Comparison

Cursor vs Orbinaut

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cursor

Use your mouse cursor to hunt down and destroy digital infections in this retro-style arcade game. Eradicate viruses quickly to save your system and achieve Super Cursor status for faster elimination.

Highlights
  • Retro-style arcade gameplay
  • Virus hunting and eradication
  • Tap and hold controls
  • Combo system for power-ups
  • Score-based competition
  • Suitable for short and long play sessions
Features
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Your computer has been infected. Become the Cursor and dive into a retro digital battlefield where viruses swarm across the screen in a fast-paced arcade shooter inspired by classic computer systems. Tap and hold to fly upward. Release to descend. Destroy viruses. Protect the system. The more enemies you eliminate in rapid succession, the stronger Cursor becomes. Build massive combos, grow into SUPER CURSOR mode, and wipe out entire waves of corrupted data before the system crashes. ■■ FEATURES ■■ • Unique mouse cursor spaceship gameplay • Retro computer & digital virus aesthetic • Fast arcade action with combo mechanics • Simple one-touch controls • Endless score-chasing gameplay • Explosions, pixel chaos, and satisfying destruction • Classic old-school arcade feeling • Optimized for short quick sessions or long play runs Can you clean the system before total shutdown?

About

Orbinaut

Features
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One orb. Two rings. One tap. Orbinaut is a pick-up-and-play arcade game about staying alive. Your orb races endlessly around glowing neon rings — tap anywhere to hop between lanes, dodge the spikes, and grab gems for bonus points. Every run starts gentle and gets faster, until one wrong hop ends it all. Simple to learn, hard to master. Rounds last under two minutes, restarts are instant, and your high score is always on screen daring you to beat it. HOW TO PLAY • Tap anywhere to hop between the inner and outer ring • Dodge the spikes — one touch ends your run • Collect gems, grab the rare bonus star, and ride the shield • Survive as the speed climbs and the rings shift colour FEATURES • One-touch controls anyone can pick up — great for all ages • Daily Challenge: one shared board for the whole world, every day • Level up every 20 points as the rings change colour and the pace rises • REVERSE rounds that flip your direction (always with a warning!) • A shield power-up that lets you bulldoze through spikes • Crashed? Use an extra life and keep your best run alive • Game Center leaderboards — take on the world's best Orbinauts • 8 achievements to unlock • High score and stats sync across your devices with iCloud • Slick neon visuals, satisfying haptics and arcade sound • Game controller support and iOS Game Mode • No ads. No tracking. No waiting, no energy systems. Can you beat 1000?

Screenshots

Cursor4 screens
Orbinaut3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cursor at none against Orbinaut's 3. Cursor also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Orbinaut's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 14 months). On price and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Orbinaut sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Cursor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cursor ships an update every 14 months, Orbinaut every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cursor versus Orbinaut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCursorOrbinaut
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCogoo Inc.Mike Rozwadowski

In-app purchases

None

Cursor

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Orbinaut

One-time3
  • 3 Extra Lives$0.99
  • 10 Extra Lives$1.99
  • 20 Extra Lives$2.99

Questions

Is Cursor free?
Cursor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orbinaut free?
Orbinaut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cursor or Orbinaut have ads?
Neither Cursor nor Orbinaut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cursor or Orbinaut?
Cursor ships an update every 14 months, and Orbinaut every 2 days. Most recently, Cursor was updated on October 21, 2026 and Orbinaut on October 7, 2026.

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