Orbit vs Lumen Garden
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Orbit
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Welcome to Orbit: Space Needles, the ultimate test of precision, patience, and timing! Embark on a minimalist sci-fi journey where your goal is simple, but mastering it is intensely challenging. Tap the screen to launch your space needles into the orbit of a rotating celestial core. But be careful! Space is crowded. If your needle touches another needle or space debris already in orbit, your mission fails. HOW TO PLAY: ⢠Tap anywhere on the screen to launch a needle. ⢠Lock all your needles into the planet's orbit to clear the level. ⢠Do NOT hit any other needles! FEATURES: ⢠Hundreds of Unique Levels: From simple slow-rotating planets to chaotic, multi-directional black holes. ⢠Dynamic Physics: Adapt to sudden speed changes, reverse rotations, and stopping mechanics. ⢠Minimalist Sci-Fi Art Style: Clean aesthetics combined with immersive space sound effects. ⢠One-Tap Controls: Easy to learn in seconds, incredibly hard to master. ⢠Play Anywhere: Offline gameplay, no internet connection required! Do you have the steady hands and sharp focus needed to beat all the levels? Lock your first needle into orbit and find out! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Lumen Garden
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Light up a peaceful garden, one deduction at a time. In every grid, place one firefly in each row, column, and colored region. Fireflies can never touch, even diagonally. Observe, rule out possibilities, and find the unique solution at your own pace. Lumen Garden includes: ⢠an Adventure of 1,500 grids, free from start to finish; ⢠Quick Play across five difficulty levels and a daily challenge shared by every gardener; ⢠twelve companions to meet, grow and dress up, who earn Lumens with every win; ⢠daily quests, contracts and a streak to keep; ⢠seasons with their free reward track; ⢠World and Friends leaderboards, statistics and collectible mementos; ⢠accessible controls, high contrast, reduced motion, and several color-vision modes; ⢠no connection required to play. Free hints refresh every day. Optional purchases with guaranteed content and no random draws: Peaceful Garden (no ads, unlimited hints), season passes, outfit bundles. The entire Adventure remains free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lumen Garden at every 3 days against Orbit's weekly. Orbit's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Orbit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Lumen Garden sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Orbit ships an update weekly, Lumen Garden every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orbit | Lumen Garden |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days ā better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 ā better | 15.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mehmet Akif AKDOL | Barman Joey |
In-app purchases
Orbit
- Orbit Premium$4.991 Month
- EMERALD CRATE$1.99
Lumen Garden
- Discovery Offer$2.99
- Radiance Bundle$3.99
- Lumen Garden Peaceful$4.99
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- Undergrowth Bundle$5.99
- Fireflies Bundle$5.99
- Crystals Bundle$5.99
- Constellations Bundle$5.99
- Firefly Season Pass$7.99









