Brain It On! vs Orbit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brain It On!
Engage your mind with tricky physics puzzles. Draw shapes to find creative solutions to increasingly difficult challenges. Compete with friends and discover multiple ways to solve each puzzle.
- Dozens of brain-busting puzzles
- Puzzles added regularly
- Compete with friends
- Multiple solutions per puzzle
- Share unique solutions
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Deceptively challenging puzzles for your brain! Draw shapes to solve challenging physics puzzles. They're not as easy as they look. Care to give one a try? ◆ Dozens of brain busting puzzles, with more being added all the time ◆ Compete with your friends for the Brain It On! crown ◆ Multiple ways to solve each puzzle, can you find the best solution? ◆ Share your unique solutions and compare with your friends If you like this game, please rate it and leave a comment. As a tiny indie developer your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help! If you don't like something in the game, please email me at support@orbitalnine.com and tell me why. I want to hear your feedback and comments so I can continue to make this game better. Follow @orbitalnine on Twitter for all the latest news and updates on this game and upcoming releases. Like the game on Facebook: facebook.com/OrbitalNine Visit online at: orbitalnine.com I hope you enjoy Brain It On!
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 ads: Orbit at none against Brain It On!'s shown. Orbit also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (94% vs 81%). Brain It On!'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Brain It On! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Orbit sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Orbit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.1K and 7.6K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Brain It On!'s written reviews are positive against 94% of Orbit's.
Brain It On! ships an update every 3 weeks, Orbit every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Brain It On! | Orbit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.1K ratings) | 4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K | 7.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Orbital Nine Games Inc | HIGHKEY Games |
Customer experience
Brain It On!
Orbit
User reviews
Brain It On!
From 5.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Challenging and fun
- 🔒 No ads
- 👍 Engaging physics-based puzzles
- 👍 Encourages creative thinking
- 👍 Good for brain exercise
Room to improve
- 🐛 Drawing accuracy issues
- 🐛 Glitches and crashes
- 🐛 Difficulty spikes too quickly
- 🔋 Overheating on some devices
- 👎 Too many ads for hints
Orbit
From 7.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fire game
- 👍 Relaxing and Enjoyable
- 👍 Calming, fun, stimulating, humble
- 👍 Simple and yet complicated
- 👍 Elegant and easy
Room to improve
- 🐛 In app purchased not reicevied
- 🐛 Purchase didn't work for sandbox & ad removal but it's fun.
- 🔒 Be ware of your data
- 🐛 Love-hate
Bugs and requests
Brain It On!
Reported bugs
4 issues- Level selector not working past level 220
- Inability to draw near screen edges due to OS gestures
- Hint videos not always helpful
- In-app purchases not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- More levels
- Level editor to create custom puzzles
- Ability to save progress
- Improved drawing controls
- Better hints and guidance
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
Brain It On!
- Remove Popup Ads$0.99
- The Full Game (75% off)$0.99
- Coin Pack$0.99
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- The Full Game (50% off)$1.99
- Coin Pack$1.99
- The Full Game (25% off)$2.99
- Coin Pack$2.99
- The Full Game$3.99
- Coin Pack$3.99
Orbit
- $1 contribution$0.99
- Remove ads$0.99
- $2 contribution$1.99
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- $3 contribution$2.99
- Unlock Sandbox (and remove ads)$2.99
- $5 contribution$4.99
- $10 contribution$9.99
