Comparison

SlingStar vs Orbit

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

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About

SlingStar

Features
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One tap. Don't miss. SlingStar is a pocket-sized arcade dare: you orbit a planet, and a single tap slings you across the void toward the next one. Catch its gravity ring and keep climbing. Miss, and you're space dust. Easy to learn, brutal to master: - ONE-TAP CONTROLS — orbit, tap, fly. That's the whole tutorial. - PERFECT SHOTS — thread the center line to chain combos and rack up bonus points as the pitch climbs. - COLLAPSING PLANETS — the deeper you go, the faster your footing crumbles. Don't linger. - 3-SECOND RETRIES — death is never more than a tap from redemption. - CHALLENGE FRIENDS — share your best score and start an argument. - STAR STYLES — unlock SlingStar Pro for all six star skins and trails. One purchase, forever. No subscriptions, no ads, no nonsense. How far can you sling?

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Orbit

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One tap. Endless orbits. How far can you fly? Orbit is a glowing space arcade game built around a single move: tap to leave your orbit, fly straight, and get caught by the next planet's ring. Hit the core dead-center for a PERFECT — chain them and your score multiplies up to x5 while your trail catches fire. A GALAXY THAT FIGHTS BACK • Sectors — every level is a named region with its own colors and sky • Asteroid walls block the corridors; graze one for CLOSE CALL bonus points • Bouncers ricochet your flight — bank shots are real • Rotating gates guard planets; slip through the gap or don't pass at all • Guardians — every 10th sector, a giant planet behind twin rotating gates POWER-UP PLANETS • Golden — double points Ā· Shield — survive one miss • Magnet — wider captures Ā· Unstable — shrinking ring, extra points RACE TODAY'S GHOSTS • One seeded daily run — the same world for everyone on Earth • Your best run and today's top pilots fly beside you as live ghosts • Some days the whole world mutates: tiny rings, hyper orbits • Build a streak by playing every day THE WEEKLY GAUNTLET • A brutal seeded run with hazards from the very first corridor • Its own leaderboard — glory resets every Monday BECOME A PILOT • Permanent XP, pilot levels, and three fresh missions every day • The Hangar: 6 ship looks and trail colors to unlock and combine • Weekly, monthly, and all-time leaderboards — no account, just a name RUN LAB • Fly a friend's seed code: same planets, same walls, best score wins ORBIT PREMIUM (optional subscription) • No ads Ā· one revive per run Ā· Zen Drift Ā· create your own challenge codes • Full pilot stats Ā· animated PRISM & EMBERS trails Ā· a gold star on the leaderboard Ā· double mission XP A LIVING COSMOS • Neon planets, nebulae, comets, shooting stars, and a deep-space soundtrack of metallic tones and sub-bass swells — it respects your silent switch Classic mode works fully offline — perfect for the subway. Your best scores reach the leaderboard when you're back online. One more run. You know you want to. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://almindurmis.github.io/orbit-ios/privacy.html

Screenshots

SlingStar4 screens
Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SlingStar at none against Orbit's 2. SlingStar also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Orbit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SlingStar asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
SlingStar versus Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlingStarOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeak Beak LLCVenturion d.o.o. Sarajevo

In-app purchases

None

SlingStar

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Orbit

Subscriptions2
  • Orbit Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Orbit Premium Yearly1 Month trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is SlingStar free?
SlingStar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SlingStar or Orbit have ads?
Orbit shows ads; SlingStar does not.

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