Comparison

Orbit vs Tiges

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Orbit

A physics-based puzzle game where players launch planets to create stable orbits around black holes. Explore 45 free levels, community-created content, and a paid sandbox mode for designing your own challenges. Enjoy minimalist graphics and relaxing music.

Highlights
  • Gravity simulation puzzles
  • Create stable orbits
  • 45 free levels
  • Community-created levels
  • Sandbox mode for level design
  • Minimalist graphics
  • Relaxing classical piano 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

Tiges

Construct the largest possible structure by connecting all given elements. This physics-based puzzle game requires careful architectural planning, as larger builds are more prone to collapse.

Highlights
  • Minimalist bridge building
  • Physics-based puzzles
  • Connect all elements
  • Build largest structure
  • Architectural planning
Features
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Build the biggest structure possible! To do that, link all the elements together and hope for the best. This game is a physics-puzzler in which every level challenges you to build a structure by linking all the points together. The architecture is important... larger structures tend to collapse more easily!

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Tiges4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orbit at 94% against Tiges's 53%. Orbit also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (7.7K vs 85). Tiges's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Orbit sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Tiges asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orbit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orbit has 7.7K ratings behind it against 85, 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 53% of Tiges's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Orbit versus Tiges: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitTiges
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.7K ratings) — better4.4 (85 ratings)
Positive reviews94.2% of reviews — better52.6% of reviews
Number of ratings7.7K — better85
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIGHKEY GamesTriple Trip Studio

Customer experience

Orbit

All ratings7,666 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews635 reviews
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.1%

Tiges

All ratings84 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral9.5%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral21.1%
Negative26.3%

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

Tiges

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Tiges

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiges free?
Tiges is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Orbit or Tiges?
Orbit is rated higher. Orbit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.7K ratings, while Tiges averages 4.4 from 85 ratings.
Do Orbit or Tiges have ads?
Orbit shows ads; Tiges does not.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Tiges?
Orbit ships an update every 2 months, and Tiges every 2 months. Most recently, Orbit was updated on November 13, 2026 and Tiges on November 2, 2026.

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