Comparison

Nova Golf vs Table Soccer Challenge

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

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About

Nova Golf

Experience a realistic and immersive golf simulation with stunning 3D graphics and diverse courses. Customize your character, compete in career modes, and challenge friends in multiplayer. Earn virtual currency or use in-app purchases for custom clubs and balls.

Highlights
  • Realistic ball physics
  • Stunning 3D graphics
  • Unique global courses
  • Customizable characters
  • Career mode
  • Multiplayer challenges
  • In-app purchases for clubs/balls
Features
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Welcome to Nova Golf, the finest golfing game on the Mac! A followup to the award winning game GL Golf, Nova Golf is sure to keep you entertained and immersed for countless hours. Redesigned from the ground up, Nova Golf has everything both casual/hardcore gamers and frequent/weekend golfers could want. • Realistic ball physics - Everyone will enjoy the simple realism while avid golfers will be able to shape every shot and watch the ball react to all surfaces and lies • Stunning 3D graphics - Nova Golf adapts to each computer for the best image quality while always maintaining a smooth framerate • Unique courses - Locations from around the world feature distinct styles of both play and appearance. You'll know if you're in the Pennsylvania forest, Arizona desert, or on the Scottish coastline • Customizable characters - Level up five playing statistics while managing each avatar's wardrobe and physical appearance • Career mode - Play as both an amateur and professional and progress by winning the required qualifiers and tournaments • Multiplayer - Challenge up to three of your friends and play at the same time • Purchase custom clubs and golf balls using both virtual currency earned in game and through In-App Purchase • High replay value - No hole is the same when varying the white/blue/green tees, five pin locations, and three environmental difficulty settings • Custom music made specifically for Nova Golf • Best rounds list for each course/difficulty setting System Requirements: iOS 7+ iPhone 4+ iPad 2+ iPad Mini+ iPod Touch 4th+ If you like Nova Golf, make sure to check out Nuclear Nova's other games, all available for the Mac/iPhone/iPad/iPod. • GL Golf, the predecessor to Nova Golf, is still actively developed and has over 35 unique courses! Thousands of golfers are posting scorecards online every day with this golf classic • Pinball Shuffle and Pinball Massacre are two unique comic book arcade style pinball tables • Barnyard Blaster is a unique shooter with plenty of weapons, animals, and environments • Rocket Golf gives golf a new twist with its unique 2D side scrolling gameplay • Liquid Defense, Hydrothermal, and Escape are our three classic puzzle/simulator games • Fractal 3D and ASCII Art are our first non-game apps

About

Table Soccer Challenge

Features
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An electronic version of the classic arcade table soccer game. Controls at bottom of screen allow you to move the rods with your players up / down, and to twist to kick to pass or shoot. Contains Help pages, a Tutorial, and a single team player Practice mode. Two player mode allows playing a human opponent on the same tablet screen. Challenging AI with several difficulty levels, and a built-in 8 team tournament mode. Optionally shares your accomplishments via email, or text messaging. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays.

Screenshots

Nova Golf4 screens
Table Soccer Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Table Soccer Challenge at none against Nova Golf's 13. Table Soccer Challenge also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Nova Golf's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 26 months) and chart position (#177 vs unranked). On 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

Nova Golf costs $1.99 and Table Soccer Challenge $3.99 up front. Nova Golf sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Table Soccer Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nova Golf ships an update every 3 months, Table Soccer Challenge every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Nova Golf versus Table Soccer Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNova GolfTable Soccer Challenge
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating3.6 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#177 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size287 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNuclear Nova SoftwareMagnin & Associates

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Nova Golf

One-time10
  • Extra Mulligans$0.99
  • Dozen of all Balls$1.99
  • 1,000 Experience$1.99
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  • Course Pack 1$1.99
  • Driver$1.99
  • Course Pack 2$1.99
  • Level Overdrive$1.99
  • Character Pack$1.99
  • Course Pack 3$1.99
  • Course Pack 4$1.99
None

Table Soccer Challenge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nova Golf free?
Nova Golf costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Table Soccer Challenge free?
Table Soccer Challenge costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nova Golf or Table Soccer Challenge have ads?
Neither Nova Golf nor Table Soccer Challenge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nova Golf or Table Soccer Challenge?
Nova Golf ships an update every 3 months, and Table Soccer Challenge every 26 months. Most recently, Nova Golf was updated on September 26, 2026 and Table Soccer Challenge on September 9, 2026.

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