Comparison

NOVA vs deskpop

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

deskpop

This app serves as a daily challenge and community platform for fingerboard enthusiasts. Users can post video clips of their tricks, vote on submissions, and engage with a community of skaters. It offers a space to share content, build profiles, and stay inspired within the fingerboarding world.

Highlights
  • Daily fingerboard challenges
  • Post and vote on trick clips
  • Community feed for sharing
  • Follow other skaters
  • Build user profile and streaks
  • View winners and top placements
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deskpop is where fingerboarding lives. one trick a day, a feed full of clips, and now a marketplace to buy, sell, and trade gear. every day there's a new challenge. film your make, post it, and the community decides who takes the top spots. the best clip gets printed on the front page. come back tomorrow and run it again. in deskpop you can: post your clip for the daily challenge vote on tricks and help pick tomorrow's challenge see who got printed and browse past top placements buy, sell, and trade decks, tuning, ramps, and gear in the marketplace dm other skaters to talk shop or lock in a trade share clips, photos, polls, and text posts in the community feed comment, reply, like, and follow other skaters build your stash — streaks, badges, and every clip you've filed whether you're learning the basics, filming bangers at your desk, or just lurking for inspiration, deskpop makes fingerboarding feel like a scene instead of a solo thing.

Screenshots

NOVA4 screens
deskpop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: deskpop at 96% against NOVA's 37%. deskpop also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). NOVA's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 28) and chart position (#133 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NOVA sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. deskpop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

deskpop holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NOVA has 1.2K ratings behind it against 28, 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 96% of deskpop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NOVA ships an update every 3 weeks, deskpop every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
NOVA versus deskpop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOVAdeskpop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.2K ratings)4.9 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.8% of reviews96.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better28
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#133 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB35 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNova Network Inc.Adam Delaney

Customer experience

NOVA

All ratings1,158 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive36.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative59.7%

deskpop

All ratings28 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%

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

deskpop

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
None

deskpop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NOVA free?
NOVA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is deskpop free?
deskpop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NOVA or deskpop?
deskpop is rated higher. NOVA averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while deskpop averages 4.9 from 28 ratings.
Do NOVA or deskpop have ads?
Neither NOVA nor deskpop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NOVA or deskpop?
NOVA ships an update every 3 weeks, and deskpop every 11 days. Most recently, NOVA was updated on October 18, 2026 and deskpop on October 20, 2026.

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