Comparison

Snowball vs Orbit Escape

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Collect snowflakes
  • Build a snowball
  • Crumbling floor mechanic
  • Swipe controls
  • Tilt controls option
  • No ads
  • No in-app purchases
Features
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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.

About

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.

Screenshots

Snowball4 screens
Orbit Escape4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Snowball versus Orbit Escape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnowballOrbit Escape
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (185 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings185 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul EwersMARIUS 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

None

Snowball

No in-app purchases

None

Orbit Escape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snowball free?
Snowball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orbit Escape free?
Orbit Escape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Snowball or Orbit Escape have ads?
Orbit Escape shows ads; Snowball does not.
Which is updated more often, Snowball or Orbit Escape?
Snowball ships an update every 9 months, and Orbit Escape every 3 weeks. Most recently, Snowball was updated on November 6, 2026 and Orbit Escape on October 31, 2026.

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