Upwards vs Orbit Tap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Upwards
Enhance your browsing experience by adding a "Back to Top" button to any webpage. This tool remembers your scroll position and allows you to return to specific points with ease. It also features "Pitstops" to bookmark locations for later access.
- Add 'Back to Top' button
- Remember scroll position
- Set page checkpoints ('Pitstops')
- Return to bookmarked locations
- Customizable button functionality
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Add a "Back to Top" button to any webpage. It remembers the position where you scrolled up from and lets you go back to it. Plus, it has a feature called "PitStops" that lets you set checkpoints on a page that you can return to later.
Orbit Tap
Navigate web pages in Safari with intuitive taps and gestures. This app offers a floating button for quick back/forward actions and gesture controls for tab management and refreshing.
- One-tap back/forward navigation
- Customizable floating button
- Gesture controls for tab actions
- Hard refresh functionality
- Gesture guide display
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SWIFT - Go Back and Forward with One Tap No more stretching your fingers to swipe from the screen edge. Just tap the floating button to go back to the previous page. Floating Button - 1 tap: Go to previous page - 2 taps: Go to next page - 3 taps: Activate gesture mode - Hold 2 seconds: Show gesture guide - Freely move the button anywhere 4 Gestures (in gesture mode) - X shape: Close current tab - L shape: Open new tab - Circle: Search text on page - C shape: Hard refresh (bypass cache) How to Use 1. Settings - Safari - Extensions - Enable SWIFT 2. A floating button appears in Safari 3. Tap the button to go back/forward 4. Triple tap for gesture mode - draw shapes on screen Privacy Policy: https://moonkj.github.io/Swift/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://moonkj.github.io/Swift/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orbit Tap at 100% against Upwards's 50%. Upwards's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Upwards is free to download; Orbit Tap costs $1.99 up front. Upwards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Orbit Tap sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Upwards ships an update every 3 weeks, Orbit Tap every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Upwards | Orbit Tap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.5 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ritinkar Pramanik | kyeongju Moon |
Customer experience
Upwards
Orbit Tap
In-app purchases
Upwards
- PRO Upgrade$2.99
Orbit Tap
- SWIFT Pro$0.991 Month
