Comparison

LavaFlow vs Orbit Dashboard

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

Head to head
About

LavaFlow

This app combines a focus timer with task management to help you work efficiently. It allows you to set timed work sessions with breaks and organize tasks to stay on track. Track your progress and get more done with its streamlined approach.

Highlights
  • Focus timer with automatic breaks
  • Daily task management
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Customizable timer settings
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • Detailed focus statistics
Features
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Focus timer meets task manager. One app that works. Work in bite-sized focus sessions with automatic breaks. Manage tasks that actually help you stay focused. Track your progress and get things done. I built LavaFlow because most productivity apps waste your time. They make you organize instead of work. LavaFlow works differently—focus timer and task management without the bloat. Free Version: - Add and manage daily tasks - Use the focus timer to stay on track - Clean, distraction-free interface Pro Version: - Unlimited tasks with no limits - Custom timer settings that work for you - Cloud sync across all devices - Detailed focus statistics and progress tracking Works for students studying for exams. Works for professionals finishing projects. Works for anyone who struggles with focus and needs to get things done. LavaFlow helps you prepare, focus, and finish what matters. No extra features. No distractions. Just the tools that work. By downloading this app, you agree to our Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Orbit Dashboard

Consolidate your life into a single dashboard, integrating calendars, reminders, health data, weather, contacts, and finances. It uses on-device AI to capture notes and tasks, offering insights and a private assistant.

Highlights
  • Unified dashboard for calendar, reminders, health, weather, people, and money
  • On-device AI for instant capture of tasks, notes, and ideas
  • Private, on-device AI assistant for data queries and daily summaries
  • Cross-device syncing via iCloud
  • Configurable widgets for Home and Lock Screens
  • Integration with Apple services like Siri and Shortcuts
Features
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Orbit brings your whole life onto one dashboard. Instead of hopping between ten apps to see what matters, Orbit overlays your calendar, reminders, health, weather, people, money, and more onto a single Today screen — then surfaces what actually needs you. ONE DASHBOARD, EVERY HORIZON Switch between Today, This Week, This Month, and This Year to see what's coming — an appointment weeks out, a bill due, a birthday — across every area at once. CAPTURE ANYTHING, INSTANTLY One box. Type or dictate, and Orbit's on-device AI files it as a task, note, idea, quote, or person. No folders, no friction. ASK ORBIT A private, on-device assistant that answers from your own data, plus a daily summary of your day. ORBIT NOTICED Insights that connect two parts of your life no single app sees — a birthday during a busy week, poor sleep before a demanding day, a bill due while you're traveling. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE • Calendar & Reminders — your events and lists, with inline complete • Health — activity rings, steps, heart rate, and sleep • Weather — current conditions, forecast, and threshold alerts • People — birthdays, important dates, and who to reconnect with • Money — App Store sales, a stock watchlist, a retirement forecast, and bills • Projects, Content, Travel, Garage, Journal, Library, Email, Deliveries, and more WIDGETS EVERYWHERE One configurable Orbit widget in every size — Home Screen and Lock Screen. Pick what it shows, check off reminders and routines without opening the app, and it follows your theme in Light and Dark. WORKS WITH APPLE Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, Handoff, and interactive widgets — no setup. Just say "Hey Siri, capture in Orbit." BUILT FOR EVERY DEVICE iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV, synced over your private iCloud. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There's no Orbit account and no Orbit server. What you create stays on your device and in your private iCloud. Capture cleanup and Ask Orbit run on-device with Apple Intelligence. Only a coarse location ever leaves your device — and only to fetch the weather. Available in English and Spanish. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ericrogerstechnology.com/Orbit/PRIVACY.html

Screenshots

LavaFlow4 screens
Orbit Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Orbit Dashboard at 5 against LavaFlow's 3. LavaFlow's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. LavaFlow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Orbit Dashboard sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LavaFlow against 5.0 for Orbit Dashboard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LavaFlow ships an update weekly, Orbit Dashboard every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LavaFlow versus Orbit Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLavaFlowOrbit Dashboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJunbi LLCEric Rogers

Customer experience

LavaFlow

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Orbit Dashboard

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LavaFlow

Subscriptions2
  • LavaFlow Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • LavaFlow Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
7 purchases

Orbit Dashboard

Subscriptions2
  • Orbit Plus — Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Orbit Plus — Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time5
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
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  • Generous Tip$19.99
  • Orbit Plus — Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is LavaFlow free?
LavaFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit Dashboard free?
Orbit Dashboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LavaFlow or Orbit Dashboard?
LavaFlow and Orbit Dashboard are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do LavaFlow or Orbit Dashboard have ads?
Neither LavaFlow nor Orbit Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LavaFlow or Orbit Dashboard?
LavaFlow ships an update weekly, and Orbit Dashboard every 6 days. Most recently, LavaFlow was updated on October 24, 2026 and Orbit Dashboard on October 25, 2026.

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