Orbits Up vs Model Engine Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Orbits Up
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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!
Model Engine Builder
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Build, run and collect engines in your own pixel-art workshop. Fit parts, tighten bolts, adjust the setup and time the ignition in four scored stages. Keep each finished engine on your shelf, complete Control and Response inspections, or try an untimed Free Run with throttle, load and start/stop controls. 15 ENGINES Four engines are ready to play. The other eleven can each be permanently unlocked on this device by completing an optional rewarded ad when available. The new designs are an inline three-cylinder, a flat-six and a supercharged V8. A one-time, non-consumable Remove Ads purchase unlocks all 15 engines and removes ads. It is not a subscription. BUILD AGAIN WITH A GOAL Follow your next workshop goal, collect inspection stamps and improve your weakest build stage. Assembly, setup and ignition demands now increase across four-, six-, eight- and twelve-cylinder engines. Compete on the existing online leaderboards through Game Center. Each engine has its own board. Existing board IDs and records are preserved; the three new engines have separate boards. Only completed four-stage build scores from 0 to 1000 are submitted, and higher records are kept. Failed score uploads remain queued for retry. Same-rules comparisons are an on-device coaching aid, not a replacement for online rankings. Core gameplay works offline without a separate account. Online rankings require internet and platform sign-in; ads and purchases require internet. Progress is stored on the device. Engine behavior and readings are game approximations, not engineering measurements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orbits Up at none against Model Engine Builder's 1. Orbits Up also leads on ads (none vs shown). Model Engine Builder's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.2). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
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
Both are free to download. Model Engine Builder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Orbits Up asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Orbits Up | Model Engine Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Weekly |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.6 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bradley Barr | MIN GYu OH |
In-app purchases
Orbits Up
No in-app purchases
Model Engine Builder
- removeads$1.99
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