Comparison

Rocket Landing vs Orbits Up

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

Head to head
About

Rocket Landing

Pilot rockets with realistic physics and precision controls to land them safely on various surfaces. Master challenging missions, unlock new boosters, and compete on global leaderboards. Enjoy offline play and quick restarts for a rewarding space flight simulation experience.

Highlights
  • Realistic rocket physics
  • Challenging landing missions
  • Multiple rocket models
  • Competitive leaderboards
  • Arcade-style controls
  • Offline play
Features
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You fly the lander now. Today the whole world is trying the same descent, and the pad does not care how many times you've done it before. MOON LANDER PHYSICS A moon lander game the way the arcade classic worked, with a real rocket: one engine, limited fuel, gravity doing the rest. The Moon at one-sixth g with no air to slow you, then Earth with drag and a crosswind, then Mars dust and Titan's thick sky. Judge the burn, keep the tank, touch down level. TODAY'S GLOBAL MISSION Every pilot, everywhere, gets the same mission today. Same lander. Same pad. Same wind, same fuel, same fog. Three stars, one chance. Your run lands on the global leaderboard — share the result card, see who beat you by how much. FLY AGAINST A REAL RIVAL Each daily mission picks one real pilot who scored just above your best and replays their descent as a ghost beside yours. Close enough to chase. Far enough to sting. Beat them and tomorrow's rival gets harder. CLIMB THE RANK Five ranks. One career. Cadet, Pilot, Commander, Ace, Legend. Every rank hands you a new Commander who briefs your missions and reads out your numbers over the radio. Your Pilot Card is the one-page record of every world you've conquered — meant to be screenshotted, meant to be sent. SIX WORLDS, ONE PROGRESSION • Earth / Boca Chica — chopstick catches with wind, fog, and night descents • The Moon / Shackleton — a classic moon lander game at one-sixth gravity, no atmosphere, no second chances • Mars / Jezero — dust-storm landings on thin atmosphere • Titan — thick-atmosphere drag, slow descents, methane rain • Europa — ice-slip landings, surface stability mechanics • Mechazilla Mastermode — catch a Starship Super Heavy booster with robotic chopstick arms on the first attempt EVERY CRASH WRITES YOU AN EMAIL You don't just crash. You compose an Apology Letter to Elon. Your booster's serial number. The exact descent rate. The wind speed. The moment you over-corrected. Procedurally generated, formatted like the real thing. Some are sad. Some are unhinged. Share them. They are the best part of losing. REAL PHYSICS, ONE STEP AT A TIME A rocket simulator that plays fair. Gravity, thrust, mass, drag — all real. Each world adds one new variable. Earth teaches descent timing. The Moon takes away your atmosphere. Mars adds dust. Titan thickens the air. You learn the same way the actual engineers learn — one constraint at a time. CONTROLS YOU CHOOSE Tilt with the gyroscope or tap. Casual pilots and expert simmers welcome. OFFLINE Full offline play. Daily Global Mission syncs when you reconnect. FREE TO PLAY, NO PAYWALL Free to download and play. Optional one-time Captain's Bundle removes ads and unlocks all current rocket skins. No forced subscription. No signup. No account required. FOR FANS OF The original Lunar Lander. Spaceflight Simulator. Kerbal Space Program. Anyone who watched a real booster come home and thought: I could do that. Land the rocket. Climb the rank. Cross the worlds. The leaderboard remembers.

About

Orbits Up

Features
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Pilot your spaceship through a galaxy of planets, stars, and danger! Use gravity to your advantage as you correct your course. Keep up on fuel by orbiting planets with fuel stations, and watch out for solar flares and enemy fire! The only goal is up!

Screenshots

Rocket Landing4 screens
Orbits Up3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orbits Up at none against Rocket Landing's 1. Orbits Up also leads on ads (none vs shown). Rocket Landing's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price 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

Both are free to download. Rocket Landing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Orbits Up asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rocket Landing versus Orbits Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRocket LandingOrbits Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeamz Lab LtdBradley Barr

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rocket Landing

One-time1
  • Captain's Bundle$2.99
None

Orbits Up

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rocket Landing free?
Rocket Landing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbits Up free?
Orbits Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rocket Landing or Orbits Up have ads?
Rocket Landing shows ads; Orbits Up does not.

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