Comparison

AirSticky vs Orbit

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

Head to head
About

AirSticky

Place digital sticky notes on real-world surfaces using augmented reality. Create text, handwritten, or URL-based notes that appear anchored to your environment.

Highlights
  • Place notes on detected surfaces
  • Text-only notes
  • Handwritten notes
  • Notes with website URLs
  • Utilizes ARKit framework
Features
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As an experimentation with Apple ARKit framework, this app allows you to add sticky notes to detected surfaces like a vertical wall or horizontal desk surface. Currently, you can: - Add sticky notes with text only (less than 160 characters) - Scribble a hand drawn note - Or notes with website URL

About

Orbit

This visual planner uses a circular 24-hour timeline to help you manage your schedule. Easily drag and drop activities, build templates, and track how your time is spent. It's designed for anyone seeking a more intuitive way to organize their day.

Highlights
  • Circular 24-hour timeline
  • Drag-and-drop time blocking
  • Recurring tasks and habits
  • Schedule templates
  • Day, Wave, and Month views
  • Local-first design
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Orbit is a visual planner built around a simple idea: your day is a clock, not a list. Plan your schedule on a 24-hour circular timeline inspired by circadian rhythm planning. Drag activities directly onto the dial, build reusable templates, manage recurring tasks, and see how your time is actually spent. Whether you're planning work, exercise, sleep, meals, or personal projects, Orbit helps you create schedules that are easier to understand and maintain. Features: • Circular 24-hour planner • Two-layer scheduling system for broad and detailed planning • Drag-and-drop time blocking • Recurring tasks and habits • Completion-based task regeneration • Task inbox for unscheduled work • Day, Wave, and Month views • Schedule templates • Color-coded categories • Local-first design with automatic saving • Installable on iPhone, iPad, and desktop Built for visual thinkers, routine builders, and anyone who wants a better way to see their time.

Screenshots

AirSticky2 screens
Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AirSticky at every 3 days against Orbit's every 2 weeks. AirSticky also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AirSticky against 5.0 for Orbit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AirSticky ships an update every 3 days, Orbit every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
AirSticky versus Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirStickyOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShunzhe MaKiera McCabe

In-app purchases

None

AirSticky

No in-app purchases

None

Orbit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AirSticky free?
AirSticky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AirSticky or Orbit?
AirSticky and Orbit are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do AirSticky or Orbit have ads?
Neither AirSticky nor Orbit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AirSticky or Orbit?
AirSticky ships an update every 3 days, and Orbit every 2 weeks. Most recently, AirSticky was updated on November 3, 2026 and Orbit on October 31, 2026.

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