Contre Jour vs Graversal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Contre Jour
This visually stunning puzzle-platformer challenges players to manipulate light and darkness to guide a creature to safety. Utilize intuitive touch controls to alter the environment, solve clever puzzles, and explore a hauntingly beautiful world. With hundreds of levels and a captivating soundtrack, it offers hours of engaging gameplay.
- Manipulate light and darkness
- Physics-based puzzles
- Intuitive touch controls
- 100 unique levels across 5 chapters
- 12 interactive environmental elements
- Collectable items and achievements
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Best Mobile Game of E3 ‹ GamePro Best Mobile Game of E3 Finalist ‹ IGN Best Mobile/Handheld Game of E3 Nominee ‹ Game Critics Awards Blurring the lines between games and interactive art, Contre Jour welcomes you to a hauntingly beautiful world shaped by the interplay of light and darkness. Use your finger to morph the landscape, propelling the mysterious creature Petit to safety. Pull, swipe, and tap gadgets such as tendrils, air geysers, and pulleys to complete clever puzzles. Set to a poignant orchestrated soundtrack from composer David Ari Leon, Contre Jour both delights and bedevils from start to finish. Press Quotes "Contre Jour…seems like the complete package. It has challenging physics-based puzzles, a unique gameplay hook, beautiful graphics, and an eerie soundtrack. Keep a gigantic, rolling eyeball out for this game…” — Slide To Play “I'm totally loving the look and feel of this one.” — TouchArcade “It's a seriously gorgeous and addictive game, and I can't wait for it to come out.” — IGN “The star of [E3] was Contre Jour, a darkly-weird platformer where you manipulate the ground around you.” — GamePro Contre Jour Highlights • 5 chapters featuring 100 unique levels, as well as 300 collectable lights, will have you playing for hours and hours. • Use extremely intuitive controls to change the environment around you. • 12 different interactive elements to master; portals, slingshots, tentacles, blowers and more. • Stunning visual style places Contre Jour in a league of it’s own – simply one of the most beautiful games of the year. • Rich, organic and original soundtrack by David Ari Leon perfectly matches Petit’s journey. Get some headphones and lose yourself in the world of Contre Jour. • Unlock a variety of achievements as you play, can you find them all?
Graversal
Navigate challenging levels by manipulating gravity to solve puzzles and master platforming. This game offers a unique twist on traditional gameplay, requiring strategic thinking and precise execution to progress. Experience a fresh challenge that tests your skills in a novel way.
- Gravity manipulation mechanics
- Challenging platforming levels
- Puzzle solving elements
- Unique gameplay twist
- Single-player experience
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Use gravity to your advantage in challenging levels that test your platforming and puzzle solving skills. Developed by Subhash Prasad. DBA Ouro Entertainment
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Graversal at Free against Contre Jour's $0.99. Graversal also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). Contre Jour's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 9) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 10.0). On review sentiment, ads 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
Graversal is free to download; Contre Jour costs $0.99 up front. Contre Jour sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Graversal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Graversal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Contre Jour has 53 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Contre Jour's written reviews are positive against 100% of Graversal's.
Contre Jour ships an update every 4 months, Graversal every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Contre Jour | Graversal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (53 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Natulang OU | Prasad Raghavulu |
Customer experience
Contre Jour
Graversal
Bugs and requests
Contre Jour
Reported bugs
2 issues- Progress reset after updates
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and worlds to explore
- Ability to replay completed levels
- Inclusion of a level editor
- Support for iCloud sync
Graversal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Contre Jour
- Early Unlock - Chapter 2$0.99
- Early Unlock - Chapter 3$0.99
- Early Unlock - Chapter 4$0.99
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- Early Unlock - Chapter 5$0.99
Graversal
No in-app purchases
Questions
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