Snowball vs Orbit Escape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snowball
Guide a penguin on a journey to collect snowflakes and build a giant snowball. Navigate treacherous crumbling floors with simple swipe or tilt controls. Enjoy an ad-free and purchase-free gaming experience.
- Collect snowflakes
- Build a snowball
- Crumbling floor mechanic
- Swipe controls
- Tilt controls option
- No ads
- No in-app purchases
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Snowball is easy to play, but hard to master. Play as a penguin trying to collect enough snowflakes to make his very own snowball, but watch out as the floor crumbles below! Simply swipe to move, or enable classic tilt controls via the options menu. The game contains no ads or in-app purchases. Snowball has been available exclusively for iPhone since 2008.
Orbit Escape
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One tap. One launch. How far can you escape? Orbit Escape: Cosmic Run is a space arcade game where timing is everything. Launch your rocket from orbit to orbit, navigate moving planets, and dodge hazards as you chase your next record. EXPLORE DIFFERENT WORLDS Travel through the Solar System and venture into nebulae, asteroid fields, lost systems, and the surroundings of a black hole. Discover unusual planets with their own effects on your flight. FIND YOUR SHIP Unlock eight ships with distinct abilities. Slow time, redirect your flight, absorb a hazard hit, or use a teleport to recover from a missed jump. Choose the ability that suits your play style. MAKE IT YOURS Earn crystals through gameplay and missions, then spend them in the shop. Customize your ship in the hangar with different hulls and animated engine trails. KEEP EXPLORING Gain experience, unlock worlds and ships, complete daily missions, and beat your personal best in each world. FEEL THE FLIGHT Enjoy space-inspired music, distinct ship sounds, and animated cosmic scenery. Adjust music and sound effects separately. Available in English, Romanian, Russian, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. Read the orbit. Time your launch. Keep going.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Snowball at none against Orbit Escape's shown. Orbit Escape's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Snowball ships an update every 9 months, Orbit Escape every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snowball | Orbit Escape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (185 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 185 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Ewers | MARIUS ROTARU |
Bugs and requests
Snowball
Reported bugs
2 issues- Poker invite message appears every time
- Sound plays even on vibrate
Requested features
6 requests- Add levels
- Add mission mode
- Add unlockable characters
- Option to turn off sound
- Remove poker invite message
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- Option to revert to older version
Orbit Escape
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Snowball
No in-app purchases
Orbit Escape
No in-app purchases









