Comparison

PlanetBuilder vs Orbit

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

Head to head
About

PlanetBuilder

Shape cosmic debris into a living planet, bending gravity to your will. Defend your creation from deadly debris and hostile alien forces as life evolves and civilization rises.

Highlights
  • Shape cosmic debris into a planet
  • Bend gravity to manipulate your world
  • Defend against cosmic debris and alien forces
  • Witness life evolve and civilization rise
  • Adapt to challenges as your world grows
Features
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Bend gravity. Build a world. Protect life. You are a chosen member of an ancient race that has mastered the fabric of space itself. In these proving grounds, you must gather cosmic debris and shape it into a living planet, and then defend it as life emerges and evolves. BUT... the universe is not empty. Deadly cosmic debris is everywhere. Hostile alien forces will test your creation at every stage. Your planet’s survival depends on your mastery of gravity, your reflexes and your ability to adapt. As life evolves, your world grows stronger. Civilization rises. Defenses awaken. And if life endures long enough… …it will ascend.

About

Orbit

Navigate a retro-neon space environment by manipulating gravity to reach checkpoints. Overcome obstacles, use wormholes, and create your own challenging levels with the included editor.

Highlights
  • Gravity manipulation puzzles
  • Retro-neon visual style
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Wormhole travel
  • Full level editor
  • Community level sharing
  • In-game hints
Features
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Aim your shot and let gravity bend its path. Orbit is a physics puzzle game where you launch a ball around planets, avoid obstacles and reach checkpoints. SOLVE WITH GRAVITY Choose your angle, power and timing. Find a path through each puzzle, use hints when you need a nudge and improve your best shots. BUILD AND SHARE Create puzzles in the level editor. Place planets and obstacles, publish your own level collections and explore levels made by other players. CHALLENGE FRIENDS Share levels and successful-shot replays. Challenge friends to beat your results at their own pace, then return to improve your personal best. Explore a neon universe of planets, wormholes and moving obstacles. One well-timed launch can change everything.

Screenshots

PlanetBuilder4 screens
Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Orbit at Free against PlanetBuilder's $0.99. Orbit also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 26 months) and review sentiment (91% vs 71%). PlanetBuilder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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

Orbit is free to download; PlanetBuilder costs $0.99 up front. Orbit sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. PlanetBuilder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for PlanetBuilder against 4.2 for Orbit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of PlanetBuilder's written reviews are positive against 91% of Orbit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlanetBuilder ships an update every 26 months, Orbit weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PlanetBuilder versus Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanetBuilderOrbit
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (7 ratings)4.2 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings79 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB69 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStrange Labs LLCInterconnected Pty Ltd

Customer experience

PlanetBuilder

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Orbit

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

PlanetBuilder

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Orbit

One-time2
  • 5 Full Hints$1.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is PlanetBuilder free?
PlanetBuilder costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PlanetBuilder or Orbit?
Orbit is rated higher. PlanetBuilder averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Orbit averages 4.2 from 9 ratings.
Do PlanetBuilder or Orbit have ads?
Orbit shows ads; PlanetBuilder does not.
Which is updated more often, PlanetBuilder or Orbit?
PlanetBuilder ships an update every 26 months, and Orbit weekly. Most recently, PlanetBuilder was updated on November 1, 2026 and Orbit on November 3, 2026.

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