Comparison

Orbital Pursuit vs The Fallow

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

Head to head
About

Orbital Pursuit

Navigate your spaceship through an endless galaxy, collecting stars and dodging meteors. This arcade strategy game increases in speed as you travel further, challenging your reflexes. Compete with friends via Game Center for the highest score.

Highlights
  • Endless galaxy exploration
  • Star collection for points
  • Meteor avoidance
  • Lane-switching navigation
  • Increasing speed challenge
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Orbital Pursuit is an endless battle into deep space. Your mission: Fly through the galaxy collecting stars, diamonds, and power-ups. Destroy asteroids & enemy ships at all costs! Play is simple - there are three lanes to fly. Swipe your finger left & right for quick navigation to avoid space rocks, enemy ships, & projectiles. Tap to shoot! As you fly further into the unknown, your spaceship increases speed, making obstacle avoidance more difficult. Stay on your toes! Game Center: Your high score is automatically submitted to the global leaderboard. Music can be turned on and off using the settings menu. Remove ads forever, just $9.99. Locate the in-app purchase through the settings menu. Want a feature added? Let us know in a review! :-)

About

The Fallow

Engage in a top-down survival experience focused on farming, crafting, and exploration in a calm yet perilous open world. Build your base, manage resources, and discover new areas at your own pace. This early access game offers continuous updates and improvements.

Highlights
  • Open world survival
  • Farming and animal care
  • Extensive crafting system
  • Base building and land protection
  • Resource management
  • Exploration with horses
  • NPC interaction and trading
Features
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Survive, build, and explore in a calm but dangerous open world. The Fallow is a top-down survival game focused on farming, crafting, exploration, and long-term progression. Play in vertical or landscape mode. This is an early access game with frequent updates, new features, and ongoing improvements. Core Features • Open world survival gameplay • Farming, animals, and resource management • Crafting system with weapons, tools, and gear • Base building and land protection • Hunger, thirst, health, and survival systems • Ride horses and explore new areas • NPCs, merchants, and trading • Day and night cycle with dynamic atmosphere and music • Light enemies including zombies, skeletons, and creatures Gameplay Experience a relaxing survival game with a calm tone and moments of danger. Build your land, grow food, care for animals, and explore at your own pace while managing your survival needs. Early Access The Fallow is actively being developed. • Regular updates • New systems and content coming • Continuous improvements based on feedback Start early, build your world, and grow with the game as it expands.

Screenshots

Orbital Pursuit1 screens
The Fallow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Orbital Pursuit at Free against The Fallow's $0.99. The Fallow's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Orbital Pursuit is free to download; The Fallow costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Orbital Pursuit against 5.0 for The Fallow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbital Pursuit ships an update every 3 weeks, The Fallow daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Orbital Pursuit versus The Fallow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbital PursuitThe Fallow
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size183 MB566 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLogan VossLuis Dalmasy

Customer experience

Orbital Pursuit

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Fallow

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Orbital Pursuit

No in-app purchases

None

The Fallow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbital Pursuit free?
Orbital Pursuit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Fallow free?
The Fallow costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Orbital Pursuit or The Fallow?
Orbital Pursuit and The Fallow are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Orbital Pursuit or The Fallow have ads?
Orbital Pursuit shows ads; The Fallow does not.
Which is updated more often, Orbital Pursuit or The Fallow?
Orbital Pursuit ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Fallow daily. Most recently, Orbital Pursuit was updated on October 19, 2026 and The Fallow on October 29, 2026.

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