Comparison

Nova Empire vs Space Decor

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

Head to head
About

Nova Empire

Engage in epic galactic warfare with players worldwide in this next-generation online space strategy game. Build and customize your space station, design powerful fleets, and form alliances to conquer sectors of space. Experience real-time battles and strategic gameplay with stunning HD graphics.

Highlights
  • Real-time galactic battles
  • Alliance system for sector control
  • Fleet design and customization
  • Space station building
  • Recruit elite admirals
  • HD graphics and sound
Features
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Enter an epic battle for conquest of the galaxy with players around the world! An action-packed, next-generation online space strategy experience! FEATURES - BATTLE: Wage war with players worldwide for domination of the galaxy on an epic scale! - ALLIANCE: Create a mighty alliance to fight for control of entire sectors of space in a revolutionary new alliance system! - STRATEGY: Combine in alliance legions to form your attack strategy together then strike! - FLEETS: Design fleets with specific weapons and armor to counter your opponent’s strengths! - ADMIRALS: Recruit elite admirals to join your empire and lead your fleets to victory! - BUILD: Create and customize your space station to gain the advantage! - GRAPHICS: Strategy has never looked this good! Command space in spectacular HD! - REAL-TIME: See player fleets moving around the galaxy in real time! Watch as battles develop and make the correct tactical calls to claim victory. - MUSIC: High-quality music and sound production. - MORE: Always adding new features! This galaxy just gets better and better! Nova Empire’s story unfolds week by week, reshaping the galaxy before your eyes Welcome to Nova Empire, a next-generation strategy game. Get your fleets ready and fight for glory! SUPPORT Email us at support@gamebeartech.com Follow us on Facebook to get news and updates: https://www.facebook.com/NovaEmpireGame/

About

Space Decor

Unleash your inner designer by decorating various houses, from apartments to villas, with diverse styles. Progress through challenging match-3 levels to earn coins for decorations and unlock new design opportunities.

Highlights
  • Decorate diverse houses and rooms
  • Choose from multiple design styles
  • Play challenging match-3 puzzle levels
  • Earn coins to buy decorations
  • Participate in weekly events
  • Enjoy a detective story
Features
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Welcome to the design studio and show your design talent here to decorate different houses! As a young designer, you dream to become one of the best architecture in the world. One day, you met the greatest architecture in the design circle, and your legendary stories get started! Here are tons of decorations for you to choose from: Mediterranean style, European style, Modern minimalist style and so on. It’s all up to you to design the houses. From apartment to villa, restaurant to hotel, your work will cover all over the world. It sounds great, does it? Except choose the decorations, beat the match-3 levels is another mission for you. Here are many delicate levels waiting for you! Switch, match and crush hundreds of tiles to challenge funny puzzles and make high scores with your families and friends! -HOW TO PLAY- ●Swap to match 3 or more similar tiles in a line to crush them. ●Make a square of four to create the paper plane. ●Match 5 or more to create amazing boosters ●Find different kinds of powerful combos is the key to solve puzzles and beat the levels. ●Beat the levels to get more coins which are the necessary sources to buy decorations ●Choose the styles you like and become the greatest designer in your friends -FEATURES- ●Completely free game to play; ●Many houses are waiting for you designing; ●Various interesting events in every week; ●Vivid character and attractive detective story; ●Play with your families and friends and share your works; Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nova Empire4 screens
Space Decor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nova Empire at none against Space Decor's shown. Nova Empire also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (5.1K vs 620). Space Decor's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (73% vs 47%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Nova Empire sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Space Decor sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Decor holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nova Empire has 5.1K ratings behind it against 620, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Nova Empire's written reviews are positive against 73% of Space Decor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nova Empire ships an update every 6 weeks, Space Decor every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Nova Empire versus Space Decor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNova EmpireSpace Decor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (5.1K ratings)4.8 (620 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.9% of reviews73.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.1K — better620
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.8 GB228 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGameBear TechZYMobile

Customer experience

Nova Empire

All ratings5,065 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews899 reviews
Positive46.9%
Neutral9.6%
Negative43.5%

Space Decor

All ratings620 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral10.1%
Negative16.9%

User reviews

Nova Empire

From 5.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent graphics and gameplay
  • 🔒 Secure and stable connection
  • 👍 Engaging alliance and community features
  • 🚀 Smooth progression for free-to-play players

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and connection issues
  • ⏱️ Extremely long build/upgrade times
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization and pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🔒 Poor customer support and lack of responsiveness

Space Decor

From 620 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay
  • 💎 Satisfying room decoration
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and designs
  • 🕹️ Fun and challenging mini-games

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Lack of story or narrative
  • 🚫 Limited room options
  • 💰 Frequent ads and in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes

Bugs and requests

Nova Empire

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Shields randomly deactivating during wars
  • Disappearing ships and lost progress after crashes
  • Inability to leave or switch alliances due to glitches

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to transfer resources between alliance members
  • More diplomacy options between alliances
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding for new players
  • Larger and more diverse galaxy to explore

Space Decor

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing during play
  • Ads not loading or getting stuck
  • Inability to access certain rooms or features
  • Purchases or progress not saving properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More room types and customization options
  • Ability to change purchased furniture/decor
  • Offline play without ads
  • Expanded storyline or progression system

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Nova Empire

One-time10
  • Tiny Pack$0.99
  • Special Pack$1.99
  • Bonus Pack$4.99
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  • Medium Pack$9.99
  • Ultra Pack$14.99
  • Large Pack$19.99
  • Prime Pack$19.99
  • Huge Pack$49.99
  • Epic Pack$99.99
  • Dominator Pack$99.99
11 purchases

Space Decor

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Membership$14.991 Month
One-time10
  • Starter Gift$0.99
  • beginner gift$0.99
  • 550 diamonds$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Golden Ticket$4.99
  • Piggy bank level 1$4.99
  • Advanced Bundle$6.99
  • 1200 diamonds$9.99
  • Amazing Bundle$12.99
  • 2700 diamonds$19.99
  • Elegant Bundle$24.99

Questions

Is Nova Empire free?
Nova Empire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Decor free?
Space Decor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nova Empire or Space Decor?
Space Decor is rated higher. Nova Empire averages 4.3 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while Space Decor averages 4.8 from 620 ratings.
Do Nova Empire or Space Decor have ads?
Space Decor shows ads; Nova Empire does not.
Which is updated more often, Nova Empire or Space Decor?
Nova Empire ships an update every 6 weeks, and Space Decor every 7 months. Most recently, Nova Empire was updated on October 28, 2026 and Space Decor on October 21, 2026.

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