Comparison

Arrow Orbit vs Chickenstead

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

Head to head
About

Arrow Orbit

A fast-paced arcade game requiring precise timing and control to shoot arrows through rotating gates. Master rhythm and orbit control to clear levels, overcome dynamic challenges, and unlock new stages with increasing difficulty. Features a striking neon visual style with responsive feedback.

Highlights
  • Precision timing gameplay
  • Orbit control mechanics
  • Progressive level unlocking
  • Adaptive difficulty
  • Bauhaus neon visual style
  • Responsive HUD feedback
Features
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Arrow Orbit is a fast-paced arcade timing game built around precision, rhythm, and orbit control. Players hold to cycle through multiple rotating rings, release to fire an arrow, and aim for the active timing gate. Each successful hit adds to the level clear goal, while perfect hits, energy orbs, shields, hazards, and adaptive difficulty keep every run dynamic. Levels unlock progressively, with each stage introducing faster rotations, tighter windows, reversed motion, twin gates, and more obstacles. The game features a bold Bauhaus neon visual style with geometric shapes, high-contrast colors, and responsive HUD feedback for accuracy, hits, score, and progress.

About

Chickenstead

Build a cozy chicken farm in this cheerful idle game. Collect eggs, discover new breeds, and expand your coop. The farm progresses even when you're offline, allowing for relaxed, casual play sessions.

Highlights
  • Idle farm progression
  • Collect eggs and coins
  • Discover new chicken breeds
  • Complete achievements
  • Farm customization
  • Track statistics
Features
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Chickenstead is a cheerful idle farm game where you grow your coop one chicken at a time. Collect eggs from your chickens and turn them into in-game coins. Add more chickens, discover new breeds, and increase egg production as your farm grows. Your coop continues making progress while you are away, so you can return, collect what your chickens produced, and keep expanding. Unlock new chicken breeds, complete achievements, and track your progress through statistics for chickens owned, eggs collected, coins earned, and production rate. Customize your farm with different coop skins and decorative items. Place decorations around the yard and unlock new looks as you progress. Chickenstead combines simple idle gameplay, collecting, farm progression, and customization in a relaxed experience suited for short and casual play sessions. Grow your flock, collect eggs, and build your own cozy chicken farm.

Screenshots

Arrow Orbit4 screens
Chickenstead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Arrow Orbit at 100% against Chickenstead's 0%. Arrow Orbit also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). Chickenstead's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arrow Orbit ships an update monthly, Chickenstead every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Arrow Orbit versus Chickenstead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArrow OrbitChickenstead
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (46 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer翔 张OTTO BACH

Customer experience

Arrow Orbit

All ratings46 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chickenstead

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Arrow Orbit

No in-app purchases

None

Chickenstead

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arrow Orbit free?
Arrow Orbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chickenstead free?
Chickenstead is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Arrow Orbit or Chickenstead have ads?
Arrow Orbit shows ads; Chickenstead does not.
Which is updated more often, Arrow Orbit or Chickenstead?
Arrow Orbit ships an update monthly, and Chickenstead every 2 months. Most recently, Arrow Orbit was updated on October 7, 2026 and Chickenstead on October 20, 2026.

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