Comparison

Settle & Trade vs Orbit

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

Head to head
About

Settle & Trade

Features
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Turn a tiny hexagonal asteroid into a booming space industry! Settle & Trade: Hex Space is a cosy idle tycoon built from hand-crafted clay-toy miniatures. Drill ore, harvest sunlight, grow glowing spores and launch your goods into orbit, one hex at a time. NEIGHBOURS DO THE LOGISTICS No belts, no roads. Buildings that sit side by side hand goods to each other. Place a Smelter between a Ferrite Drill and a Solar Field and alloy starts flowing. Every layout is a little puzzle. DAY AND NIGHT Your asteroid spins. Solar Fields shine on the light side, Rime Scrapers love the dark. Plan around the sweeping shadow line. BUILD THE HOME RING Deliver goods to a giant ring station floating above your asteroid. Every stage unlocks new buildings, foremen and research, and the ring grows in the sky. GROW, MIGRATE, REPEAT • 13 buildings, each with 100 levels and big milestone jumps • Foremen with active abilities that keep working while you are away • Research tree, contracts, daily rewards and achievements • Migrate to the Ice Moon and the Ember Rock, each with its own rules • Offline earnings: your factory keeps running Relax, tap, expand. Your asteroid empire is waiting.

About

Orbit

Features
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THE ADDICTIVE ARCADE GAME THAT TESTS YOUR TIMING TO THE LIMIT Orbit is different. Orbit is FREE and offline available PURE SKILL. ZERO PAY-TO-WIN. Launch your planet from sun to sun. Time your release perfectly. Build massive combos. Dodge cosmic dangers. Simple to learn. Impossible to master. HOW TO PLAY Stay calm to enter orbit Tap at the perfect moment to launch yourself further Time it right for PERFECT landings and build up your combo multiplier Survive as long as possible against increasing danger 4 GAME MODES STANDARD Classic endless gameplay with progressive difficulty that adapts to your skill level. How long can you survive? ZEN Relax and flow without obstacles or interruptions. Perfect for unwinding. HARD Faster orbits. Quicker reflexes required. For adrenaline junkies only. TIME ATTACK 60 seconds. Maximum chaos. Score as many points as possible before time runs out. FEATURES Simple one-touch controls that are easy to learn, hard to master Stunning minimalist space visuals Global leaderboards—compete against players worldwide Power-ups: Shield, Slow Motion, Double Points, and Magnet Multiple game modes for every playstyle Continue your run once with an optional rewarded ad WHAT MAKES ORBIT DIFFERENT NO PAY-TO-WIN MECHANICS NO ENERGY TIMERS NO LOOT BOXES NO FORCED VIDEO ADS DURING GAMEPLAY Just skill. Pure and simple. THE CHALLENGE The average player scores 34 points on their first attempt. The top 10% reach 200 points. Only the best break 500. Where will YOU rank? DOWNLOAD ORBIT NOW AND START YOUR COSMIC JOURNEY The cosmos is waiting. How long can you survive?

Screenshots

Settle & Trade4 screens
Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orbit at none against Settle & Trade's 10. Orbit also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Settle & Trade sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Orbit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Settle & Trade ships an update every 3 months, Orbit weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Settle & Trade versus Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSettle & TradeOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB25 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperFırat DINCThomas Mayrl

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Settle & Trade

One-time10
  • Starter Boost$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
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  • Crystal Pouch$4.99
  • Outer Reach Pack$5.99
  • Void Edge Pack$7.99
  • Crystal Chest$9.99
  • Golden License$9.99
  • Crystal Vault$19.99
  • Crystal Hoard$49.99
None

Orbit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Settle & Trade free?
Settle & Trade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Settle & Trade or Orbit have ads?
Settle & Trade shows ads; Orbit does not.
Which is updated more often, Settle & Trade or Orbit?
Settle & Trade ships an update every 3 months, and Orbit weekly. Most recently, Settle & Trade was updated on November 5, 2026 and Orbit on November 7, 2026.

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