Comparison

Appointment Trader vs Orbit

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Buy and sell reservations
  • Monetize cancelled plans
  • Find overbooked service availability
  • Marketplace for restaurants, spas, salons, and more
  • Discover new service providers
Features
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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.

About

Orbit

Features
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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!

Screenshots

Appointment Trader4 screens
Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Appointment Trader versus Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppointment TraderOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (754 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings754 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhoenix Labs, LLCBRYSON 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

None

Appointment Trader

No in-app purchases

None

Orbit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Appointment Trader free?
Appointment Trader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Appointment Trader or Orbit have ads?
Appointment Trader shows ads; Orbit does not.
Which is updated more often, Appointment Trader or Orbit?
Appointment Trader ships an update every 30 months, and Orbit every 9 days. Most recently, Appointment Trader was updated on October 30, 2026 and Orbit on October 29, 2026.

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