Comparison

Gravitations vs Orbitica Core

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

Head to head
About

Gravitations

Engage in a space-themed puzzle game featuring thousands of player-created missions. Plot your ship's course, avoid obstacles, and rescue astronauts. Design and share your own challenging missions with a vast library of interstellar objects.

Highlights
  • Thousands of player-created missions
  • Space and gravity puzzle gameplay
  • Ship course plotting
  • Obstacle avoidance and astronaut rescue
  • Mission creation tools
  • Collect over 30 spaceships
  • Publish and share custom missions
Features
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There are over 4,500 unique missions to complete in Gravitations and they are all made by the players. And every day even more amazing missions are being made. Gravitations is a space and gravity themed puzzle game where all of the missions are created by players! Each mission you plot your ship's course to successfully reach the goal station while dodging obstacles and saving lost astronauts along the way. Collect over 30 different spaceships and use the one that best fits your style. Build your own missions inside the app using a library of interstellar objects, each with their own special properties: -Planets -Moons -Anti-Gravity -Space Stations -Astronauts -Wormholes -Space Mines -UFOs -Laser Walls -Turrets -Black Holes -Fuel Canisters -EMPs Publish your missions online to let players from around the world compete for the fastest time and highest fuel efficiency. Compete in Builders' Contests, see who can make the best mission out of the same objects.

About

Orbitica Core

Features
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Orbitica Core is a physics-based arcade game about gravity, light, and survival. At the center of the screen lies a fragile planet surrounded by a glowing atmosphere — your last shield against an endless swarm of orbiting asteroids. Every projectile, every reflection, every impact shifts the balance of this miniature solar system. Your goal is simple: keep the planet alive for as long as possible. Inspired by the classic vector arcades of the eighties, Orbitica Core reimagines that legacy with modern orbital mechanics and reactive music. The entire universe follows real physical laws: asteroids spiral toward the planet, collide, and shatter; debris falls faster, and your shots bounce off the atmosphere like beams of light hitting a mirror. Every interaction matters, and every reflection changes the rhythm of the game. You pilot a small triangular ship subject to the same gravitational pull that governs everything else. You can intercept incoming fragments or dive close to the atmosphere, bouncing off it to restore energy. Every choice is crucial: an aggressive style clears space but weakens defenses, while a defensive approach buys time but risks overcrowding the orbit. Finding the perfect balance is the real challenge of Orbitica Core. The game unfolds through progressive waves. Early ones feature large, slow asteroids; later stages introduce faster, more chaotic fragments that demand precision. Some split on impact, others distort nearby orbits, turning space into a dynamic dance of motion. Every few waves, the color palette and soundscape evolve, revealing a new orbital scenario and mood. The visual style is pure vector art: neon lines in cyan, magenta, violet, and green against the deep black of space. The atmosphere pulses with life, its radius expanding and contracting with each hit. The ship is a minimalist triangle wrapped in a glowing halo, while asteroids appear as fractured geometric shapes moving with elegant fluidity. Every line conveys motion; nothing is superfluous. Controls are simple and responsive: a virtual joystick for thrust, a single tap to shoot, and a rear boost to brake. The interface remains minimal, leaving you alone with light, motion, and gravity. Whether you play for a quick session or a long run, each playthrough feels like an experiment in precision and flow. In the end, Orbitica Core is as much a game as it is a meditation on movement. It asks you to think in vectors and rhythm, to sense the invisible forces that shape motion. Every bounce is a decision; every reflection, a consequence. Protect the core. Hold your orbit. Keep the light alive.

Screenshots

Gravitations4 screens
Orbitica Core3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Gravitations at 3 against Orbitica Core's 1. Gravitations also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gravitations versus Orbitica Core: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGravitationsOrbitica Core
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJLOOPSemanticstudio

Bugs and requests

Gravitations

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game crashes after mission completion
  • App won't open on certain devices
  • Update incompatibility with older iPads
  • Game closes during gameplay
  • App crashes on opening screen
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  • Tutorial step two is too difficult
  • iOS update required for online content

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a 'Next' button for levels
  • Option to turn off music
  • German language localization
  • Zoom out camera option
  • More structured tutorial

Orbitica Core

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gravitations

No in-app purchases

None

Orbitica Core

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gravitations free?
Gravitations is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orbitica Core free?
Orbitica Core is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gravitations or Orbitica Core have ads?
Neither Gravitations nor Orbitica Core shows ads.

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