# Orbiko: Planet Merge Puzzle — Drop in space, grow a galaxy

> Drop in space, grow a galaxy (iPhone/iPad app by YOUNGIL KIM.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orbiko-planet-merge-puzzle/id6809824180 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [YOUNGIL KIM](https://appshunter.io/developer/1659764675)
- Category: Games, Casual, Puzzle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 14 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-11
- Data updated: 2026-11-06

## What is Orbiko?

Grow a universe from a single speck of dust.

Orbiko is a one-handed puzzle game. Drop celestial bodies into the field, and when two of the same kind touch they merge into the next one up. That is the whole rule, and it is very hard to put down.

ELEVEN STAGES OF EVOLUTION
Dust, pebble, asteroid, comet, moon, rocky planet, gas giant, ringed planet, star, red giant, black hole. What happens when two black holes meet? Find out for yourself.

THREE ITEMS FOR WHEN YOU ARE STUCK
Swap trades the body you are holding for the next one. Smash clears a single body that is in your way. Shake unsettles the whole field so everything can fall into place again.

A NEW CHALLENGE EVERY DAY
The Daily Challenge deals every player the same sequence of bodies, so the only thing that separates you is how you play it. Your streak counts the days you come back.

BUILT AROUND THE FEEL
Every merge answers with haptics, sound and a screen shake sized to what you just made. Chain them quickly for a combo multiplier. A landing guide shows exactly where your drop will settle, so a mistake is yours and never the game's.

CONTROLS THAT FIT YOUR HAND
Choose relative drag, where your finger never covers the body you are aiming, or touch position, where it jumps straight to where you press. Sensitivity is adjustable either way.

SOMETHING TO BEAT
Your ten best runs stay on your device, and Game Center leaderboards put you up against players everywhere.

Free to play. No account, no sign-up, and it works offline.

Keep the big bodies low and the small ones on top, and never let anything pile over the dotted line. Good luck.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time |


## Is Orbiko safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Orbiko.

## Is Orbiko legit?

Orbiko: Planet Merge Puzzle has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Orbiko is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.2 — 2026-11-04

Smash and Shake refills are now capped per round — five for Smash, three for Shake. Unlimited refills meant a run could be kept alive forever, which made leaderboard scores meaningless. The cap is the same whether you bought Remove Ads or watched a video: the purchase removes ads, not the rules.

The last refill of a round now tells you it's the last one, so the button never goes quiet on you.

### 1.2.1 — 2026-11-04

Remove Ads now lives up to its name.

If you own it, every ad is gone. Continuing after a game over and refilling Smash and Shake are instant — no video to watch, ever. Previously only the between-round interstitials went away, which is the ad you meet least often.

Thanks to the player who bought it and asked "so what actually disappeared?" You were right.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-11-03

• Remove Ads is here. One purchase and the full-screen ads between rounds are gone. The optional ads for continuing a run and refilling items stay, so you keep those.
• Restore purchase lives in Settings, so a new device or a reinstall picks up where you left off.
• Fixed ads that could sit stuck on "loading" — a failed load now retries on its own.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-09-12

Three new items. Swap trades your current body for the next one, Smash clears one body that is in your way, and Shake unsettles the field so everything can resettle. You can hold more of them by watching an optional ad.

A new Daily Challenge opens every day. Everyone gets the same sequence of bodies, so only your play separates you, and your streak counts the days you come back.

You can also share your score as a card, and open the leaderboard straight from your best score at the top of the screen.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-12

No release notes.

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## More apps by YOUNGIL KIM

- [Wiggly: 3D Social Spaces](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wiggly-3d-social-spaces/id1659765705)

All apps by YOUNGIL KIM: https://appshunter.io/developer/1659764675

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