Comparison

Wizards Orb vs Caldera Tropics

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

Head to head
About

Wizards Orb

A strategic puzzle game where players guide a wizard to push orbs onto stars. Solve levels by correctly positioning all orbs. Offers intuitive swipe or directional pad controls for movement.

Highlights
  • Orb pushing mechanics
  • Star level completion
  • 4-way directional pad control
  • Swipe controls
  • Single orb pushing
  • Strategic thinking required
Features
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A puzzle game that takes thinking and strategy. Move the wizard to push the orbs on top of the stars. Get all of the orbs on stars and the level is solved! You can use the 4-way direction pad or you can swipe up, down, left or right to move the wizard. You cannot pull orbs, they can only be pushed, and only one orb can be pushed at a time.

About

Caldera Tropics

A puzzle game where you manipulate the terrain to push robots into water or off the map. Strategically move tiles to trigger enemy actions and clear levels without taking damage.

Highlights
  • Terrain manipulation gameplay
  • Push enemies into water
  • Destroy enemies by pushing them off-edge
  • Strategic enemy action timers
  • Level-based progression
Features
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A game inspired by Into the Breach and Baba is You in which you push enemy robots into water by moving the earth beneath your feet! Push tiles by tapping an adjacent tile in your desired direction. When you do, your tile pushes every other solid (non-water) tile in front of you in that direction. You cannot, however, push toward a mountain tile. Whenever you move, each enemy's action timer decreases by one. When it reaches zero, they attack the endangered space(s) in front of them. Destroy enemies or tiles by pushing them off of the edge or into chasms. Destroy all enemies without dying to complete the level! Credits Created by Munro Hoberman and Lionel Miele-Herndon Music by Antti Luode Thanks to Gravity Sounds for some sound effects Special Thanks to Kurt Bieg, Henry Lam, and the rest of our playtesters and classmates.

Screenshots

Wizards Orb3 screens
Caldera Tropics3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wizards Orb at 100% against Caldera Tropics's 13%. Wizards Orb also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Caldera Tropics's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Wizards Orb sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Caldera Tropics asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wizards Orb ships an update every 22 months, Caldera Tropics every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Wizards Orb versus Caldera Tropics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWizards OrbCaldera Tropics
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.7 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better13.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 22 months — betterEvery 26 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB89 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPrairie West Software ConsultingKen Herndon

Customer experience

Wizards Orb

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Caldera Tropics

All ratings12 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive13.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Wizards Orb

One-time7
  • 5 Lives$0.99
  • No Ads$0.99
  • 10 Lives$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Stage 2$1.99
  • Stage 3$1.99
  • 25 Lives$2.99
  • 60 Lives$4.99
None

Caldera Tropics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wizards Orb free?
Wizards Orb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Caldera Tropics free?
Caldera Tropics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wizards Orb or Caldera Tropics have ads?
Both Wizards Orb and Caldera Tropics show ads.
Which is updated more often, Wizards Orb or Caldera Tropics?
Wizards Orb ships an update every 22 months, and Caldera Tropics every 26 months. Most recently, Wizards Orb was updated on October 27, 2026 and Caldera Tropics on October 24, 2026.

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