# Orbit vs Williams™ Pinball

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orbit at 94% against Williams™ Pinball's 51%. Orbit also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Williams™ Pinball's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Orbit sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Williams™ Pinball sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Orbit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.6K and 15K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Orbit's written reviews are positive against 51% of Williams™ Pinball's.

Orbit ships an update every 2 months, Williams™ Pinball every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Orbit | Williams™ Pinball |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (7.6K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orbit-playing-with-gravity/id991457817/reviews)** | [4.4 (15K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/williams-pinball/id1406370101/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 7.6K | **15K** |
| Positive reviews | **94.4% of reviews** | 51.1% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 5 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 139 MB | 191 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [HIGHKEY Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/1170680369) | [ZEN Studios](https://appshunter.io/developer/413501788) |

## What reviewers say

### Orbit

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orbit-playing-with-gravity/id991457817)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $1 contribution | $0.99 | one-time |
| Remove ads | $0.99 | one-time |
| $2 contribution | $1.99 | one-time |
| $3 contribution | $2.99 | one-time |
| Orbit Pro | $2.99 | one-time |
| $5 contribution | $4.99 | one-time |
| $10 contribution | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Fire game
- 👍 Relaxing and Enjoyable
- 👍 Calming, fun, stimulating, humble
- 👍 Simple and yet complicated
- 👍 Elegant and easy

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 In app purchased not reicevied
- 🐛 Purchase didn't work for sandbox & ad removal but it's fun.
- 🔒 Be ware of your data
- 🐛 Love-hate

**Reported bugs**

- In app purchase not received
- Sandbox mode not working
- Game crashing and unable to open

**Requested features**

- 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


### Williams™ Pinball

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/williams-pinball/id1406370101)

Experience classic and remastered pinball tables with realistic physics and multiplayer competition. Compete head-to-head for real money and cash prizes in select countries.

**Highlights:** Classic and remastered pinball tables, Multiplayer matchups for real money prizes, Pro Physics simulation, Daily challenges and competitions, Global leaderboards, New tables added frequently

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fistful of Zen  Coins | $0.99 | one-time |
| Pile of Zen Coins | $4.99 | one-time |
| Box of Zen Coins | $9.99 | one-time |
| Universal Monsters™ Pack | $9.99 | one-time |
| Williams™ Pinball: Vol. 5 | $9.99 | one-time |
| Indiana Jones(TM) Table | $14.99 | one-time |
| Case of Zen Coins | $19.99 | one-time |
| Legendary Pinball Pack | $19.99 | one-time |
| Legendary Pinball Pack | $29.99 | one-time |
| Set Of Zen Coins | $49.99 | one-time |
| Mountain of Zen Coins | $99.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🎮 Realistic pinball physics
- 🎨 Excellent table graphics and visuals
- 🕹️ Faithful recreation of classic pinball tables
- 🏆 Enjoyable daily challenges
- 👍 Smooth and responsive gameplay

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Expensive microtransactions and pay-to-play model
- 🕰️ Slow server connectivity and frequent loading issues
- 🤯 Confusing and convoluted progression system
- 🙄 Intrusive and unskippable advertisements
- 🤖 Unreliable controls and flipper responsiveness

**Reported bugs**

- Inconsistent ball physics and behavior
- Rewards not registering due to server issues
- Frequent crashes and freezes, especially after ads
- Progression data randomly getting reset or lost

**Requested features**

- Ability to purchase individual tables outright
- Option to disable distracting visual effects
- Improved nudging and tilt controls
- Landscape mode support on tablets
- Offline play mode


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Orbit free?

Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Williams™ Pinball free?

Williams™ Pinball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Orbit or Williams™ Pinball?

Orbit is rated higher. Orbit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Williams™ Pinball averages 4.4 from 15K ratings.

### Do Orbit or Williams™ Pinball have ads?

Both Orbit and Williams™ Pinball show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Orbit or Williams™ Pinball?

Orbit ships an update every 2 months, and Williams™ Pinball every 5 weeks. Most recently, Orbit was updated on October 31, 2026 and Williams™ Pinball on October 31, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*