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Comparison

Grape Ape vs Granddaddy Purple

These two are easy to confuse, with reason: Leafly gives Granddaddy Purple the same three parents as Grape Ape, Mendo Purps, Skunk and Afghani, while Weedmaps lists GDP as Purple Urkle × Big Bud, popularized by Ken Estes in 2003.1,2,3 In state labs Granddaddy Purple tests about the same: 17.87% median THC against 18.42% for Grape Ape.4

Side by side

Grape ApeGranddaddy Purple
TypeIndica-dominant (90% indica per AllBud and RQS)3,5,6Indica1
LineageMendocino Purps × Skunk × Afghani (accounts differ)3,7,8Mendo Purps × Skunk × Afghanistan per Leafly; Purple Urkle × Big Bud per Weedmaps1,2
Median THC (state lab tests)18.42% (202 tests)17.87% (512 tests)
Middle half of THC results15.37%–21.25%15.00%–21.55%
Top terpenes (median)β-Caryophyllene, α-Pinene, α-Humulene (99 tests)Limonene, β-Caryophyllene, β-Myrcene (55 tests)
Leafly top effectsSleepy, relaxed, hungry3Sleepy, relaxed, hungry1
FlavorGrape, berry, sweet3Grape, berry, violet1
Flowering7–8 weeks (Leafly); 50–60 days for RQS’s version3,660 days indoors (Leafly)1
Leafly orders, 2025Not in the top 89#29

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.4

Lab-tested THC: Grape Ape vs Granddaddy Purple

14% 16% 18% 20% 22% Grape Ape Grape Ape: median 18.42%, middle half 15.37%–21.25%, 202 tests 18.4% n=202 Granddaddy Purple Granddaddy Purple: median 17.87%, middle half 15.00%–21.55%, 512 tests 17.9% n=512 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.4

Which is more common

Granddaddy Purple is the bigger seller: #2 in Leafly’s 2025 dispensary orders, where Grape Ape does not appear, and its Leafly page has 5,727 ratings against Grape Ape’s 2,275.1,3,9

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Granddaddy Purple strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  2. Weedmaps, Granddaddy Purple strain page. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Grape Ape strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  4. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  5. AllBud, Grape Ape marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  6. Royal Queen Seeds, Grape Ape feminized seeds (specifications). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  7. SeedFinder, Grape Ape (Apothecary Genetics): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  8. Leafly, Pleased as Purple Punch: a ‘Purps’ marijuana family genealogy (2021-04-08). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  9. Leafly, The best-selling weed strains of 2025 (2026-02-02). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.