Comparison

12 orbits vs Marble Wars!

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

Head to head
About

12 orbits

This app offers a unique local multiplayer experience for 2 to 12 players on a single device. It features four distinct game modes, simple controls, and adjustable difficulty for any group size. Enjoy competitive or team-based play with quick setup and easy learning curves.

Highlights
  • Local multiplayer for 2-12 players
  • Four distinct game modes
  • Single-screen gameplay
  • Simple one-button controls
  • Adjusts to any player count
  • Quick setup
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The only local multiplayer game that lets you challenge 2, 3, 4, 5, 6... up to 12 players at once on just one screen. One smartphone or tablet is all you need. • Competitive local multiplayer for everyone at once. Anywhere. On anything. • 4 vastly different game modes to choose from • Setup takes seconds, even for 12 players at once • The basic mechanics are simple and can be taught to a group quickly • ...yet they provide you with a lot of room for mastery and competition • Works just as well for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6… players as it does for 12 You can choose from 4 very different game modes: ○ Arena Fill the arena with spheres of your own color and avoid those of your opponents. A bullet hell game that constantly grows more intense. ○ Multiball (Teams) Kind of like football, but with exploding goals and multiple balls at once, which change color all the time. Teamplay is more important than mastery. ○ Trails Collect spheres to grow longer than your opponents. Then block their path and pay attention to your own. And should the other players try to keep their distance, just fling your spheres at them. ○ Blizzard (Teams) Think tennis. But you have to defend against a whole shower of spheres at once, and send them right back where they came from. Whether you prefer playing local multiplayer versus or as a team, defensively or offensively, competitively or in utter chaos, anything is possible. Even so, 12 orbits requires only one button per player. This makes it easy to learn and teach others how to play it, yet it still provides a surprising amount of control for perfectionists. 12 orbits is a local multiplayer game for many players at once. But of course, you can also start off with a smaller group. All game modes automatically adjust to 2 players just as well as to any other number: 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, 10 players, 11 players, and of course 12 players can all easily compete with each other. Just try it out! The free version comes with all of the features and no more than a few ads. No micro transactions, no sharing of your data, and no unnecessary permissions. If you enjoy 12 orbits and would like to support me in its development, you can buy an ad-free version right here, in the Store. Thank you.

About

Marble Wars!

Engage in strategic territory battles with customizable marbles. Conquer tiles across various maps and modes, or design your own with the map editor. Earn coins to unlock new colors, countries, and maps.

Highlights
  • Territory wars simulator
  • Multiple game modes (classic, multiply, release)
  • Unlockable colors, countries, and maps
  • Map editor for custom maps
  • Coin-based progression system
Features
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Territory wars simulator, choose a mode (classic, multiply or release) and your favorite marbles. Get coins to unlock colors, countries and new maps. Will your team conquer all the tiles on the map? Now you can create your own maps in the map editor! My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BouncyMarble

Screenshots

12 orbits4 screens
Marble Wars!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 12 orbits at 4.7 against Marble Wars!'s 3.6. 12 orbits also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 74%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. 12 orbits sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Marble Wars! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

12 orbits holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 90 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of 12 orbits's written reviews are positive against 74% of Marble Wars!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

12 orbits ships an update every 5 weeks, Marble Wars! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
12 orbits versus Marble Wars!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter12 orbitsMarble Wars!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (41 ratings) — better3.6 (90 ratings)
Positive reviews90.6% of reviews — better73.8% of reviews
Number of ratings4190 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoman UhligMateo Garnica Castillo

Customer experience

12 orbits

All ratings41 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.3%

Marble Wars!

All ratings90 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative28.9%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive73.8%
Neutral4.6%
Negative21.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

12 orbits

One-time1
  • “Remove all ads from 12 orbits, forever”$1.99
4 purchases

Marble Wars!

One-time4
  • 10 coins$1.99
  • Marble Wars PRO$4.99
  • 70 coins$5.99
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  • 200 coins$9.99

Questions

Is 12 orbits free?
12 orbits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marble Wars! free?
Marble Wars! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 12 orbits or Marble Wars!?
12 orbits is rated higher. 12 orbits averages 4.7 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Marble Wars! averages 3.6 from 90 ratings.
Do 12 orbits or Marble Wars! have ads?
Both 12 orbits and Marble Wars! show ads.
Which is updated more often, 12 orbits or Marble Wars!?
12 orbits ships an update every 5 weeks, and Marble Wars! every 3 months. Most recently, 12 orbits was updated on June 11, 2026 and Marble Wars! on August 25, 2026.

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