Comparison

guide vs NOVA

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

Head to head
About

guide

A social platform designed for individuals to share their interests and thoughts without the negativity of traditional social media. It aims to foster a positive environment where people can express themselves authentically.

Highlights
  • Share interests and ideas
  • Human-centric social space
  • Free from trolling
  • Ad-free experience
  • Positive community
Features
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There’s so much that’s good about the internet. But it’s harder and harder to simply show up as a human with interests and ideas. At guide:human, we’re creating a space where individuals share the things they’re into and the thoughts they’re having, free from the trolling and clickbait behavior of traditional social media. We believe that humans are good—we’re building a space where we can act that way.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Network building for artists
  • Portfolio display for creatives
  • Access to job opportunities
  • Direct client access to talent
  • Application-based community
  • Community guidelines enforcement
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

guide4 screens
NOVA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: guide at 5.0 against NOVA's 4.3. guide also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). NOVA's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 4) and chart position (#142 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. guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

guide 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 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

guide ships an update every 9 days, NOVA every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
guide versus NOVA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterguideNOVA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.3 (1.2K ratings)
Positive reviews—36.5% of reviews
Number of ratings41.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#142 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size570 MB143 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperGuide Human Inc.Nova Network Inc.

Customer experience

guide

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NOVA

All ratings1,158 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

guide

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

guide

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 guide free?
guide 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, guide or NOVA?
guide is rated higher. guide averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while NOVA averages 4.3 from 1.2K ratings.
Do guide or NOVA have ads?
Neither guide nor NOVA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, guide or NOVA?
guide ships an update every 9 days, and NOVA every 3 weeks. Most recently, guide was updated on September 8, 2026 and NOVA on September 25, 2026.

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