Comparison

Eclipse Runner vs Orbit Guardian

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

Head to head
About

Eclipse Runner

Navigate a world plunged into darkness as the last lamplighter. Master precision platforming, utilizing unique powers to overcome challenging levels and uncover hidden secrets. Collect memories and shards to piece together the past.

Highlights
  • Precision platforming gameplay
  • Eight unique worlds with 120 levels
  • Five unlockable powers (Dash, Shadow Step, Grappling Hook, Light Pulse, Time Echo)
  • Collectible shards and memories
  • No timers, lives, or energy refills
  • Fair progression system
  • iCloud save support
Features
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The sun went out. Every lamplighter who went down to relight it is still down there. You are the last one, and the lantern you carry is the last of it. Eclipse Runner is a precision platformer about crossing a world the light left behind. Eight worlds, 120 levels, and only as much of each one as your lantern will show you. **RUN, AND KEEP RUNNING** Jump, dash, swim and climb through levels built to be learned rather than survived. Every world asks something the last one didn't: flooded halls, ice that gives way, a city of glass, machinery that never stops turning, and a sky with less and less left to stand on. Five powers to earn along the way, each one taught by the level that hands it to you: • Dash • Shadow Step • Grappling Hook • Light Pulse • Time Echo Eight worlds, eight things waiting at the end of them. **THE DARK KEPT THINGS** Shards to find, and secrets hidden off the obvious path. 97 memories scattered across the eight worlds the record of everyone who came down here before you, read in the order you find it rather than the order it happened. Three stars on every level, for the time, the shards and the secrets. 360 in all, if you want them. **BUILT TO BE FAIR** • No timers, no lives to wait for, no energy to refill • If a level beats you twenty-five times, the game opens the next one anyway. You can come back to it. • Progress saves on the device, and follows you between your own devices with iCloud save • No account, nothing to sign up for, nothing to log in to **WHAT IT COSTS** Eclipse Runner is free, with an ad between levels. Eclipse Runner Pro removes those ads for good and starts you with 300 shards. The one ad it keeps is the one you choose the offer of a life when you have run out because taking that away would leave a payer with fewer ways out than a free player has. Shards can also be bought outright if you would rather not go looking. Landscape. Touch controls, left- or right-handed. One explorer. One lantern. Keep moving.

About

Orbit Guardian

Features
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Your planet. Your shield. Every comet in the galaxy heading your way. Drag anywhere to swing an energy shield around your home world and knock incoming comets back into space. Send them spiraling into the black hole for bonus points, build streaks for multipliers, and see how long you can hold the orbit. 10 MISSIONS • Endless Orbit – the classic defense • Meteor Storm – swarms of small, fast comets • Gravity Well – drifting wells bend every path • Asteroid Mining – crack orbiting asteroids for ore • Comet Chain – link glowing beacons in order • Wormhole – portals throw comets across the sky • Eclipse – darkness falls, trust the sonar pulse • Twin Moons – bank shots off orbiting moons • Solar Flare – flares supercharge comets for double points • Shatterfall – boulders split and fall back for more NINE WORLDS TO DEFEND Start on Earth, then unlock the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and ringed Saturn, each rendered in rich detail. MAKE IT YOURS Collect Stardust to unlock comet skins, shield colors and particle trails in the Hangar. COME BACK EVERY DAY • Daily contracts with Stardust rewards • A 7-day login calendar • Supply drops and rare golden comets • Commendations and Game Center leaderboards Built for iPhone with haptics, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and Reduce Motion support. Play offline, anytime.

Screenshots

Eclipse Runner4 screens
Orbit Guardian4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Eclipse Runner at every 3 days against Orbit Guardian's every 9 days. Eclipse Runner also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eclipse Runner ships an update every 3 days, Orbit Guardian every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
Eclipse Runner versus Orbit Guardian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEclipse RunnerOrbit Guardian
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB22 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperHiten SoniYashkumar Rank

In-app purchases

None

Eclipse Runner

No in-app purchases

None

Orbit Guardian

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eclipse Runner free?
Eclipse Runner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orbit Guardian free?
Orbit Guardian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Eclipse Runner or Orbit Guardian have ads?
Both Eclipse Runner and Orbit Guardian show ads.
Which is updated more often, Eclipse Runner or Orbit Guardian?
Eclipse Runner ships an update every 3 days, and Orbit Guardian every 9 days. Most recently, Eclipse Runner was updated on October 31, 2026 and Orbit Guardian on October 29, 2026.

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