Comparison

Orbit vs Bubble Page

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

Head to head
About

Orbit

This visual planner uses a circular 24-hour timeline to help you manage your schedule. Easily drag and drop activities, build templates, and track how your time is spent. It's designed for anyone seeking a more intuitive way to organize their day.

Highlights
  • Circular 24-hour timeline
  • Drag-and-drop time blocking
  • Recurring tasks and habits
  • Schedule templates
  • Day, Wave, and Month views
  • Local-first design
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Orbit is a visual planner built around a simple idea: your day is a clock, not a list. Plan your schedule on a 24-hour circular timeline inspired by circadian rhythm planning. Drag activities directly onto the dial, build reusable templates, manage recurring tasks, and see how your time is actually spent. Whether you're planning work, exercise, sleep, meals, or personal projects, Orbit helps you create schedules that are easier to understand and maintain. Features: • Circular 24-hour planner • Two-layer scheduling system for broad and detailed planning • Drag-and-drop time blocking • Recurring tasks and habits • Completion-based task regeneration • Task inbox for unscheduled work • Day, Wave, and Month views • Schedule templates • Color-coded categories • Local-first design with automatic saving • Installable on iPhone, iPad, and desktop Built for visual thinkers, routine builders, and anyone who wants a better way to see their time.

About

Bubble Page

Features
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Bubble Page is a private place to write small notes as if you were sending messages to yourself. Each short record becomes part of a simple timeline, arranged by date and time, so you can look back on your day without keeping a heavy journal. Write a thought before it disappears, mark a task you finished, or leave a quiet note about a moment you want to remember. At the end of the day, Bubble Page can turn your records into a receipt-style daily page that you can save as an image. Features: - Quick text records on iPhone - Dictation-friendly record flow on Apple Watch - Daily timeline arranged by time - Calendar, today shortcut, and search - Receipt-style daily page image - Pro: iCloud backup, restore, and export - App lock with Face ID or a 4-digit passcode Bubble Page is for the little messages you leave only for yourself.

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Bubble Page4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orbit at none against Bubble Page's 1. Orbit also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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. Bubble Page sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Orbit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update every 2 weeks, Bubble Page monthly. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Orbit versus Bubble Page: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitBubble Page
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKiera McCabeironwhy

In-app purchases

None

Orbit

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bubble Page

One-time1
  • Bubble Page Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bubble Page free?
Bubble Page is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Orbit or Bubble Page have ads?
Neither Orbit nor Bubble Page shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Bubble Page?
Orbit ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bubble Page monthly. Most recently, Orbit was updated on October 6, 2026 and Bubble Page on October 6, 2026.

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