Orbit vs Tangled
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Gravity simulation puzzles
- Create stable orbits
- Sandbox mode for level creation
- Community-created levels
- Visual orbital mechanics
- Minimalist graphics and relaxing music
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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
Tangled
A tile-rotating puzzle game where players connect paths to achieve the longest possible route. Earn bonus points by linking multiple tiles simultaneously. Features numerous layouts and a randomized gameplay experience.
- Tile rotation
- Path creation
- Bonus point system
- Dozens of layouts
- Randomized gameplay
- Swipe and button controls
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Rotate tiles to create as long of the path as possible, without hitting a boundaries or center tile. Earn extra bonus point by connecting more then one tile at a time. Enjoy dozens of layouts and random nature of the game. Use buttons on the bottom to rotate a tile, swap with spare or to lock the tile in. Alternatively you can use use swipes or arrow keys to : Right - rotate clockwise Left - rotate counter clockwise Up - swap with spare Down - lock the tile Don't forget to check our Game section for other fun games....
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orbit at 94% against Tangled's 0%. Orbit also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months). Tangled's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Orbit sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Tangled asks for nothing beyond the download.
Orbit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orbit has 7.6K ratings behind it against 2, 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 0% of Tangled's.
Orbit ships an update every 2 months, Tangled every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orbit | Tangled |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.6K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HIGHKEY Games | GASP Mobile Games Inc |
Customer experience
Orbit
Tangled
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
Tangled
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Orbit
- $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
Tangled
No in-app purchases









