Comparison

Orbit vs TimerTiles

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

Head to head
About

Orbit

Features
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Description Orbit is a minimal habit tracker designed to help you stay consistent and visualize your daily progress. Track your habits, see your completion rate, and build routines that last β€” all with a clean, distraction-free interface. FEATURES β€’ Track any habit Support for both completion-based and numeric habits such as water intake, workouts, or study time. β€’ Visual progress tracking See your daily completion rate instantly. β€’ Beautiful home screen widgets Monitor your progress without opening the app. β€’ Calendar history Review your past performance and stay motivated. β€’ Fast and simple No clutter. No friction. Just your habits. Orbit helps you turn small daily actions into lasting routines. Stay in orbit. Stay consistent.

About

TimerTiles

Start timers instantly from your Home or Lock Screen widgets with a single tap. Ideal for cooking, studying, or workouts, this app offers customizable colored presets and live activity updates. It ensures timers ring even in Silent mode, prioritizing user privacy with no data collection or ads.

Highlights
  • One-tap widget timer start
  • Customizable colored presets
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
  • Rings in Silent/Focus modes
  • Privacy-focused, no data collection
  • Multiple timer use cases
Features
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Start a timer with one tapβ€”from a Home or Lock Screen widget. No opening the app, no typing in the time. Just tap and go. β–  One tap from your widget Put your go-to durations on a Home or Lock Screen widget. No opening the app, no typingβ€”just one tap and the timer starts. β–  Made for - Cooking & kitchen (multiple dishes at once) - Study & work (Pomodoro 25 + 5) - Power naps - Workouts & intervals - Chores & boiling water β–  Tell them apart by color Presets use a clean white icon in 13 colors, so cooking, study, and naps are easy to spot at a glance. β–  Live Activity & Dynamic Island See the time remaining at a glance on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. β–  Rings even in Silent or Focus Built on iOS 26's new alarm framework, so your timer still sounds in Silent mode or a Focusβ€”you won't miss it. β–  Privacy first All data stays on your device. No tracking, no data collection, no ads. Requires iOS 26 or later Β· iPhone only

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
TimerTiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Orbit at Free against TimerTiles's $1.99. Orbit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Orbit is free to download; TimerTiles costs $1.99 up front. TimerTiles sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Orbit asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Orbit versus TimerTiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitTimerTiles
PriceFree β€” better$1.99
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyβ€”Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
Monetizationβ€”Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.226.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyukei Onosouma kaneko

In-app purchases

None

Orbit

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TimerTiles

One-time2
  • Pro (Unlimited widgets)$1.99
  • Pro + Support$14.99

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimerTiles free?
TimerTiles costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Orbit or TimerTiles have ads?
Neither Orbit nor TimerTiles shows ads.

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