Comparison

Orbit vs Shapez

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Orbit

A physics-based puzzle game where players launch planets to create stable orbits around black holes. Explore 45 free levels, community-created content, and a paid sandbox mode for designing your own challenges. Enjoy minimalist graphics and relaxing music.

Highlights
  • Gravity simulation puzzles
  • Create stable orbits
  • 45 free levels
  • Community-created levels
  • Sandbox mode for level design
  • Minimalist graphics
  • Relaxing classical piano 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

Shapez

Build automated factories to produce increasingly complex geometric shapes. Experiment with tools to design your factory, extract and mix colors, and scale production on an infinite map. Enjoy a relaxed, minimalist experience with a soothing soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Automated shape production
  • Complex shape creation
  • Color extraction and mixing
  • Infinite map exploration
  • Factory optimization
  • Minimalist art style
Features
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*Try Shapez up to level 7 for free or unlock the full game for more tools, more shapes and more challenges!* Do you like automation games? Then you are in the right place! shapez is a relaxed game in which you have to build factories for the automated production of geometric shapes. As the level increases, the shapes become more and more complex, and you have to spread out on the infinite map. And as if that wasn't enough, you also have to produce exponentially more to satisfy the demands - the only thing that helps is scaling! While you only have to process shapes at the beginning, you will later have to color them - by extracting and mixing colors! FEATURES - Create a unique and complex abstract shapes factory in a satisfying way. - Unlock new devices, upgrade them, and optimize your factory by experimenting with diverse tools. - Develop your system the way you want: each problem can have many solutions. - Enjoy an elegant, minimalist and readable art direction. - Go at your own pace with an approachable gameplay and a soothing soundtrack. CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE - Revamped interface - Game Center achievements - iCloud - Share your progress between iOS devices If you run into a problem, please contact us at https://playdigious.helpshift.com/hc/en/12-playdigious/ with as much information as possible on the issue.

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Shapez4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orbit at 94% against Shapez's 54%. Orbit also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (7.7K vs 1.5K). Shapez's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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 Shapez 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 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.7K and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Orbit's written reviews are positive against 54% of Shapez's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update every 2 months, Shapez every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Orbit versus Shapez: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitShapez
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.7K ratings) — better4.5 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews — better53.9% of reviews
Number of ratings7.7K — better1.5K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB240 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIGHKEY GamesPlaydigious

Customer experience

Orbit

All ratings7,666 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews628 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.0%

Shapez

All ratings1,451 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews612 reviews
Positive53.9%
Neutral14.2%
Negative31.9%

User reviews

Orbit

From 7.7K App Store ratings

What we love

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

Room to improve

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

Shapez

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Great mobile adaptation
  • 💡 Relaxing factory building
  • 🚀 Satisfying automation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
  • 🔒 Requires internet connection to play
  • 🔒 Can't use existing PC purchases
  • 👎 Clunky controls and UI

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

Shapez

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Save data corruption and loss of progress
  • Conveyor belt orientation issues
  • Inconsistent performance and frame rate drops
  • Placement and selection bugs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to sync progress across devices
  • More game modes and customization options
  • Improved blueprint management
  • Faster time acceleration

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
  • Orbit Pro$2.99
  • $5 contribution$4.99
  • $10 contribution$9.99
1 purchases

Shapez

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$6.99

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shapez free?
Shapez is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Orbit or Shapez?
Orbit is rated higher. Orbit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.7K ratings, while Shapez averages 4.5 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Orbit or Shapez have ads?
Orbit shows ads; Shapez does not.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Shapez?
Orbit ships an update every 2 months, and Shapez every 5 weeks. Most recently, Orbit was updated on November 9, 2026 and Shapez on November 7, 2026.

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