Comparison

New Caledra vs NexusRPG

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

Head to head
About

New Caledra

Features
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Welcome to New Caledra โ€” a noir city of six districts, five families, and one chance to make your name. Start as a Street Rat. Work the docks. Pull jobs. Earn respect. Climb from Associate to Capo to Underboss to Don. Recruit a crew of up to 24 made members. Take territory from rival families and watch the rent flow into your coffer every hour. THE LIVING CITY - 25+ jobs across 5 distinct districts - 5-mission story arc โ€” meet the Don, survive the Night of Knives, hunt the traitor - 10 weapons, 6 armor sets, 5 getaway vehicles - 7 property types for passive income โ€” buy a deli, then a casino, then a port REAL-TIME MULTIPLAYER FAMILIES - Found a family or join one with a 6-character invite code - Rate-limited family chat to coordinate your crew - Boss-only pinned announcements - Coffer that fills with hourly territory income CITY RAIDS - Six districts up for grabs in real time - Power scales with your crew + your equipment - Take a territory and your family earns income every hour - Activity feed updates live, see who's moving on whom NOIR STORIES IN FIVE LANGUAGES (free for everyone) Every story mission ends with a pre-written noir vignette (drafted with AI, approved line by line) โ€” personalized with your name, crew, car, weapon, and family, in all five game languages. Don Status ($4.99/mo or $39.99/yr, 7-day free trial, cancel anytime) accelerates your climb with the perks below. DON STATUS PERKS - 2.5x faster energy and stamina regen - +10 energy and +5 stamina cap bonuses - 1.5x property income - Bigger crew (24 made members instead of 12) - Ad-free DAILY MOMENTUM - Daily streak bonuses, first action of the day pays - Stamina and energy refill notifications keep you in the loop - Property income accrues every hour, even when the app is closed BUILT FOR PLAYERS WHO REMEMBER This is the genre done right. Original world, original characters, live multiplayer. Pre-written noir stories, drafted with AI and approved line by line, turn every mission into a tale, in your language. No pay-to-win - Don Status accelerates time, but every player can climb. The city is yours for the taking. Terms of Use: https://glippintoys.com/apps/new-caledra/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://glippintoys.com/apps/new-caledra/privacy/

About

NexusRPG

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NexusRPG is a persistent online role-playing game built for long-term progression. Create your character, choose your equipment- defined Class, distribute Stat Points, and shape a unique combat build. Battle through a connected world filled with monsters, rare encounters and World Bosses. Explore personal and Clan Dungeons, master specialized Gathering and Crafting disciplines, raise and fuse Pets, trade with other players, and compete in PvP and monthly Arenas. Your Main Hand and Off-hand equipment determine your Class and battle style. Develop Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Vitality, Luck, Explorer and Gatherer to create the build that suits the way you play. FEATURES โ€ข Eight distinct equipment-defined combat Classes โ€ข Flexible Stat Point character builds โ€ข Persistent character, Battle Skill and Crafting progression โ€ข Personal and Clan Dungeons with rarity-based rewards โ€ข Live World Bosses, events and monthly Arenas โ€ข Clans, Kingdoms, chat, direct trade and a player Market โ€ข Gathering, equipment Crafting, Pets and Ascendant Paths โ€ข Cross-device account progression shared with nxrpg.com โ€ข Optional push alerts for important events and completed Autos NexusRPG is free to play. Optional consumable in-app purchases are available. A network connection and NexusRPG account are required.

Screenshots

New Caledra4 screens
NexusRPG3 screens

Verdict

The call

New Caledra and NexusRPG are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. New Caledra sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and NexusRPG sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
New Caledra versus NexusRPG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNew CaledraNexusRPG
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size92 MB10 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperGliPpiN Toys, LLCYusuf Keskin

In-app purchases

11 purchases

New Caledra

Subscriptions2
  • Don Status Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Don Status Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time9
  • Era Pass$0.99
  • Energy Refill$0.99
  • Stamina Refill$0.99
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  • Cash Bundle$0.99
  • 150 Influence (Pocket Favor)$1.99
  • New Caledra Starter Pack$2.99
  • Big Cash Bundle$2.99
  • 500 Influence (Made Member's Purse)$4.99
  • 1,200 Influence (Don's Tribute)$9.99
10 purchases

NexusRPG

One-time10
  • World Boss Weekly Reset$24.99
  • Pausable Blood Frenzy$24.99
  • Legendary Companion$29.99
Show 7 more
  • Personal Key Hoard$49.99
  • Grand Dungeon Supply Bundle$49.99
  • Clan Arsenal Bundle$49.99
  • Crafting Skills to Level 250$99.99
  • Battle Skills to Level 65$99.99
  • All World Journeys Completed$149.99
  • Ancient Ascendant Bundle$149.99

Questions

Is New Caledra free?
New Caledra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NexusRPG free?
NexusRPG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do New Caledra or NexusRPG have ads?
Neither New Caledra nor NexusRPG shows ads.

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