Comparison

8! Challenge vs Nova Blast

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

Head to head
About

8! Challenge

A brain-teasing puzzle game where you fill a 4x4 board with dice numbered 1-6. Rows or columns summing to 8 merge and disappear, requiring strategic play to avoid filling the board and losing.

Highlights
  • 4x4 board puzzle
  • Dice merging mechanic
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Brain training
  • Simple rules, challenging play
Features
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Fill a 4x4 board with dice. Whenever a row or column adds up to exactly 8, it clears. That's the whole rule. Staying alive is the hard part. Each turn you get a die (sometimes a double) and choose where to drop it. Every placement changes what the rows and columns add up to, so one careless move can lock the board up fast. Think a few steps ahead, set up chains, and keep cells open for whatever comes next. HOW TO PLAY • Drag the die from the stand onto any empty cell • A row or column that totals 8 clears and scores • Double dice take two cells at once, so place them with care • The game ends when the board is full and nothing adds up POWER-UPS Running out of room? Spend the coins you earn from each game on three tools: • Hammer: knock a single die off the board • Bomb: clear a 3x3 area in one go • Trash: throw away a die you don't want WHY PEOPLE KEEP PLAYING • Quick rounds that fit into a coffee break, or long runs when you're chasing a best score • Simple arithmetic that still makes you think, a nice little workout for your brain • One-handed play, no timer, no pressure • Works offline, so it's good for commutes and flights • A short tutorial gets you going in under a minute 8! Challenge is free to play and supported by ads.

About

Nova Blast

Features
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Gravity is your weapon. Nova Blast is a blast puzzle with a twist no other match game has: YOU control gravity. Rotate the space station and watch crystals fall left, right, even up. HOW TO PLAY - Tap 2 or more matching crystals to blast them - Rotate gravity to reshape the whole board - Guide stranded astronauts to the green airlock to rescue them - Big blasts create bombs and Nova stars for massive chain reactions FEATURES - A gravity-rotation mechanic that turns every level into a spatial puzzle - Rescue missions: steer astronauts across the board with physics - Juicy effects: haptics, particles and screen shake on every blast - Quick sessions, endless levels, difficulty that grows with you - No ads, no account, just play Can you master gravity and bring every astronaut home?

Screenshots

8! Challenge4 screens
Nova Blast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nova Blast at none against 8! Challenge's shown. 8! Challenge's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price 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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
8! Challenge versus Nova Blast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter8! ChallengeNova Blast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 97 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThang VuMustafa Ergisi

In-app purchases

None

8! Challenge

No in-app purchases

None

Nova Blast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 8! Challenge free?
8! Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nova Blast free?
Nova Blast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 8! Challenge or Nova Blast have ads?
8! Challenge shows ads; Nova Blast does not.

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