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Comparison

Grape Ape vs Purple Urkle

Both trace to Mendocino Purps: Purple Urkle as a select phenotype of it, Grape Ape as a cross of it with Skunk and Afghani, and Leafly users give both the same top effects and a grape-led flavor.1,2 Purple Urkle’s lab sample is small, 35 tests, with a median THC of 19.00% against 18.42% for Grape Ape (202 tests).3

Side by side

Grape ApePurple Urkle
TypeIndica-dominant (90% indica per AllBud and RQS)2,4,5Indica1
LineageMendocino Purps × Skunk × Afghani (accounts differ)2,6,7Believed to be a Mendocino Purps phenotype1
Median THC (state lab tests)18.42% (202 tests)19.00% (35 tests); small sample
Middle half of THC results15.37%–21.25%15.98%–22.42%
Top terpenes (median)β-Caryophyllene, α-Pinene, α-Humulene (99 tests)Too few tests report individual terpenes
Leafly top effectsSleepy, relaxed, hungry2Sleepy, relaxed, hungry1
FlavorGrape, berry, sweet2Grape, plum, berry1
Flowering7–8 weeks (Leafly); 50–60 days for RQS’s version2,57–9 weeks (Leafly)1

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.3

Lab-tested THC: Grape Ape vs Purple Urkle

14% 16% 18% 20% 22% 24% Purple Urkle Purple Urkle: median 19.00%, middle half 15.98%–22.42%, 35 tests 19.0% n=35 Grape Ape Grape Ape: median 18.42%, middle half 15.37%–21.25%, 202 tests 18.4% n=202 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests. Small sample: Purple Urkle has only 35 tests.3

Which is easier to find

On Oct 3, 2026, 62 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Grape Ape flower on Weedmaps, against 10 stores for Purple Urkle; around New York the counts were 27 and 4.8

Its own site

Purple Urkle has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at purpleurkle.com.

More comparisons

Sources

  1. Leafly, Purple Urkle strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Grape Ape strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  3. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  4. AllBud, Grape Ape marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  5. Royal Queen Seeds, Grape Ape feminized seeds (specifications). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  6. SeedFinder, Grape Ape (Apothecary Genetics): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  7. Leafly, Pleased as Purple Punch: a ‘Purps’ marijuana family genealogy (2021-04-08). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  8. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 3, 2026. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.