Orbit Path vs Colonize Mars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orbit Path
Navigate a probe through a minimalist interstellar universe using gravity and wormholes. This one-finger gravity puzzler offers a tranquil experience with original ambient music and challenging levels.
- Gravity and physics effects
- 30 replayable levels
- Immersive design and lighting
- Original ambient music
- Achievements and leaderboards
- Hints and level skips
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Find your path! Simple to play. Difficult to master. Immerse yourself in a tranquil, one finger, gravity puzzler set in a minimalist interstellar universe with original ambient music. Inspired by the Juno probe and its mission to Jupiter. Pass your probe safely through planetary orbits as you explore the far reaches of space. Avoid planets and stars as you use gravity, wormholes, space-time and more to safely move from world to world. From the creators of the hit game Word Hack! Features: - 30 replayable levels - Fun gravity and physics effects - Immersive design and lighting - Original music compositions (headphones suggested) - Achievements and leaderboards - Use hints or skip challenging levels - Play entirely for FREE or pay to accelerate your progress; your choice We want you to love Orbit Path! Please send us your feedback from the Credits screen, or write us an awesome App Store review :).
Colonize Mars
Explore and terraform the red planet by establishing bases and plantations. Cultivate various plants to transform the Martian environment.
- Base establishment
- Plant cultivation
- Terraforming mechanics
- Inter-base travel
- Exploration
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Travel between your bases and plantations, grow various plants and terraform the red planet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Orbit Path at 4.1 against Colonize Mars's 1.5. Orbit Path also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (68% vs 33%). Colonize Mars's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price and device support 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
Both are free to download. Orbit Path sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Colonize Mars asks for nothing beyond the download.
Orbit Path holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orbit Path has 83 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Orbit Path's written reviews are positive against 33% of Colonize Mars's.
| Parameter | Orbit Path | Colonize Mars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (83 ratings) — better | 1.5 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.8% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 270 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Label Labs | Upperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi |
Customer experience
Orbit Path
Colonize Mars
In-app purchases
Orbit Path
- Unlock World 2$0.99
- Unlimited Energy$1.99
Colonize Mars
No in-app purchases








