ATC Mania vs Orbit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ATC Mania
Test your air traffic control skills in this addictive line-drawing game. Guide planes safely to their destinations using intuitive controls and enjoy stunning HD graphics. Compete with others through Game Center integration.
- Line-draw air traffic control gameplay
- Multiple maps
- HD graphics with particle systems
- Retina and full iPad support
- 60 FPS framerates
- Game Center integration
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Are you the best air traffic controller (ATC) worldwide? Now you can prove it with ATC Mania! ATC Mania is an addictive line-draw air traffic control game for your iPhone, iPod or iPad. But don´t tell us we didn´t warn you. It´s really addicitive. It features: - Three Maps (more coming soon) - HD graphics (incl. particle-systems) with retina- and full iPad-support - steady framerates with 60 FPS on most devices - Full "Game Center"-support And it´s free! And now have fun with ATC Mania!
Orbit
This app is a meditative physics puzzler where you launch planets to create stable orbits around black holes. Explore a variety of levels, create your own challenges in a sandbox mode, and enjoy a visually artistic and relaxing experience.
- Gravity simulation puzzles
- Create stable orbits
- Sandbox mode for level creation
- Community-created levels
- Visual orbital mechanics
- Minimalist graphics and relaxing music
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ORBIT is a gravity simulator at the heart of a puzzle game. Launch planets with a flick of your finger, and try to get them into stable orbits around black holes. Can you make enough orbits to progress to the next level? New: ORBIT now features a Sandbox (paid) where you can create your own levels! Control time, disable collisions, and paint with gravity. Publish your creations to the world for everyone to play. • 45 free levels, with new mechanics are introduced over time — like repulsive black holes and planets with their own gravity that attract each other • Play community-created levels — virtually limitless content made by other players, all completely free • Launch as many planets as you like, and watch the mesmerizing orbital mechanics unfold • Planets leave colored traces, so that at the end of a level you will have created a beautiful piece of art • See the future trajectory of a planet before you launch it • Play in an environment of smooth, minimalist graphics while listening to relaxing classical piano Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/highkeygames Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/highkeygames
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Orbit at 4.8 against ATC Mania's 4.3. Orbit also leads on ratings volume (7.6K vs 30). ATC Mania's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. ATC Mania sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Orbit sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Orbit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orbit has 7.6K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of ATC Mania's written reviews are positive against 94% of Orbit's.
ATC Mania ships an update every 3 weeks, Orbit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ATC Mania | Orbit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (30 ratings) | 4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 7.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sprakelsoft GmbH | HIGHKEY Games |
Customer experience
ATC Mania
Orbit
User reviews
ATC Mania
From 30 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😊 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 👍 Simple and easy-to-learn mechanics
- 🎮 Fun and entertaining time killer
- 🧠 Requires strategic thinking and concentration
- ⚡ Smooth performance and stability
Room to improve
- 📺 Ads obstruct gameplay and cause crashes
- 🎮 Difficulty ramps up too quickly
- 📱 Small screen makes gameplay difficult on phones
- 🔄 Limited content and repetitive gameplay
- ⚠️ No pause functionality without crashing
Orbit
From 7.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fire game
- 👍 Relaxing and Enjoyable
- 👍 Calming, fun, stimulating, humble
- 👍 Simple and yet complicated
- 👍 Elegant and easy
Room to improve
- 🐛 In app purchased not reicevied
- 🐛 Purchase didn't work for sandbox & ad removal but it's fun.
- 🔒 Be ware of your data
- 🐛 Love-hate
Bugs and requests
ATC Mania
Reported bugs
7 issues- Ads block aircraft and prevent control
- Game crashes when paused
- Freezes on iOS 5 compatibility
- Aircraft fly over runway instead of landing
- Simultaneous helicopter and airplane collisions not handled
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- Game orientation issues on some devices
- High score interface doesn't work properly
Requested features
10 requests- More maps and airports
- Additional aircraft types and variety
- Ad-free premium version
- More difficulty levels or settings
- Pause functionality that works properly
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- Screen rotation/orientation support
- More runways and landing options
- Beep notification for new aircraft
- Score logging for all attempts
- Improved graphics and realistic aircraft designs
Orbit
Reported bugs
3 issues- In app purchase not received
- Sandbox mode not working
- Game crashing and unable to open
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to zoom in and out
- Ability to rotate the game to landscape on iPad
- Ability to edit and move existing objects in sandbox mode
- Ability to name planets and add moons
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- More levels and game modes
In-app purchases
ATC Mania
- Remove ads$1.99
Orbit
- $1 contribution$0.99
- Remove ads$0.99
- $2 contribution$1.99
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- $3 contribution$2.99
- Orbit Pro$2.99
- $5 contribution$4.99
- $10 contribution$9.99
