Comparison

Fractal Strike vs Orbis

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

Head to head
About

Fractal Strike

Engage in fast-paced arcade mech combat in portrait mode. Pilot your mech through challenging levels, face multi-phase bosses, and chase high scores. Unlock the full campaign with a single purchase after experiencing the free opening mission.

Highlights
  • Fast vertical mech combat
  • Portrait-mode action
  • Multi-phase boss fights
  • Score-chasing replayability
  • Weapons and upgrades
  • Full campaign unlock
Features
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Fractal Strike is a portrait-mode mech shooter built for fast arcade combat, multi-phase boss fights, and score-chasing runs. Pilot the FS-7 through blackout corridors, relay bastions, and the Heliograph Array. Start with the opening mission free, then unlock the full campaign with one purchase. In 2047, the Fractal defense-optimization network broke containment and turned the grid into a weapon. Guided by Dr. Moira Lin's pre-drop SIGINT packets, you push through relay bastions, forge platforms, and blackout corridors before the network hardens again. WHAT TO EXPECT: - Fast vertical mech combat built for pressure, precision, and survival. - Portrait-mode action tuned for quick sessions and one-handed play. - Multi-phase boss fights and score-chasing replayability. - Weapons and upgrades including multi-shot cannons, homing missiles, and defensive systems. - One purchase unlocks the full campaign. - Game Center leaderboards and achievements. Go dark. Stay unpredictable. Break the network.

About

Orbis

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Hold to grow a bubble. Release to lock it in place. Fill 75% of the arena before a bouncing ball touches your growing bubble. Trap a stunned ball inside a bubble to capture it and steal its power. NEW: CAPTURE YOUR ENEMIES An enemy bouncing off an anchored circle is stunned. Trap it inside your bubble to absorb it and steal its power: freeze, repulsion, shockwave, bonus area. Hold after a block to detonate your bubble into a shockwave. 5 MODES — Classic: endless levels, relentless difficulty, night levels where only your bubble gives light — Survival: endless waves, your circles wear down, idling is fatal — The Vise: the walls close in every 12 seconds, cover 75% to push them back — Rhythm: enemies move on the beat, release on the beat for ×1.5 — Bomb: 60 seconds, releasing detonates, destroy as many enemies as you can ENEMIES THAT LEARN The Hunter tracks you, the Splitter divides, the Pulsar breathes. Rocks, currents and night change every run. BUILT TO LAST — Game Center leaderboards for every mode — 7 glowing themes to unlock — Instant restart, no loading — One-handed, offline, free One press. Maximum tension. Go.

Screenshots

Fractal Strike4 screens
Orbis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orbis at none against Fractal Strike's 1. Fractal Strike's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Fractal Strike sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Orbis asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fractal Strike ships an update every 5 days, Orbis every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fractal Strike versus Orbis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFractal StrikeOrbis
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB20 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNEWTYPE K.K.Nicolas Zanette

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fractal Strike

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$1.99
None

Orbis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fractal Strike free?
Fractal Strike is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbis free?
Orbis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fractal Strike or Orbis have ads?
Orbis shows ads; Fractal Strike does not.
Which is updated more often, Fractal Strike or Orbis?
Fractal Strike ships an update every 5 days, and Orbis every 8 days. Most recently, Fractal Strike was updated on October 21, 2026 and Orbis on October 25, 2026.

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