Prizefighters 2 vs Nova Arcade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prizefighters 2
Experience a deep career mode in this retro boxing game. Train, spar, and climb the ranks to become a champion, managing your fighter's condition and facing new challengers. You can also manage a gym, sign promising talent, and become a renowned promoter by booking fights and running tournaments.
- Deep career mode
- Fighter training and skill development
- Gym management
- Promoter mode with tournaments
- Customizable leagues and fighters
- Play or spectate fights
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Prizefighters returns to the ring to take on all challengers as the best boxing game on the App Store! Career mode is now deeper, bigger, and badder than ever. Start as an amateur and then train, spar, and climb the rankings to become a champion. But once you're the champ it doesn't end there, it only gets tougher. Between fights you'll have to manage your physical condition and inevitable decline from age. Keep an eye on young up and coming stars that was once just like you, hungry for recognition. Can you continue holding on to the title to become the greatest of all time? ROAD TO VICTORY - Create an amateur fighter and begin your legacy - Schedule your own fights, train your boxer, and unlock new skills and abilities - Become the Champion and defend your title to become the Greatest of All Time! BOXING GYM MANAGER - Sign promising up and coming amateurs or veterans to contracts - Train, develop, and coach your fighters to victory in Coach mode - Become the most renown gym in the world! BE THE PROMOTER - Play or spectate any fight around the league - Book fights and run tournaments for up to 64 fighters - Simulate ahead to any year in the future and watch your league evolve! OTHER FEATURES - Fully customize weight classes, gyms, rings, belts, and fighters - Import and export custom leagues and fighters created by the community - No ads and only a one time purchase for Premium Edition!
Nova Arcade
Discover a collection of 24 multiplayer games designed for mobile. Compete with friends in diverse, colorful environments, testing your aim, timing, and skills across various challenges. Learn new games with optional demos.
- 24 games in one app
- Online multiplayer for 2-4 players
- Action, timing, and skill challenges
- Diverse game environments
- Optional game demos
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Your next arcade adventure fits in your pocket. Nova Arcade brings 24 games together on iPhone. Play solo in supported games, or invite friends and compete in colorful worlds, from tropical beaches to frozen arenas. Aim, dodge, race, and time your moves. Each game brings a different challenge. - 24 games in one app - Solo play in supported games - Online multiplayer for 2-4 players - Action, timing, and skill challenges - Optional demos to help you learn supported games Discover Tropical Ball, River Log, Frost Ball, Gold Rush, Ice Targets, Temple Thieves, Treasure Raiders, Beach Boxes, and more. An internet connection is required for online multiplayer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nova Arcade at 5.0 against Prizefighters 2's 4.2. Nova Arcade also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Prizefighters 2's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Prizefighters 2 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Nova Arcade asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nova Arcade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prizefighters 2 has 1.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Prizefighters 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, Nova Arcade every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prizefighters 2 | Nova Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.8K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 294 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Koality Game LLC | Chase Messinger |
Customer experience
Prizefighters 2
Nova Arcade
Bugs and requests
Prizefighters 2
Reported bugs
3 issues- Weird bug with exporting/importing fighters
- Pound-for-pound rankings don't make sense
- Opponent booking times are too long
Requested features
8 requests- Online multiplayer mode
- More varied opponent movesets
- Ability to change fighter's stance/style
- Tournaments and other event types
- Expanded customization options
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- Ability to retire/unretire fighters
- More weight classes and belts
- Improved tutorial and instructions
Nova Arcade
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Prizefighters 2
- 100 Prize Money$0.99
- 250 Prize Money$1.99
- Premium Edition$2.99
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- 500 Prize Money$2.99
- 1000 Prize Money$4.99
Nova Arcade
No in-app purchases
Questions
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