Comparison

Orbit vs Galaxy Space Simulator 3D+

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

Head to head
About

Orbit

Navigate a retro-neon space environment by manipulating gravity to reach checkpoints. Overcome obstacles, use wormholes, and create your own challenging levels with the included editor.

Highlights
  • Gravity manipulation puzzles
  • Retro-neon visual style
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Wormhole travel
  • Full level editor
  • Community level sharing
  • In-game hints
Features
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Aim your shot and let gravity bend its path. Orbit is a physics puzzle game where you launch a ball around planets, avoid obstacles and reach checkpoints. SOLVE WITH GRAVITY Choose your angle, power and timing. Find a path through each puzzle, use hints when you need a nudge and improve your best shots. BUILD AND SHARE Create puzzles in the level editor. Place planets and obstacles, publish your own level collections and explore levels made by other players. CHALLENGE FRIENDS Share levels and successful-shot replays. Challenge friends to beat your results at their own pace, then return to improve your personal best. Explore a neon universe of planets, wormholes and moving obstacles. One well-timed launch can change everything.

About

Galaxy Space Simulator 3D+

Features
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Create your own solar system with our immersive 3D and realistic space simulator! Galaxy Space Simulator is an immersive, fun, and addicting simulator with base on real astrophysical gravity law. You can watch in real time how a planet orbits the sun and how asteroid belt forms. It’s an educational activity that is so mesmerizing and entertaining for the whole family. === FEATURES OF PLANETARY SPACE SIMULATOR: === * IMMERSIVE HIGH QUALITY 3D GRAPHIC Enjoy the immersive, realistic graphic. It really feels like you are in the outer space and observing the solar system from away. This app uses simple swipe and pinch to control the view. You can view the planetary orbits and track them. You start with unlimited planets and you can unlock new planet types by completing achievements. We add new achievements to unlock so you will never run out of things to do and explore. * REALISTIC SIMULATOR The movement of the sky objects are simulated based on how gravity works in the outer space and how each object pulling at each other depending on their mass. You can see how the planet orbits the sun and maybe collides with each other, how asteroid belt forms, and other space phenomenon. * CUSTOMIZATION Customize your planets and stars with textures and skins. You can also change the background of the scene. You can also adjust for speed, size, and location of the sky objects, as well as choose for random distribution. * HOW TO PLAY GUIDE You don’t need to feel overwhelmed. We explain the app control and functions within the app so you know how to create sky objects, follow the orbits, view guide, and more. * SAVE, LOAD, PAUSE AND RESUME You don’t have to worry of losing your solar system if you can’t finish it in one go. Save your project and load it later on. You can also pause and resume the solar system anytime. * SHARE ONLINE Do you want to impress your friends and family with your creation? Share your creation on social media. You can also share your solar system model with other users, find models by other users and modify them to create your own. You don’t have to be a sky gazer or a science fiction enthusiast to enjoy our space simulator app. This is a very fun and addicting activity to do anytime, anywhere. Don’t worry if you don’t know where or how to start. You can load other people’s solar systems and add your own elements to them as you like. Keep creating and experimenting and enjoy watching what will happen as the planets, stars, and asteroids moving and orbiting each other. You can witness planetary collisions and the evolution of the solar system you create as time goes by. It will certainly deepen our understanding about the space and universe. *** We appreciate all the feedback from our users. Please support Planetary Space Simulator, 3D Solar System Simulator by leaving a rating and review. Don’t forget to share our universe sandbox app to your friends and family so they can enjoy it too!

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Galaxy Space Simulator 3D+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Orbit at Free against Galaxy Space Simulator 3D+'s $2.99. Orbit also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months). Galaxy Space Simulator 3D+'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On in-app purchases and device support 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

Orbit is free to download; Galaxy Space Simulator 3D+ costs $2.99 up front. Orbit sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Galaxy Space Simulator 3D+ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update weekly, Galaxy Space Simulator 3D+ every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Orbit versus Galaxy Space Simulator 3D+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitGalaxy Space Simulator 3D+
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank—#199 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB220 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInterconnected Pty LtdKrassimir Kondarev

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Orbit

One-time12
  • Orbit Support Tier 1$0.99
  • Orbit Support Tier 2$1.99
  • 5 Full Hints$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Orbit Support Tier 3$2.99
  • Orbit Support Tier 4$3.99
  • Orbit Support Tier 5$4.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Orbit Support Tier 6$5.99
  • Orbit Support Tier 7$6.99
  • Orbit Support Tier 8$7.99
  • Orbit Support Tier 9$8.99
  • Orbit Support Tier 10$9.99
10 purchases

Galaxy Space Simulator 3D+

One-time10
  • High Resolution Makemake$0.99
  • High Resolution Eris$0.99
  • High Resolution Mars$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Background Blue Energy$1.99
  • Background Nebula Clash$1.99
  • Background Deep Space$1.99
  • Background Green Nebula$1.99
  • High Resolution Earth$1.99
  • Unlock Asteroids$3.99
  • Unlock Everything!!$8.99

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Galaxy Space Simulator 3D+ free?
Galaxy Space Simulator 3D+ costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Orbit or Galaxy Space Simulator 3D+ have ads?
Orbit shows ads; Galaxy Space Simulator 3D+ does not.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Galaxy Space Simulator 3D+?
Orbit ships an update weekly, and Galaxy Space Simulator 3D+ every 11 months. Most recently, Orbit was updated on October 13, 2026 and Galaxy Space Simulator 3D+ on October 8, 2026.

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