Comparison

Orbital Dodge vs PULSAR

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

Head to head
About

Orbital Dodge

Features
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Let go of one planet. Get caught by the next. Keep climbing. Your ship circles a planet; tap to let go and fly. The next ring bends your path and catches you, and a dotted preview shows exactly where before you commit. Let go at the perfect moment and your path turns gold. Your tank is cracked. Every catch refills it, every star tops it up, and running dry ends the climb. Orbital mines and moons sit on the rings and comets cross the lanes, so you can never stop for long. Climb through the asteroid belt, past the wreck of the Halcyon, into the nebula and the deep dark, toward a beacon calling from 1000 m up. A small story unfolds on the way up, and the adaptive chiptune soundtrack fills out the higher you go. • One tap to play, one tap to climb again • Height is your score: chase your best • Perfect releases, chains and close calls • Pixel art scaled in whole pixels, so it stays sharp on every iPhone and iPad • Plays offline • Volume and Reduce Motion in Settings Orbital Dodge is free with ads. The optional Supporter Pack removes them and supports development, with no paid gameplay advantage. Existing purchases can be restored. Privacy Policy: https://marmikshah.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://marmikshah.com/terms

About

PULSAR

Features
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You are a comet. The star's gravity is the only control you need. HOLD to dive into a tight orbit. RELEASE to drift back out. That's it — and it's everything. Thread rotating barriers, escape radial shockwaves, and shave past danger for near-miss bonuses that slow time itself. •ONE-TOUCH CONTROLS — master it in 3 seconds, chase it forever •COMBO MULTIPLIER — chain stardust gems up to ×5 before the timer drains •NEAR-MISS SLOW-MO — the closer you fly, the more you score •8 COMET SKINS — earn stardust, unlock trails from EMBER to PRISM •DAILY STREAKS — come back every day for growing bonuses •SECOND CHANCE — one revive per run, use it wisely No tutorial. No waiting. Death to retry in under one second. How long can you survive?

Screenshots

Orbital Dodge4 screens
PULSAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PULSAR at none against Orbital Dodge's 1. PULSAR also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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. Orbital Dodge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PULSAR asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Orbital Dodge versus PULSAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbital DodgePULSAR
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarmik ShahTwany Dingle

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Orbital Dodge

One-time1
  • Orbital Dodge Pro$1.99
None

PULSAR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbital Dodge free?
Orbital Dodge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PULSAR free?
PULSAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Orbital Dodge or PULSAR have ads?
Orbital Dodge shows ads; PULSAR does not.

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