Comparison

Orbit vs Gear combination

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

Gear combination

Features
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Select a quest, and a rotating gear will appear in the upper left. Connect the gears on the right to the rotating gear to clear the quest. You can place gears freely in any position. Multiple quests are available, and you can play them in any order. Cleared quests can also be replayed as many times as you like. In this game, clockwise rotation is represented by positive numbers, and counterclockwise rotation is represented by negative numbers.

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Gear combination4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Orbit at none against Gear combination's shown. Gear combination's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Gear combination sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update every 2 months, Gear combination weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Orbit versus Gear combination: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitGear combination
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIGHKEY Gamesakira ohmachi

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

Gear combination

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

Gear combination

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gear combination free?
Gear combination is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Orbit or Gear combination have ads?
Gear combination shows ads; Orbit does not.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Gear combination?
Orbit ships an update every 2 months, and Gear combination weekly. Most recently, Orbit was updated on September 25, 2026 and Gear combination on August 23, 2026.

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