Comparison

Orbis vs Startline

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

Head to head
About

Orbis

Transform deep focus sessions into a growing galaxy. Each completed focus session creates celestial bodies, with longer sessions increasing the chance of discovering rare objects. Track your progress with detailed analytics and build a unique universe of your achievements.

Highlights
  • Form celestial bodies through focused sessions
  • Grow a new galaxy each month
  • Discover rare celestial objects
  • Deep focus analytics
  • Visible and collectible focus history
Features
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ORBIS is a focus timer that turns deep focus into your own universe. Start a focus session and a new celestial body begins to form. Focus for 20 minutes or more, and that time is born as a planet, a moon, or a rare object from deep space. The longer you focus, the higher your chance of discovering rare bodies. Every body you earn settles into your galaxy and your Codex, each with the real science behind it: from Earth to the black hole at the center of our galaxy and the stars beside it. ORBIS is made for studying, reading, writing, coding, and creative work. Anything that needs deep focus. It isn't just a timer that counts minutes. Your focus stays visible, and it's yours to keep. WHAT ORBIS DOES • Earn a celestial body for every focus session of 20 minutes or more • Collect 100+ celestial bodies across galaxy themes: the Solar System, Alpha Centauri, Sagittarius A*, and Roche Limit • Travel by flying between real stars • Read the real story of every body in your Codex • Block distracting apps while you focus • Focus to ambient sound: deep-space ambience, rain, campfire, forest, ocean waves, and more • Follow your session on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Enjoy the bodies you've collected on your Home Screen with widgets • Tag your sessions and see your weekly focus statistics • Earn star energy as you focus, and use it to unlock new themes In ORBIS, focus isn't time that simply passes. It becomes a universe you can see, collect, and return to. Today's focus becomes a star. ORBIS PREMIUM • Roche Limit theme: exoplanets pushed to physics' limit • Daily, monthly, and yearly statistics, plus your full focus timeline • Unlimited tags • Hard Mode: a focus session you can't quit halfway • More widget options, and app icons made from the bodies you've collected • 50% more star energy when you focus The Alpha Centauri and Sagittarius A* themes are not included in Premium. You can unlock them with star energy or a one-time purchase. SUBSCRIPTION & BILLING - Subscription Plans: “ORBIS Premium Annual” and “ORBIS Premium Monthly”. - One-Time Purchase Option: “ORBIS Premium Lifetime”. - Subscription Type: Auto-renewable subscription for Monthly and Annual plans. - Subscription Price: The price for each plan will be shown on the purchase screen before you confirm your purchase. Prices may vary by country or region. - Lifetime Purchase: ORBIS Premium Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not renew automatically. - Theme Purchases: The Alpha Centauri and Sagittarius A* themes are one-time purchases and do not renew automatically. - Cancel Subscription: To cancel an active subscription, go to your iPhone Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions, then select your ORBIS Premium subscription and cancel it. If you do not cancel at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends, the subscription will automatically renew. - Renewal Billing: The Apple ID associated with the auto-renewable subscription may be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current billing period to renew the subscription. • Terms of Service (including subscription policies): https://www.notion.so/Oris-User-Terms-356f1a803fbc800ab7a2ff74b1e5276b?source=copy_link • Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Oris-Privacy-Policy-356f1a803fbc80d69636c7c2f6e431b9?source=copy_link

About

Startline

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"I know exactly what to do. I just can't start." That gap - between knowing and starting - is where task paralysis lives. Planners organize the day. Timers count it down. Neither one closes the gap. Startline was built for that exact moment, and for the way ADHD brains actually work. It has one job: get a person from frozen to a running focus session on ONE thing, with a two-minute first step, in under a minute. Dump the noise in your head. Pick one thing. Get a tiny, physical first step. Start. Any start counts as a win. TIME YOU CAN FEEL A solid block of time shrinks on the screen and on the Dynamic Island, so a session stops being an abstract number and becomes something you can watch. Over weeks, Startline learns your real time multipliers per kind of task - the emails guessed at ten minutes that always take twenty-four - and shows them back to you, kindly. SURVIVE INTERRUPTIONS Pulled away mid-task? One tap leaves a breadcrumb. When you come back, Startline walks you to the exact step you were on, then counts you in, 3-2-1. NO SHAME, EVER No overdue piles. No streaks to break. No red badges. A Momentum meter grows with any start and fades gently - it never resets to zero. Designed for ADHD brains. Startline is a productivity tool, not medical advice or treatment. FREE, FOREVER Unlimited brain dumps and focus sessions, Pick One, 10 ramps, one breadcrumb at a time, 14 days of time calibration, and Momentum. The whole core loop works offline on day one. STARTLINE PLUS - All 50 ramps plus custom ramps you save yourself (the free tier has 10). - Your full time-calibration history and personal multipliers (free keeps 14 days). - Unlimited breadcrumbs across every task (free keeps one at a time). - Procedural brown, pink, and white noise plus rain, generated on device. - Widgets, the Action Button, and Start my One Thing. - Optional gentle time pings during a session. - A near-monochrome, motion-free theme. - Search your Someday drawer. Plus is one purchase: Lifetime 34.99 USD (pay once, own it), Annual 12.99 USD with a 14-day free trial, or Monthly 2.99 USD. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Startline works fully offline and is designed exclusively for iPhone. Your records live on your iPhone. No account, no ads. Privacy Policy: https://app-legal-pages.vercel.app/startline/privacy Terms of Service: https://app-legal-pages.vercel.app/startline/terms

Screenshots

Orbis4 screens
Startline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Startline at 18.2 against Orbis's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Orbis sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Startline sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Orbis versus Startline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbisStartline
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size346 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInsu Oh慧慧 高

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Orbis

Subscriptions4
  • Orbis Premium2 variants$3.991 Month
  • Orbis Premium$20.991 Year
  • Orbis Premium7 Days trial$20.991 Year
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  • Orbis Premium$23.991 Year
One-time6
  • Alpha Centauri$2.00
  • Sagittarius A*$6.69
  • Orbis Premium$24.99
Show 3 more
  • Orbis Premium$29.99
  • Orbis Premium$35.99
  • Orbis Premium$44.99
3 purchases

Startline

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual14 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is Orbis free?
Orbis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Startline free?
Startline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Orbis or Startline have ads?
Neither Orbis nor Startline shows ads.

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