Comparison

Orbit Shift vs Box Loop!

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

Head to head
About

Orbit Shift

Engage in a unique circular puzzle game where you strategically place curved pieces to complete rings and rays. Plan ahead for orbital shifts to trigger chain reactions and achieve new high scores. Track your progress, compete on global leaderboards, and enjoy offline play.

Highlights
  • Circular puzzle board
  • Strategic piece placement
  • Orbital shift prediction
  • Chain reactions and combos
  • Resumable gameplay
  • Global and friend leaderboards
  • Offline progress tracking
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Build the orbit. Plan the shift. Chase a new high score. Orbit Shift is an original circular puzzle game built around a six-ring board. Drag curved pieces into place, complete full rings and center-to-edge rays, and plan around clearly announced orbital shifts. Every clear pulls remaining cells inward, opening the door to chain reactions and bigger scores. Keep a run going with Play/Continue. The first run you finish each local day is recorded under Today. Earn Spark XP, build streaks, and work through 12 illustrated challenges in My Progress. Compare your best score on the Global leaderboard or add friends to see how you stack up. Choose a public nickname to join the online leaderboards, or keep playing offline without a profile. Features: • Touch-first portrait play for iPhone and iPad • Strategic ring and ray clears • Predicted orbital shifts • Chain reactions, combos, and high scores • One resumable Play/Continue path • Global and Friends leaderboards • Automatic Today tracking, Spark XP, streaks, and 12 challenges • Five colorful themes, including pink Berry Burst, and four original soundtracks • Optional Game Center leaderboard and achievements • Offline-friendly local progress • Optional rewarded continues • A one-time Remove Automatic Ads purchase No sign-in is required to play. Online leaderboard features need an internet connection. Public profiles show your nickname and best score. Reporting, blocking, and online player-data deletion are available in the app. Rewarded videos are optional. A gameplay banner and paced interstitial ads support the free game. Remove Automatic Ads removes the banner and automatic interstitials; player-requested rewarded videos remain optional.

About

Box Loop!

Features
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Box Loop is a one-tap color-sorting puzzle built around a single spinning conveyor. Seal every color to clear the board. - One-tap controls, playable with a thumb - A freshly dealt board every single run - Easy to read at a glance, sharp to actually solve - Plays offline, anywhere No timers. No lives. No filler. Just one belt, a handful of colors, and the quiet click of a plan coming together.

Screenshots

Orbit Shift4 screens
Box Loop!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Box Loop! at none against Orbit Shift's 1. Box Loop! also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Orbit Shift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Box Loop! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit Shift ships an update monthly, Box Loop! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Orbit Shift versus Box Loop!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbit ShiftBox Loop!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB131 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCONNOR D HOHLENLudu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Orbit Shift

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Box Loop!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbit Shift free?
Orbit Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Box Loop! free?
Box Loop! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Orbit Shift or Box Loop! have ads?
Both Orbit Shift and Box Loop! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbit Shift or Box Loop!?
Orbit Shift ships an update monthly, and Box Loop! every 3 days. Most recently, Orbit Shift was updated on October 25, 2026 and Box Loop! on October 6, 2026.

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