# Orbital — user reviews > 254 indexed App Store user reviews of Orbital by Bitforge, rated 4.50/5 from 42 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orbital/id324012853/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orbital/id324012853.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 33 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 3 ## What do users think of Orbital? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💎 Great little distraction - 💎 Classic game - 💎 A keeper - 💎 Timeless - 💎 Love the game - 💎 Awesome gameplay - 💎 Fantastic - 💎 Addictive - 💎 Mesmerizing experience - 💎 Gorgeous graphics - 💎 Challenging yet simple - 💎 Perfect for casual play - 💎 Replayability **Cons** - 🐛 Startup sound issue - 🔋 High battery consumption - 🐛 Crashes on newer iOS - 🔇 Missing original music - 🐛 Score reset issue **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on iOS 13+ - Leaderboards not working - Inconsistent physics on newer devices **Most requested features** - Undo feature - New game modes - Power-ups - Online multiplayer - PC/Mac version - Original music option - Customizable controls ## Newest reviews (16 of 254) ### 5/5 — ハマっちゃいます *2023-02-10* 個人的ブームが来ては去りを繰り返し、気づいたらもう10年くらいあそんでます。 ### 5/5 — Retro *2022-11-25* So nostalgic! Used to play in 2010! I love this game till this day! ### 5/5 — Wishing for original music and sound *2022-05-11, version 1.5.0* It just created the best “zone” for playing. ### 4/5 — Been around for years *2022-02-09, version 1.5.0* I’ve kept this one on my devices for years, and still go back to it. I would like to see a few tweaks in the gameplay. It’s basically been the same since day 1. It would be nice to fire up a game with some orbs already scattered randomly about as the start of every game at the moment is pretty much just firing orbs around before you can get into the game. And my fave mode, Supernova, would also benefit from some occasional power ups. Maybe a bounce projection, so we can see where our first bounce will go (not permanent, something the player could earn on a high multiplier or something). Another thing I’d love to see is usage of the iOS apis to ignore accidental taps, and the ability to slide our finger off the screen to cancel a shot. ### 5/5 — Love this game *2021-10-25, version 1.5.0* Very much a casual game. Auto resumes when you close and reopen. The soundtrack is brilliant too! ### 4/5 — Classic but.. *2021-06-02* Glad the game was updated to play on newer phones but the physics are different and easier to die. Also - what happened to the leaderboards?! Disappointed. ### 5/5 — 間違いない、おすすめゲームです。 *2021-05-05* iPhone3GSの頃から かれこれ多分10年以上遊んでいるのは このゲームだけで アクション好きには、 間違いなく面白いゲーム。 体験版もあるので、是非試してみて。 未だにサポートしている開発にも感謝。 ### 5/5 — Give me original sound fx *2020-12-15* Love love love this game and have for years. One of my exes introduced me to it and I have since introduced it to all my exes and my now husband (not ex). Everyone loves/loved it. I just wish there was an original sound fx mode. The opening music was so peaceful! At least they kept the robot voice! ### 5/5 — Fixed - thank you! *2020-10-03, version 1.5.0* Thank you for the update to work with iOS 14. A top game that stands the test of time. Tons of replay value ### 5/5 — Good update *2020-09-29, version 1.5.0* Works well on iOS 14 now. This game has long been one of my favourites. ### 5/5 — Still amazing! *2020-09-25* I bought this game over a decade ago for $4.99 or maybe a little bit more or less. It is still on my phone all these years later and is still one of my favorite casual games. It completely boggles my mind that it is still getting updates to keep it running on the latest iOS! What a fantastic commitment from the developers! ### 5/5 — Funktioniert wieder unter iOS14 *2020-09-25* Ein tolles Spiel, das ich immer wieder gerne spiele. Gut gemacht! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2020-09-25* iPhone3GSの時からずっとずっと楽しませてもらっています。この間に多くのアプリがアプデされずに消えていきましたが、こうして常にiOS更新してもらえている事、感謝しかありません。 Orbital has been with me for more than ten years now. Wow. ### 5/5 — Thank you for updating for iOS 14 *2020-09-24, version 1.5.0* This is a game I use most days and was devastated when it initially didn’t work on iOS 14! It’s works perfectly now really happy again ### 4/5 — Schönes Spiel - bis iOS13 *2020-09-20* Orbital macht richtig Spaß, vor allem, wenn man sich eigene Musik in der Hintergrund legt (gute Idee). Leider funktioniert seit dem Update auf iOS 14 nichts mehr: Schwarzer Bildschirm mit Sound :-(. Da müssten die Entwickler mal einen Blick drauf werfen. ### 4/5 — Pls fix the online game mode *2020-09-13, version 1.4.1* Love the game but friends and I have all started playing together! We’d like to compete against each other but the online games mode doesn’t work and won’t let us connect our Facebook to the app, it just says we need to be a ‘registered test