COMPARE
Orca, RevenueCat, Adapty and doing it yourself.
Competitor cells were checked against their official pricing and documentation pages on 2026-10-26. Orca cells come from the documentation and the terms on this site.
- Options
- 4
- incl. native billing
- Dimensions
- 14
- platforms to portability
- Last verified
- 10/26
- 2026
01 · SIDE BY SIDE
Fourteen dimensions, side by side.
Read the text in each cell; the label is only a summary.
| Dimension | Orcaby Maxint | RevenueCatrevenuecat.com | Adaptyadapty.io | Native billingStoreKit 2 + Play Billing + Stripe, your backend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stores and payment providers | YESApp Store, Google Play, Stripe, GoCardless (Direct Debit). | YESApp Store, Google Play and web billing via Stripe; additional stores listed in their docs (Amazon, Roku). Verify the exact set for your case. | YESApp Store, Google Play; web payments via Stripe and Paddle (pricing page). | YESAnything the platform offers, you integrate each one yourself. |
| Client SDKs | YESSwift (iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS), Kotlin, Flutter (iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, Web), TypeScript (web), Tauri plugin. React Native SDK coming soon. | YESApple platforms, Android, React Native, Expo, Flutter, Kotlin Multiplatform, Cordova, Capacitor, Unity, Web, Roku, Vega (install docs). | YESiOS, Android, Flutter, React Native, Unity, Capacitor, FlutterFlow, Kotlin Multiplatform (pricing page). | N/AFirst-party SDKs from Apple, Google and Stripe; no cross-platform layer. |
| Server SDKs | YESTypeScript (OrcaServerClient) and Go. Entitlement checks, customer lookup, cancellation, webhook verification. | PARTIALREST API; official server SDK availability varies by language, verify. | PARTIALServer-side API (pricing page). Language SDK coverage not verified. | N/AApp Store Server API and Play Developer API libraries from Apple/Google; Stripe server SDKs. |
| Purchase handling and entitlement sync | YESOne entitlement maps to products in each store; getActiveEntitlements by customer email on client and server. | YESEntitlements across stores keyed by app user ID; mature, widely used. | YESAccess levels across stores keyed by customer user ID. | PARTIALYou build the entitlement model, the cross-store join and the restore logic. |
| Customer identity | YESIdentified by customer email on every SDK; access follows the email across platforms. | YESAnonymous IDs with aliasing to your app user ID. | YESAnonymous profiles with identify/logout. | N/AYour choice; Apple's appAccountToken and Play's obfuscated account ID help. |
| Paywalls and experimentation | PARTIALExperiments run through the MCP server (agent-driven pricing and entitlement experiments). Hosted paywalls coming soon. | YESPaywalls and A/B/n experiments in Growth Tools, priced at 1% of MTR separately from the core plan. | YESPaywall builder and A/B tests included in the core plan. | NOBuild your own remote config and experiment assignment. |
| Analytics | YESMRR, churn, retention, funnel analytics and churn insights in the dashboard; raw data streams and SQL access. Included at every stage. | YESCharts, cohorts, and data exports included. | YESAnalytics, cohorts, LTV, funnels included. | PARTIALApple and Google consoles give store-level reports; cross-store views are yours to build. |
| Webhooks and events | YESSigned webhook on every entitlement change (purchase, renewal, cancellation, refund); signature and timestamp verified by the server SDKs. | YESWebhooks with documented event types and retries. | YESWebhooks with documented event types. | PARTIALApp Store Server Notifications v2 and Play RTDN are first-party; you reconcile them yourself. |
| AI / agent access | YESHosted MCP server (mcp.orca.maxint.com) with read, write and destructive scopes approved separately. | N/A— | N/A— | N/A— |
| Pricing model | YESFree up to $5,000 MTR, then 0.5% of MTR. No flat fees, add-ons or caps; three months free when migrating. | PARTIALFree up to $2,500 MTR, then 1% of MTR; Growth Tools another 1%. | PARTIALFree up to $5,000 MTR, then 1% of MTR; add-ons extra above the threshold. | YESNo infrastructure fee. You still pay store commissions and processor fees, everyone does. |
| Integration and maintenance | YESOne thin SDK per client, two server SDKs, one webhook. Fewer moving parts than four store integrations. | YESLarge ecosystem, many third-party integrations, long track record. | YESBroad SDK coverage and integrations. | NOHighest ongoing maintenance: StoreKit, Play Billing and Stripe each change on their own schedule. |
| Customization and control | YESYour backend stays the source of truth via server SDKs; raw data streams and SQL access keep the data yours. | PARTIALConfigurable, but the data model is RevenueCat's. | PARTIALConfigurable, but the data model is Adapty's. | YESTotal control over data model, storage and behaviour. |
| Migration and portability | YESBulk import available. Store subscriptions stay with the store, so they can be read by any provider; Stripe and GoCardless subscriptions stay in your own accounts. | YESDocumented import of existing receipts and data exports. | YESDocumented migration from other providers. | YESNothing to migrate away from; everything to build. |
| Security and operational transparency | YESSOC 2 Type II verified (Maxint); published security page; 99.9% uptime commitment for Scale accounts in the Orca Product Terms. | YESPublic status page and SOC 2 report available (verify current attestation on their trust page). | PARTIALTrust information published on their site; verify current attestations. | N/AYour own posture, plus Apple's, Google's and Stripe's. |
LAST VERIFIED 2026-10-26 · SOURCES: revenuecat.com/pricing, revenuecat.com/docs/getting-started/installation, adapty.io/pricing, and the Orca documentation and Terms on this site.
02 · WHEN TO CHOOSE WHAT
Three recommendations.
01
Choose native billing
You sell on one store, have no web plan, and already run a backend that can verify receipts. The store SDKs are good and free.
02
Choose RevenueCat or Adapty
You need a Unity or Kotlin Multiplatform SDK today, or a hosted paywall builder before Orca's ships.
03
Choose Orca
You sell on App Store, Google Play, Stripe or GoCardless Direct Debit across iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux or the web, want half the rate with nothing bolted on, and keep your own backend as the source of truth.
03 · METHOD