Comparison

Orbital vs Blind Opera

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Music-generated courses
  • Reactive visual effects
  • Target gameplay and scoring
  • Variant Mode
  • Rewind Mode
  • Relaxation Mode
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Orbital4 screens
Blind Opera4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Orbital costs $4.99 and Blind Opera $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbital ships an update every 2 months, Blind Opera weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Orbital versus Blind Opera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitalBlind Opera
Price$4.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.5 (42 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitforgeLee Boats

Customer experience

Orbital

All ratings42 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive86.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative9.4%

Blind Opera

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

None

Orbital

No in-app purchases

None

Blind Opera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbital free?
Orbital costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blind Opera free?
Blind Opera costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Orbital or Blind Opera?
Blind Opera is rated higher. Orbital averages 4.5 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Blind Opera averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Orbital or Blind Opera have ads?
Neither Orbital nor Blind Opera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbital or Blind Opera?
Orbital ships an update every 2 months, and Blind Opera weekly. Most recently, Orbital was updated on October 12, 2026 and Blind Opera on October 7, 2026.

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