user’ ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — One star. Less than one. *2023-09-20, version 1.5.0* It has a setting to turn off sounds, so that’s good. However even with sounds turned off and music turned off, it still has a full volume blast of unwanted startup jargon. Hey devs? Having a no sounds setting means, (NO SOUNDS). I don’t want some startup theme song intro. One star. Less than one star. ### 1/5 — My favorite game ever, BUT... *2023-02-23* Does not work on latest iOS (crashes upon launch...) ### 1/5 — 閃退 *2020-10-24* 如題 ### 1/5 — Noch iOS 14 fähig *2020-09-21* Bitte updaten, hat immer Spaß gemacht ### 1/5 — No updates in years *2020-04-20, version 1.4.1* Seriously? You can’t keep updates coming to support newer IOS versions? ### 1/5 — Pas de mode en ligne *2020-02-14* J’aimerai un remboursement, je suis passé de la free version à la version payante pour le mode en ligne, mais celui ci n’est pas accessible même en attendant ### 1/5 — Broken *2020-02-14, version 1.4.1* One of my favorites forever. Now it just plays the opening animated logo for bitforge over and over. Never get to play anymore. ### 1/5 — Broken on iphone 11 :-( *2019-10-06, version 1.4.1* I love this game but can no longer play it after upgrading to iphone 11. It crashes back to home screen after startup. Please update this great game to work on new IOS versions and devices. Will update to 5 stars if it becomes playable again. ### 1/5 — 昔は良かった *2019-01-14* 新しいiPadを買ったついでに数年ぶりにやってみたらBGMも効果音も改悪されていて酷い有様です。 いつまでも続けていたい独特の雰囲気は皆無になりました。 iPhone3Gの頃からビジュアルや音楽、テンポの良さが素晴らしく、好きなアプリだったので残念。 設定で昔の音に変更できれば星5にしたいです。 ### 1/5 — Update Gravity iPhone 4 *2018-01-30* nach dem Update macht es keinen Spass mehr. Der Bounce ist zu stark eingestellt. Ich will die alte Version zurück. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — A game that stands the test of time *2026-07-21* I have played this game on and off, always having a place for it on my phone, for easily the last 15 years. Simple yet elegant. I just wanted to let whomever made this know, their work is appreciated. ### 5/5 — Deceptively Simple - ultra casual *2026-06-08, version 1.5.0* This game is a concept based on “Gimme Friction Baby” by Wouter Visser. This rules are super simple: Tap on the screen to fire projectiles from your cannon’s continuously oscillating barrel. When a projectile comes to rest it will become an orb, expanding until it touches another orb or the edge of the playfield. Ricochet your shots off orbs, each impact reduces their value by one, until it reaches zero which removes that orb from the game and rewards you with one point, but do not let your projectile cross the “death line” at the bottom of the playfield or it’s game over. Easy to pick up, difficult to master. ### 5/5 — Stands the test of time *2026-03-26, version 1.5.0* Installed on my first iPhone in 2009, still playing it regularly 17 years later. I’m sad the global high score server went off-line, but at least the game continues to work perfectly and provides joy, relaxation, satisfaction and amusement. ### 5/5 — Classement mondial *2026-01-11* Bonjour, j’adore ce jeu, j’aimerais bien avoir le classement mondial et pas seulement avec mes amis car personne ne joue bis ### 5/5 — Great little distraction *2025-03-22* I’ve been playing this game for 16 years — and in that time it’s been a perfect little device to get me out of my own head and find calm. (I do play in silent or very low volume) Unlike some of my original games on my first iPhone, this has remained a classic. Thank you ### 5/5 — Classic *2024-12-28* I remember playing this game in the waiting room to pass the time while my son was being born. He’s 15 now and I’m still enjoying this challenging, yet simple, colorful game. ### 5/5 — A keeper *2024-12-16* I think I’ve had this game more than 13 years. It’s still great, I still play it. Thanks to the developers for keeping it going; it even runs on Macs now. I do miss the original music, though. ### 5/5 — I’ve had this game longer than my 14 year old daughter! *2024-11-06, version 1.5.0* I remember playing this for ages waiting in hospital while my wife was pregnant. My daughter turns 14 in a month or so! I might not play it for a year or two and then get addicted again. Great game. 139 in gravity is my latest high score (I think my highest, have changed device a few times!) ### 5/5 — Still a great game *2023-08-04* I probably paid for this game more than a decade ago and I’m thankful that it still functions beautifully on my iPhone thanks to periodic (surprise) updates. FYI, I recently discovered that the original background music appears to be the song “Drop Back” by the artist Vaisnava. Thanks, Bitforge! <3 ### 5/5 — Wish they would make more games like this *2023-03-25, version 1.5.0* A relic of the past, one of the good ones --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*