Bearbushkas vs 12 orbits
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bearbushkas
Engage in chaotic space battles with up to four players on a single iPad. Choose unique Bearonauts and their spaceships to outmaneuver and destroy opponents in vibrant, hand-drawn levels filled with hazards.
- Up to 4 player local multiplayer
- Practice against AI
- Unique Bearonauts and spaceships
- Hand-drawn cartoon graphics
- Multiple battle levels
- Power-up items
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"Everyone who likes playing multiplayer titles on iPad with friends (or alone, too), should not miss out on Bearbushkas." - iPlayApps.de 92% - Žaismo DNR Bearbushkas is the ultimate 4 player multiplayer mayhem for your iPad. Destroy your fellow Bearonauts in fierce space battles! Features: - Play with up to 4 players on one iPad or practice against the computer. - Colorful, handdrawn cartoon-graphics - Choose from multiple awesome Bearonauts, each one with his own unique spaceship! - Shoot your enemies or use powerful items to destroy them! - Battle in 3 different levels with special features such as lasers or asteroids.
12 orbits
This app offers a unique local multiplayer experience for 2 to 12 players on a single device. It features four distinct game modes, simple controls, and adjustable difficulty for any group size. Enjoy competitive or team-based play with quick setup and easy learning curves.
- Local multiplayer for 2-12 players
- Four distinct game modes
- Single-screen gameplay
- Simple one-button controls
- Adjusts to any player count
- Quick setup
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The only local multiplayer game that lets you challenge 2, 3, 4, 5, 6... up to 12 players at once on just one screen. One smartphone or tablet is all you need. • Competitive local multiplayer for everyone at once. Anywhere. On anything. • 4 vastly different game modes to choose from • Setup takes seconds, even for 12 players at once • The basic mechanics are simple and can be taught to a group quickly • ...yet they provide you with a lot of room for mastery and competition • Works just as well for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6… players as it does for 12 You can choose from 4 very different game modes: ○ Arena Fill the arena with spheres of your own color and avoid those of your opponents. A bullet hell game that constantly grows more intense. ○ Multiball (Teams) Kind of like football, but with exploding goals and multiple balls at once, which change color all the time. Teamplay is more important than mastery. ○ Trails Collect spheres to grow longer than your opponents. Then block their path and pay attention to your own. And should the other players try to keep their distance, just fling your spheres at them. ○ Blizzard (Teams) Think tennis. But you have to defend against a whole shower of spheres at once, and send them right back where they came from. Whether you prefer playing local multiplayer versus or as a team, defensively or offensively, competitively or in utter chaos, anything is possible. Even so, 12 orbits requires only one button per player. This makes it easy to learn and teach others how to play it, yet it still provides a surprising amount of control for perfectionists. 12 orbits is a local multiplayer game for many players at once. But of course, you can also start off with a smaller group. All game modes automatically adjust to 2 players just as well as to any other number: 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, 10 players, 11 players, and of course 12 players can all easily compete with each other. Just try it out! The free version comes with all of the features and no more than a few ads. No micro transactions, no sharing of your data, and no unnecessary permissions. If you enjoy 12 orbits and would like to support me in its development, you can buy an ad-free version right here, in the Store. Thank you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 12 orbits at 4.7 against Bearbushkas's 3.6. 12 orbits also leads on ratings volume (41 vs 5) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Bearbushkas's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. 12 orbits sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bearbushkas asks for nothing beyond the download.
12 orbits holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 12 orbits has 41 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Bearbushkas's written reviews are positive against 91% of 12 orbits's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bearbushkas ships an update every 3 months, 12 orbits every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 19, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bearbushkas | 12 orbits |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tobias Lott | Roman Uhlig |
Customer experience
Bearbushkas
12 orbits
In-app purchases
Bearbushkas
No in-app purchases
12 orbits
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