Comparison

Gleam vs Genethics

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

Head to head
About

Gleam

Engage in interactive chat stories where your choices shape thrilling narratives. Explore mysteries and uncover secrets in unique adventures that keep you captivated. Are you ready to become a character and influence the outcome?

Highlights
  • Interactive chat narratives
  • Player choice-driven stories
  • Mystery and horror themes
  • Character immersion
  • Engaging gameplay
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Step into Gleam, where interactive chats guide you through thrilling stories... Become a character in a horror tale, making choices that shape your journey. Are you ready to uncover mysteries and explore the unknown? Experience a unique adventure that keeps you engaged and intrigued. Let the journey begin!

About

Genethics

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Genethics hires you as a temporal agent. Every contract is written live, just for you: its story, its characters, its artwork, its soundtrack. No other agent will ever play it. Your mission: travel into the past and steer history through impossible choices. Each contract drops you into a real era, from antiquity to the near future. Read the situation, talk to the people who lived it, then decide. Every card is a fork, and every choice ripples forward. There are no clean answers, only consequences you have to own. Build your reputation, earn credits, and equip artifacts that bend the odds in your favor. Trade them with other agents on the open market, reforge their powers, and climb the leaderboard. Will you protect the timeline, or rewrite it in your image? Genethics is free to start. Become a full agent to unlock the full archive of contracts.

Screenshots

Gleam4 screens
Genethics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Genethics at none against Gleam's shown. Genethics also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Gleam sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Genethics sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gleam ships an update every 3 weeks, Genethics daily. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gleam versus Genethics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGleamGenethics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB72 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAlireza GhiastabariBENOIT PICHON

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Gleam

One-time10
  • Beginner's Pack$1.99
  • Mega Saver: 75% Off Now$1.99
  • Super Reader's Pack$3.99
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  • Time Traveller's Pack$3.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Thrifty Thirty: Grab 35% Off$3.99
  • Half-Price Hero: 50% Off Deal$3.99
  • First Step Savings - 15% Off$3.99
  • Pro Player's Package$6.99
  • True Reader's Dream Package$8.99
10 purchases

Genethics

One-time10
  • Small credit pack$1.99
  • Small ether pack$1.99
  • Random Quantic Vectors$1.99
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  • Targeted Quantic Vectors$1.99
  • Medium credit pack$4.99
  • Medium ether pack$4.99
  • Large credit pack$9.99
  • Large ether pack$9.99
  • Huge credit pack$19.99
  • Huge ether pack$19.99

Questions

Is Gleam free?
Gleam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Genethics free?
Genethics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gleam or Genethics have ads?
Gleam shows ads; Genethics does not.
Which is updated more often, Gleam or Genethics?
Gleam ships an update every 3 weeks, and Genethics daily. Most recently, Gleam was updated on October 27, 2026 and Genethics on October 24, 2026.

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