Comparison

Bloons TD 5 vs Orbital Logic

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

Head to head
About

Bloons TD 5

Build towers, choose upgrades, and hire special agents to pop waves of invading balloons. This tower defense game offers extensive replayability with numerous tracks, missions, and challenges.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade towers
  • Hire special agents
  • Over 90 tracks
  • Online co-op play
  • Daily and special challenges
  • Boss Bloon events
  • Multiple game modes
Features
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Five-star tower defense with unrivaled depth and replayability. Now with rewarded leaderboards for even more fun and challenge! The Bloons are back and this time they mean business! Build awesome towers, choose your favorite upgrades, hire cool new Special Agents, and pop every last invading Bloon! Featuring 2 brand new Towers, cool Special Agents, glorious retina graphics, original Tracks and Special Missions, a whole new tier of Specialty Building upgrades, and the powerful Monkey Lab to further upgrade your towers, Bloons TD 5 delivers hours and hours of fun, challenging play to fans and new players alike. Hours and Hours of Awesome Gameplay: * 90+ Tracks * 21 powerful towers with Activated Abilities and 2 upgrade paths * 10 Special Agents * Online Co-op play * Multi-track Odyssey Challenges * Boss Bloon Special Events * 10 Special Missions * 250+ Random Missions * Daily Challenges * New Bloon enemies - tougher Camos, Regrow Bloons, and the fearsome ZOMG * 50+ Game Center Achievements and Challenges * iCloud Support * 3 different game modes * Freeplay mode after mastering a track * 4 difficulty settings and family-friendly theme so anyone can play And that's just the beginning - regular planned updates will keep Bloons TD 5 fresh, fun, and challenging for many months to come. Now it's time to pop some Bloons! Remember to save to iCloud after each victory or purchase to save your progress. iPad version also available - check out Bloons TD 5 HD for full screen UI awesomeness! https://ninjakiwi.com/terms

About

Orbital Logic

Guide colored orbs to their matching zones across concentric rings in this minimalist puzzle game. Master intuitive tap controls and spatial reasoning to solve handcrafted challenges across multiple difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Concentric ring puzzles
  • Orb sliding mechanics
  • 5 difficulty levels
  • Intuitive tap controls
  • Star ratings for efficiency
  • Automatic progress saving
Features
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REVIEW UPDATE: The same build from the last submissions, however app privacy has been updated. No user data is collected and AdMob does not use ATT or any user tracking. Orbital Logic is a sleek puzzle game where you guide colored orbs to their matching zones across concentric rings. Tap to slide orbs into empty spaces. Push them through portals where rings align. Simple to learn, challenging to master. FEATURES • Handcrafted puzzles across 5 difficulty levels • Intuitive tap controls • Star ratings based on move efficiency • Progress saves automatically Learn the mechanics. Build your skills. Navigate around locked orbs. Conquer three-ring puzzles A minimalist design meets satisfying spatial reasoning. How efficiently can you solve each puzzle?

Screenshots

Bloons TD 54 screens
Orbital Logic3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Orbital Logic at Free against Bloons TD 5's $2.99. Orbital Logic also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Bloons TD 5's advantage is ratings volume (99K vs 2) and chart position (#9 vs unranked). On rating 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

Orbital Logic is free to download; Bloons TD 5 costs $2.99 up front. Bloons TD 5 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Orbital Logic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orbital Logic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bloons TD 5 has 99K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Bloons TD 5's written reviews are positive against 100% of Orbital Logic's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Bloons TD 5 versus Orbital Logic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloons TD 5Orbital Logic
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (99K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#9 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB26 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNinja Kiwi LimitedAetheris Solutions LLC

Customer experience

Bloons TD 5

All ratings98,268 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews646 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative15.2%

Orbital Logic

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bloons TD 5

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent disconnects in multiplayer
  • Sound/music not working
  • Crashes on high rounds
  • Difficulty spikes between levels

Requested features

5 requests
  • More maps and game modes
  • Ability to transfer save data across devices
  • Improved multiplayer features (chat, custom maps)
  • New tower types and upgrades
  • Customization options (skins, etc.)

Orbital Logic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bloons TD 5

One-time10
  • Tower Unlock All Upgrades$0.99
  • Rank Up$0.99
  • 500 Monkey Money$0.99
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  • Bundle O' Monkey Money$2.99
  • Pile O' Monkey Money$2.99
  • Pile O' Tokens$4.99
  • Pile O' Monkey Money$4.99
  • Vault O' Tokens$9.99
  • Double Cash Mode$9.99
  • Vault O' Monkey Money$19.99
None

Orbital Logic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bloons TD 5 free?
Bloons TD 5 costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Orbital Logic free?
Orbital Logic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bloons TD 5 or Orbital Logic?
Orbital Logic is rated higher. Bloons TD 5 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 99K ratings, while Orbital Logic averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Bloons TD 5 or Orbital Logic have ads?
Bloons TD 5 shows ads; Orbital Logic does not.

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