Comparison

Orbit vs Cobi Hoops 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
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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

Cobi Hoops 2

Engage in basketball-themed puzzle challenges with over 160 levels of increasing difficulty. Compete against friends in real-time within Messages for a quick 30-second scoring challenge.

Highlights
  • 160+ puzzle levels
  • Score all baskets
  • Compete with friends in Messages
  • 30-second scoring challenge
  • Basketball action
Features
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Cobi Hoops is back with awesome puzzle action! Now everyone can shoot hoops! Can you score all the baskets in these amazing puzzle levels and take your sweet skills to the next level? Discover 160+ levels of fun or play against friends inside Messages to see how many baskets you can score in 30 seconds! More Discover more amazing Cobra Mobile games at www.cobramobile.com Support Having problems? Visit www.cobramobile.com/support to see if we can help

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Cobi Hoops 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orbit at 94% against Cobi Hoops 2's 67%. Orbit also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Cobi Hoops 2's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 Cobi Hoops 2 sells 2 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 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.6K and 2.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Orbit's written reviews are positive against 67% of Cobi Hoops 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update every 2 months, Cobi Hoops 2 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Orbit versus Cobi Hoops 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitCobi Hoops 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better4.5 (2.9K ratings)
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews — better67.3% of reviews
Number of ratings7.6K — better2.9K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIGHKEY GamesCobra Mobile Limited

Customer experience

Orbit

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

Cobi Hoops 2

All ratings2,943 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative24.8%

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

Cobi Hoops 2

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 💡 Unique puzzle-solving mechanics
  • 👍 Good balance of difficulty
  • 🏀 Appealing basketball theme

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Some levels are too difficult or impossible
  • 🤔 Inconsistent controls and aiming
  • 🔍 Lack of level variety

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

Cobi Hoops 2

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes or freezes when minimized
  • Levels not loading properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Customization options for characters or gameplay
  • Ability to save progress and resume later

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
2 purchases

Cobi Hoops 2

One-time2
  • Buy 5 Basket Masters$0.99
  • Unlock All Level Packs & More$1.99

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cobi Hoops 2 free?
Cobi Hoops 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Orbit or Cobi Hoops 2?
Orbit is rated higher. Orbit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Cobi Hoops 2 averages 4.5 from 2.9K ratings.
Do Orbit or Cobi Hoops 2 have ads?
Both Orbit and Cobi Hoops 2 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Cobi Hoops 2?
Orbit ships an update every 2 months, and Cobi Hoops 2 monthly. Most recently, Orbit was updated on October 22, 2026 and Cobi Hoops 2 on October 21, 2026.

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