Comparison

John Ray Space Adventure vs Orbadrone

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

Head to head
About

John Ray Space Adventure

Embark on a retro point-and-click adventure as a space archaeologist searching for ancient artifacts. Explore planets, interact with characters, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets of a forgotten civilization. This indie game offers a classic adventure experience with pixel art and atmospheric music.

Highlights
  • Retro point-and-click gameplay
  • Space archaeology theme
  • Pixel art graphics
  • Inventory puzzles
  • Interactive world
  • Atmospheric music and sound effects
  • Manual and auto-save options
Features
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John Ray's Space Adventure Archeology, Adventure, Artifacts. To excavate where no space archeologist has dug before. An indie adventure game! An retro point and click adventure game about John Ray, a space archaeologist, under contract by the wealthy Mr. Maljerk. John's adventure begins with the search for ancient artifacts scattered throughout the local star system. These artifacts are part of a powerful device left by a technologically advanced but mostly forgotten Xec race. Travel between planets, talk to people and robots, make friends, collect inventory items, solve puzzles and interact with the world. This is gameplay in the best point and click tradition. Independent game design, writing, development and publishing. Features: - John Ray's Space Adventure is a classic point & click adventure game. - Beautiful pixel art (hope you like it). - Wonderful scenes and worlds are waiting to be discovered. - Players become John Ray, a space archeologist. - There are many characters to talk to. - There is some humor and surprises. - Items can be collected and used to solve inventory puzzles. - John can interact with objects and inventory items. - Atmospheric ambient music and cool sound effects (see the credits to check out more from the musicians). - The game is in English without a voice-over for a classic gaming experience. - A hotspot-highlighting-function helps minimize pixel hunting. - Save game slots manually or use the convenient auto-save. - An advanced adventure game player will probably need a weekend to finish it, less experienced players may need one to two weeks. - An indie game from beginning to the end. - Available for iOS and Mac, so you can play it via touch or with a mouse.

About

Orbadrone

Features
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You're an Orb-shaped drone with the ability to repel and attract objects, awakened in a strange cave-like structure in a post-apocalypse scenario. Discover strange materials with unusual properties and use them to navigate in this dangerous and mysterious place. Features: ● 50 levels to complete ● 3 types of difficulties ● 4 mini-games ● Customize the drone with skins that have different abilities ● 2D physics mechanics ● 2D light effects and environments ● Control customization to choose your preference Controls Use a joystick to navigate and 2 buttons to control your abilities.

Screenshots

John Ray Space Adventure4 screens
Orbadrone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: John Ray Space Adventure at fortnightly against Orbadrone's every 11 months. Orbadrone's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, 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

John Ray Space Adventure costs $5.99 and Orbadrone $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

John Ray Space Adventure ships an update fortnightly, Orbadrone every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
John Ray Space Adventure versus Orbadrone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJohn Ray Space AdventureOrbadrone
Price$5.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB93 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAdam Musial-BrightCarlos Saoud

In-app purchases

None

John Ray Space Adventure

No in-app purchases

None

Orbadrone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is John Ray Space Adventure free?
John Ray Space Adventure costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orbadrone free?
Orbadrone costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do John Ray Space Adventure or Orbadrone have ads?
Neither John Ray Space Adventure nor Orbadrone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, John Ray Space Adventure or Orbadrone?
John Ray Space Adventure ships an update fortnightly, and Orbadrone every 11 months. Most recently, John Ray Space Adventure was updated on October 24, 2026 and Orbadrone on October 30, 2026.

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