Comparison

Orbit vs Build a Bridge!

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

Build a Bridge!

A physics-based puzzle game where you design and build bridges using various materials. Test your creations in 3D to see if they hold up under pressure, with multiple levels and environments to explore.

Highlights
  • Physics-based bridge construction
  • Choose from wood, metal, and cables
  • 86 challenging levels
  • Realistic physics engine
  • 3D testing mode
  • Easy mode for creativity
Features
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Build a Bridge! is a complex yet approachable physics-based puzzle game. It tasks the player with creating more and more elaborate bridges across multiple levels. You will have to choose the proper materials, using creativity and logic to stay within required budget and create a strong construction. During the planning phase the game presents itself with a simple, 2D interface. It is there that you select the best materials for your bridge and connect the dots to make the most resilient structure you can. You can approach each level as a complex puzzle, trying to be as efficient as possible and get the best solution. But don't be afraid to experiment too. You can just go crazy and construct something that looks outrageous but still somehow works. There's fun in both of these approaches. When you're done, switch to the 3D mode and watch a car drive through your bridge. Will it hold? Or will you watch a spectacular crash? In addition to the normal mode the game features the easy mode for more relaxed gameplayed, focused on creativity and improvisation. You can also use in-game hint system if things get too hard. With 86 levels to construct you will not run out of things to do quickly. Game features: - Different materials to build from - Wood, Metal, Cables - 86 levels of increasingly difficult puzzles - Varied, detailed environments full of interactive elements - Multiple cars to test out your constructions - Realistic physics engine - Beautiful, stylised art style - Available in 13 languages IGRS rating: 13+

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Build a Bridge!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orbit at 94% against Build a Bridge!'s 59%. Orbit also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Build a Bridge!'s advantage is ratings volume (26K vs 7.6K). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Build a Bridge! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.6K and 26K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Orbit's written reviews are positive against 59% of Build a Bridge!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Orbit versus Build a Bridge!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitBuild a Bridge!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better4.6 (26K ratings)
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews — better59.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.6K26K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB325 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHIGHKEY GamesBoomBit, Inc.

Customer experience

Orbit

All ratings7,627 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews628 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.0%

Build a Bridge!

All ratings25,976 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews1,423 reviews
Positive59.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative33.5%

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

Build a Bridge!

From 26K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Realistic physics
  • 🚀 No WiFi required
  • 🚀 Good graphics
  • 👍 Teaches engineering concepts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🤯 Extremely difficult levels
  • 🤔 Unrealistic bridge scenarios
  • 🤯 Confusing mechanics

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

Build a Bridge!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress not saving properly
  • Game freezing and crashing
  • Ads causing the game to malfunction

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Controller support
  • Easier difficulty mode
  • Less intrusive ads
  • Ability to build bridges freely without restrictions

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
  • Orbit Pro$2.99
  • $5 contribution$4.99
  • $10 contribution$9.99
10 purchases

Build a Bridge!

One-time10
  • Easy Mode$0.99
  • Small Coins Pack2 variants$1.99
  • Space World$1.99
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  • Easy Mode$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Welcome Offer Unlock All$4.99
  • Welcome Offer - Starter Pack$4.99
  • Orient World$5.99
  • Welcome Offer - Constructor$9.99
  • Unlock All$9.99

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Build a Bridge! free?
Build a Bridge! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Orbit or Build a Bridge!?
Orbit is rated higher. Orbit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Build a Bridge! averages 4.6 from 26K ratings.
Do Orbit or Build a Bridge! have ads?
Both Orbit and Build a Bridge! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Build a Bridge!?
Orbit ships an update every 2 months, and Build a Bridge! every 2 months. Most recently, Orbit was updated on November 1, 2026 and Build a Bridge! on November 1, 2026.

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