Bond Breaker vs Orbit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bond Breaker
Engage with atomic physics in this puzzle game where you start as a proton and build up to atoms and molecules. Utilize scientific tools like lasers and microscopes to manipulate matter and learn real-world physics concepts.
- Atomic and molecular simulation
- Real-world physics principles
- Interactive scientific tools
- Educational gameplay
- Bond formation and breaking mechanics
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Pit yourself against atomic physics in Bond Breaker, a new puzzle game based on real nano-scale science. You start this game in the smallest way possible - as a single proton, without even a single atom to call your own. But with a little luck, and a lot of physical chemistry, you'll grow into an atoms, smash together into molecules, or break apart again using lasers, tunneling microscopes, and heat. Created by TestTubeGames and scientists at the CaSTL research center at UC Irvine, this is truly the most accurate physics engine to date. After all, what other game is correct down to the atomic level? When you make and break molecular bonds, you’ll encounter real forces and real physics. This isn’t just simple stuff, either! You'll learn about... The forces that bind molecules together How lasers can excite atoms Why water sticks together into drops What happens when you heat something up And much, much more. Simply put, this is the most fun you can have without buying your own Scanning Tunneling Microscope!
Orbit
This app is a meditative physics puzzler where you launch planets to create stable orbits around black holes. Explore a variety of levels, create your own challenges in a sandbox mode, and enjoy a visually artistic and relaxing experience.
- Gravity simulation puzzles
- Create stable orbits
- Sandbox mode for level creation
- Community-created levels
- Visual orbital mechanics
- Minimalist graphics and relaxing music
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ORBIT is a gravity simulator at the heart of a puzzle game. Launch planets with a flick of your finger, and try to get them into stable orbits around black holes. Can you make enough orbits to progress to the next level? New: ORBIT now features a Sandbox (paid) where you can create your own levels! Control time, disable collisions, and paint with gravity. Publish your creations to the world for everyone to play. • 45 free levels, with new mechanics are introduced over time — like repulsive black holes and planets with their own gravity that attract each other • Play community-created levels — virtually limitless content made by other players, all completely free • Launch as many planets as you like, and watch the mesmerizing orbital mechanics unfold • Planets leave colored traces, so that at the end of a level you will have created a beautiful piece of art • See the future trajectory of a planet before you launch it • Play in an environment of smooth, minimalist graphics while listening to relaxing classical piano Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/highkeygames Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/highkeygames
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bond Breaker at none against Orbit's 7. Bond Breaker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Orbit's advantage is ratings volume (7.6K vs 15) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment and device support 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. Orbit sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Bond Breaker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Orbit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orbit has 7.6K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Bond Breaker's written reviews are positive against 94% of Orbit's.
Bond Breaker ships an update every 2 weeks, Orbit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bond Breaker | Orbit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (15 ratings) | 4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.5% of reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 7.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TestTubeGames | HIGHKEY Games |
Customer experience
Bond Breaker
Orbit
Bugs and requests
Bond Breaker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Orbit
Reported bugs
3 issues- In app purchase not received
- Sandbox mode not working
- Game crashing and unable to open
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to zoom in and out
- Ability to rotate the game to landscape on iPad
- Ability to edit and move existing objects in sandbox mode
- Ability to name planets and add moons
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- More levels and game modes
In-app purchases
Bond Breaker
No in-app purchases
Orbit
- $1 contribution$0.99
- Remove ads$0.99
- $2 contribution$1.99
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- $3 contribution$2.99
- Orbit Pro$2.99
- $5 contribution$4.99
- $10 contribution$9.99









