Comparison

Orbits Up vs Gravity Physics

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

Head to head
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!

About

Gravity Physics

Features
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Gravity is a real-time N-body physics simulation of our solar system โ€” fly a spacecraft through accurately modeled orbits, gravity wells, and atmospheres, all rendered in a clean top-down view of the ecliptic plane. Every body uses real physical data: mass, radius, orbital elements, and atmospheric density where applicable. Gravity between all 26 bodies โ€” Sun, planets, major moons, and dwarf planets โ€” is computed live using velocity Verlet integration, so orbits, perturbations, and gravity assists emerge naturally from physics, not scripted paths. FEATURES โ€ข Pilot your own spacecraft โ€” configure engine count, thrust, and mass, then launch from Earth โ€ข True N-body gravity โ€” every body pulls on every other body and on your ship, in real time โ€ข Realistic atmospheric drag and heating โ€” feel the difference between skimming Earth's atmosphere and diving into Venus or Saturn โ€ข Time controls โ€” speed up months of orbital motion or slow down to precision-dock in real time โ€ข Trajectory prediction โ€” see where your current heading will take you before you commit โ€ข Flight trail โ€” trace your path across millions of kilometers โ€ข Extended telemetry โ€” track speed, altitude, gravity, thrust-to-weight ratio, dynamic pressure, hull temperature, time dilation, and more Whether you want to attempt a Hohmann transfer to Mars, slingshot past Jupiter, or just watch the Moon orbit Earth in fast-forward, Gravity gives you a physically accurate sandbox to explore the mechanics of our solar system.

Screenshots

Orbits Up3 screens
Gravity Physics4 screens

Verdict

The call

Orbits Up and Gravity Physics are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Orbits Up versus Gravity Physics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbits UpGravity Physics
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.6 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBradley BarrZoltan Homorodi

In-app purchases

None

Orbits Up

No in-app purchases

None

Gravity Physics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbits Up free?
Orbits Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gravity Physics free?
Gravity Physics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Orbits Up or Gravity Physics have ads?
Neither Orbits Up nor Gravity Physics shows ads.

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