# Orbit vs Housle

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Housle at none against Orbit's 7. Housle also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

## The numbers

| Metric | Orbit | Housle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (7.6K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orbit-playing-with-gravity/id991457817/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **7.6K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 139 MB | 31 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 15.1 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [HIGHKEY Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/1170680369) | [Joseph Nylund](https://appshunter.io/developer/1572192331) |

## What reviewers say

### Orbit

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orbit-playing-with-gravity/id991457817)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $1 contribution | $0.99 | one-time |
| Remove ads | $0.99 | one-time |
| $2 contribution | $1.99 | one-time |
| $3 contribution | $2.99 | one-time |
| Orbit Pro | $2.99 | one-time |
| $5 contribution | $4.99 | one-time |
| $10 contribution | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- In app purchase not received
- Sandbox mode not working
- Game crashing and unable to open

**Requested features**

- 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


### Housle

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/housle/id6761345738)

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Orbit free?

Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Housle free?

Housle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Orbit or Housle have ads?

Orbit shows ads; Housle does not.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*