Comparison

Orbit vs Gravity Sandbox 2

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Gravity simulation puzzles
  • Create stable orbits
  • Sandbox mode for level creation
  • Community-created levels
  • Visual orbital mechanics
  • Minimalist graphics and relaxing music
Features
Read full description

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

About

Gravity Sandbox 2

Design and play unique levels by controlling gravity and using a variety of elements. Explore over 90 pre-made challenges in Labyrinth mode, with increasing difficulty and diverse gameplay.

Highlights
  • Create custom levels
  • Control gravity
  • Over 90 pre-made levels
  • Labyrinth mode
  • 20+ construction elements
  • Level import/export
Features
Read full description

Gravitational sandbox on your device. Create unique levels in the sandbox and control gravity by rotating the gadget. Or just play in more than 90 pre-made levels in the Labyrinth mode. *****Creator mode***** Use your imagination to create exciting and fun levels and play them. There are more than 20 elements with the unique possibilities for constructing creative levels. Elements: - Bronze ball - Tennis ball - Box - 3 types of platforms - Bounce ball - Fire ball - Magnet - Air ball - Teleport - Energetic door - Plate - Cross - Element generator - Random maze generator - Start - Finish - 2 types of speed lines - Brush You can change size and angle of some elements for additional possibilities to create more levels of your dreams. *****Labyrinth mode***** The point of Labyrinth mode is to guide a bronze ball to finish with the help of changing gravity. Play a large number of carefully designed levels with increasing difficulty in different level packs. Different levels of difficulty (easy, normal and hard) will allow you to concentrate on those that you can complete and improve your skills. Each player will find interesting levels - in addition to those requiring precision, some require ingenuity and logical thinking, and some are just fun. Additional features of Gravity Sandbox 2: * Change of gravity gives power to create even more unique levels * Export and import levels

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Gravity Sandbox 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orbit at 94% against Gravity Sandbox 2's 50%. Orbit also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (7.6K vs 3). Gravity Sandbox 2's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Orbit sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Gravity Sandbox 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orbit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orbit has 7.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Orbit's written reviews are positive against 50% of Gravity Sandbox 2's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Orbit versus Gravity Sandbox 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitGravity Sandbox 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.6K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIGHKEY GamesVladyslav Vikulov

Customer experience

Orbit

All ratings7,603 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews626 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.0%

Gravity Sandbox 2

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and 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
Show 1 more
  • More levels and game modes

Gravity Sandbox 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Orbit

One-time7
  • $1 contribution$0.99
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • $2 contribution$1.99
Show 4 more
  • $3 contribution$2.99
  • Orbit Pro$2.99
  • $5 contribution$4.99
  • $10 contribution$9.99
1 purchases

Gravity Sandbox 2

One-time1
  • Premium Pack$2.99

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gravity Sandbox 2 free?
Gravity Sandbox 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Orbit or Gravity Sandbox 2?
Orbit is rated higher. Orbit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Gravity Sandbox 2 averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Orbit or Gravity Sandbox 2 have ads?
Orbit shows ads; Gravity Sandbox 2 does not.

Other comparisons