Swipe Shark vs Tidal Orbit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swipe Shark
Navigate an endless ocean as a shark, jumping on platforms to ascend and avoid rising oil. Each playthrough offers a randomly generated level for infinite replayability. Customize your gameplay experience with pre-run options.
- Infinite randomly generated levels
- Jump on platforms to ascend
- Avoid rising oil
- Customizable gameplay options
- Play as a shark
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In this game, you must play as a shark in the ocean. Your goal is to jump onto platforms that take you up, avoiding the rising oil. Every time you play, the level is randomly generated as you go, indefinitely. You can also change the gameplay with options before you begin your run. Game idea by Lincoln. Game design, gameplay, and programming by Random Meow.
Tidal Orbit
A one-button arcade game where players control an orb's momentum by tapping to switch its gravitational pull. Navigate through five distinct worlds, each with unique visuals, and utilize a "start from" feature to resume progress. The game offers simple controls, offline play, and no account requirements.
- One-button controls
- Momentum-based gameplay
- Five distinct worlds
- Progress saving
- Offline play
- No account required
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Tidal Orbit is a one-button arcade game about momentum. Your orb is pulled between two forces — tap to flip which one has you. That's the whole control. But the orb swings like a pendulum, so every tap is a commitment. Climb through five orbitals, each a different world to discover. Reach one and you can Start From it next time — pick up your journey where you left off. • One-button, pick-up-and-play controls • Five distinct worlds • Hand-built space visuals • Earn coins, continue your run • Plays fully offline. No accounts. Simple to learn. Hard to put down.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Tidal Orbit at 10 against Swipe Shark's 1. On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Swipe Shark against 5.0 for Tidal Orbit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tidal Orbit has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Swipe Shark | Tidal Orbit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Warren Finch | MARCUS ARCILLA SCHAEFER |
In-app purchases
Swipe Shark
No in-app purchases
Tidal Orbit
No in-app purchases
