Comparison

Buzz vs Orbit

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

Head to head
About

Buzz

This app helps you track your alcohol consumption mindfully, offering gentle visualizations and personalized recovery tips. It allows you to log drinks quickly, monitor progress against goals, and view historical patterns without numerical readouts.

Highlights
  • Gentle pace visualization
  • Quick drink logging
  • Track standard units and calories
  • Drink-free day streak
  • Morning recovery tips
  • Calendar view of patterns
Features
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Buzz is a mindful drink tracker that helps you drink less and live more. A CALMER WAY TO SEE YOUR NIGHT Buzz shows a gentle, non-numeric pace visualization on the home screen. An at-a-glance sense of where you are, without speed readouts or body-alcohol numbers. It's awareness, not a score. LOG YOUR DRINKS IN SECONDS Beer, wine, cocktails, spirits, and low or no-alcohol options. Pick from a fast catalog or add your own. Logged a drink late? Just log it for the past day. Your history stays accurate. TRACK WHAT MATTERS • Standard units today and this week against a goal you choose • Calories from alcohol • Drink-free-day streak with a gentle moment when a run ends • Weekly and monthly patterns at a glance BUZZ PRO UNLOCKS THE FULL APP • Unlimited drinks per session (free tier logs three per night) • Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Browse every past drinking night in your history • Monthly heatmap of your drinking pattern • Session insights and averages • Extended time periods (90 days, year, all-time) MORNING RECOVERY TIPS Gentle, personalized suggestions for hydration, nutrition, rest, and movement. So your next day starts well. CALENDAR AT A GLANCE See your drinking patterns over time in a weekly and monthly view. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your drink data stays on your device. No account required. IMPORTANT Buzz is a drink journal. It does not measure blood alcohol or impairment, is not a medical device, and must never be used to decide whether to drive, operate machinery, or take any action that could cause harm. If you have been drinking, do not drive. Terms of Use: https://github.com/AlbertoNoris/buzz/blob/main/TERMS_OF_USE.md Privacy Policy: https://github.com/AlbertoNoris/buzz/blob/main/PRIVACY_POLICY.md

About

Orbit

Features
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Orbit is a focus timer designed for brains that drift — built for ADHD, friendly for everyone. Start a focus block and watch the ring fill like an orbit. Each completed block is one orbit — no streaks to shame you, no harvest to lose. Just gentle momentum you can actually feel. FOCUS, SIMPLY • A large, glanceable countdown ring • Turn the Digital Crown (watch) to set your focus length • Distinct haptics for focus and break completions • Automatic focus → break → long-break cycles ON YOUR WATCH FACE • Add a complication and your countdown lives right on your watch face • Glance from the Smart Stack without opening the app BUILT TO ADAPT • Orbit learns from your finished blocks and "I got distracted" taps • Optional heart-rate awareness suggests shorter blocks when you're agitated • Every suggestion is transparent — you stay in control GENTLE MOTIVATION • Orbits completed today, focus minutes, and a no-pressure streak • A 7-day chart and a focus heatmap of your history • End-of-block alerts so you never lose track iPHONE + APPLE WATCH • Start on your phone, continue on your wrist — they sync live • History follows you through iCloud PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no ads, no tracking • Your data stays on your device and your own iCloud • Completed focus time can be saved to Health as Mindful Minutes Find your orbit.

Screenshots

Buzz4 screens
Orbit2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orbit at none against Buzz's 3. Buzz's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Buzz sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Orbit asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Buzz versus Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuzzOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThe Stolen Spot S.R.L.Tejas Bharambe

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Buzz

Subscriptions3
  • Buzz Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Buzz Pro Yearly Discount$12.991 Year
  • Buzz Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
None

Orbit

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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