Comparison

Orbit Home vs Forge

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

Head to head
About

Orbit Home

Control and monitor your Wi-Fi enabled smart garage door opener or universal controller remotely. Receive real-time alerts for door status and manage access for family and friends. You can also control your garage door opener's light.

Highlights
  • Remote garage door control
  • Real-time status monitoring
  • Push notifications for door activity
  • Garage door opener light control
  • Share access with others
  • Monitor multiple garage doors
Features
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Skylink's Orbit allows you to control and monitor Skyilnk's Wi-Fi enabled smart garage door opener and universal smart garage door controller, Nova. Have control and peace of mind of your garage door. Check garage door status from anywhere with your smartphone and never forget to close your garage door again. Features: - Control and monitor garage door opener remotely - Get real time push notification alerts when door is open, closed - Control the light of the garage door opener - Share access with family members or friends, with either temporary access or permanent access - Monitor multiple doors You need either one of the following Wi-Fi enabled devices to use the Orbit App. - Skylink Wi-Fi enabled garage door opener - Nova Universal Smart Garage Door Controller For more information on Skylink's Orbit, please visit www.skylinkhome.com.

About

Forge

This app helps you build good habits and break bad ones with flexible tracking options. It offers streak protection, smart reminders, and visual progress insights to keep you motivated. Start for free and upgrade for unlimited habits and advanced features.

Highlights
  • Flexible habit tracking (daily, weekly, monthly, custom intervals)
  • Streak protection with Shields
  • Vacation Mode and exception tracking
  • Smart reminders with quiet hours
  • Visual progress tools and habit insights
  • Calm, clean, and practical design
  • Offline-friendly local tracking
Features
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Forge is a flexible habit tracker that helps you build good habits, break bad ones, and understand your progress in one clean routine tracker. Whether you want to exercise daily, drink more water, read more, quit smoking, reduce screen time, or stay consistent with a personal goal, Forge adapts to the way your routine actually works. FLEXIBLE HABIT TRACKING Not every habit is daily. Forge supports routines like: - Daily habits, every day or specific days of the week - Weekly goals, like exercise 3 times per week - Monthly goals, like read 4 books per month - Custom intervals, like every 2 days or every 10 days - Yes/no, count-based, timer-based, and rating-based tracking BUILD AND QUIT HABITS Use Forge to track habits you want to build and habits you want to quit. Keep your positive routines and reduction goals in the same focused place. STREAK PROTECTION WITH SHIELDS Streaks are motivating, but life happens. Forge includes Shields, a streak protection system designed to help you stay consistent without letting one hard day erase your progress. - Earn shields by completing your habits - Use shields to protect your streak when you need a break - Track current and longest streaks at a glance - Stay motivated without turning habits into pressure SMART FEATURES FOR REAL LIFE Forge is built for routines that change with real life: - Vacation Mode to pause habits while you are away - Exception tracking for sick days, travel, and other interruptions - Notes and logging to add context to completions - Smart reminders with quiet hours - Templates for fitness, wellness, learning, productivity, and self-improvement HABIT STATS AND INSIGHTS Understand your consistency over time with visual progress tools: - Completion history and streaks - Calendar and heatmap-style progress views - Weekday insights - Habit rankings - Completion rates across recent time periods - Shareable progress images DESIGNED TO FEEL CALM Forge keeps habit tracking fast, clean, and practical with a polished design, color themes, dark mode, and offline-friendly local tracking. FREE TO START Track up to 5 habits for free. Upgrade to Forge Pro for unlimited habits, advanced statistics, all themes, cloud backup, data export, and premium access. Forge your routine. Build habits that last, one small check-in at a time. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Orbit Home4 screens
Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Forge at 100% against Orbit Home's 31%. Forge also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Orbit Home's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (67 vs 3). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Forge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Orbit Home asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Forge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orbit Home has 67 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Orbit Home's written reviews are positive against 100% of Forge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit Home ships an update every 2 months, Forge every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Orbit Home versus Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbit HomeForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (67 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings67 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkylink GroupVasudhamma Modem

Customer experience

Orbit Home

All ratings64 ratings
Positive29.7%
Neutral7.8%
Negative62.5%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive31.1%
Neutral12.3%
Negative56.6%

Forge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Orbit Home

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Email verification code entry freezes during signup
  • Login timeout errors preventing access
  • App won't recognize email addresses when adding users
  • WiFi connectivity detection fails despite active connection
  • Door opens partially on its own then closes
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  • Push notifications delayed by hours
  • Door status shows incorrect state (open when closed)
  • App crashes after iPhone OS updates
  • Cannot complete initial setup process
  • Requires multiple setup attempts (5+ times)
  • Door won't respond to app commands despite showing online
  • Random online/offline status cycling
  • Notifications stopped working after recent updates
  • App requires login every time despite Face ID enabled
  • Advanced WiFi settings (5GHz) cause connection failures
  • Door sensor frequently disconnects from WiFi

Requested features

14 requests
  • Apple HomeKit integration
  • Apple Watch app support
  • CarPlay support
  • Automatic door closing with timer
  • Scheduled closing times
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  • Notification alerts for doors left open too long
  • LED light timer control
  • Google Home integration (already exists but needs improvement)
  • Dark mode
  • Home screen widget for quick access
  • Siri voice control support
  • Door open duration alerts
  • Light status toggle indicator
  • Two-way voice/camera integration improvements

Forge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Orbit Home

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Forge

Subscriptions2
  • Montly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly1 Year trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Orbit Home free?
Orbit Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forge free?
Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Orbit Home or Forge?
Forge is rated higher. Orbit Home averages 2.4 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Forge averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Orbit Home or Forge have ads?
Neither Orbit Home nor Forge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbit Home or Forge?
Orbit Home ships an update every 2 months, and Forge every 4 days. Most recently, Orbit Home was updated on October 23, 2026 and Forge on October 24, 2026.

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