Fox Games LimitedElephant Games AR LLC

Customer experience

Living Legends

All ratings4,695 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.9%

Grim Tales 24

All ratings412 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral2.4%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

User reviews

Living Legends

From 4.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics
  • 🕹️ Engaging gameplay
  • 🕰️ Decent length of gameplay
  • 🧩 Fun puzzles and mini-games
  • 👍 Adjustable difficulty levels

Room to improve

  • 💰 Locked content behind paywall
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🤔 Unclear instructions for puzzles
  • ⏱️ Short gameplay for the price
  • 🔇 Audio issues on certain devices

Grim Tales 24

From 412 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable and lengthy gameplay
  • 🖼️ Gorgeous graphics and visuals
  • 💡 Magical inventory tools and creative tasks
  • 🧩 Terrific variety of HO scenes and puzzles
  • 🤩 Addictive thrill ride of unusual tasks

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Touchscreen sensitivity issues
  • 💸 Paywall at certain points
  • ⚫ Black screen when trying to purchase
  • 🔒 Won't restore previous purchases
  • 🚫 Hint button stopped working

Bugs and requests

Living Legends

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Circular hint glitch preventing progress
  • Game freezing and unable to download
  • Inability to skip certain puzzles

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to replay completed chapters
  • More detailed tutorials for puzzles
  • Zoom function for smaller screens
  • Improved touch/click responsiveness

Grim Tales 24

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game won't open
  • Too many bugs and glitches
  • Black screen when trying to purchase
  • Won't restore previous purchase
  • Hint button stopped working
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  • Cannot get past a certain point without spending money
  • Game dies at Facebook screen and cannot exit

Requested features

2 requests
  • Bring back snarky Richard
  • More Grim Tales games

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Living Legends

One-time1
  • Full Game & Bonus Unlock$6.99
1 purchases

Grim Tales 24

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$6.99

Questions

Is Living Legends free?
Living Legends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grim Tales 24 free?
Grim Tales 24 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Living Legends or Grim Tales 24?
Grim Tales 24 is rated higher. Living Legends averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.7K ratings, while Grim Tales 24 averages 4.8 from 412 ratings.
Do Living Legends or Grim Tales 24 have ads?
Neither Living Legends nor Grim Tales 24 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Living Legends or Grim Tales 24?
Living Legends ships an update every 2 months, and Grim Tales 24 every 3 months. Most recently, Living Legends was updated on September 24, 2026 and Grim Tales 24 on September 22, 2026.

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