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Orba – Casual Game Review
Orba is a Casual/Puzzle/Entertainment game from Kieffer Bros., LLC, first launched in 18th November 2009.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 194+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Orba Stand Out
Say hello to Orba—the deliciously addictive color smasher from Kieffer Bros.
Tap chains of same-colored orbs to clear the screen. Line up longer chains to earn more points. Each time you clear the screen, more orbs fall into play.
As you progress, more colors are added making it increasingly difficult to build longer chains. When your screen is completely filled and there are no moves left, it's game over.
Addiction incarnate—Orba's a lovely way to stretch your mind or waste your time.
This Casual game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Orba is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 1st December 2018
Recent improvements include:
64-bit support
Download & Availability
Orba is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Orba is that game we always go back to. For a while we couldnt get it, and we missed it. We actually didnt update our iPad so we could keep it!! It is beautiful. Simple. We play without the sound, but we love the sound too. Its a great, challenging, calming game. If you play just a tiny bit slower, you can raise you score a lot. We get over 1M now regularly by being a little more mindful. Enjoy it.
Kieffer Bros games are truly wonderful. Elegant to see and fun or easy-going or challenging as the case may be. We would better than most any other games we can find.
Simple, elegant and challenging if you want. Beautiful graphics, smooth gameplay and excellent esthetics.
This is our favorite game of all time. We missed it so much when it wasnt being updated. Thanks for bringing it back.
So happy our favorite game works again… Thrilled it finally caught up with the major iOS updates. We were really bummed when an upgrade rendered it useless. Been playing this for years… Relaxing and fun. :).
You are so awesome to finally bring back our beloved Orba with 64 bit support. We have missed this game. We know its not a complex game but it was always pleasing to get in a quick game.
Thank you for updating the game to 64 bit. Our favorite relaxing, no stress game and we can finally play it again. As others have said, addicting but in s good way, not frustrating or stressful or annoying like all others. Thanks for the update.
We are thrilled to bits that Orba is back! We have missed it. Its a great game, and we enjoy playing it very much. Thanks, Kieffer Brothers, for the update.
And we do mean the app maker! We were saddened that the game app was not supported on the latest iOS version, because it had been one of our favorites. A miracle that it works again. Kudos for the update.
Its a fun game, but we have two requests: first, update it so things like pop-up words (perfecto!) fit on newer (iPhone 13) screens. Second, and more importantly: please make a mode where you can keep the number of colors constant! Once we get above level ~16 or so (6 colors) our success gets too random. Ive had half the screen cleared and then the new ones drop in so mixed up that theres only one combo available to tap.
Lots of fun. Colorful. Relaxing! Soothing.
Love this game. But can no longer play it. Please update for iOS 11.
Lovely game! Needs a 64-bit update, though.
Our daughter has played this game since 1 yr of her age.! So sad that app is not working for ios 11. Hope u guys fix it soon.
Downloaded this game 8-9 years ago. Play it quite often. However it isnt compatible with ios11. And we cant download it to our new device. Will there be an update? Or are our Orba playing days over.
Love the game So much. However we cannot play Orba now since our iPhones updated to iOS 11. Hopefully the developer can make an update in Orba to make it compitable With iOS 11.
Gorgeous game with beautifully calming music and a great and intuitive gameplay. We confess that sometimes we just leave it open to listen to the BGM.
A quick game to pick up, it ramps nicely from level to level.
Beautiful game, simple but addicting. We'd really like to have an endless/zen mode though. And some more orb sets would be nice too.
We love to play, especially the seasonal mode with all the Christmas themed colors & shape. Awesome.
We hate it yet we play it every day.
This is a beautiful game – graphics, music, and game play. This game started our love for Keifer Bros games.
Great game & graphic design; great music & sound, though we wish there more tunes. We also wish there were more sets of shapes like the Christmas mode. This is all just wishing for even more of this terrific game! Thanks Bros.
Love the game can't stay away from this app or our phone.
A really well-made matching game.
And good exersize for the brain.
Great game! Worth every penny.
Have a few minutes? Play this. Sometimes we don't want a lot of strategy and this fits the bill.
We've been playing this app for quite a while and am absolutely still addicted to it. Have to admit we're surprised its still holding our attention because most apps don't hold ours this long. And the person that called it a bejeweled clone, we have to say we're not sure where that's coming from. We play both and we're really not sure how they're similar, but to each their own. :) Great app, absolutely love it.
This is a great game. Always a challenge.
Be careful with this game. You will probably get hooked.
Can't put it down. So much fun.
Looks simple in the beginning but in the end you'll see how challenging and addictive can be. Also, this is the first game app that our wife likes. We love it.
The sounds, colors, and gameplay combine together into a seamless beautiful simple game impossible to put down. We find it soothing and wish we could find more like this.
It will intertain for hours, and there is a stragedy to it.
Please update so that we can play it again on the new iOS 11. We loved this game and am so disappointed we can no longer play it.
Kieffer bros, we know you sorta-semi-retired, but a little bit of time could keep Orba going! Please consider it, you've done updated builds for some of your other games, and Orba deserves it.
Very simple and polished… Maybe we have nothing to complain about.. But it didn't hold our interest like it could… Maybe it's more of a zen game.
We love this game it gets our brain going and keeps us from being bored.
Appears to be a simple game but there is definitely a strategy to get the highest score . Like it a lot.
One of the best things about this game was the music. Now it's permanently off?! What kind of sick joke.
Please update for newer iPhones.
This awesome game won't download in iOS 11, so it's money thrown away.
Im so bummed! Ive been playing this game for years and now it needs an update to play. Come on guys!!! We miss Orba.
We re-downloaded this app because we loved the soothing music it played, but sadly there's no music! Why? It's nothing without the music..Booooooo.
This app is by far one of the best! Can't stop playing it, had it for at least year.
Fantastic. Very well done game.
Love this game. We've had it for three years and its still our favorite game.
We picked this up after it was mentioned in a TouchArcade review of a different Keiffer Bros title, and we're glad we did. It's a simple concept that's hard to master, and can be played for minutes or a lot more in each sitting. A few "special tiles" would be a nice addition, but we won't even take a star off for that because the progression is great as-is.
Kind of wish they'd have an ORBA tournament where they'd pay you in dollars for your final score. We like a game where we score in the millions.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.7.8
- Size: 24.41 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: [Kieffer Bros., LLC]()
Last updated: 1st December 2018 | Genre: Casual, Puzzle | Developer: Kieffer Bros., LLC