Tidal Orbit vs ORBIT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tidal Orbit
A one-button arcade game where players control an orb's momentum by tapping to switch its gravitational pull. Navigate through five distinct worlds, each with unique visuals, and utilize a "start from" feature to resume progress. The game offers simple controls, offline play, and no account requirements.
- One-button controls
- Momentum-based gameplay
- Five distinct worlds
- Progress saving
- Offline play
- No account required
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Tidal Orbit is a one-button arcade game about momentum. Your orb is pulled between two forces — tap to flip which one has you. That's the whole control. But the orb swings like a pendulum, so every tap is a commitment. Climb through five orbitals, each a different world to discover. Reach one and you can Start From it next time — pick up your journey where you left off. • One-button, pick-up-and-play controls • Five distinct worlds • Hand-built space visuals • Earn coins, continue your run • Plays fully offline. No accounts. Simple to learn. Hard to put down.
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.
- One-tap gameplay
- Increasing difficulty
- Chain perfect hits for FLOW
- Collect gems
- Unlock skins
- Daily challenges
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ORBIT at weekly against Tidal Orbit's every 4 weeks. Tidal Orbit's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tidal Orbit against 5.0 for ORBIT. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Tidal Orbit ships an update every 4 weeks, ORBIT weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tidal Orbit | ORBIT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MARCUS ARCILLA SCHAEFER | Bytetech Consulting Inc |
Customer experience
Tidal Orbit
ORBIT
In-app purchases
Tidal Orbit
No in-app purchases
ORBIT
No in-app purchases
