Type Shhh vs Orbit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Type Shhh
This app allows you to discreetly take private notes in public spaces. It offers a way to hide your text if you feel observed, ensuring your thoughts remain confidential. You can easily share your notes to other applications when needed.
- Private note-taking
- Discreet typing interface
- Hide text when observed
- Easy sharing to other apps
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Type Shhh is for taking private notes in public. Hide the text of your notes if you think someone is watching, and continue typing. Easily share your note to another app whenever you want.
Orbit
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Set a timer, put the phone down, and actually stay off the apps that pull you away. Orbit is a focus timer built for ADHD brains that set timers and then ignore them. Most timers just count down in the background. Orbit shields your distracting apps for real, using iOS Screen Time, so the pull is gone while you work. A single hand-drawn tangle of line sits on a black screen and slowly threads with color as your session runs. It is your clock, your progress bar, and something calm to rest your eyes on instead of a feed. Touch it and the strands spring and swirl back into place. Why it fits an ADHD brain: - One tap to start. Pick a preset and you are focusing, no setup wall. - Real app blocking, not a nag. The apps you choose stay shielded until the session ends. - A calm, no-shame stop. Sessions wind down gently instead of slamming shut on a hyperfocus. - Focused days, not guilt streaks. Orbit counts the days you showed up and never punishes a miss. - Nothing to read while you focus. Black screen, one moving thing, silence. Free forever: - Focus sessions with the live tangle - A basic streak of your focused days Orbit Pro: - Unlimited sessions and full app blocking - Complete history and insight into where your time actually goes - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets No ads. No account. Works offline. Your session data stays on your device. Untangle your time. Terms of Use: https://readbuildship.com/apps/orbit/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Type Shhh at none against Orbit's 3. Type Shhh also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Orbit's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price and ads 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. Orbit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Type Shhh asks for nothing beyond the download.
Type Shhh ships an update every 6 months, Orbit weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Type Shhh | Orbit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Molchany | Jan Piotrzkowski |
In-app purchases
Type Shhh
No in-app purchases
Orbit
- Orbit Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
- Orbit Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- Orbit Pro Yearly$29.991 Year









