Orbital vs Blind Opera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orbital
Score points by destroying orbs in this addictive puzzle game. With simple one-thumb controls and beautiful visual effects, it's perfect for short play sessions. Compete with friends and aim for the top of the leaderboards.
- One-thumb gameplay
- Score points by destroying orbs
- Beautiful visual effects
- Single & Two player modes
- 3 game modes (Gravity, Pure, Supernova)
- Online leaderboards
- Facebook integration
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Get the Game of the Year** now! ORBITAL is a 1-thumb experience with a simple goal: score points by destroying orbs. A simple puzzle game for all with beautiful visual effects, it can be played in short sessions and is highly addictive. HOW FAR CAN YOU GO? ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- Awards and Prizes: **Game of the Year denki.co.uk *Winner DiscoveryBeats Apps Contest *Silver Award pocketGamer.co.uk ----------------------------------------- VIDEO TRAILER 1) www.tinyurl.com/orbitaliphone ----------------------------------------- AWARDS TOP RATED - jayisgames.com SILVER AWARD - pocketgamer.co.uk ----------------------------------------- WHAT THE CRITICS SAY «ORBITAL is a game of skill, it's a game of strategy, it's a game of reflexes, and it's a game you will keep front and center of your iPhone for weeks on end.» - John Bardinelli (jayisgames.com) «A picnic to understand, but a marathon to get beyond the first few minutes, Orbital's simple style is perfect for those looking for fill the odd spare moment.» 8/10 - Keith Andrew (pocketgamer.co.uk) «Orbital is the most visually appealing brick breaker type game that I have ever laid eyes on and had the chance to play.» 5/5 - Mike (iphoneincanada.ca) «While there are already a few iPhone games that share the same gameplay mechanics as Orbital, none of them look anywhere near as cool.» - Eli Hodapp (toucharcade.com) «BitForge has managed to combine the addictive gameplay of Peggle and the beauty of Geometry Wars, two digital forms of crack, into one easy to use package.» - Chad George (thatvideogameblog.com) «Orbital takes simple gameplay and dresses it up with a unique “gravity” feature and enhanced graphics. The game can be very frustrating at times, but that won’t keep you from coming back for another try.» 4/5 - Will Raskin (148apps.com) «Orbital has got fantastic graphics and unfussy features. Come to think of it, there are really no negative points about the game. Good going, Bitforge!» 5/5 - Yoyo (iphonefootprint.com) ----------------------------------------- GAMEPLAY You must shoot orbs into a grid with your cannon. The orb you fired will expand until it touches a wall or another orb. Each orb contains the number ‘3’, which decreases by one every time it is hit. After 3 hits they explode and you earn a point. The game could be endless… There is just one condition: a shot orb must not touch the death line above the cannon! If it does, the game is over. A simple concept to rack your brains and nerves. ----------------------------------------- FEATURES - Single & Two player mode - 3 game modes: Gravity, Pure & Supernova - Beautiful particle effects - All-time & 24 Hours online Leader board - Facebook connection: Compare with your friends on Facebook ----------------------------------------- ORBITAL is based on Gimme Friction Baby by Wouter Visser.
Blind Opera
Transform your music library into immersive, reactive visual journeys. Explore dynamic worlds generated by your songs, featuring racing, target shooting, and relaxing modes.
- Music-generated courses
- Reactive visual effects
- Target gameplay and scoring
- Variant Mode
- Rewind Mode
- Relaxation Mode
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Blind Opera Your music becomes the world. Blind Opera transforms songs from your own music library into colorful, reactive journeys through space. Each track generates its own experience, with movement, color, elevation, turns, and visual effects responding to the music as you play. Race along glowing wireframe tracks, launch missiles at geometric targets, build your score, and watch the world shift with the character of each song. Because Blind Opera analyzes the music you choose, every song creates a different ride. Beyond the main experience, Blind Opera includes additional modes that reshape the journey in unexpected ways. Discover Variant Mode, experience your music and its generated course in reverse with Rewind Mode, or leave scoring and shooting behind entirely in Relaxation Mode, where your music carries you through a glowing underwater wireframe pond filled with swimming koi. Blind Opera includes: • Music-generated courses built from your own songs • Reactive movement, color, lighting, and visual effects • Missile-based target gameplay and scoring • Variant Mode with its own twist on the experience • Rewind Mode for a completely reversed journey • Relaxation Mode with no shooting, lives, or scoring • A procedural underwater wireframe pond with luminous koi • Hidden discoveries and surprises throughout the experience No two songs feel quite the same, and the music you already love becomes somewhere new to go. Choose a song. Follow the music. See where it takes you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blind Opera at 5.0 against Orbital's 4.5. Blind Opera also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Orbital's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 1) and price ($4.99 vs $7.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Orbital costs $4.99 and Blind Opera $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blind Opera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orbital has 42 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Orbital ships an update every 2 months, Blind Opera weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orbital | Blind Opera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bitforge | Lee Boats |
Customer experience
Orbital
Blind Opera
Bugs and requests
Orbital
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on iOS 13+
- Leaderboards not working
- Inconsistent physics on newer devices
Requested features
7 requests- Undo feature
- New game modes
- Power-ups
- Online multiplayer
- PC/Mac version
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- Original music option
- Customizable controls
Blind Opera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Orbital
No in-app purchases
Blind Opera
No in-app purchases





