Comparison

Orbit vs Lumen Garden

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

Head to head
About

Orbit

Features
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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/

About

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.

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Lumen Garden4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update weekly, Lumen Garden every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Orbit versus Lumen Garden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitLumen Garden
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB218 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMehmet Akif AKDOLBarman Joey

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Orbit

Subscriptions1
  • Orbit Premium$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • EMERALD CRATE$1.99
8 purchases

Lumen Garden

One-time8
  • 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

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lumen Garden free?
Lumen Garden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Orbit or Lumen Garden have ads?
Both Orbit and Lumen Garden show ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Lumen Garden?
Orbit ships an update weekly, and Lumen Garden every 3 days. Most recently, Orbit was updated on October 31, 2026 and Lumen Garden on October 29, 2026.

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