Comparison

Flip Grip vs Nova Glider

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

Head to head
About

Flip Grip

Experience an addictive arcade runner with unique wall-riding mechanics. Tap to switch sides, jump gaps, and dodge obstacles in a vibrant universe. Enjoy endless survival or master handcrafted challenge levels.

Highlights
  • Unique wall riding mechanics
  • Simple tap controls
  • Endless survival mode
  • 200 handcrafted challenge levels
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
  • iCloud saves
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Flip Grip is an addictive, fast-paced arcade runner with unique mechanics. Set in a colorful universe, you ride smoothly on vertical walls and tap the screen to switch sides as you jump over gaps and dodge tricky obstacles. • Simple, satisfying tap controls • Addictive gameplay with original wall riding mechanics that are easy to learn and hard to master • Endless, procedurally generated survival mode for unlimited fun • 200 meticulously handcrafted, unlockable challenge levels with different laws of physics and mind-bending hurdles • Game Center leaderboards, achievements and iCloud saves

About

Nova Glider

Pilot a retro space glider, blasting asteroids and collecting coins to survive as long as possible. Experience classic arcade gameplay with pixel art, 8-bit sound, and haptic feedback.

Highlights
  • Retro pixel art graphics
  • 8-bit sound effects
  • Taptic Engine feedback
  • Asteroid destruction
  • Coin collection for points
  • Health pickups
Features
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Nova Glider is a retro space shooter. You play as a glider trying to avoid the astroids shot at you. The goal is to survive as long as possible while gliding around the asteroid or just destroying them using your blaster! Try to avoid the rocks, because you'll take damage when they hit you. Yellow rocks are filled with coins and coins mean more points! Try to get health pickups too when you lost too much health. Nova Glider is fully made of pixel art and 8-bit sound. It also uses the Taptic Engine to make the game feel like a classic arcade game! Particles are used to enhance the retro vibe and shading of the top and bottom area is used to make it look like you are playing on your favourite plastic handheld!

Screenshots

Flip Grip4 screens
Nova Glider4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Nova Glider at free against Flip Grip's free with in-app purchases. Nova Glider also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 87%). Flip Grip's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flip Grip ships an update weekly, Nova Glider every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flip Grip versus Nova Glider: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlip GripNova Glider
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel NoraViggo Overes

Customer experience

Flip Grip

All ratings37 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive86.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative10.3%

Nova Glider

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Flip Grip

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • No tutorial
  • Pay to unlock tutorial
  • No instructions on how to control

Requested features

1 request
  • Level editor would be awesome

Nova Glider

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Flip Grip

No in-app purchases

None

Nova Glider

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flip Grip free?
Flip Grip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nova Glider free?
Nova Glider is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flip Grip or Nova Glider have ads?
Neither Flip Grip nor Nova Glider shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flip Grip or Nova Glider?
Flip Grip ships an update weekly, and Nova Glider every 9 days. Most recently, Flip Grip was updated on November 2, 2026 and Nova Glider on November 3, 2026.

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