Comparison

The Ritual vs Orbit

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

Head to head
About

The Ritual

Plan and schedule fitness classes directly from your device. View class schedules, sign up for sessions, and access studio location details. Optimize your time and convenience for booking workouts.

Highlights
  • View class schedules
  • Sign up for classes
  • Studio location information
  • Optimize time
  • Maximize convenience
Features
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Download the The Ritual App today to plan and schedule your classes! From this mobile App you can view class schedules, sign-up for classes, as well as view the studio’s location information. Optimize your time and maximize the convenience of signing up for classes from your device! Download this App today!

About

Orbit

This app helps you set and enforce app usage limits to regain control of your screen time. It leverages social accountability by allowing you to share your progress and commitments with a small group of friends, fostering mutual support and motivation.

Highlights
  • Enforced app limits
  • Social accountability groups
  • Daily time budgets
  • Scheduled app blocking
  • Focus session lockouts
  • Shared commitment tracking
  • Group chat for support
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Screen time goals, kept together. Not alone. Orbit helps you set real, enforced limits on the apps that pull you in, and share that commitment with a small group of friends called an Orbit. It uses Apple's Screen Time technology for limits that actually hold, backed by the one thing app blockers have always been missing: people who notice. THE PROBLEM Social media is engineered to win. The algorithms exploit your brain's wiring for connection and novelty, and willpower alone doesn't beat technology built to defeat it. You've tried app limits and ignored them. You've deleted apps and reinstalled them. Your friends struggle with the same thing, but everyone's failing alone. HOW ORBIT WORKS Set goals. Choose the apps and the limits that matter to you, with three goal types: • Daily Limit: a time budget for an app each day. • Scheduled Block: apps locked during the hours you choose, such as mornings, work, or bedtime. • Focus Session: an on-demand timed lockout for when you need to lock in. Hit the shield. When you reach a limit, the app is blocked. The shield is deliberately passive. There's no "just 5 more minutes" button on the block screen. Make a real decision. To get past a limit, you open Orbit, find the goal, and override it through a short countdown that shows your Orbit's shared commitment. Overriding is always possible; it's just never frictionless or invisible. Your Orbit sees it. Every override is shared with your group instantly. You build streaks together, and if someone slips, the Orbit knows. A built-in group chat keeps the accountability and encouragement flowing. WHY THIS WORKS Every accountability model that actually works, like sponsor systems, group programs, and training partners, runs on human connection, not solitary willpower. Orbit points the same social psychology that keeps you hooked (connection, accountability, not wanting to let people down) back toward getting your time back. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your raw Screen Time data never leaves your iPhone. Orbit shares only the accountability summaries you'd expect, whether you stayed within a limit or overrode it, and only with the friends in the Orbits you choose to join. No ads. No trackers. No selling your data. SOLO OR TOGETHER Use Orbit on your own for enforced limits, or invite a few friends and make it a team effort. You can't fight the most advanced attention technology in the world alone. Together, you have a shot. note iPhone only. Requires iOS 26 or later and Screen Time access.

Screenshots

The Ritual3 screens
Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Orbit at none against The Ritual's shown. Orbit also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). The Ritual's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating and in-app purchases 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Ritual against 5.0 for Orbit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
The Ritual versus Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe RitualOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Number of ratings39 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertheyogaritual.com, LLCMILLER JACK LILLIE

Customer experience

The Ritual

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Orbit

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Ritual

No in-app purchases

None

Orbit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Ritual free?
The Ritual is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Ritual or Orbit?
The Ritual and Orbit are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do The Ritual or Orbit have ads?
The Ritual shows ads; Orbit does not.

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