Comparison

Falling Birds vs Nova Strike

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

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About

Falling Birds

Features
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Falling Birds is a cute bird dodge game for quick arcade runs. Guide a fluffy little chick through an endless fall, dodge clouds and enemies, collect coins and power-ups and chase your next high score. Play online or offline, no Wi-Fi needed. Easy to start, hard to master โ€“ and every run is a new chance to go a little deeper. DODGE, DASH & SURVIVE Steer with the on-screen joystick or with classic tap and swipe controls. Slip through tight gaps, read moving cloud formations and use your dash at the right moment. The deeper you go, the faster the game gets and the tougher the obstacles become. 9 WORLDS TO DISCOVER Drop from a sunny sky into thunderstorms, a moonlit night sky, a neon city skyline, dark sewers, the deep sea, a shattered underwater lab, glowing lava caves and finally a mystical galaxy. Every world has its own music, hazards and enemies. Unlock new worlds as you progress โ€“ or link all unlocked worlds into one long, nonstop fall. 9 POWER-UPS & CLOUD CRUSH โ€ข Speed Boost โ€“ dive faster and stack boost levels โ€ข Magnet and Magnet Timer โ€“ pull coins toward you โ€ข Camouflage โ€“ glide through obstacles and chasers โ€ข Fly & Gun โ€“ shoot eggs to clear your path โ€ข Shield, Slow Motion, Double Coins and Streak Timer Reach the fifth boost level and unleash Cloud Crush: smash through obstacles and enemies on contact! Pick your loadout, unlock extra slots and level up every power-up. COIN TRAILS & PARCOURS Coins form lines, arcs, waves and fun shapes โ€“ more than 30 trail types and 20 parcours styles. Collect complete trails to build your Coin Streak, hit the Perfect Line and earn bonus rewards. DAILY GOALS & REWARDS โ€ข 3 daily missions with a bonus for finishing all of them โ€ข 7-day check-in with rewards that grow every day โ€ข Daily Egg Present with a surprise reward โ€ข Weekly Flight with four reward chests and a Perfect Week gift COMPETE WITH FRIENDS Climb global and friend leaderboards for score and Coin Streak, add friends with a friend code and share your run card after a new record. Record lines in the sky show you exactly when you beat your best โ€“ or how close a friend's score is. MAKE THE CHICK YOURS Unlock 7 outfits โ€“ astronaut, diving suit, firefighter, lab coat, ninja suit, raincoat and sewer worker โ€“ each with its own trail effect. When a record run is on the line, the Last Chick Standing feather gives you one second chance. PLAY YOUR WAY Start in Normal mode with extra help, or switch to Advanced for the original challenge with silver and gold coins. Adjust the joystick size, position and visibility, choose your speed level and play offline without an account โ€“ your progress is saved on your device. Sign in whenever you want to join the online leaderboards. FEATURES โ€ข Endless arcade dodge game with a cute chick hero โ€ข Vertical falling action that keeps getting faster โ€ข 9 unique worlds with their own music and enemies โ€ข 9 upgradable power-ups plus Cloud Crush โ€ข Normal and Advanced difficulty โ€ข Joystick or tap & swipe controls โ€ข Daily missions, check-in streak and weekly rewards โ€ข Global and friend leaderboards โ€ข Play offline โ€“ no Wi-Fi needed โ€ข 15 languages How far can your little chick fall?

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Nova Strike

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Pilot your starfighter through relentless waves of alien invaders in this fast-paced arcade space shooter! INTENSE WAVE-BASED COMBAT Battle through increasingly brutal waves of enemies โ€” scouts, fighters, cruisers, phantoms, interceptors, destroyers and fearsome bosses every 5th wave. Each boss comes in 4 devastating forms: Sentinel, Vortex, Hydra and Dreadnought, each with multiple attack phases. UPGRADE YOUR SHIP Earn credits and upgrade your starfighter with powerful enhancements: - CANNON โ€” faster fire rate and bullet speed - ENGINE โ€” superior maneuverability - SHIELD MATRIX โ€” longer-lasting shields - MAGNETAR โ€” pull power-ups toward you - OVERCLOCK โ€” kill enemies to reduce ability cooldowns CUSTOMIZE YOUR LOADOUT Choose from 5 unique weapons: Standard Blaster, Dual Pods, Plasma Ring, Rail Cannon, and Void Cannon. Equip different ship skins and trail effects to make your fighter truly yours. POWERFUL ABILITIES Activate devastating abilities mid-battle โ€” obliterate everything on screen with Nova, freeze all enemies with Frost Pulse, warp to safety with Phase Shift, and more. POWER-UPS & COMBOS Collect shields, rapid fire, double shot, extra lives, screen-clearing bombs and score multipliers as they drop from defeated enemies. TITAN SUBSCRIPTION Unlock the ultimate experience: - Exclusive companion ship that orbits and fires alongside you - Permanent magnetar field โ€” never miss a power-up - Shield at the start of every wave - 1.7ร— score multiplier for leaderboard dominance FEATURES - Smooth 60fps SpriteKit gameplay - Synthesized sound effects โ€” no audio files needed - Dynamic background music - Daily rewards to keep you progressing - Haptic feedback for every hit and explosion - Portrait-mode optimized for one-handed play How far can you go? The galaxy depends on you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/novastrikex/ana-sayfa

Screenshots

Falling Birds4 screens
Nova Strike4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Falling Birds at none against Nova Strike's shown. Falling Birds also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Falling Birds sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Nova Strike sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Falling Birds versus Nova Strike: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFalling BirdsNova Strike
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size224 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerdar YaziciSerdar Altindas

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Falling Birds

One-time4
  • Coin Pouch$1.99
  • Coin Sack$4.99
  • Coin Chest$8.99
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  • Coin Vault$12.99
1 purchases

Nova Strike

Subscriptions1
  • TITAN$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Falling Birds free?
Falling Birds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nova Strike free?
Nova Strike is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Falling Birds or Nova Strike have ads?
Nova Strike shows ads; Falling Birds does not.

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