Comparison

Nebula Blaster vs ORBIT

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

Head to head
About

Nebula Blaster

Blast through neon-drenched worlds in this arcade space shooter. Dodge bullet-hell patterns, defeat unique bosses, and climb the global leaderboard. Unlock power-ups and upgrades to customize your ship and soundtrack.

Highlights
  • 20 hand-crafted worlds
  • 20 distinct boss warships
  • Worldwide leaderboard
  • Deep power-ups and upgrades
  • Reactive synthwave soundtrack
  • Plays fully offline
Features
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Nebula Blaster is a neon-soaked arcade space shooter that fits in your pocket. Blast through 20 hand-crafted worlds, thread bullet-hell boss patterns, and chase high scores on a worldwide leaderboard. FEATURES - 20 hand-crafted worlds, from Deep Space to the Singularity, each with its own enemies, hazards, and reactive backdrop - 20 distinct boss warships, one unique boss per world, from nimble frigates to colossal faction dreadnoughts - Worldwide leaderboard: your score, the wave you reached, and your run time, ranked against players everywhere - Deep power-ups and upgrades: lasers, homing missiles, scatter, shields and more, plus a Stardust upgrade tree to tune your ship - Reactive synthwave soundtrack that intensifies with the action, with extra tracks to unlock - Plays fully offline: no account, no sign-in, and your progress is saved on your device Free to play, with optional in-app purchases and opt-in rewarded ads. The Founder Pack removes ads while keeping every reward. Dodge, blast, and climb the ranks. How far can you get?

About

ORBIT

A minimalist timing game where players tap when a dot aligns with a glowing arc. Progress through increasing difficulty, achieve 'FLOW' by chaining perfect hits, and unlock cosmetic items. Compete in daily challenges against other players.

Highlights
  • One-tap gameplay
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Chain perfect hits for FLOW
  • Collect gems
  • Unlock skins
  • Daily challenges
Features
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One dot. One ring. One tap. Tap when the dot crosses the glowing arc. Difficulty gets harder as you progress, Chain perfect hits for FLOW, collect gems, unlock skins, and beat the same daily challenge as everyone else.

Screenshots

Nebula Blaster4 screens
ORBIT3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ORBIT at none against Nebula Blaster's 10. ORBIT also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Nebula Blaster sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ORBIT asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Nebula Blaster against 5.0 for ORBIT. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nebula Blaster ships an update every 5 days, ORBIT weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nebula Blaster versus ORBIT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNebula BlasterORBIT
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph NiccoliBytetech Consulting Inc

Customer experience

Nebula Blaster

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ORBIT

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Nebula Blaster

One-time10
  • Pouch of Stardust$0.99
  • Plasma Storm$1.99
  • Phantom Ship$1.99
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  • Eclipse Ship$1.99
  • Bag of Stardust$2.99
  • 24K Gold Ship$2.99
  • Prism Ship$2.99
  • Crate of Stardust$6.99
  • Vault of Stardust$14.99
  • Founder's Pack$14.99
None

ORBIT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nebula Blaster free?
Nebula Blaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ORBIT free?
ORBIT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nebula Blaster or ORBIT?
Nebula Blaster and ORBIT are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Nebula Blaster or ORBIT have ads?
Nebula Blaster shows ads; ORBIT does not.
Which is updated more often, Nebula Blaster or ORBIT?
Nebula Blaster ships an update every 5 days, and ORBIT weekly. Most recently, Nebula Blaster was updated on October 31, 2026 and ORBIT on October 31, 2026.

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