Sidius Nova vs Off Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sidius Nova
Lead your species to survival after a homeworld destruction. Collect resources, build ships, and engage in epic space battles. Choose to play as humans or an alien armada, unlocking new ships and strategies as you conquer galaxies.
- Resource collection
- Ship building
- Epic space battles
- Playable factions (humans/aliens)
- Unlockable ships
- Galactic conquest
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by Stefan Schmitt and Ben Jelter -YOUR HOMEWORLD HAS BEEN DESTROYED- Your remaining motherships are the only way to guarantee the survival of your species. Collect resources to build ships for epic space battles. "has the same 'one more turn oh god one more turn' hook that its grander siblings on the PC have" -KOTAKU Also featured on Space Sector! HOURS OF STRATEGIC DEEP SPACE GAMEPLAY Sidius Nova is a strategy game designed from the ground up to provide a deep and satisfying experience on your iOS device. PICK A SIDE Play as the last humans alive or an alien armada. UNLOCKABLE SHIPS Earn new ships as you play! Conquer entire galaxies and expand your fleet by researching new units. New units dramatically expand the gameplay by offering new defensive and offensive strategies. Follow @sidiusnova on twitter to find out more and give us feedback!
Off Now
Engage in a unique house-based shooter where shots ricochet off walls to hit opponents. Experience synchronized gameplay with minimal delay, allowing for seamless head-to-head matches worldwide.
- Wall ricochet shooting mechanics
- Head-to-head matches
- Global multiplayer
- Synchronized twin collision judging
- Synchro move for low latency
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Match-up in-house shooter!!! Shots rebound on the walls in the house and hit your enemy!!! Fute&Kuma's Head-to-head match-up!!! Match-up all over the world!!! The synchronized twin collision judgeing system is developed more!!! The new function 'Synchro move' enables you almost not feel communication delay on the screen. You'll be waowao on Kumakku's stages. The fin of four-part series of Fute&Kuma!!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sidius Nova at Free against Off Now's $4.99. Sidius Nova also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 33 months). Off Now's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 84%). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Sidius Nova is free to download; Off Now costs $4.99 up front. Sidius Nova sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Off Now sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sidius Nova ships an update every 3 months, Off Now every 33 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Sidius Nova | Off Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (49 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Stefan Schmitt | Tetsuyoshi Morikawa |
Customer experience
Sidius Nova
Off Now
Bugs and requests
Sidius Nova
Reported bugs
5 issues- Occasional crashing
- Repeated crashing during combat
- Crashing when fighting mothership
- Game progress not syncing between devices
- App leaves residual files after uninstallation
Requested features
16 requests- Add multiplayer/hot seat/skirmish
- Add longer single player campaign
- Add more frequent dialogue
- Add meaningful player-driven plot choices
- Add 'back' button for dialogue
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- Option to skip mothership death animation
- Rework research point system
- Add bonus for multiple fleets
- Improve mothership strength/abilities
- Add iPad version/support
- Add iPhone 5 screen support
- Add Game Center support
- Add cloud saving system
- Add endless mode
- Add asynchronous multiplayer
- Add fast forward button
Off Now
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sidius Nova
- Genius (RP earned x2)$0.99
- Laboratory (8,000 RP)$1.99
- Singularity (Unlock Everything)$3.99
Off Now
- All Stage Clear.$0.99
- All Function$0.99
