Comparison

NOVA vs ShoBizzy

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

Head to head
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/

About

ShoBizzy

Connect with industry professionals, showcase your skills, and discover production opportunities. This platform streamlines crew hiring for entertainment productions using an advanced algorithm.

Highlights
  • Professional profile with IMDb integration
  • Production staffing algorithm
  • Industry social feed
  • In-app messaging
  • Advanced talent and company search
  • Production dashboard
  • Production-specific messaging channels
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ShoBizzy is the first ever professional networking and production staffing marketplace built for the global entertainment and creator industry that uses cutting edge technology to curate the best possible crew for any production worldwide. ShoBizzy provides entertainment professionals a platform to showcase themselves, connect with others, communicate within productions, and expose themselves to opportunities like never before. This is the mobile app behind the powerful and innovative ShoBizzy entertainment staffing web platform that uses our first of its kind, patent pending smart algorithm to expertly match freelance crew to available production roles across the globe. ShoBizzy enables productions to instantly find top available talent while incorporating one’s existing network, inclusion initiatives, local hires, and more. Unlike other solutions that rely on outdated job posting methods that waste valuable time and money, ShoBizzy is the only platform to leverage machine learning technology to suggest the best freelance talent for every production role. It is completely FREE to create an account, with an option to upgrade to our PRO version. FEATURES: 1. Professional Profile - Put your best foot forward with your own highly customizable professional profile that is integrated with IMDb and gives you a proper platform to market yourself and your availability. 2. Production Staffing - Creating your free ShoBizzy user profile ensures your visibility in our production staffing algorithm used by several top Production Companies, Studios, and Networks that will lead to more production job opportunities. 3. Social Feed - Stay up to date on the latest industry news, trends, and everything your industry peers are up to. 4. Messaging - Easily connect with peers and potential employers, communicate on set, and stay in touch in one simple app. 5. Search - Enjoy the most robust talent and company search in all of entertainment, allowing users to search for anyone, anywhere, with dozens of search filters. PRODUCTION-SPECIFIC FEATURES: 1. Production Dashboard - Production Companies, Studios, Networks and Creators can easily track all current, past, and future productions in one simple dashboard including crew and vendor status, local hires, gender and inclusion initiatives, and more. (With even more functionality on web) 2. Production Messaging - Like a Slack for entertainment productions, we automatically create channels for each department as well as an “All Crew” channel to allow your team to quickly and easily stay in touch and up to date with everything including sending attachments like daily call sheets. 3. Production Calendar - Stay up to date on important production events and schedules with our simple and intuitive production calendar. (Coming soon) 4. Production Crew and Vendors - Always have access to your crew and vendor lists right in your pocket. 5. (Web only) Production Staffing - Our AI-powered staffing algorithm takes all the work out of staffing productions by automatically curating the best available crew for each position based on your existing network and beyond, while considering dozens of variables that will save your production significant time and money. SUBSCRIPTION AND PAYMENT INFORMATION: You may purchase an auto-renewing yearly or monthly ShoBizzy Pro subscription through an In-App Purchase. • 1 month ($20.00) and 1 year ($200.00) durations • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase • Privacy policy: https://www.shobizzy.com/privacy and terms of use: https://www.shobizzy.com/terms

Screenshots

NOVA4 screens
ShoBizzy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShoBizzy at 100% against NOVA's 36%. ShoBizzy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). NOVA's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 26). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and ShoBizzy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShoBizzy 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 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of NOVA's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShoBizzy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NOVA ships an update every 3 weeks, ShoBizzy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
NOVA versus ShoBizzy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOVAShoBizzy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better26
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#116 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB116 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNova Network Inc.ShoBizzy, Inc.

Customer experience

NOVA

All ratings1,155 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews199 reviews
Positive36.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative60.3%

ShoBizzy

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

NOVA

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes
  • Freezing
  • Buggy application process

Requested features

4 requests
  • Web Access
  • Saved filter settings
  • Notifications
  • Profile customization

ShoBizzy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
2 purchases

ShoBizzy

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Annual Pro7 Days trial$200.001 Year

Questions

Is NOVA free?
NOVA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShoBizzy free?
ShoBizzy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NOVA or ShoBizzy?
ShoBizzy is rated higher. NOVA averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while ShoBizzy averages 5.0 from 26 ratings.
Do NOVA or ShoBizzy have ads?
ShoBizzy shows ads; NOVA does not.
Which is updated more often, NOVA or ShoBizzy?
NOVA ships an update every 3 weeks, and ShoBizzy fortnightly. Most recently, NOVA was updated on September 22, 2026 and ShoBizzy on June 4, 2026.

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