Orbit vs Bid Ball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Follow any player globally
- Track stats from every league
- Personalized player feed
- No team-specific noise
- Worldwide player coverage
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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/
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
Orbit ships an update weekly, Bid Ball every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orbit | Bid Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ORBIT.STAT.TRACKER PTY LIMITED | NAJ DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD |
Customer experience
Orbit
Bid Ball
In-app purchases
Orbit
- Orbit Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Orbit Pro7 Days trial$24.991 Year
Bid Ball
No in-app purchases









