Comparison

Noville vs Petal

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

Head to head
About

Noville

Build a fantasy world by tracking your reading progress. Customize your profile, earn rewards to unlock new items, and watch your world grow from a village to a kingdom. Share your creations with friends and inspire others to read.

Highlights
  • World building through reading progress
  • Customizable profile and flag
  • Unlock items by reading books
  • Earn silver coins for in-game purchases
  • Archive and re-add built items
  • Share world progress on social media
Features
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For those who would love to get lost in their own world of books. Noville is an independent city builder game where you build your own fantasy land through tracking your reading progress. Customise your profile: Start by naming your world and creating your flag using Noville’s customisable flag shapes and sigils - then start building! Build your own world In Noville there are two kinds of world building items. The first are free and you can use as many of these as you like. The second kind must be earned through reading, for example, it could be a broom shop, a blacksmith's forge, or a haunted house. There are many builder items to choose from and more on the way. Match your next read with a world building item and watch the item materialise as you progress through the book. The more you read the more your world can grow. Earn rewards Earn silver coins by logging your progress every day and these can be used to purchase items so you can watch your world grow even faster - from a village to a town, from a town to a kingdom. Keep it growing or change it up Once you’ve built an item simply place it in your world and double tap to remind yourself which book created which item. If you want to switch things up, simply archive it, you can always bring it back later. Share your progress Send an image of your world with family and friends so they can watch your world grow with you. Share on socials to inspire others to get building by getting reading.

About

Petal

This app helps you track your reading progress across physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks in one beautifully designed interface. Set personalized goals, maintain reading streaks, and visualize your achievements in a growing digital meadow. It offers seamless format switching and library import from other platforms.

Highlights
  • Track progress across physical, ebook, and audiobook formats
  • Set and visualize multiple reading goals
  • Maintain a daily reading streak
  • Display finished books as a shelf
  • Import library from Goodreads or StoryGraph
  • No account, ads, or tracking
Features
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Petal is a cosy reading tracker and book journal that turns your reading life into something beautiful. Log the books you read, keep your TBR in one place, set reading goals and watch your year in books grow. Every book you finish plants a flower in your reading garden, your lantern glows a little brighter each day you read, and your shelves fill up with the stories you love. No leaderboards. No pressure. Just you and your books. UPDATE IN A TAP Tap Update on any book you're reading and type your page or percentage, or drag the bar. Or just tell Petal, like a text: "on page 200 of Fourth Wing" or "just finished Circe". Paperbacks, ebooks and audiobooks all welcome, and you can switch format halfway through a book. ADD BOOKS IN SECONDS Scan the barcode on the back of a book, search by title, or bring your library with you from Goodreads, StoryGraph or Fable, or even a screenshot of your shelves. WATCH YOUR READING GROW • A reading garden that blooms with every book you finish • A streak lantern that glows when you read, and simply waits when you don't • Gentle reading goals by books, pages or listening hours: weekly, monthly or yearly • Badges to collect along the way • Home and lock screen widgets for your current books, your bookshelf and your streak A BOOKSHELF YOU'LL LOVE LOOKING AT • A cosy bookcase or shelves on the wall, in dark wood, light wood or painted • Real covers, spines or books facing out, with fairy lights if you like • Arrange it your own way, or sort by title, author or date finished • Want to Read, Currently Reading, Read and Did Not Finish • Star ratings (half stars too), favourites, reviews, rereads, start and finish dates BOOKKEEPING The real-life side of reading, all in one place. • Borrowed books with due dates, a reminder the day before, and renew or return in a tap • Book subscriptions and boxes, with payment and box dates • My copies: every edition you own, from paperbacks to special and signed editions ASK PETAL WHAT TO READ NEXT Not sure what to pick up? Tell Petal your mood and get suggestions, either from your own Want to Read pile or something brand new. YOUR YEAR IN BOOKS See how many books, pages and hours you've read, your best streak and your reading month by month, then play back your year and share it. PICK YOUR WORLD Garden, Linen and Studio are free: cosy, calm or bold, each with a light and a dark look. READ WITH FRIENDS, IF YOU LIKE • See what your friends are reading and peek at their shelves • Send a book to a friend. It lands in their Postbox. • Accounts are optional. Petal works fully on its own without one. PETAL PLUS • Four magical worlds: Starlight, Dragon's Den, Moonlit Cove and Fairy Meadow • Make Petal yours with your own colours • Deeper statistics and reading insights • Unlimited goals, special goal types and jar, chart and bloom goal styles • Spending totals and charts for books and subscriptions, and unlimited subscriptions in Bookkeeping Petal Plus is £3.99 a month or £29.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when the trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription any time in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://wondrous-gnome-3a9122.netlify.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Noville4 screens
Petal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Petal at 100% against Noville's 50%. Petal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5). Noville's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Petal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Noville asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Petal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Noville's written reviews are positive against 100% of Petal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Noville versus Petal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNovillePetal
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB56 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNoville LtdMORGAN BELLE TREGELLAS

Customer experience

Noville

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Petal

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Noville

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Petal

Subscriptions2
  • Petal Plus Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Petal Plus Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Noville free?
Noville is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Petal free?
Petal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Noville or Petal?
Petal is rated higher. Noville averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Petal averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Noville or Petal have ads?
Both Noville and Petal show ads.
Which is updated more often, Noville or Petal?
Noville ships an update monthly, and Petal monthly. Most recently, Noville was updated on November 5, 2026 and Petal on November 6, 2026.

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