Nova Golf Lite vs Mini Golf King
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nova Golf Lite
Experience realistic golf with stunning 3D graphics and diverse courses from around the world. Customize your golfer, compete in career mode, 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 Lite, 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
Mini Golf King
Engage in thrilling real-time multiplayer mini golf matches against players worldwide. Master unique courses with dynamic obstacles, collect and upgrade equipment, and compete in weekly tournaments for prizes. Easy controls make it accessible, but mastering the game offers deep strategic play.
- Real-time online multiplayer duels
- Intuitive swipe-and-release controls
- 35+ beautiful golf courses
- Unlock and upgrade golf equipment
- Weekly leagues and tournaments
- Hole-in-One and Tour Challenges
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Join the most exciting multiplayer golf game ever! Challenge players from all over the world! This is not just any regular golf game. This is action-packed Mini Golf, filled to the brim with tons of adventures and thrills you've never experienced before! Play on gorgeous courses against golfers around the world in real-time online multiplayer matches! Win and collect trophies to unlock higher stages. Obtain new golf equipment, such as clubs, balls, and gloves, to customize your gameplay. To take it one step further, you can also upgrade your golf equipment to improve your swings. Take part in the weekly leaderboard and tournament to win awesome prizes and glory. Show off your amazing trickshots in the Hole-in-One Challenge and the Tour Challenge. You can also play together with your Facebook friends! Firing your shot is easier than ever. Just drag your finger back and release to shoot the ball. It’s just like playing pool! Aim and shoot carefully to collect the most gems while taking the fastest route to the hole. You can even use your ball to clash against your opponent’s ball to take out their gems! Mini Golf has never been this quick and fun! Putt your way through various wonders. Go through tube slides, swing on drawbridges, jump over pyramids, explore mazes with bomb traps, and reach farther and fly higher by utilizing accelerators and jump pads! Taking advantage of all the tricks and obstacles, while honing your skills, is the key to victory! So if you want to relax, yet play an exciting multiplayer PvP golf game, Mini Golf King is the game for you. It is easy to pick up, instantly addicting, and hard to master. Start your epic tour in the quest to be the next Mini Golf King! Download Mini Golf King - Multiplayer for FREE now! KEY FEATURES - Exciting Mini Golf duel in real-time online multiplayer. - Simple and intuitive control: Swipe and release to strike! - Compete against players from all around the world to take their coins and trophies! - Play on 35+ beautiful golf courses with tons of dynamic tricks and fun. - Unlock chests to discover powerful new golf equipment and upgrade existing ones: drivers, irons, sand wedges, putters, balls and gloves! - Progress through more advanced stages all the way to the top. - Get promoted in the weekly leagues to win chests and card bonus. - Conquer three tournament rounds, take mega prizes and be the golf champion! - Sink every putt and get special rewards in Hole-in-One Challenge! - Travel through 50+ holes and earn stars for special rewards in Tour Challenge! - Connect with Facebook to send and request free gifts! - Play online matches with your family and friends! * "Like" Mini Golf King on Facebook for updates and news! https://www.facebook.com/theMiniGolfKing/ * Mini Golf King is GDPR compliant. * You need an internet connection to play this game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Nova Golf Lite at none against Mini Golf King's shown. Mini Golf King's advantage is ratings volume (108K vs 16) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 Golf Lite sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Mini Golf King sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mini Golf King holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Golf King has 108K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Nova Golf Lite's written reviews are positive against 54% of Mini Golf King's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Nova Golf Lite ships an update every 3 months, Mini Golf King every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nova Golf Lite | Mini Golf King |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) | 4.4 (108K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews — better | 53.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 108K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #113 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 320 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nuclear Nova Software | Rising Wings, Inc. |
Customer experience
Nova Golf Lite
Mini Golf King
Bugs and requests
Nova Golf Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mini Golf King
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent connection issues leading to lost progress
- Glitches causing balls to behave unexpectedly
- Incorrect wind direction displayed during gameplay
Requested features
4 requests- Offline/single-player mode
- More free currency/chests to unlock
- Ability to sell/trade unused equipment
- Fairer matchmaking system based on trophies/skill level
In-app purchases
Nova Golf Lite
- Dozen of all Balls$0.99
- 1,000 Experience$0.99
- Driver$0.99
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- Wood$0.99
- Iron$0.99
- Wedge$0.99
- Putter$0.99
- Level Overdrive$0.99
- Character Pack$0.99
- Extra Mulligans$0.99
Mini Golf King
- Stage3 3X Entry Fee$0.99
- Stack of Gold Bars(160)$1.99
- Starter's Value Pack$1.99
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- Double Tickets$1.99
- Pile of Gold Bars$4.99
- Handful of Tickets$5.99
- Bonus Offer$6.99
- Three Kings Offer$9.99
- Galaxy Pack$9.99
- Gold Fish Pack$19.99
- Galaxy Pack$19.99
Questions
Is Nova Golf Lite free?
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