Comparison

Orbit vs Earth Impact

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

Earth Impact

Control asteroids and strategically cause devastating impacts to end human history. This visually stunning puzzle game uses scientific models for a challenging and unique experience.

Highlights
  • Strategic impact arrangement
  • Visually outstanding graphics
  • Free navigation on Earth
  • Scientific impact simulation
  • Challenging tactical puzzles
Features
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Can you bring an end to human history? Experience the terrifying power of asteroids in this unique and visually outstanding puzzle game! Maximize the devastating damage by arranging your impacts smartly, as you take control over one of the greatest threats to life on Earth. Based on scientific computation models and presented with breathtaking visuals, Earth Impact offers a spectacular and surprisingly challenging puzzling experience with a deeper background. Features: ● Simple and casual, yet challenging puzzling experience with a tactical touch ● Highly detailed graphics - follow the sunsets and see the sun glinting in the rivers of South America ● Free navigation around Earth in the second half of the game ● Simulation of direct impact effects based on scientific computation models ● Clean Premium App: Free of any ads and in-app purchases

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Earth Impact4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orbit at 94% against Earth Impact's 47%. Orbit also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). Earth Impact's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On ads 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

Orbit is free to download; Earth Impact costs $0.99 up front. Orbit sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Earth Impact asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orbit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.6K and 2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Orbit's written reviews are positive against 47% of Earth Impact's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update every 2 months, Earth Impact monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Orbit versus Earth Impact: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitEarth Impact
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better4.3 (2K ratings)
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews — better47.2% of reviews
Number of ratings7.6K — better2K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB81 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHIGHKEY GamesNicolas Schulz

Customer experience

Orbit

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

Earth Impact

All ratings2,036 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive47.2%
Neutral15.7%
Negative37.1%

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

Earth Impact

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good graphics
  • 👍 Realistic and addictive
  • 👍 Worth the dollar
  • 👍 Enjoyable experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Lacking visual impact effects
  • 🐛 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🐛 Difficulty spikes
  • 🐛 Inconsistent 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

Earth Impact

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inability to progress past certain levels
  • Inconsistent scoring and multiplier calculations

Requested features

4 requests
  • Sandbox mode with more customization
  • Realistic impact effects (tsunamis, earthquakes, etc.)
  • Ability to select specific meteors or locations to target
  • News/reporting features on impact events

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

Earth Impact

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Earth Impact free?
Earth Impact costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Orbit or Earth Impact?
Orbit is rated higher. Orbit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Earth Impact averages 4.3 from 2K ratings.
Do Orbit or Earth Impact have ads?
Neither Orbit nor Earth Impact shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Earth Impact?
Orbit ships an update every 2 months, and Earth Impact monthly. Most recently, Orbit was updated on September 25, 2026 and Earth Impact on September 26, 2026.

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