Comparison

NOVA vs Down4 · Who's Down?

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

Down4 · Who's Down?

Easily coordinate group activities and spontaneous hangouts with friends. Post your plans, see who's interested with a single tap, and create dedicated chats for each event. Keep track of game scores and past activities within your private crew.

Highlights
  • Post activities, times, and places
  • One-tap RSVP for group members
  • Dedicated chat rooms per plan
  • Scorekeeping and streak tracking
  • Interest meter for uncommitted ideas
  • Private, invite-only crews
  • No ads or third-party trackers
Features
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Down4 is for the group chat that never actually makes a plan. Post what you're down for — wings at your place, dominoes, a run to the park — and your crew answers with one tap. No polls, no thread that dies at message forty. WHAT IT DOES • Post a vibe — an activity, a time, a place. Your crew gets a notification. • See who's in — one tap to say you're down. • A chat per plan — every vibe gets its own room that goes away with it. Mention people, react, reply. • Keep score — log game results, track streaks, crown a champion each season. • The Meter — float an idea with no date attached and see who's interested before anyone commits. • The Tape — what your crew actually did: nights out, results, milestones. INVITE ONLY Crews are private. There's no follower count, no algorithm, no discovery feed. People outside your crew can't see your vibes, your messages, or your results. NO TRACKING No ads, no analytics SDK, no third-party trackers. We don't sell your data because we don't collect it. Made by SchemaVita LLC.

Screenshots

NOVA4 screens
Down4 · Who's Down?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Down4 · Who's Down? at 100% against NOVA's 37%. Down4 · Who's Down? 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 10) and chart position (#152 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. Down4 · Who's Down? asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Down4 · Who's Down? 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 10, 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 Down4 · Who's Down?'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NOVA ships an update every 3 weeks, Down4 · Who's Down? every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
NOVA versus Down4 · Who's Down?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOVADown4 · Who's Down?
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#152 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB4 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNova Network Inc.schemavita llc

Customer experience

NOVA

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

Down4 · Who's Down?

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 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

Down4 · Who's Down?

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

Down4 · Who's Down?

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NOVA free?
NOVA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Down4 · Who's Down? free?
Down4 · Who's Down? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NOVA or Down4 · Who's Down??
Down4 · Who's Down? is rated higher. NOVA averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Down4 · Who's Down? averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do NOVA or Down4 · Who's Down? have ads?
Neither NOVA nor Down4 · Who's Down? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NOVA or Down4 · Who's Down??
NOVA ships an update every 3 weeks, and Down4 · Who's Down? every 3 days. Most recently, NOVA was updated on October 25, 2026 and Down4 · Who's Down? on October 24, 2026.

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