Comparison

Watermarbling vs Dawn Orbit

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

Head to head
About

Watermarbling

Simulate immersion printing to create unique designs. Spill colors onto water, manipulate patterns with your fingers, and coat 3D objects with your creations. Compete to become the top watermarbler.

Highlights
  • Immersion printing simulation
  • Create unique designs
  • Coat 3D objects
  • Manipulate patterns with fingers
  • Become a top watermarbler
Features
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The world's one and only immersion printing simulator! Make your own unique designs and coat 3D objects with them. To start, simply spill color paints on the water's surface. You can even use your fingers to adjust and experiment with the pattern. Then submerge the desired object in the water and Voila! Can you become the world's top watermarbler?

About

Dawn Orbit

Test your aim with an axe-throwing game. Hit moving targets while avoiding dangerous zones to earn rewards. Master precision to impress the farmer and achieve an amazing hit rate.

Highlights
  • Axe throwing gameplay
  • Moving targets
  • Dangerous zones to avoid
  • Reward system
  • Precision aiming challenges
Features
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The farm built some challenging targets You can use an axe, aim at the bullseye and throw it to destroy the target and receive a reward from the farmer To increase the difficulty, the farmer not only makes the target move but also adds dangerous areas around it. Once the wrong target is accidentally dropped, not only may the axe be lost, but even greater losses may be caused Show the farmer your amazing hit rate

Screenshots

Watermarbling4 screens
Dawn Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

Watermarbling and Dawn Orbit both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Dawn Orbit's written reviews are positive against 52% of Watermarbling's. Dawn Orbit also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Watermarbling's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (155K vs 6). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Dawn Orbit sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Watermarbling asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dawn Orbit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watermarbling has 155K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Watermarbling's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dawn Orbit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watermarbling ships an update every 2 months, Dawn Orbit every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Watermarbling versus Dawn Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatermarblingDawn Orbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (155K ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings155K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size378 MB362 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGeisha Tokyo Inc.ALPINE WAVE ENTERPRISES INC

Customer experience

Watermarbling

All ratings155,264 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews411 reviews
Positive52.1%
Neutral12.9%
Negative35.0%

Dawn Orbit

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Watermarbling

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Inability to save or load custom designs
  • Inconsistent or unreliable performance

Requested features

4 requests
  • More color and design customization options
  • Reduce frequency of ads or provide ad-free option
  • Add more variety of items to water marble
  • Improve stability and fix glitches

Dawn Orbit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Watermarbling

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Dawn Orbit

One-time6
  • 60coin$0.99
  • 300coin$4.99
  • 1280coin$19.99
Show 3 more
  • 2280coin$29.99
  • 3280coin$44.99
  • 6480coin$89.99

Questions

Is Watermarbling free?
Watermarbling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dawn Orbit free?
Dawn Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Watermarbling or Dawn Orbit?
Dawn Orbit is rated higher. Watermarbling averages 4.7 out of 5 from 155K ratings, while Dawn Orbit averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Watermarbling or Dawn Orbit have ads?
Neither Watermarbling nor Dawn Orbit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Watermarbling or Dawn Orbit?
Watermarbling ships an update every 2 months, and Dawn Orbit every 5 months. Most recently, Watermarbling was updated on October 31, 2026 and Dawn Orbit on October 24, 2026.

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