Comparison

Orbit vs Pi 100 Challenge

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

Pi 100 Challenge

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Some people climb mountains, while others run marathons. You are challenging yourself to calculate Pi by hand. This app guides you through all the steps needed to compute Pi to 100 decimal places. Surprisingly enough, this doesn't require any complex math -- just basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and long division. Each page presents one problem to solve. Complete the problem, and move on to the next step. Take the Pi-100 Challenge, sharpen your mind, and calculate Pi. GameCenter integration allows you to track progress and achievements. Leaderboards allow you to race against your friends to see who can finish more digits, or solve for the digits faster.

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Pi 100 Challenge3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Orbit at Free against Pi 100 Challenge's $0.99. Orbit also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Pi 100 Challenge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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

Orbit is free to download; Pi 100 Challenge costs $0.99 up front. Orbit sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Pi 100 Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update every 2 months, Pi 100 Challenge every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Orbit versus Pi 100 Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitPi 100 Challenge
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIGHKEY GamesRam Rao

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

Pi 100 Challenge

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
  • Orbit Pro$2.99
  • $5 contribution$4.99
  • $10 contribution$9.99
None

Pi 100 Challenge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pi 100 Challenge free?
Pi 100 Challenge costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Orbit or Pi 100 Challenge have ads?
Orbit shows ads; Pi 100 Challenge does not.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Pi 100 Challenge?
Orbit ships an update every 2 months, and Pi 100 Challenge every 3 weeks. Most recently, Orbit was updated on October 27, 2026 and Pi 100 Challenge on October 25, 2026.

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