Comparison

Anthem vs NOVA

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

Head to head
About

Anthem

Share and discuss music with friends and creators. Connect your streaming accounts to post songs, follow artists, and chat about your favorite tracks. Discover new music through your network.

Highlights
  • Share songs that define your day
  • Follow favorite artists for new releases
  • Connect with friends and creators
  • Chat about favorite music tracks
  • Integrate Spotify or Apple Music
Features
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Anthem - Music Messaging Your space to share and celebrate the music you love. - Share your Anthem! Post a song that defines your day - Set your Favorite Artists to keep up with their newest releases - Follow your friends and your favorite creators to keep up with what they’re sharing - Send music and chat about your favorite tracks - Connect your Spotify or Apple Music account & start sharing!

About

NOVA

This platform connects creative professionals with clients seeking talent. It allows artists to build their network, showcase their work, and find job opportunities. Clients can discover and hire top freelance creative talent.

Highlights
  • Build creative network
  • Display artwork
  • Access job opportunities
  • Hire freelance talent
  • Application-based platform
  • Community guidelines
Features
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NOVA is the curated freelancer platform for the next generation of creatives. Our mission is to provide Network, Opportunity, and Visibility to Artists. For creatives, NOVA is a first-of-its-kind multi application platform for artists to build their network, display their work, and easily access job opportunities. For clients, NOVA is the next evolution of creative hiring, providing a direct link to top freelance creative talent. _ At NOVA, our priority is community, which is why we are an application-based platform. Prospective members should download the mobile app here and submit an application. As a creative, we'll ask you to include information like skills and past project work. As a client, we'll ask you to include your company name and job title. Once you've submitted an application, it will be placed into the queue to be reviewed by our board of creatives and internal team. You could receive your acceptance at any time, so keep your push notifications on! Once admitted, creatives and clients will have full-access to the platform. Users must continuously abide by our community guidelines of integrity, professionalism, and privacy. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Anthem4 screens
NOVA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Anthem at 100% against NOVA's 37%. Anthem also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). NOVA's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 13) and chart position (#176 vs unranked). On price, ads, 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. NOVA sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Anthem asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anthem holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NOVA has 1.2K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Anthem's written reviews are positive against 37% of NOVA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anthem ships an update every 10 days, NOVA monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Anthem versus NOVA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnthemNOVA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (13 ratings) — better4.3 (1.2K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better36.8% of reviews
Number of ratings131.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank—#176 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB170 MB
Age rating12++12
DeveloperAnthem Music LLCNova Network Inc.

Customer experience

Anthem

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NOVA

All ratings1,182 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive36.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative59.7%

Bugs and requests

Anthem

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

NOVA

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes
  • Freezing
  • Buggy application process

Requested features

4 requests
  • Web Access
  • Saved filter settings
  • Notifications
  • Profile customization

In-app purchases

None

Anthem

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

NOVA

Subscriptions2
  • Nova Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Nova Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nova Pro (Day Pass)$3.99

Questions

Is Anthem free?
Anthem is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NOVA free?
NOVA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Anthem or NOVA?
Anthem is rated higher. Anthem averages 5.0 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while NOVA averages 4.3 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Anthem or NOVA have ads?
Neither Anthem nor NOVA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anthem or NOVA?
Anthem ships an update every 10 days, and NOVA monthly. Most recently, Anthem was updated on November 2, 2026 and NOVA on November 7, 2026.

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