Comparison

Fugitive Notepad vs Ark Nova

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

Head to head
About

Fugitive Notepad

This app digitally recreates the dry-erase notepad used in a card game. It allows players to mark fugitive locations, known non-locations, and discovered hideouts with various icons. Users can choose between two visually distinct backgrounds.

Highlights
  • Digital dry-erase notepad
  • Mark incomplete guesses
  • Mark known non-locations
  • Mark discovered hideouts
  • Two background options
  • Icon-based tracking
Features
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Tim Fowers' Fugitive card game comes with a dry-erase "notepad" that the Marshal player uses to track her guesses about where the fugitive is hiding. This app relates that notepad, with icons for marking incomplete guesses, locations where she knows the fugitive is not at, and locations where she has found one of the fugitive's hideouts. it has two different backgrounds, one plain, and one with gorgeous art directly from one of the cards in the game.

About

Ark Nova

Design and manage a modern zoo to support global conservation efforts. Build enclosures, house animals, and utilize unique cards for special abilities. Compete to create the most successful zoological establishment.

Highlights
  • Plan and design a modern zoo
  • Build enclosures and accommodate animals
  • Support global conservation projects
  • Utilize 255 unique cards (animals, specialists, projects)
  • Upgrade action cards for gameplay
  • Increase zoo appeal and scientific reputation
Features
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Plan and build a modern, scientifically managed zoo to support conservation projects in an acclaimed strategy board game. In Ark Nova, you will plan and design a modern, scientifically managed zoo. With the ultimate goal of owning the most successful zoological establishment, you will build enclosures, accommodate animals, and support conservation projects all over the world. Specialists and unique buildings will help you in achieving this goal. At the heart of Ark Nova are 255 cards featuring animals, specialists, unique enclosures, and conservation projects, each with a particular ability. Use them to increase the appeal and scientific reputation of your zoo and to collect conservation points. Each player has a set of action cards, which you will use and upgrade to carry out your plans. Each player has a set of five action cards to manage their gameplay, and the power of an action is determined by the slot the card currently occupies. The cards are: BUILD: Allows you to build standard or special enclosures, kiosks, and pavilions. ANIMALS: Allows you to accommodate animals in your zoo. CARDS: Allows you to gain new zoo cards (animals, sponsors, and conservation project cards). ASSOCIATION: Allows your association workers to carry out different tasks. SPONSORS: Allows you to play a sponsor card in your zoo or to raise money. With high replayability and rich components, Ark Nova provides a remarkable gaming experience that will bring the game to the table again and again.

Screenshots

Fugitive Notepad3 screens
Ark Nova4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ark Nova at 73% against Fugitive Notepad's 0%. Ark Nova also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 3). Fugitive Notepad's advantage is price (Free vs $10.99) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Fugitive Notepad is free to download; Ark Nova costs $10.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ark Nova holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ark Nova has 1.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Fugitive Notepad's written reviews are positive against 73% of Ark Nova's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fugitive Notepad ships an update every 9 days, Ark Nova fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Fugitive Notepad versus Ark Nova: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFugitive NotepadArk Nova
PriceFree — better$10.99
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#34 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB682 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFowers Games Inc.Dire Wolf Digital

Customer experience

Fugitive Notepad

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Ark Nova

All ratings1,236 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral10.6%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Fugitive Notepad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ark Nova

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • iPad Flash exit issue
  • Rewards screen being blocked by other UI elements

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to enable larger UI buttons for modal panels
  • Full screen mode
  • Option to reverse zoom direction
  • Improved card readability/zoom

In-app purchases

None

Fugitive Notepad

No in-app purchases

None

Ark Nova

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fugitive Notepad free?
Fugitive Notepad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ark Nova free?
Ark Nova costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fugitive Notepad or Ark Nova?
Ark Nova is rated higher. Fugitive Notepad averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Ark Nova averages 4.8 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Fugitive Notepad or Ark Nova have ads?
Neither Fugitive Notepad nor Ark Nova shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fugitive Notepad or Ark Nova?
Fugitive Notepad ships an update every 9 days, and Ark Nova fortnightly. Most recently, Fugitive Notepad was updated on October 6, 2026 and Ark Nova on October 12, 2026.

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