Comparison

Orbit vs Wavie App

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

Head to head
About

Orbit

This app helps you set and enforce app usage limits to regain control of your screen time. It leverages social accountability by allowing you to share your progress and commitments with a small group of friends, fostering mutual support and motivation.

Highlights
  • Enforced app limits
  • Social accountability groups
  • Daily time budgets
  • Scheduled app blocking
  • Focus session lockouts
  • Shared commitment tracking
  • Group chat for support
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Screen time goals, kept together. Not alone. Orbit helps you set real, enforced limits on the apps that pull you in, and share that commitment with a small group of friends called an Orbit. It uses Apple's Screen Time technology for limits that actually hold, backed by the one thing app blockers have always been missing: people who notice. THE PROBLEM Social media is engineered to win. The algorithms exploit your brain's wiring for connection and novelty, and willpower alone doesn't beat technology built to defeat it. You've tried app limits and ignored them. You've deleted apps and reinstalled them. Your friends struggle with the same thing, but everyone's failing alone. HOW ORBIT WORKS Set goals. Choose the apps and the limits that matter to you, with three goal types: • Daily Limit: a time budget for an app each day. • Scheduled Block: apps locked during the hours you choose, such as mornings, work, or bedtime. • Focus Session: an on-demand timed lockout for when you need to lock in. Hit the shield. When you reach a limit, the app is blocked. The shield is deliberately passive. There's no "just 5 more minutes" button on the block screen. Make a real decision. To get past a limit, you open Orbit, find the goal, and override it through a short countdown that shows your Orbit's shared commitment. Overriding is always possible; it's just never frictionless or invisible. Your Orbit sees it. Every override is shared with your group instantly. You build streaks together, and if someone slips, the Orbit knows. A built-in group chat keeps the accountability and encouragement flowing. WHY THIS WORKS Every accountability model that actually works, like sponsor systems, group programs, and training partners, runs on human connection, not solitary willpower. Orbit points the same social psychology that keeps you hooked (connection, accountability, not wanting to let people down) back toward getting your time back. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your raw Screen Time data never leaves your iPhone. Orbit shares only the accountability summaries you'd expect, whether you stayed within a limit or overrode it, and only with the friends in the Orbits you choose to join. No ads. No trackers. No selling your data. SOLO OR TOGETHER Use Orbit on your own for enforced limits, or invite a few friends and make it a team effort. You can't fight the most advanced attention technology in the world alone. Together, you have a shot. note iPhone only. Requires iOS 26 or later and Screen Time access.

About

Wavie App

Features
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Wavie is a mood tracker and journaling app for anyone who wants to express themselves creatively while still being able to journal, reflect, and check in intentionally. Features: • draw your mood of the day • track emotional patterns over time • choose your own mood palette • journal your thoughts and reflections • revisit past days (waves) through your overview • fully offline and private on your phone Wavie is about checking in with yourself honestly — whether you're thriving, healing, spiraling, rebuilding, vibing, or emotionally buffering. A small reminder that even after bad waves, there will always be good ones again.

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Wavie App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Wavie App at 16.4 against Orbit's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Orbit versus Wavie App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitWavie App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB49 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMILLER JACK LILLIEBarbara Sarkoezi

In-app purchases

None

Orbit

No in-app purchases

None

Wavie App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wavie App free?
Wavie App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Orbit or Wavie App have ads?
Neither Orbit nor Wavie App shows ads.

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