Comparison

Orbit vs Bid Ball

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

Head to head
About

Orbit

This app allows you to follow any basketball player across any league worldwide, creating a personalized feed of their games and stats. It focuses on individual athletes rather than entire teams, perfect for fans who follow specific players.

Highlights
  • Follow any player globally
  • Track stats from every league
  • Personalized player feed
  • No team-specific noise
  • Worldwide player coverage
Features
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Most sports apps are built for leagues. Orbit is built for people. Follow your son's season in Europe. Track your mate who made the pros. Stay up with the teammate who signed in France. One feed. The players you love. Every game, every stat, every league in the world. No noise. No teams you don't care about. Just your players. Because some people don't follow a team. They follow a person. Orbit is for those people. ORBIT UNLIMITED Every player. Every league. Worldwide. $24.99/year - less than a coffee a month. "Finally an app built for people who know the player, not just the sport." Download free. Follow someone tonight. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bid Ball

Engage in a tactical sports GM game where you draft basketball legends from their peak seasons via live auction. Build your ultimate starting five and simulate matchups to determine the winner. Now features Australian Football and Soccer challenges.

Highlights
  • Live player auction with budget management
  • Draft basketball, Aussie rules, and soccer players
  • Simulate matchups and seasons
  • Multiple roster building options
  • Offline play with bundled player pool
  • 2-player hot-seat and online multiplayer
Features
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Bid Ball is a fast, tactical sports game GM game. Basketball Legends from every era hit the auction block at their PEAK season - bid smart, fill your five (PG, SG, SF, PF, C), and simulate the matchup to see whose team really wins. Australian Football and Soccer are now included in daily challenges! THE AUCTION • 81 hand-picked all-time greats, each at their best season • Outbid your rival in a live auction — every team starts with the same budget • A max-bid cap means you can always fill your roster… if you don't blow it all early • Blind mode hides the stat lines: trust the name, and watch out for traps (busts who look better than they play) BUILD IT YOUR WAY • Strict positions, Flexi (guards/forwards/bigs interchangeable), or Positionless (anyone, anywhere) • Single game, best-of-7 series, or a full 82-game season with standings, league leaders and an MVP race • Detailed box scores, player-of-the-game, and a running head-to-head record PLAY ANYONE • vs the CPU • 2-player hot-seat on one device • Invite a friend and battle head-to-head online — no account needed, just share a code Plays great offline with a bundled player pool. No sign-up, no ads, no tracking.

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Bid Ball4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bid Ball at none against Orbit's 2. Bid Ball also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, review sentiment, 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. Orbit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Bid Ball asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update weekly, Bid Ball every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Orbit versus Bid Ball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitBid Ball
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperORBIT.STAT.TRACKER PTY LIMITEDNAJ DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD

Customer experience

Orbit

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bid Ball

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Orbit

Subscriptions2
  • Orbit Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Orbit Pro7 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

Bid Ball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bid Ball free?
Bid Ball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Orbit or Bid Ball have ads?
Neither Orbit nor Bid Ball shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Bid Ball?
Orbit ships an update weekly, and Bid Ball every 2 days. Most recently, Orbit was updated on November 9, 2026 and Bid Ball on October 31, 2026.

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