Comparison

Orbit vs Qix

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Orbit

A physics-based puzzle game where players launch planets to create stable orbits around black holes. Explore 45 free levels, community-created content, and a paid sandbox mode for designing your own challenges. Enjoy minimalist graphics and relaxing music.

Highlights
  • Gravity simulation puzzles
  • Create stable orbits
  • 45 free levels
  • Community-created levels
  • Sandbox mode for level design
  • Minimalist graphics
  • Relaxing classical piano 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

Qix

Features
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Relive the golden age of arcade gaming with Qix - the ultimate territory-capturing challenge! Draw lines to claim territory, but watch out! The mysterious Qix bounces around the playfield, and Spark enemies patrol the borders. If they touch your line before you finish drawing, you lose a life! FEATURES: • 30 progressively challenging levels • Classic arcade gameplay with modern touch controls • Capture 75% of the area to clear each level • 3 lives to conquer all stages • Level select for replaying favorites • Touch D-pad for precise movement • Pause and resume anytime • Full offline play - no internet needed Can you master all 30 levels and claim every inch of territory? Download now and test your reflexes!

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Qix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Qix at none against Orbit's 7. Qix also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Qix asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit ships an update every 2 months, Qix monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Orbit versus Qix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitQix
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIGHKEY Games晓 郭

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

Qix

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

Qix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Qix free?
Qix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Orbit or Qix have ads?
Orbit shows ads; Qix does not.
Which is updated more often, Orbit or Qix?
Orbit ships an update every 2 months, and Qix monthly. Most recently, Orbit was updated on November 9, 2026 and Qix on October 31, 2026.

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