Comparison

Orbitfall vs Between Stars

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

Head to head
About

Orbitfall

Features
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Pull back, let go, and bend your probe around a gravity well into the wormhole. The fewer flicks it takes, the better your score. Orbitfall is space golf with real gravity. The aim line only shows the start of your curve — never where you land — so every shot is a read, not a trace. Miss and you can recall the probe instantly and try the line again. FIVE REGIONS, FIVE NEW RULES • First Light — clean launches and steady gravity • Ember Reach — dense fields with several wells pulling at once • Reverse Field — repulsors that shove the probe away • The Drift — wells that orbit, so timing matters • Eventide — boost gates and everything combined Every sector is checked for at least two clean solutions before you ever fly it, so there is always a line to find. DAILY ORBIT — FREE, EVERY DAY Five sectors, the same five for every player worldwide. Your total flicks is your score, fewest wins, and the day's board is there without an account. KEEP A FLIGHT RECORD Lifetime flicks, per-sector bests, stars, medals, and unlockable probe trails. Share a card of your exact shot so a friend can watch the line you flew. WHAT'S FREE The first 12 campaign sectors, the full Daily Orbit and its leaderboard, medals and trails. No ads. Plays offline. GO PRO A one-time unlock or the StackForge Play Pass adds: • The rest of the campaign — every sector past 12 • Hardcore — fly the campaign with no aim preview at all • Weekly Gauntlet — a ranked seven-sector run with its own board • Flight Log — replay your best launch for each cleared sector, plus your career totals The Play Pass unlocks Pro in every StackForge game, plus One Good Thing. Terms are shown before purchase; manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID settings. Read the field. Trust the curve. Find the wormhole. Terms: https://stackforgestudios.com/terms Privacy: https://stackforgestudios.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Between Stars

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Between Stars is a calm gravity puzzle in space. Guide a ship to the glowing blue goal using the pull of planets. Play all 7 levels in “Origins” free, with no ads. One optional purchase permanently unlocks the other 20 levels and every future paid level pack. Aim the ship, launch, and watch gravity bend the route. Every level has a one-burn solution: use one continuous thrust activation, then let gravity carry the ship to the destination without more thrust. Finding it is a challenge, not a requirement — you can use additional thrust whenever you need to correct your course. When you complete a level, you earn points called lumen. How many you earn depends only on your total thrust time: less thrust means more lumen. You can wait before launch without losing lumen. Letting gravity carry the ship doesn’t cost lumen either. Your highest-scoring flight on each level is automatically saved for replay. As you complete levels, these replays form a personal collection you can watch anytime and show to friends. Every successful flight is also saved in “Your paths.” Open it from a completed level to see all your successful routes together. The game includes 27 hand-tuned puzzles divided into three level packs. “Origins” centers on planets that pull the ship. “Deep Gravity” adds moving planets, pulsing gravity fields, and two-planet systems. “Aurora” introduces repulsors: fields that push the ship away instead of pulling it closer. There are no time limits, no lives, and no fuel limits. Retries are unlimited. Experiment at your own pace. Optional hints show a successful route only when you ask. • A calm ambient soundtrack for each pack • Play in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, or Portuguese • No ads, accounts, tracking, or subscriptions

Screenshots

Orbitfall4 screens
Between Stars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Between Stars at every 10 days against Orbitfall's monthly. 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. Orbitfall sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Between Stars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbitfall ships an update monthly, Between Stars every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Orbitfall versus Between Stars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitfallBetween Stars
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB181 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStackForge StudiosFixed Point Solutions SRL

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Orbitfall

Subscriptions2
  • StackForge Play Pass Monthly$2.991 Month
  • StackForge Play Pass Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Orbitfall Full Game Unlock$4.99
1 purchases

Between Stars

One-time1
  • Deep Gravity + Aurora$2.99

Questions

Is Orbitfall free?
Orbitfall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Between Stars free?
Between Stars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Orbitfall or Between Stars have ads?
Neither Orbitfall nor Between Stars shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbitfall or Between Stars?
Orbitfall ships an update monthly, and Between Stars every 10 days. Most recently, Orbitfall was updated on October 13, 2026 and Between Stars on October 12, 2026.

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