Comparison

Monument Valley vs Florence

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

Head to head
About

Monument Valley

Explore a world of impossible architecture and optical illusions. Guide a silent princess through stunningly beautiful, hand-crafted monuments by manipulating the environment. Uncover hidden paths and solve puzzles in this surreal exploration game.

Highlights
  • Impossible architecture manipulation
  • Optical illusion puzzles
  • Surreal exploration
  • Hand-crafted worlds
  • Intuitive twist and drag controls
  • Reactive soundscape
Features
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** Apple Game of the Year 2014 ** ** Winner of Apple Design Award 2014 ** In Monument Valley you will manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world. Monument Valley is a surreal exploration through fantastical architecture and impossible geometry. Guide the silent princess Ida through mysterious monuments, uncovering hidden paths, unfolding optical illusions and outsmarting the enigmatic Crow People. Ida's Dream now available. Forgotten Shores: Eight new chapters of adventure and illusion available now as a separate purchase. Buy or download Monument Valley now and you’ll also get our fully animated iMessage sticker pack, including 5 stickers exclusive to players! Only available on iOS10 and above. ======= "This might be the most beautiful iPad game of 2014" - Wired "Brilliant design... stayed with me like a dream I didn't want to forget" 9/10 - Polygon "The most sublime hour my iPad has ever given me... and the value of such a thing is incalculable" - Kotaku "Monument Valley stuns with its serenity... each screen is a work of art" - Huffington Post "Almost impossibly gorgeous... a feast for your senses" 5/5 - Touch Arcade ======= BEAUTIFUL Inspired by minimalist 3D design, optical illusions and palaces and temples from around the world, every monument is a unique, hand-crafted world to explore. EASY TO USE Twist and drag to reshape the world and help Ida to explore. Designed to be easy for everyone to pick up, enjoy and complete. SOUND Audio reacts to your manipulation of the world to provide a surreal and beautiful soundscape. Best experienced with headphones. iCloud Synchronize your game across all your devices. ** Monument Valley is designed for iPhone 4 and above. It is NOT compatible with iPod Touch 4th Generation.

About

Florence

Experience a touching interactive story about a young woman's first love. Navigate the highs and lows of a relationship through engaging mini-games inspired by graphic novels. Discover personal growth and the complexities of connection.

Highlights
  • Interactive storybook
  • Mini-game vignettes
  • Relationship progression
  • Character development
  • Graphic novel inspiration
Features
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Florence is an interactive storybook from the award-winning lead designer of Monument Valley about the heart-racing highs and heartbreaking lows of a young woman's very first love. Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself. Experience every beat of Florence and Krish's relationship through a series of mini-game vignettes - from flirting to fighting, from helping each other grow... to growing apart. Drawing inspiration from 'slice of life' graphic novels and webcomics, Florence is an intimate and unforgettable story.

Screenshots

Monument Valley4 screens
Florence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Florence at none against Monument Valley's 1. Florence also leads on price ($2.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Monument Valley's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and chart position (#7 vs #41). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Monument Valley costs $3.99 and Florence $2.99 up front. Monument Valley sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Florence asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monument Valley holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16K and 8.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Monument Valley's written reviews are positive against 78% of Florence's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Monument Valley versus Florence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonument ValleyFlorence
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.8 (16K ratings) — better4.6 (8.8K ratings)
Positive reviews80.7% of reviews — better78.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16K — better8.8K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#7 — better#41
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size324 MB1.2 GB
Age rating4+4+
Developerustwo gamesAnnapurna Games, LLC

Customer experience

Monument Valley

All ratings15,824 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews941 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative10.7%

Florence

All ratings8,797 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews1,457 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative13.3%

User reviews

Monument Valley

From 16K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Stunning visuals and graphics
  • 🎶 Soothing and atmospheric audio
  • 🧠 Clever and mind-bending puzzles
  • 🕰️ Relaxing and calming gameplay
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly controls

Room to improve

  • 🕹️ Puzzles can be too easy at times
  • ⏱️ Game is relatively short in length
  • 💰 Expensive for the amount of content
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes reported

Florence

From 8.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Genuinely a masterpiece
  • 💎 Character Development
  • 💎 A brief but great game
  • 💎 Light escape from reality
  • 💎 Beautiful!

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Not worth it imo
  • 🤔 Short and only somewhat Interactive
  • 🤔 Beautiful, but underwhelming
  • 🤔 Meh.
  • 🤔 Disappointing

Bugs and requests

Monument Valley

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not loading or freezing on certain devices
  • Inability to purchase or access DLC/expansion content
  • Compatibility issues with recent iOS updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and chapters to extend the gameplay
  • Increased difficulty and challenge in later puzzles
  • Ability to save progress and resume levels
  • Support for newer device screen sizes and resolutions

Florence

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Login screen freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • More chapters or a whole new story
  • Multiple endings
  • Longer gameplay

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Monument Valley

One-time1
  • Forgotten Shores$1.99
None

Florence

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monument Valley free?
Monument Valley costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Florence free?
Florence costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Monument Valley or Florence?
Monument Valley is rated higher. Monument Valley averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Florence averages 4.6 from 8.8K ratings.
Do Monument Valley or Florence have ads?
Neither Monument Valley nor Florence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monument Valley or Florence?
Monument Valley ships an update every 2 months, and Florence every 2 months. Most recently, Monument Valley was updated on September 28, 2026 and Florence on September 27, 2026.
Which is more popular, Monument Valley or Florence?
Monument Valley currently peaks at #7 in the App Store charts, and Florence at #41. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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