Comparison

Orbit vs Useless box simulator

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

Useless box simulator

Engage in a unique anti-stress simulation where you flip switches, only for the intelligent box to flip them back. Earn fame points as the box playfully mocks you with its own language.

Highlights
  • Anti-stress simulation
  • Interactive switch gameplay
  • Intelligent AI box
  • Fame point system
  • Box can talk and swear
  • Unique gameplay mechanics
Features
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This game is an anti-stress simulator. You need to turn on the switches in any order, and the box will turn them off itself, while you gain fame points. However, the box has artificial intelligence and can make fun of you. The box can also talk and even swear, but in its own language.

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Useless box simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orbit at 94% against Useless box simulator's 50%. Orbit also leads on ratings volume (7.6K vs 4) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, 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 Useless box simulator 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. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orbit has 7.6K ratings behind it against 4, 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 50% of Useless box simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update every 2 months, Useless box simulator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Orbit versus Useless box simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitUseless box simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.6K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
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
Size137 MB43 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperHIGHKEY GamesDzmitry Smirnou

Customer experience

Orbit

All ratings7,603 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews625 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.0%

Useless box simulator

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
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

Useless box simulator

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

Useless box simulator

One-time1
  • Permanently VIP status$0.99

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Useless box simulator free?
Useless box simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Orbit or Useless box simulator?
Orbit is rated higher. Orbit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Useless box simulator averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Orbit or Useless box simulator have ads?
Both Orbit and Useless box simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Useless box simulator?
Orbit ships an update every 2 months, and Useless box simulator every 3 months. Most recently, Orbit was updated on October 15, 2026 and Useless box simulator on October 6, 2026.

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