Comparison

Orbit vs Card Draw 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

Card Draw Simulator

This application digitally simulates drawing cards from a deck. It offers a virtual representation of the cards and deck used in the game Jet Lag. Enjoy a realistic card drawing experience without physical cards.

Highlights
  • Digital card deck representation
  • Simulates card drawing
  • Based on Jet Lag game
  • Realistic virtual experience
Features
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Digital representation of the cards and deck of the game Jet Lag.

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Card Draw Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Card Draw Simulator at none against Orbit's 7. Card Draw Simulator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Orbit's advantage is ratings volume (7.6K vs 3). On price, rating and 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

Both are free to download. Orbit sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Card Draw Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Card Draw Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orbit has 7.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Orbit versus Card Draw Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitCard Draw Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.6K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIGHKEY GamesKevin Hammond

Customer experience

Orbit

All ratings7,627 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews628 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.0%

Card Draw Simulator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

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

Card Draw Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Card Draw Simulator free?
Card Draw Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Orbit or Card Draw Simulator?
Card Draw Simulator is rated higher. Orbit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Card Draw Simulator averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Orbit or Card Draw Simulator have ads?
Orbit shows ads; Card Draw Simulator does not.

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