Comparison

NEXUS vs SO

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

Head to head
About

NEXUS

Engage in real-time mech battles with multiple game modes and upgrade your champion. Connect with other players through text, picture, and video posts, live-streaming, and private chat rooms. Earn rewards from victories and support your favorite commanders.

Highlights
  • Real-time mech battles
  • Multiple game modes
  • Video chat and live-streaming
  • Earn rewards from victories
  • Social media-style comms
  • Commander chat rooms
Features
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May your REIGN endure... NEXUS is a realtime MECH battle game coupled with social features such as video chat and live-streaming + ability to earn rewards from your victories. 5+ game modes and levels - Equip your Pilot, Mech and Orbs and then hunt down your enemies and blast them with your cannons and blasters - while you cast MYSTICS to dominate! Climb the leaderboards and win rewards to upgrade your Champion! Follow and BUY the Sigils of your favorite commanders to get access to their chat rooms, and share in their game rewards. Along with battles you can also: • Post and comment on text/pic/video Comms uploaded by your fellow battlers! • Connect with your allies and text chat. • Host an Terminal Hub, join an Hub, watch a live stream with thousands of others - emoji blast your fav host • Send Zaps gifts to the livestream hosts or to Comms you really like 
Expect great things on NEXUS: insta or twitter: @0xbattle_nexus email at: support@tesuji.io With EACH FALL brings REBIRTH…

About

SO

Features
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**SO-X** – Social Interaction Platform --- ### Core Features #### Smart Map & Location * **Real-time Location Sharing**: Accurate map-based positioning to discover interesting users nearby * **Nearby User Exploration**: Intelligent recommendations of online users nearby to expand your social circle * **Privacy Protection**: Flexible location privacy settings to ensure personal safety #### Instant Messaging System * **Real-time Chat**: Smooth instant messaging with support for text communication * **Conversation Management**: Smart chat history management for easy review of past conversations * **Online Status**: Real-time display of users’ online status to catch the best interaction moments #### User Discovery & Interaction * **Smart Recommendations**: Personalized user suggestions based on interests and location * **Detailed Profiles**: Rich display of user personal profiles * **Interaction Features**: Complete social features such as follow, share, and report #### Gift System * **Variety of Gifts**: Diverse selection of virtual gifts --- **Download SO-X now and start your brand-new social journey!** *Note: This app is intended for users aged 18 and above. Please use responsibly and comply with relevant laws and regulations.*

Screenshots

NEXUS4 screens
SO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SO at weekly against NEXUS's every 3 weeks. SO also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. NEXUS sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and SO sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NEXUS ships an update every 3 weeks, SO weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NEXUS versus SO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNEXUSSO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.3 GB45 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperTesuji Games Incdatingskr

In-app purchases

4 purchases

NEXUS

One-time4
  • 50 Zaps$0.99
  • Bowl of Zaps$4.99
  • Bag of Zaps$19.99
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  • Truckload of ZAPs$49.99
10 purchases

SO

Subscriptions3
  • 月訂$14.991 Month
  • 季訂$37.993 Months
  • 年訂$124.991 Year
One-time7
  • 331 Diamonds$1.09
  • 1685 Diamonds$5.49
  • 1000 Diamonds$9.99
Show 4 more
  • 3333 Diamonds$10.49
  • 9388 Diamonds$29.99
  • 15050 Diamonds$47.99
  • 32800 Diamonds$104.99

Questions

Is NEXUS free?
NEXUS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SO free?
SO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NEXUS or SO have ads?
Neither NEXUS nor SO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NEXUS or SO?
NEXUS ships an update every 3 weeks, and SO weekly. Most recently, NEXUS was updated on November 4, 2026 and SO on October 30, 2026.

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