Comparison

Orbit vs Impossible Charge

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
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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

About

Impossible Charge

A simple and fun addictive game where players charge batteries. Avoid running out of power by ensuring a good charge. Offers over 400 levels with surprises on later stages.

Highlights
  • Charge batteries
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Over 400 levels
  • Play anywhere
  • Surprise elements
Features
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Charge the Batteries. Make sure they have a good charge else you will run out of juice! A very simple and fun addicting game! Features - Game you can play anywhere - Over 400 Levels of pure fun! - Surprise awaits you on later levels! Share to your friends!

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Impossible Charge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Orbit at 4.8 against Impossible Charge's 4.2. Orbit also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (94% vs 59%). Impossible Charge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Impossible Charge asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orbit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orbit has 7.6K ratings behind it against 25, 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 59% of Impossible Charge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update every 2 months, Impossible Charge every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Orbit versus Impossible Charge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitImpossible Charge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better4.2 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews — better59.4% of reviews
Number of ratings7.6K — better25
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIGHKEY GamesMost Played Games Inc

Customer experience

Orbit

All ratings7,554 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews620 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.1%

Impossible Charge

All ratings25 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive59.4%
Neutral12.5%
Negative28.1%

User reviews

Orbit

From 7.6K App Store ratings

What 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

Impossible Charge

From 25 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Addictive gameplay
  • 🧠 Brain challenging
  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable
  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 🏆 Great for competition

Room to improve

  • 😠 Frustrating levels
  • ⚖️ Unfair difficulty
  • ❓ Confusing mechanics
  • 💸 Perceived monetization tactics

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
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  • More levels and game modes

Impossible Charge

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Level 30 impossible to beat
  • Level 39 impossible to beat
  • Algorithm errors at higher levels
  • Game rigged to make users lose
  • Specific target numbers unobtainable

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add a way to look back on levels
  • Update max charge to 1000
  • Add celebratory sounds on level completion
  • Add an endless mode
  • Option to change battery color
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  • Custom percentage/level creation

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Orbit

One-time7
  • $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
None

Impossible Charge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Impossible Charge free?
Impossible Charge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Orbit or Impossible Charge?
Orbit is rated higher. Orbit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Impossible Charge averages 4.2 from 25 ratings.
Do Orbit or Impossible Charge have ads?
Impossible Charge shows ads; Orbit does not.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Impossible Charge?
Orbit ships an update every 2 months, and Impossible Charge every 5 weeks. Most recently, Orbit was updated on September 25, 2026 and Impossible Charge on September 2, 2026.

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