Nova Golf vs 82
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Realistic ball physics
- Stunning 3D graphics
- Unique global courses
- Customizable characters
- Career mode
- Multiplayer challenges
- In-app purchases for clubs/balls
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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
82
Build the ultimate basketball lineup by drafting legendary players from different eras. Test your hoops knowledge and strategy to see if your team can achieve an undefeated season. Share your results with friends and compete for the perfect record.
- Build ultimate five-man lineup
- Draft legendary players
- Spin for random teams and decades
- Simulate season record
- Chase perfect 82-0 record
- Share results with friends
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Can you build the perfect lineup and go 82-0? 82-0 is the viral basketball roster-building game where every pick matters. Spin for a random team and decade, draft the best player available, build your ultimate five-man lineup, and see if your squad has what it takes to finish the season undefeated. Choose legends, compare eras, test your hoops knowledge, and chase the perfect record. Build your dream lineup Spin teams and decades Play with strategy, luck, and basketball IQ Simulate your season record Try to go 82-0 Share your results with friends Whether you’re a casual fan, basketball history nerd, fantasy hoops addict, or just love debating all-time teams, 82-0 is built for you. Draft smart. Trust your instincts. Build greatness. Can your team go 82-0?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 82 at Free against Nova Golf's $1.99. 82 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). On review sentiment, ads, 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
82 is free to download; Nova Golf costs $1.99 up front. Nova Golf sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and 82 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
82 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 82 has 17K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Nova Golf's written reviews are positive against 42% of 82's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Nova Golf ships an update every 3 months, 82 every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nova Golf | 82 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (31 ratings) | 4.8 (17K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.7% of reviews — better | 41.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 17K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #188 | #1 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 287 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nuclear Nova Software | Vaulty Studios Inc. |
Customer experience
Nova Golf
82
In-app purchases
Nova Golf
- 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
82
- Silver Pack$2.99
- Coin Pack 4$3.99
- Gold Pack$4.99
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- Coin Pack 7$6.99
- Coin Pack 8$7.99
- No Ads$7.99
- Platinum Pack$9.99
- Coin Pack 12$11.99
- Diamond Pack$14.99
- Champion Pack$19.99









