Nova Chain vs Fireflies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Nova Chain
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Tap. Explode. Chain react. Nova Chain is a mesmerizing chain reaction puzzle game. Place your explosion perfectly and watch as glowing orbs burst in cascading chains across the screen. GAMEPLAY ⢠Tap anywhere to create an explosion ⢠Orbs caught in the blast explode too, triggering chain reactions ⢠Pop enough orbs to pass each level and earn up to 3 stars SPECIAL ORBS ⢠Mega Orbs ā Larger and golden, they create massive explosions ⢠Ghost Orbs ā They flicker in and out of visibility. Time your tap carefully ⢠Magnet Orbs ā Purple orbs that pull others toward them POWER-UPS Spend your earned stars on powerful abilities: ⢠Slow Motion ā Slows all orbs for 5 seconds ⢠Big Bang ā Doubles your tap explosion radius ⢠Magnet Pulse ā Pulls all orbs toward the center ENDLESS MODE Pure zen. No pressure, no game over. Just tap and watch beautiful chain reactions unfold wave after wave.
Fireflies
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Fireflies is a game that uses one gentle tap. Fireflies drift quietly across a dark field. You get a single tap ā that's all that's needed ā and wherever you place it, a glow of light expands outward. Every bloom that encounters another firefly causes a new bloom to emerge. Then you sit back and watch a cascade ripple across the screen. There's no timer. No lives. No score multiplier to optimize, no daily streak to protect, nothing chasing you. Place your tap well and a good chain reaction becomes a great one. Didn't catch enough? You simply try again. THREE WAYS TO PLAY ⢠Classic ā a full twelve-level run. The board stays sparse, but the target climbs from catching one firefly out of five to fifty-five out of sixty, so the late levels ask for a near-perfect chain. Miss and you retry that level with no penalty beyond another go. ⢠Practice ā pick any single level and play it on its own, as many times as you like. Each level remembers your best score. ⢠Custom ā choose anywhere from five to a hundred fireflies and just chase one enormous cascade. No target, no fail state. MADE TO BE CALM Every sound is synthesized in the app ā soft mallet chimes that climb the scale as your chain gets longer, and a sparse generative music box between them that never plays the same phrase twice. A big cascade earns a low swell and a gentle haptic bloom. It all obeys your silent switch, and each of music, effects and haptics can be turned off on its own. Hold your finger down before you commit and a ghost ring shows exactly how far your bloom will reach. Comet trails behind each firefly show where it's heading, because a bloom lingers at full size for over a second ā where they will be matters more than where they are. WHAT'S NOT IN IT No ads, of any kind, ever. No tracking, no analytics, no accounts, no sign-in. Nothing is collected about you because nothing about you is ever sent anywhere ā the game has no network code at all. It's free, and there is no paid version, no unlock, no currency and no boosters. There's a tip jar tucked away in Settings. It buys nothing at all, and the game will never mention it again. Fireflies is a hobby project made by one person, for the pleasure of watching lights spread across a dark screen. I hope it's a calm few minutes in your day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nova Chain at none against Fireflies's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Fireflies sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nova Chain asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Nova Chain | Fireflies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ABDULLAH ATIF BARAN | Alexander Potapov |
In-app purchases
Nova Chain
No in-app purchases
Fireflies
- Leave a Tip$0.99
Questions
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