Orbit vs OrbitR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
OrbitR
A minimalist maze puzzle game where players tap to change direction and navigate to the center, collecting items along the way. It offers a beautiful design and is suitable for all ages with handcrafted levels.
- Tap to change direction
- Navigate to maze center
- Collect items
- 80 handcrafted levels
- Minimalist design
- Fun for all ages
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OrbitR is a unique and addictive twitch-puzzle game anyone can enjoy. Tap to change direction and make your way to the maze center, grabbing collectables on the way! Features ◉ 80 handcrafted levels ◉ Beautiful, minimalist style ◉ Fun for all ages
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Orbit at 4.8 against OrbitR's 4.0. Orbit also leads on ratings volume (7.7K vs 4) and review sentiment (94% vs 80%). 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
Both are free to download. Orbit sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and OrbitR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Orbit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orbit has 7.7K ratings behind it against 4, 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 80% of OrbitR's.
Orbit ships an update every 2 months, OrbitR every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orbit | OrbitR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.7K ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.7K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | HIGHKEY Games | Motionlab |
Customer experience
Orbit
OrbitR
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
OrbitR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Orbit
- $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
OrbitR
- Remove Ads$2.99
