Comparison

Orbit vs The Average game

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

The Average game

A number-guessing game inspired by a popular series where players aim to select a number closest to the average of all chosen numbers. Earn points and extra lives by winning rounds, but lose lives if you're not the closest. The rules for valid number selection change each turn, adding a strategic challenge.

Highlights
  • Number guessing gameplay
  • Dynamic rules that change each turn
  • Score-based progression
  • Winning streak bonuses
  • Online leaderboards
  • Game Center integration
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The Average game is a game of numbers somewhat inspired by one of the games from the Netflix-series "Alice in borderland". The goal of the game is to pick a number as close to the average of the sum of all the players picked numbers as possible. If you get closest to the average you will earn a point. If you are not the closest you will lose a life. You get 100 lives at the start of the game. When all 100 lives are gone the score will be reset and you have to start over. Keep earning points by winning and get extra lives by keeping a winning streak. Your highest score will automatically be submitted to the leaderboards if you chose to play the online mode. Seems easy enough, yes? However, you cannot pick any number you want every turn. Each turn the rules for which numbers will be valid changes. Game features: - Somewhat addictive gameplay. - Rules that change each turn. - Game Center support.

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
The Average game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orbit at 94% against The Average game's 67%. Orbit also leads on ratings volume (7.6K vs 5) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 The Average game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 5, 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 67% of The Average game's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Orbit versus The Average game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitThe Average game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better4.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings7.6K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIGHKEY GamesPatrik Ell

Customer experience

Orbit

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

The Average game

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
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

The Average game

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
1 purchases

The Average game

One-time1
  • A coffee for the developer$0.99

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Average game free?
The Average game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Orbit or The Average game?
Orbit is rated higher. Orbit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while The Average game averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Orbit or The Average game have ads?
Neither Orbit nor The Average game shows ads.

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