NOVA vs Spells
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Spells
This app transforms group chats into dynamic spaces where users can create custom mini-apps, games, and interactive tools without coding. It allows groups to personalize their chat experience and build unique digital artifacts together.
- Create custom mini-apps
- Personalize chat appearance
- Build interactive tools
- No-code creation
- Shape group chat space
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Spells starts as a group chat. But it doesn’t stay one. Create little apps, games, tools, and weird social artifacts right inside your chat. Need a roulette picker? A shared scoreboard? A voting system? A chaotic inside joke generator? Make it. Instantly. spells lets your group shape its own space: • Create custom mini-apps in seconds • Change how your chat looks and feels • Build just-for-us tools that live inside the conversation • Turn ideas into interactive things without coding It’s not a feed. It’s not a template. It’s your group’s own software. spells is for friend groups, trips, events, creative teams, and anyone who wants something more alive than a regular chat. Start with a message. End with your own little world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spells at 100% against NOVA's 37%. Spells also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). NOVA's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 3) and chart position (#140 vs unranked). On price, ads and device support 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. NOVA sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Spells asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spells 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of NOVA's written reviews are positive against 100% of Spells's.
NOVA ships an update every 3 weeks, Spells weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NOVA | Spells |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #140 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nova Network Inc. | wip.llc |
Customer experience
NOVA
Spells
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
Spells
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
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
Spells
No in-app purchases







