Comparison

Cracker Head vs Orbit Mission

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

Head to head
About

Cracker Head

Engage in a rock-breaking adventure where you collect items, enhance your abilities, and recruit more characters to achieve victory. The game focuses on progression and strategic skill selection to overcome challenges.

Highlights
  • Break rocks
  • Collect items
  • Select skills
  • Recruit more men
  • Win the game
Features
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Break rocks, get items, select skills, get more men and win the game!

About

Orbit Mission

A bright rocket launch game for kids and families. Build custom rockets, navigate launch hazards, and learn the science behind reaching orbit. Offers hands-on gameplay with adjustable controls and educational content.

Highlights
  • Custom rocket building
  • Interactive launch simulation
  • Educational science facts
  • Adjustable difficulty controls
  • Offline family play
  • Mission challenges
Features
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Orbit Mission is a bright rocket launch game for curious kids and families. Build a custom rocket, pick a mission, steer through launch hazards, and learn why rockets need thrust, fuel, stability, and sideways speed to reach orbit. Start with simple launches: - Reach the cloud layer - Cross the edge of space - Build a stable orbit - Deliver a satellite when the deploy window opens Every launch is quick, readable, and hands-on. Adjust throttle, guide the steering arc, stage boosters, watch heat and stability, and use Mission Helper when the rocket drifts. After each run, review your path, earn stars, collect mission patches, and see one short science fact. Choose rocket bodies, nose cones, tanks, engines, fins, boosters, colors, and stickers. Different builds change power, fuel, drag, heat, and control, so kids can experiment without needing a full simulation manual. Flight Academy turns play into bite-size learning with decks for flight basics, orbit, hazards, mission goals, rocket tradeoffs, and a space glossary. Junior controls keep launching simple, while Explorer Controls add more challenge for older players. Designed for offline family play: - No third-party ads - No third-party analytics - No accounts, chat, or social sharing - Progress and settings saved on device - Separate toggles for music, sound effects, haptics, and quiet mode Build, launch, recover, and learn how orbit works one mission at a time.

Screenshots

Cracker Head4 screens
Orbit Mission4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Orbit Mission at 5.0 against Cracker Head's 1.8. Orbit Mission also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). Cracker Head's advantage is ratings volume (83 vs 1) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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. Cracker Head sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Orbit Mission sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orbit Mission holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cracker Head has 83 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cracker Head ships an update every 9 days, Orbit Mission daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cracker Head versus Orbit Mission: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCracker HeadOrbit Mission
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (83 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings83 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size498 MB99 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRollic GamesRaven Vector

Customer experience

Cracker Head

All ratings83 ratings
Positive10.8%
Neutral12.0%
Negative77.1%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive12.0%
Neutral10.3%
Negative77.8%

Orbit Mission

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Cracker Head

One-time4
  • Energy Pack - 10$2.99
  • No Ads$6.99
  • Energy Pack - 40$8.99
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  • Energy Pack - 100$20.99
2 purchases

Orbit Mission

One-time2
  • Cosmic Pack$2.99
  • Founder's Hangar$9.99

Questions

Is Cracker Head free?
Cracker Head is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit Mission free?
Orbit Mission is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cracker Head or Orbit Mission?
Orbit Mission is rated higher. Cracker Head averages 1.8 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while Orbit Mission averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cracker Head or Orbit Mission have ads?
Cracker Head shows ads; Orbit Mission does not.
Which is updated more often, Cracker Head or Orbit Mission?
Cracker Head ships an update every 9 days, and Orbit Mission daily. Most recently, Cracker Head was updated on October 25, 2026 and Orbit Mission on October 6, 2026.

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