Dolphin vs Orbit AP Practice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dolphin
Master the Digital SAT with a unique, social media-inspired interface. Swipe through thousands of official practice questions with instant, short video explanations. The app intelligently adapts to your learning, focusing on your weak areas for efficient score improvement.
- 10,000+ Official Digital SAT Questions
- Short Video Solutions for Every Problem
- Personalized Learning Algorithm
- Spaced Repetition for Retention
- Frictionless Study Design
- Score Tracking
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Build a steady SAT and ACT study habit with Dolphin. Practice in a swipeable feed, work through explanations, and return to the questions and skills that need more attention. PRACTICE A LITTLE EVERY DAY Answer Math, Reading, English, and Science questions, review vocabulary, and set a daily learning goal. UNDERSTAND YOUR ANSWERS Use worked explanations, video solutions where available, and Pip the Tutor to explore a problem. Save questions and revisit mistakes as you study. MAKE ROOM TO FOCUS With your permission, Focus Mode uses Apple's Screen Time controls to block apps you choose on your selected schedule. Complete your lesson goal to unlock them, or take a break when you need one. KEEP YOUR MOMENTUM Track your streak and progress, and add Dolphin widgets to keep your learning goal close by. Dolphin offers optional in-app subscriptions. Features and content availability may vary. SAT is a trademark of the College Board, and ACT is a trademark of ACT, Inc. Dolphin is not affiliated with or endorsed by either organization.
Orbit AP Practice
This app transforms AP exam preparation into an engaging experience with a swipe-based interface. Learn from mistakes with detailed explanations and build streaks to earn XP and level up. Track your progress, focus on weak areas, and receive personalized study plans leading up to your exam date.
- Swipe-based question interface
- Detailed answer explanations
- Streak-based XP and leveling system
- Progress tracking by unit and skill
- Personalized study plans
- Covers 20 AP courses
- No account required
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Orbit turns AP studying into something you'll actually open. Questions come one at a time, full screen, and you swipe up for the next one. Tap an answer to aim, tap again to lock it in, and every question explains the right answer so you learn from misses as well as hits. Right answers in a row build a streak, and streaks multiply your XP. Three in a row doubles it, and it keeps climbing from there. XP levels you up through the ranks across all of your classes. Orbit quietly tracks every skill you practice. The Progress screen shows how you're doing in each unit and which skills keep tripping you up, and a weak-spot run pulls together the questions you've missed plus others from those same skills. Clear them and you're back to exploring the whole course. Set your exam date and Orbit lays out a plan that counts down to test day, with a unit to focus on and how many questions a day will get you there. You can also drill a single unit or mix everything together. Orbit covers 20 AP courses, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics 1 and 2, Calculus AB and BC, Precalculus, Statistics, Environmental Science, Psychology, Human Geography, U.S. History, World History, European History, U.S. Government, Comparative Government, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Computer Science A, and Computer Science Principles. Pick only the ones you're taking. No account needed. If you want your progress backed up to a new phone, you can save it with just your email, and delete your account anytime from the Progress screen. AP® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Orbit AP Practice at daily against Dolphin's every 2 weeks. Orbit AP Practice also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Dolphin's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 5). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Orbit AP Practice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dolphin has 1.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Dolphin's written reviews are positive against 100% of Orbit AP Practice's.
Dolphin ships an update every 2 weeks, Orbit AP Practice daily. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dolphin | Orbit AP Practice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 229 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PaloAI Inc. | AZHAR IFTIKHAR SALAHUDDIN |
Customer experience
Dolphin
Orbit AP Practice
In-app purchases
Dolphin
No in-app purchases
Orbit AP Practice
No in-app purchases
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