Comparison

Pilot 9 vs Orbit Rage

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

Head to head
About

Pilot 9

Engage in aerial combat as a pilot of advanced jet and helicopter fighters to thwart global domination. Select diverse aircraft, pilots, and gear to complete challenging missions and earn rewards for future battles.

Highlights
  • Pilot jet and helicopter fighters
  • Customizable vehicles with add-ons and skins
  • Upgradeable pilots for increased XP
  • Multiple levels and missions
  • In-game lottery and daily rewards
  • Multi-attribute vehicle rewards
Features
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Pilot 9 puts you in the cockpit of today's advanced jet and helicopter fighters with the goal of stopping global domination by an aggressive enemy bent on taking over the world. In this vertical shooting game, you can select different aircraft and pilots as you attempt to complete levels and missions that contain different threats. Some levels reward you with epic rewards that will help you fight in the future.   Are you ready to fly the unfriendly skies? Features: - Pilot a jet or helicopter! - Vehicles with different add-ons and skins - Gear with different add-ons and skins - Pilots that will increase in-game XP - Twelve different enemies - Different levels and missions - In-game lottery! - Multi-Attribute vehicle rewards - Daily rewards

About

Orbit Rage

Features
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Orbit Rage is a precision dodging game built for one thing: to be genuinely, punishingly hard - and completely fair. You control a single glowing orb. Hazards sweep, orbit and pulse across the board. One touch and you restart. There are no power-ups, no timers, no luck. Only your reflexes and your patience. THE HARDEST GAME YOU CAN ACTUALLY BEAT Most hard games cheat. Traps spring with no warning, deaths come from nowhere, and "difficulty" means the level lied to you. Orbit Rage does the opposite. Every hazard telegraphs its path before it moves. Every level is verified beatable, with a guaranteed margin for error. If you die, it is because you moved wrong - and you will know exactly why. That is the whole promise: a rage game that earns your rage. 100 LEVELS. 10 WORLDS. Each world introduces a new way to die and a new rhythm to master: GRID - clean lines, honest timing. Learn the language. NEBULA - vertical sweepers close the safe lanes. FORGE - pendulum hazards guard every doorway. VOID - breathing orbits open and close on a beat. PRISM - crossing diagonals force you to double back. GAUNTLET - everything so far, at once. TIDE - dense, slow fields. Patience over reflex. CIRCUIT - lockstep patrols. Read the pattern or die to it. FROST - long corridors, fast sweepers, no way to stop. SINGULARITY - nested rings, guarded checkpoints, no mercy. FEATURES 100 hand-tuned levels across 10 distinct neon worlds Precision touch control - a relative stick, not a clumsy finger-follow Checkpoints that define your route, not just your respawn Every hazard telegraphs before it strikes Deaths tracked per level, because you will want to know Plays fully offline. No account, no login, no waiting. FREE TO PLAY Orbit Rage is free, with optional ads to keep it that way. Watch a short ad to revive in place after a brutal death. Every level is playable for free - no paywall. Built for players who finished the world's hardest game and wanted more. How far can you get before you put the phone down?

Screenshots

Pilot 94 screens
Orbit Rage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orbit Rage at none against Pilot 9's 5. Orbit Rage also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Pilot 9's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pilot 9 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Orbit Rage asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pilot 9 ships an update every 6 weeks, Orbit Rage every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pilot 9 versus Orbit Rage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilot 9Orbit Rage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size505 MB87 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCraig BuckOUADIE ZERHOUNI

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Pilot 9

One-time5
  • Coin Pile$0.99
  • No Ads$0.99
  • Cheddar$1.99
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  • Tall Stacks!$2.99
  • Mint$4.99
None

Orbit Rage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pilot 9 free?
Pilot 9 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit Rage free?
Orbit Rage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pilot 9 or Orbit Rage have ads?
Orbit Rage shows ads; Pilot 9 does not.
Which is updated more often, Pilot 9 or Orbit Rage?
Pilot 9 ships an update every 6 weeks, and Orbit Rage every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pilot 9 was updated on October 12, 2026 and Orbit Rage on September 30, 2026.

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