Comparison

Tilt to Live vs Abzorb

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

Head to head
About

Tilt to Live

Control your destiny by tilting your device to dodge incoming projectiles and survive waves of enemies. Unleash powerful weapons and tackle various game modes and challenges. Compete for high scores and enjoy cooperative gameplay.

Highlights
  • Fast, frantic action
  • Responsive tilt controls
  • Multiple exciting gametypes
  • Unlockable super-weapons
  • Award challenges
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Co-op gameplay
Features
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** The 2010 Game of the Year – AppAdvice.com **
 A 2010 Best App Ever Award Winner
 A 2010 Staff Favorite – TouchArcade.com 
A 2010 Top App of the Year – AppAddict.net 
A Top 100 App of 2010 – theAppEra.com Features: • Fast, Frantic Action • Responsive Tilt Controls • Pick-Up & Play • 4 Exciting Gametypes! • 6 Unlockable Super-Weapons • 46 Award Challenges • Retina Display Compatible • Game Center Leaderboards • Game Center Online & Offline co-op gameplay (via Viva la Turret Expansion) • Post Your Highscores on Twitter & Facebook Would you enjoy unleashing a screaming flock of heat-seeking cluster missiles? A flash-freezing blast of glacial ice? Or transforming into a buzz saw of razor-sharp spikes? Then you’re in luck. That stuff is in this game. Help yourself to a variety of unique gametypes, unlockable weapons, and diabolical award challenges. No buttons or thumbsticks to fumble around with, just tilt. Tilt for your life.

About

Abzorb

A challenging tilt-based arcade game where players must collect blue orbs by carefully maneuvering their device. Avoid red orbs that steal time and master 80 levels. Compete on leaderboards and tackle daily challenges.

Highlights
  • Tilt-based gameplay
  • Collect blue orbs
  • Evade red orbs
  • 80 challenging levels
  • Unlock color schemes
  • Daily Challenge mode
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Abzorb is a tilt game about consuming orbs by inching as close as you can to them without touching. By tilting your mobile device, collect blue orbs as fast as you can while evading the time-stealing reds. Master 80 challenging levels and unlock new color schemes with the stars you earn along the way. There's also a Daily Challenge, offering up a unique combo of 5 levels for you to conquer, everyday! You'll also get to impress your friends and enrage your enemies with 10 different Game Center leaderboards! Have fun, and please leave a review!

Screenshots

Tilt to Live4 screens
Abzorb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Abzorb at Free against Tilt to Live's $2.99. Abzorb also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Tilt to Live's advantage is review sentiment (65% vs 45%) and ratings volume (297 vs 15). On ads 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

Abzorb is free to download; Tilt to Live costs $2.99 up front. Tilt to Live sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Abzorb asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Abzorb holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tilt to Live has 297 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Tilt to Live's written reviews are positive against 45% of Abzorb's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tilt to Live ships an update every 3 months, Abzorb every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Tilt to Live versus Abzorb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTilt to LiveAbzorb
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (297 ratings)4.1 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews — better45.0% of reviews
Number of ratings297 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#96 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB100 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperOne Man LeftGerald Kelley

Customer experience

Tilt to Live

All ratings290 ratings
Positive61.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative36.2%
Written reviews463 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative33.0%

Abzorb

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive45.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative47.5%

Bugs and requests

Tilt to Live

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scrambled/broken graphics on some devices
  • Game crashes on launch for some users
  • Tilt controls not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update to support latest iOS versions
  • Add new game modes and challenges
  • Improve compatibility across devices
  • Provide option to disable auto-rotate

Abzorb

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tilt to Live

One-time1
  • Viva la Turret Expansion$0.99
None

Abzorb

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tilt to Live free?
Tilt to Live costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Abzorb free?
Abzorb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tilt to Live or Abzorb?
Abzorb is rated higher. Tilt to Live averages 3.5 out of 5 from 297 ratings, while Abzorb averages 4.1 from 15 ratings.
Do Tilt to Live or Abzorb have ads?
Neither Tilt to Live nor Abzorb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tilt to Live or Abzorb?
Tilt to Live ships an update every 3 months, and Abzorb every 5 weeks. Most recently, Tilt to Live was updated on October 24, 2026 and Abzorb on October 24, 2026.

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