Comparison

Orbit vs Ball Into

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

Ball Into

A physics-based puzzle game where you draw trajectories to guide a ball into a target box. It features numerous levels with unique obstacles and environmental effects that challenge your problem-solving skills. Enjoy a relaxing experience with its clean visuals and soothing music.

Highlights
  • Physics-based puzzle gameplay
  • Draw trajectories to guide the ball
  • Numerous well-designed levels
  • Obstacle and environmental challenges
  • Simple and clean game style
  • Soothing game music
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1. Ball Into is a casual puzzle physics game. 2. The operation is very simple. You only need to click on the screen, hold and drag to form an auxiliary parabola, and control the ball into the box. 3. The game provides a large number of well-designed levels. You need to play your imagination, skillfully use the layout features of the obstacles in the level, and find out the path of the ball into the box. 4. How to control the launch intensity when there is “WINDY”? How to predict the launch path when there is “MIRROR”? How to overcome inertia thinking when the direction of “GRAVITY” changes? How to grasp the launch timing? These questions will be gradually answered in the process of completing the levels from easy to difficult. 5. Simple and clean game style, soothing and pleasing game music, let your mind and body completely relax, and immersed in the fun puzzle world. If you have any questions or suggestions, please email us at contact@mudotek.com.

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Ball Into4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orbit at 94% against Ball Into's 50%. Orbit also leads on ratings volume (7.6K vs 67) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Ball Into's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Ball Into 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 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orbit has 7.6K ratings behind it against 67, 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 50% of Ball Into's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update every 2 months, Ball Into fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Orbit versus Ball Into: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitBall Into
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better4.6 (67 ratings)
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.6K — better67
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIGHKEY GamesMudotek Mobile Games

Customer experience

Orbit

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

Ball Into

All ratings64 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%

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

Ball Into

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
2 purchases

Ball Into

One-time2
  • 9 HINTS$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ball Into free?
Ball Into is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Orbit or Ball Into?
Orbit is rated higher. Orbit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Ball Into averages 4.6 from 67 ratings.
Do Orbit or Ball Into have ads?
Orbit shows ads; Ball Into does not.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Ball Into?
Orbit ships an update every 2 months, and Ball Into fortnightly. Most recently, Orbit was updated on October 28, 2026 and Ball Into on October 24, 2026.

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