Orbit vs Elemental Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orbit
Navigate your spaceship through space using planetary gravity to return to Earth. Avoid hazards like black holes and meteorites while discovering creative solutions to each level. The game offers a unique physics-based challenge with multiple ways to succeed.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Utilize planetary gravity
- Avoid black holes and meteorites
- Creative level solutions
- Space exploration theme
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Orbit is a game about space and gravity. You have to shoot your Spaceship across space to get back to earth. You will learn to use the gravitation of planets to your advantage. But watch out for black holes and meteorites, as they might interfere with your way home. In Orbit you can get creative. There are many known and even more unknown solutions for each level. *There might be a slight chance that the game contains a bonus level.
Elemental Box
Engage in a sandbox game focused on realistic physical simulations. Experiment with various shapes and materials to observe their unique interactions and transformations. This app offers a creative space for exploration and discovery through physics.
- Physical simulation
- Material interaction
- Shape manipulation
- Sandbox gameplay
- Real-time physics
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Physical simulation game that enjoys real physical operation of each shape and change in each material.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Orbit at 5.0 against Elemental Box's 4.2. Orbit also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). Elemental Box's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (63 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Orbit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elemental Box has 63 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Orbit's written reviews are positive against 72% of Elemental Box's.
Orbit ships an update every 15 months, Elemental Box every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orbit | Elemental Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.2 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 72.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Steurer | DAN-BALL |
Customer experience
Orbit
Elemental Box
In-app purchases
Orbit
No in-app purchases
Elemental Box
No in-app purchases
