Comparison

Orbit vs Quantum 3

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

Quantum 3

An educational match-3 game that blends fun gameplay with quantum physics concepts. Players match quarks to build subatomic particles and learn about fundamental physics mysteries. It's a great introduction to particle physics for all ages.

Highlights
  • Match-3 gameplay
  • Learn quantum physics
  • Build subatomic particles
  • Explore fundamental physics
  • Puzzle-solving mechanics
Features
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Quantum 3 is an educational match-3 game for all ages where fun meets quantum physics! Build subatomic particles, learn about the mysteries of fundamental physics and deploy antimatter to clear the way! You'll match and swap quarks to make (and learn about) the baryons you need for each objective. Puzzle out the quantum properties of color, flavor and spin. So get in there and start your quantum-venture! Quantum 3 is puzzle-matching at its finest and a great intro to the world of particle physics! The game is free-to-play with no in-app purchases. The game is developed at Michigan State University by the Games for Entertainment and Learning Lab and is funded under grant PHY 1653405 by the National Science Foundation.

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Quantum 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quantum 3 at none against Orbit's 7. Quantum 3 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Orbit's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (7.6K vs 15). On price, review sentiment, 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

Both are free to download. Orbit sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Quantum 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quantum 3 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orbit has 7.6K ratings behind it against 15, 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 100% of Quantum 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update every 2 months, Quantum 3 every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Orbit versus Quantum 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitQuantum 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings)5.0 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.6K — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIGHKEY GamesBrian Winn

Customer experience

Orbit

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

Quantum 3

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Quantum 3

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
  • Unlock Sandbox (and remove ads)$2.99
  • $5 contribution$4.99
  • $10 contribution$9.99
None

Quantum 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quantum 3 free?
Quantum 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Orbit or Quantum 3?
Quantum 3 is rated higher. Orbit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Quantum 3 averages 5.0 from 15 ratings.
Do Orbit or Quantum 3 have ads?
Neither Orbit nor Quantum 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Quantum 3?
Orbit ships an update every 2 months, and Quantum 3 every 16 months. Most recently, Orbit was updated on September 23, 2026 and Quantum 3 on September 7, 2026.

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