Comparison

Orbo's Escape vs X

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

Head to head
About

Orbo's Escape

Guide a mirrorball hero through challenging mazes filled with traps. Strategically place bumpers to navigate puzzles and collect power-ups. Can you help Alan Orbo escape Maze World and uncover its secrets?

Highlights
  • 25 challenging levels
  • Precision bumper placement
  • Navigate death traps
  • Collect power-ups
  • Simple, addictive gameplay
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ORBO’S ESCAPE is a brand new puzzler with simple, but endlessly addictive gameplay. Bop and pop, juggle and struggle through 25 killer levels! YOUR MISSION Help mighty mirrorball hero Alan Orbo escape from Maze World. Use precision placement of turbo-bumpers to safely navigate Orbo through puzzle after puzzle. But one wrong move and it’s doom! ORBO’S fate is in your fingers. Can you maneuver through dastardly death traps and win Orbo’s freedom? Can you uncover the mysteries of Maze World and score delicious POWER POPS? Can you play a pretty fun version of keep-it-up-the-air and then bug all your friends to download it, too? ORBO’S ESCAPE is the first game from LOST TRIANGLE STUDIOS in Chicago, IL.

About

X

Escape a secret laboratory as a powerful alien in this fast-paced jump'n'run game. Unleash supernatural upgrades and race against time to reach the top. Can you break free before the humans recapture you?

Highlights
  • Continuous 1-100 level challenge
  • Supernatural alien upgrades
  • Escape the laboratory
  • Tilt controls for movement
  • Tap to jump or grab
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They pulled you out of the Dark. Your happy place of nowhere. Locked you up. But now … Your strength is coming back! This is your chance ... GET OUT, X! Free the darkness and escape from a secret laboratory in this fast paced jump'n'run outbreak challenge. Unleash your alien powers with supernatural upgrades and make it to the top as fast as possible. Be first, or the humans will be! FEATURES - Continuous 1-100 level challenge - Power-up your alien with supernatural upgrades - Escape the laboratory before they catch you again HOW TO PLAY - Use tilt controls to move left or right - Tap to jump or to grap - Upgrade and evolve your alien

Screenshots

Orbo's Escape4 screens
X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Orbo's Escape at none against X's shown. Orbo's Escape also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). X's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 30 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Orbo's Escape holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 14 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbo's Escape ships an update every 30 months, X every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Orbo's Escape versus X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbo's EscapeX
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.6 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings414 — better
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB149 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLOST TRIANGLE STUDIOS LLCPSYCRAFT GmbH

Customer experience

Orbo's Escape

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

X

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Orbo's Escape

No in-app purchases

None

X

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbo's Escape free?
Orbo's Escape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is X free?
X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Orbo's Escape or X?
Orbo's Escape is rated higher. Orbo's Escape averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while X averages 4.6 from 14 ratings.
Do Orbo's Escape or X have ads?
X shows ads; Orbo's Escape does not.
Which is updated more often, Orbo's Escape or X?
Orbo's Escape ships an update every 30 months, and X every 2 weeks. Most recently, Orbo's Escape was updated on November 3, 2026 and X on November 4, 2026.

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