Comparison

Take It Easy vs Ark Nova

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

Head to head
About

Take It Easy

This is a strategic tile-placement puzzle game where players aim to form continuous rows of the same color. With multiple game modes, including classic, puzzle, and progressive challenges, it offers endless hours of addictive fun. Compete with friends locally or globally through Game Center integration.

Highlights
  • Strategic tile placement
  • Continuous row scoring
  • Classic, Puzzle, and Progressive modes
  • Local multiplayer for up to 4 players
  • Game Center integration
  • Over 40 achievements
  • High-resolution graphics
Features
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It’s a puzzle, it’s a brain teaser and it’s a game! It’s all three and much more! It is bingo with strategy! Place your pieces one at a time on the board. To score points, try to form continuous rows of the same color from edge to edge. But one wrong tile and the whole row is worthless. It gets harder as the number of empty spaces on your board, and your possible choices, diminish. Because once a tile is placed, it can’t be moved! Take It Easy is a simple, yet surprisingly addictive and thought-provoking game that will give you endless hours of fun. Features: • Three entertaining and visually beautiful game modes: - Classic Mode: introduces you to the game that started it all. - Puzzle Mode: test your puzzle solving skills with 140 fun and well-designed puzzles. This exciting new twist to the game will have you swapping pieces in your sleep. - Progressive Mode: Offers 30 stages of different challenges. Conquer all stages before time runs out! • Local multiplayer: Play head-to-head against a friend. Or up to four players on a single device! • Game Center integration lets you compare high scores with your friends and players around the world. Will you be Number 1 on the leaderboard? • Over 40 different achievements: Earn points to get that #1 rank! • Stunning high-resolution graphics! • Already over two million fans are enjoying the award winning board game! 148apps.com 4/5 – „Addictive puzzle mechanics and infectiously fun challenges make Take It Easy an unexpected runaway success.” Appadvice.com „If you are looking for a great puzzle game to pick up this week, then I highly recommend giving Take It Easy a try. You won’t be disappointed.” Boardgamegeek.com 4/5 – „A fun puzzle game” Touchgen.net 4/5 – „Take It Easy is a fun board puzzle game with a lot of content, and great

About

Ark Nova

Design and manage a modern zoo to support global conservation efforts. Build enclosures, house animals, and utilize unique cards for special abilities. Compete to create the most successful zoological establishment.

Highlights
  • Plan and design a modern zoo
  • Build enclosures and accommodate animals
  • Support global conservation projects
  • Utilize 255 unique cards (animals, specialists, projects)
  • Upgrade action cards for gameplay
  • Increase zoo appeal and scientific reputation
Features
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Plan and build a modern, scientifically managed zoo to support conservation projects in an acclaimed strategy board game. In Ark Nova, you will plan and design a modern, scientifically managed zoo. With the ultimate goal of owning the most successful zoological establishment, you will build enclosures, accommodate animals, and support conservation projects all over the world. Specialists and unique buildings will help you in achieving this goal. At the heart of Ark Nova are 255 cards featuring animals, specialists, unique enclosures, and conservation projects, each with a particular ability. Use them to increase the appeal and scientific reputation of your zoo and to collect conservation points. Each player has a set of action cards, which you will use and upgrade to carry out your plans. Each player has a set of five action cards to manage their gameplay, and the power of an action is determined by the slot the card currently occupies. The cards are: BUILD: Allows you to build standard or special enclosures, kiosks, and pavilions. ANIMALS: Allows you to accommodate animals in your zoo. CARDS: Allows you to gain new zoo cards (animals, sponsors, and conservation project cards). ASSOCIATION: Allows your association workers to carry out different tasks. SPONSORS: Allows you to play a sponsor card in your zoo or to raise money. With high replayability and rich components, Ark Nova provides a remarkable gaming experience that will bring the game to the table again and again.

Screenshots

Take It Easy4 screens
Ark Nova4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ark Nova at every 2 weeks against Take It Easy's every 12 months. Ark Nova also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and chart position (#24 vs unranked). Take It Easy's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $7.99) and review sentiment (93% vs 72%). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Take It Easy costs $2.99 and Ark Nova $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ark Nova holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Take It Easy's written reviews are positive against 72% of Ark Nova's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Take It Easy ships an update every 12 months, Ark Nova every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Take It Easy versus Ark Nova: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTake It EasyArk Nova
Price$2.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.6 (1.6K ratings)4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews — better72.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K — better1.2K
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#24 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size182 MB682 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRavensburger Verlag GmbHDire Wolf Digital

Customer experience

Take It Easy

All ratings1,583 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews1,536 reviews
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.3%

Ark Nova

All ratings1,190 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral11.0%
Negative16.5%

User reviews

Take It Easy

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Relaxing and challenging gameplay
  • 🧠 Stimulates the brain
  • 💎 Addictive and fun
  • 🎨 Appealing visuals
  • 🕹️ Enjoyable multiplayer mode

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and unstable after updates
  • 🎨 Unappealing visual design changes
  • 🤯 Increased difficulty level frustrating
  • 💔 Lost progress after updates
  • 🕹️ Multiplayer mode issues

Ark Nova

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great implementation overall
  • 👍 Lots of fun
  • 👍 Good animations
  • 👍 Choice of modes
  • 👍 Clean, modern and enjoyable design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Tile placement/rotation issues on iPad
  • 🐛 Building placement UI issues
  • 👎 Difficult to read board state on mobile
  • 👎 Lack of simultaneous view for key game info
  • 👎 Cumbersome to create games with friends

Bugs and requests

Take It Easy

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes and freezes
  • Tile movement issues
  • Unsolvable puzzle levels
  • Multiplayer mode connectivity problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and puzzles
  • Ability to undo moves
  • Option to customize the game board
  • Difficulty settings (easy, medium, hard)
  • Syncing progress across devices

Ark Nova

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • iPad Flash exit issue
  • Rewards screen being blocked by other UI elements

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to enable larger UI buttons for modal panels
  • Full screen mode
  • Option to reverse zoom direction
  • Improved card readability/zoom

In-app purchases

None

Take It Easy

No in-app purchases

None

Ark Nova

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Take It Easy free?
Take It Easy costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ark Nova free?
Ark Nova costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Take It Easy or Ark Nova?
Ark Nova is rated higher. Take It Easy averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Ark Nova averages 4.8 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Take It Easy or Ark Nova have ads?
Neither Take It Easy nor Ark Nova shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Take It Easy or Ark Nova?
Take It Easy ships an update every 12 months, and Ark Nova every 2 weeks. Most recently, Take It Easy was updated on October 1, 2026 and Ark Nova on October 1, 2026.

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