Comparison

Orbit vs Go Plane

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

Go Plane

Control a plane and dodge incoming missiles to score points. This game offers simple controls that are easy to learn but challenging to master, providing an addictive experience.

Highlights
  • Dodge incoming missiles
  • Score points
  • Easy to grasp controls
  • Hard to master gameplay
  • Addictive experience
Features
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Let the missiles approach without touching you and dodge as many as possible to win points! -Easy to grasp -Hard to master -Greatly Addictive

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Go Plane3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orbit at 94% against Go Plane's 44%. Orbit also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Go Plane's advantage is ratings volume (73K 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 Go Plane sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Go Plane has 73K ratings behind it against 7.6K, 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 44% of Go Plane's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update every 2 months, Go Plane every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Orbit versus Go Plane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitGo Plane
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better4.6 (73K ratings)
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews — better44.3% of reviews
Number of ratings7.6K73K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB236 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHIGHKEY GamesVoodoo

Customer experience

Orbit

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

Go Plane

All ratings72,755 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews296 reviews
Positive44.3%
Neutral12.8%
Negative42.9%

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

Go Plane

From 73K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
  • 💡 Unique concept of dodging missiles
  • 🚀 Responsive and smooth gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Lack of variety in missile types and gameplay
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔒 Concerns about data privacy and ad tracking
  • 🔍 Repetitive gameplay after unlocking all planes

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

Go Plane

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads still show up even after paying to remove them
  • Game crashes or freezes during gameplay
  • Glitches with the revive/continue feature

Requested features

4 requests
  • More game modes and difficulty levels
  • Ability to customize and upgrade planes
  • Addition of sound effects and background music
  • Leaderboards and achievements to track progress

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
1 purchases

Go Plane

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Go Plane free?
Go Plane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Orbit or Go Plane?
Orbit is rated higher. Orbit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Go Plane averages 4.6 from 73K ratings.
Do Orbit or Go Plane have ads?
Both Orbit and Go Plane show ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Go Plane?
Orbit ships an update every 2 months, and Go Plane every 3 months. Most recently, Orbit was updated on October 30, 2026 and Go Plane on October 30, 2026.

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