Retrospace Customize vs Nova
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retrospace Customize
Experience a classic arcade-style top-down shooter with retro graphics and gameplay. Engage in fast-paced action reminiscent of older gaming eras.
- Arcade-style gameplay
- Classic retro graphics
- Top-down shooter mechanics
- Fast-paced action
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A arcade styled topdown shooter game with classic elements.
Nova
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Press. Drag. Survive. NOVA is a one-finger arcade game about momentum. Every move takes a beat to commit to. That beat is the whole game. Collect motes to score. Chain pickups fast enough and your multiplier climbs — miss the window and the combo resets. • Blue motes — steady points • Green motes — big points, but teleport you somewhere random on the map. Could save you. Could drop you right next to a hunter. • Gold motes — the biggest score, and a shockwave that clears nearby hunters. Getting to one is the hard part. Hunters spawn from the edges and home in on you. More of them, faster, the longer you survive. There's no winning — just how long you last, and whether you beat your best. No timers, no lives, no ads mid-run. Tap in, chase the score, go again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Nova at every 3 days against Retrospace Customize's monthly. Retrospace Customize's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Retrospace Customize against 5.0 for Nova. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Retrospace Customize ships an update monthly, Nova every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Retrospace Customize | Nova |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Licheng Zheng | Priya Mane |
In-app purchases
Retrospace Customize
No in-app purchases
Nova
No in-app purchases
