Chromatic vs Orbit Gravity Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chromatic
Unwind with a calming color-based puzzle game. Arrange hues into harmonious gradients by swapping colors. Enjoy a stress-free experience with no time limits or high scores, perfect for artistic expression and relaxation.
- Color swapping puzzles
- Arrange satisfying gradients
- Reduce negative emotions
- Challenge perceptual skills
- Create harmony from chaos
- Ambient music
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Today’s world is too stressful, too demanding, and too chaotic. Take some time to de-stress! Chromatic is a colors-based puzzle game ideal for rest and relaxation. The concept is refreshingly simple: just tap colors to swap them until harmony is restored. You will find puzzles with the perfect hues and level of challenge for you. Express your artistic side by organizing colors into satisfyingly beautiful arrangements. Explore the endless number of multidimensional gradients that can be stretched across your screen. Get lost in captivating colors and ambient music. Chromatic allows you to: + Reduce negative emotions with relaxing puzzles + Challenge your perceptual skills + Create harmony from chaos Chromatic is: + Based on color theory and visual perception + Invigorating, yet relaxing + Satisfying and rewarding Chromatic has: + A clean interface and a simple design + Featured puzzles based on the time of year + Endless puzzles using every color imaginable Chromatic does not have: - Time limits - too stressful! - High scores - too much pressure! - Third-party ads - too annoying!
Orbit Gravity Runner
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Don't fall in. Don't drift out. One finger. Hold to thrust away from the star, release and gravity pulls you back. That is the entire control scheme — about ten seconds to learn, a very long time to master. The twist is that danger IS the reward. The closer you fly to the star, the more everything is worth. Skim the corona and orbs pay up to 12x. Play it safe out wide and they pay 1x. So every second is a greed decision. Nothing ever stops to ask "do you want to risk it?" — you answer that continuously, with your thumb. There are two ways to die and you are always about a second from both. Fall in and you burn up. Drift past the boundary and you are gone into the cold. The atmosphere drags at you the lower you fly, and it thickens the longer you survive, so a good run never settles into a rhythm. It gets harder while you are flying it. FEATURES • One-touch control. Hold, release, that is it. • A multiplier that scales with danger — up to 12x down on the deck • Skim bonuses that pay you the instant you take the risk, not later • A chain timer that rewards moving between altitudes instead of camping one • DAILY RUN — one seeded layout per day, identical for every player worldwide • Daily missions, and eight ship trails to unlock • Instant restart. No menus between attempts. Built for one hand, one thumb, and one more try.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orbit Gravity Runner at none against Chromatic's 1. Orbit Gravity Runner also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Chromatic's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Chromatic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Orbit Gravity Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Chromatic | Orbit Gravity Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan Schalk | PATRICK JEFFREY COLVIS |
Bugs and requests
Chromatic
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tiles not registering as correctly placed
- Progress lost when app is closed
- Purchase validation errors
Requested features
4 requests- More themed and seasonal puzzles
- Ability to save custom puzzles
- Option to add a timer or scoring system
- Wider color palette selection
Orbit Gravity Runner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chromatic
- Unlock Infinite Puzzles$1.99
Orbit Gravity Runner
No in-app purchases









