Comparison

Pinball Compact vs Space Survivor Nova

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

Head to head
About

Pinball Compact

Experience unique pinball action with intuitive controls and realistic physics. Hit various targets to unlock fun bonuses and enjoy a dynamic gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Unique play style
  • Hit bumpers, bricks, and gems
  • Fun bonuses
  • Easy controls
  • Realistic physics
  • Cool sound effects
Features
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Pinball Compact is a kind of pinball game that anybody can enjoy! You have to hit bumpers, bricks, gems and some other targets with the ball. Explore the unique play style and different fun bonuses. Features - Easy controls - Cool sound effects - Realistic physics - Multiple bonuses How to play - Press and hold the spring in the ball launcher, and then release to launch the ball. - Touch on the left side of the screen to control the left flipper or on the right side to control the right flipper. Play Pinball Compact and have fun with this unique pinball action!

About

Space Survivor Nova

Pilot your ship through endless alien swarms, dodging attacks and collecting experience to upgrade weapons and passive abilities. Build powerful loadouts to survive increasingly difficult waves and challenging boss fights. Permanent progression allows you to enhance your ship for future attempts.

Highlights
  • Endless waves with escalating difficulty
  • 6 weapons with 5 upgrade tiers
  • 7 passive upgrades for specialization
  • 11 permanent meta-upgrades
  • Boss fights every 90 seconds
  • One-thumb touch controls
Features
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SPACE SURVIVOR NOVA Pilot. Survive. Evolve. The outer rim has fallen. Endless waves of alien drones, swarmers, crawlers, healers, and motherships are closing in and you're the last ship left flying. Drag anywhere to move, dodge through the chaos, and let your auto-firing arsenal do the rest. Every kill is XP. Every level is a choice. Stack the right weapons and passives, and a single ship becomes a galaxy-scorching engine of destruction. Get it wrong, and the swarm catches up fast. — BUILD YOUR LOADOUT — Six distinct weapons with five upgrade tiers each: • Plasma Cannon — homing energy bolts • Laser Blades — rotating melee orbits • Homing Missiles — pierce 3+ targets, then detonate • Shockwave — devastating area pulse • Orbit Drones — autonomous wingmen • Railgun — piercing one-shot annihilator Seven passive upgrades let you specialize: tank up with armor, zoom past the horde with thrusters, snowball XP gain, or vacuum every shard from across the map. — PERMANENT PROGRESSION — Collect rare Stardust during runs. Spend it in the Store on 11 permanent upgrades that carry over forever from Might Cores to Emergency Revives. Each death feeds the next attempt. — RELENTLESS WAVES — Survive long enough and the rules change. Hordes of weak-but-numerous runts sweep in from one direction. Massive bosses arrive every 90 seconds with thousands of HP. Healer units hang back and regenerate their allies kill them first or watch the horde refuse to die. And if you make it to 10 minutes, Sudden Death begins: unkillable waves flood the field and your ship starts bleeding out. The clock is your real enemy. — BUILT FOR MOBILE — • One-thumb controls. Drag anywhere to fly. • Pause whenever never lose a run to a phone call. • Eight languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Turkish, Ukrainian and Russian. • Customizable music and SFX volume. • Saves locally. Pick up where you left off. — FEATURES — • Endless waves with escalating difficulty • 6 weapons × 5 levels × 7 passives = thousands of build combinations • 11 permanent meta-upgrades to unlock • Boss fights every 90 seconds • Random horde events with unkillable enemies • Healer enemies that regenerate the swarm • One-thumb touch controls • Free to play How long can you last in Sector 7?

Screenshots

Pinball Compact4 screens
Space Survivor Nova3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Space Survivor Nova at none against Pinball Compact's shown. Space Survivor Nova also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Pinball Compact's advantage is ratings volume (71 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Survivor Nova holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pinball Compact has 71 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Pinball Compact's written reviews are positive against 100% of Space Survivor Nova's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinball Compact ships an update every 11 months, Space Survivor Nova every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pinball Compact versus Space Survivor Nova: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinball CompactSpace Survivor Nova
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (71 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMilen KirkovAlp Ege Aytac

Customer experience

Pinball Compact

All ratings70 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

Space Survivor Nova

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pinball Compact

No in-app purchases

None

Space Survivor Nova

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pinball Compact free?
Pinball Compact is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Space Survivor Nova free?
Space Survivor Nova is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pinball Compact or Space Survivor Nova?
Space Survivor Nova is rated higher. Pinball Compact averages 4.7 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while Space Survivor Nova averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pinball Compact or Space Survivor Nova have ads?
Pinball Compact shows ads; Space Survivor Nova does not.
Which is updated more often, Pinball Compact or Space Survivor Nova?
Pinball Compact ships an update every 11 months, and Space Survivor Nova every 3 days. Most recently, Pinball Compact was updated on November 2, 2026 and Space Survivor Nova on October 31, 2026.

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