Nova Glider vs BallDog!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nova Glider
Pilot a retro space glider, blasting asteroids and collecting coins to survive as long as possible. Experience classic arcade gameplay with pixel art, 8-bit sound, and haptic feedback.
- Retro pixel art graphics
- 8-bit sound effects
- Taptic Engine feedback
- Asteroid destruction
- Coin collection for points
- Health pickups
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Nova Glider is a retro space shooter. You play as a glider trying to avoid the astroids shot at you. The goal is to survive as long as possible while gliding around the asteroid or just destroying them using your blaster! Try to avoid the rocks, because you'll take damage when they hit you. Yellow rocks are filled with coins and coins mean more points! Try to get health pickups too when you lost too much health. Nova Glider is fully made of pixel art and 8-bit sound. It also uses the Taptic Engine to make the game feel like a classic arcade game! Particles are used to enhance the retro vibe and shading of the top and bottom area is used to make it look like you are playing on your favourite plastic handheld!
BallDog!
Engage in a physics-based adventure where tapping the screen creates waves to guide your character. Collect treats to unlock upgrades and cosmetic skins, encountering various obstacles and power-ups along the way.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Tap to create waves
- Collect dog cookies
- Launcher upgrades
- Power-ups
- Unlockable skins
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Man’s best friend comes in all shapes! Get ready for a physics-based action-packed adventure that will keep you entertained for hours! Perfect choice to kill some time while waiting. - Tap the screen to create waves and boost your character. Be careful, some obstacles will appear along the way! - Collect dog cookies while playing or watching a non-intrusive ad. Use them to buy powerful launcher upgrades. - Three amazing power-ups appear while playing. Use them to beat your own high score! - Collect enough dog cookies and buy skins! We have a variety of friendly pets, including a crocodile. Have fun, and thanks for playing!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nova Glider at none against BallDog!'s 1. Nova Glider also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. BallDog! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nova Glider asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nova Glider ships an update every 9 days, BallDog! fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | Nova Glider | BallDog! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Viggo Overes | Jose Gonzalez |
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Nova Glider
BallDog!
In-app purchases
Nova Glider
No in-app purchases
BallDog!
- No Ads$1.99
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