Comparison

Orbit vs Vertical Jump.

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

Vertical Jump.

An arcade game for mobile devices controlled with a single finger. Collect targets and evade enemies in this free-to-play experience.

Highlights
  • One-finger control
  • No virtual buttons
  • Freedom in controls
  • Target collection
  • Enemy avoidance
Features
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Vertical Jump is an arcade game fully designed for mobile game. Play with one finger only, with out virtual button and with a lot of freedom in the controls. Collect all targets and avoid all the enemies!!

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Vertical Jump.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Orbit at every 2 months against Vertical Jump.'s every 24 months. Orbit also leads on ratings volume (7.6K vs 2). Vertical Jump.'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 Vertical Jump. sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vertical Jump. 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 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 100% of Vertical Jump.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update every 2 months, Vertical Jump. every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Orbit versus Vertical Jump.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitVertical Jump.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.6K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIGHKEY GamesYPISOFT. corp

Customer experience

Orbit

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

Vertical Jump.

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Vertical Jump.

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
3 purchases

Vertical Jump.

One-time3
  • Power Pack #1$2.99
  • Power Pack #2$4.99
  • Power Pack #3$9.99

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vertical Jump. free?
Vertical Jump. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Orbit or Vertical Jump.?
Vertical Jump. is rated higher. Orbit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Vertical Jump. averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Orbit or Vertical Jump. have ads?
Neither Orbit nor Vertical Jump. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Vertical Jump.?
Orbit ships an update every 2 months, and Vertical Jump. every 24 months. Most recently, Orbit was updated on September 25, 2026 and Vertical Jump. on August 31, 2026.

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