Comparison

Orbit vs Xive

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

Head to head
About

Orbit

This platform allows creators to broadcast live, interact with their audience through chat and games, and collaborate with guests. It provides persistent community spaces for ongoing engagement beyond live sessions.

Highlights
  • Live streaming
  • Interactive chat
  • Co-streaming with guests
  • Persistent community spaces
  • Interactive games
  • Real-time collaboration
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Orbit is the ultimate live streaming platform for creators who want to connect, collaborate, and grow alongside their community. Whether you’re sharing your passions, hosting interactive games, or co-streaming with guests, Orbit makes it easy to create meaningful experiences with your team. Go Live Anytime, Anywhere Stream in real time and share moments that matter. Connect through live chat, games, and co-hosted streams with fellow creators or guests. Always-On Community Spaces Stay in touch, even when you’re not live. Every creator has a dedicated chat space where your team can collaborate, share content, and keep conversations flowing—before, during, and after each stream. Interactive Games for Stronger Connections Make your stream more engaging with interactive games designed to bring you and your community closer together. Stream with Friends and Guests Easily invite teammates, friends, or other creators to co-host your stream and collaborate in real time. Build a Connected Community Orbit isn’t just a streaming app—it’s your community HQ. With persistent chats, real-time collaboration, and interactive tools, you can create lasting bonds and grow something special with your team.

About

Xive

This app allows creators to broadcast live, share short videos and posts, and engage with their audience through direct messages and calls. Viewers can support creators with gifts and sparks, while creators receive a share of earnings. It also features music integration and community-building tools.

Highlights
  • Go live in seconds from your phone
  • Post shorts, photos, and written updates
  • Direct messages, group chats, voice/video calls
  • Viewer support via gifts and sparks
  • Creator earnings tracking
  • Music integration for posts
  • Community building and notifications
Features
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Xive is where creators go live, post shorts, and build a community that actually shows up. Go Live in Seconds: Start a broadcast straight from your phone. Chat runs alongside every stream, with moderation tools that belong to the creator. Shorts and Posts: Post a short, share a photo, or write something. Your feed is the people you follow plus what's genuinely happening now. Send Something Back: Gifts and Sparks let viewers support the creators they watch, in the moment, on the stream. Creators keep a real share, and can see exactly what they've earned. Messages and Calls: Direct messages, group chats, voice and video calls. Read receipts you can turn off, and blocking that works everywhere at once. Music: Add a track to a post, browse what other creators are using, and share what you're listening to. Build for the people who show up: Follow creators, save what you want to come back to, and get told when someone you care about goes live. — Some features are offered as subscriptions or one-off purchases. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is switched off at least 24 hours before the period ends; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Xive Terms of Service: https://www.thexive.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.thexive.com/privacy

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Xive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orbit at none against Xive's 10. Orbit also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). Xive's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Xive sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Orbit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Xive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update every 3 days, Xive monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Orbit versus Xive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitXive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size290 MB72 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperOrbit Live, IncVelaris Management Group LLC

Customer experience

Orbit

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Xive

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Orbit

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Xive

Subscriptions1
  • Xive Pro$19.991 Month
One-time9
  • 20 Credits$0.49
  • 70 Credits$1.99
  • 350 Credits$6.99
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  • Creator Pass$6.99
  • 700 Credits$12.99
  • 1400 Credits$24.99
  • 3500 Credits$69.99
  • 7000 Credits$124.99
  • 17500 Credits$309.99

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Xive free?
Xive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Orbit or Xive?
Xive is rated higher. Orbit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Xive averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Orbit or Xive have ads?
Orbit shows ads; Xive does not.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Xive?
Orbit ships an update every 3 days, and Xive monthly. Most recently, Orbit was updated on October 22, 2026 and Xive on October 31, 2026.

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