Appointment Trader vs Orbit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Appointment Trader
This app allows users to buy and sell reservations for various services, including restaurants, spas, and salons. It helps monetize cancelled plans and find availability in overbooked establishments.
- Buy and sell reservations
- Monetize cancelled plans
- Find overbooked service availability
- Marketplace for restaurants, spas, salons, and more
- Discover new service providers
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AppointmentTrader turns your cancelled plans into cash and makes overbooked Restaurants, DMV's, SPA's, Hair-Dressers, Golf Clubs and an ever growing list of categories a thing of the past.
Orbit
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In Your Orbit is a quiet, beautiful way to notice relationship drift and keep your connections close. THE ORBIT Everyone you care about circles a warm sun. You set how often you want to see each person (weekly, monthly, twice a year) and the app tracks the rest. One look tells you where everyone currently stands and which relationships might need your attention sooner rather than later. COLOR CODING Each person's ring carries meaning that shifts: • Green - you've seen them recently • Amber - it's been a while, but you're still inside the window you chose • Violet, slowly flashing - you're past due and should reach out! There's no notification badge screaming at you. Just a gentle pulse from the people who are slipping. CORE FRIENDS Mark as many people as you like as core friends. They get a gold ring and remain visible at a glance. DISTANCE Circles drift outward the longer it's been. Or flip it: make the people you've drifted from grow larger instead, so they're impossible to ignore. Pull everyone in close with one tap when you want the whole picture at once. EVENTS TO BUILD TOWARD Add the concert, the wedding, the trip. Each one shows a live countdown over the artist's or venue's own image. WORLDS TO SIT IN Choose your sky. A desert oasis with dolphins crossing the water. A forest at dusk. Deep space. Art Deco noir. A phoenix egg waiting to hatch. A TOOL FOR YOU, NOT A SOCIAL MEDIA PERFORMATIVE STAGE No feed. No followers. No one else can see your orbit, and there's nothing to post. Your board syncs privately across your own devices, and you can delete your account and everything in it from inside the app. You are able to invite friends on the platform to commit to future events, though!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Orbit at none against Appointment Trader's shown. Orbit also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 30 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Appointment Trader ships an update every 30 months, Orbit every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Appointment Trader | Orbit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (754 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 754 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phoenix Labs, LLC | BRYSON DOAN MALCOLM |
Bugs and requests
Appointment Trader
Reported bugs
4 issues- Reservations get cancelled without explanation
- Refunds and payouts are delayed or denied
- Inability to change reservation details
- Technical issues with the app and website
Requested features
5 requests- Improve user interface and navigation
- Enhance customer support and communication
- Implement better fraud/scam prevention measures
- Allow reservation deposits to be used towards bill
- Provide more transparency on reservation availability and status
Orbit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Appointment Trader
No in-app purchases
Orbit
No in-app purchases









