Needle Music vs NOVA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Needle Music
Connect with other music enthusiasts and discover new tracks. This app analyzes your taste to find a community, allowing you to save, comment on, and share music and playlists from your streaming services.
- Discover new music
- Save music to Spotify/Apple Music
- Music taste analysis
- Community matching
- Comment and engage with friends' music
- Share songs and playlists
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Needle is the home of music lovers. -Discover new music and save directly to your Spotify or Apple Music -Needle analyzes your music taste to match you with a community -Save, comment, and engage with your friend's music -Easily share songs & playlists from your streaming library Terms of Use: https://www.needlemusic.co/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.needlemusic.co/privacy-policy
NOVA
This platform connects creative professionals with clients seeking talent. Artists can build networks, showcase work, and find job opportunities. Clients gain direct access to vetted freelance creative talent.
- Network building for artists
- Portfolio display for creatives
- Access to job opportunities
- Direct client access to talent
- Application-based community
- Community guidelines enforcement
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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/
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Verdict
Needle Music and NOVA both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 63% of Needle Music's written reviews are positive against 36% of NOVA's. NOVA's advantage is chart position (#151 vs unranked) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 360). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Needle Music sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and NOVA sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Needle Music against 4.3 for NOVA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 360 and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Needle Music's written reviews are positive against 36% of NOVA's.
Needle Music ships an update every 2 weeks, NOVA every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Needle Music | NOVA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (360 ratings) | 4.3 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.3% of reviews — better | 36.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 360 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #151 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Needle Music, LLC | Nova Network Inc. |
Customer experience
Needle Music
NOVA
User reviews
Needle Music
From 360 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎶 Great way to discover and share music
- 🤝 Connects music lovers
- 🎨 Refreshing and unique concept
- 🔍 Excellent for music discovery
- 🎉 Fun and interactive experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
- 🕰️ Slow loading times
- 🔒 Forced access to contacts required
- 🔁 Duplicate posts and songs
- 🚫 Lack of delete/edit options for posts
NOVA
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💫 Best apps for creatives hands down!
- 🌟 Game changing for creatives
- 🎨 Wonderful!
- 🤝 Probably the best way for creatives to connect
- 🎨 Excellent Platform
Room to improve
- 🤷♀️ No support
- 🤦♂️ Not looking out for the little guy
- 🔒 Can't get in
- 🤯 Ummm
- 🐛 App Crashes Too Often
Bugs and requests
Needle Music
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and unable to create accounts
- Syncing problems with connected music platforms
- Inconsistent UI behavior and freezing
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for more streaming services (Apple Music, Deezer, etc.)
- Implement dark mode
- Allow users to select song segments to share
- Add follower/following count visibility
- Improve notification system
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
Needle Music
- Needle Premium - Weekly$0.997 Days
- Party Starter$2.001 Month
- Needle Premium - Monthly$2.991 Month
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- Needle Subscription - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Groove Guru$8.001 Month
- Diamond Certified$20.001 Month
- Needle Subscription - Yearly$24.001 Year
- Needle Premium - Yearly$24.991 Year
NOVA
- Nova Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Nova Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Nova Pro (Day Pass)$3.99









