Orba vs Overwords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orba
Tap chains of same-colored orbs to clear the screen and earn points. Longer chains yield higher scores. The game becomes more challenging as additional colors are introduced, increasing the difficulty of forming long chains.
- Tap same-colored orb chains
- Clear screen to earn points
- Longer chains for more points
- Increasing difficulty with more colors
- Game over when screen is full
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Say hello to Orba—the deliciously addictive color smasher from Kieffer Bros. Tap chains of same-colored orbs to clear the screen. Line up longer chains to earn more points. Each time you clear the screen, more orbs fall into play. As you progress, more colors are added making it increasingly difficult to build longer chains. When your screen is completely filled and there are no moves left, it's game over. Addiction incarnate—Orba's a lovely way to stretch your mind or waste your time.
Overwords
A word game where you stack, fuse, and expand letters to achieve high scores. Features an infinite mode for endless gameplay. It's completely free with no advertisements.
- Stack letters
- Fuse letters
- Expand words
- Infinite mode
- High score chasing
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Overwords returns: stack, fuse, and expand. Now with an infinite mode. Chase your high score for as long as you can. 100% free and no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Overwords at Free against Orba's $2.99. Overwords also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). Orba's advantage is ratings volume (197 vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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
Overwords is free to download; Orba costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Overwords holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orba has 197 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Orba's written reviews are positive against 100% of Overwords's.
Orba ships an update every 3 months, Overwords daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orba | Overwords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (197 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 197 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kieffer Bros. | Maciej Targoni |
Customer experience
Orba
Overwords
Bugs and requests
Orba
Reported bugs
2 issues- Doesn't work on iOS 11 and above
- Music/sound issues for some users
Requested features
5 requests- Endless/Zen mode
- More color/orb sets
- Leaderboards or achievements
- Undo/reset option
- Support for newer devices and iOS versions
Overwords
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Orba
No in-app purchases
Overwords
No in-app purchases
