Comparison

FootBuzzBall vs Nivalis Cast

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

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FootBuzzBall

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Dive into FootBuzzBall, a thrilling match-3 game with a football twist! Combine football-themed items on an 8x8 grid, complete levels, earn stars, and unlock achievements. Enjoy a progression system, player profiles, a level map, and various gameplay objectives. Join the fun and test your skills!

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Nivalis Cast

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A field station out on the Arctic was left half packed, the generator still warm and the notebook gone. Five instruments remain on the shelf, and each one asks for a different kind of thinking. A sonar ping over an eight by eight Arctic field returns a range and a bearing, nothing else, and three readings are usually enough to stake a shoal before you commit. Open water moves through three depth layers, one tap picks your target, and then line tension begins, held and released while a halibut sulks before it dives or a char swings in a spiral that widens the longer you wait. The memory grid does not snap back, since frost takes two and a half seconds to close over a pair that did not match. Sliding floes have to join the auger hole to open water inside a move budget, and every board shipped was measured for a real shortest solution. Twenty-four species fill a journal, seven chapters of notes open along the way, and tackle comes off a compass rose you turn once a day rather than out of a shop. Plays offline, with no ads, no purchases and no account.

Screenshots

FootBuzzBall4 screens
Nivalis Cast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Nivalis Cast at weekly against FootBuzzBall's fortnightly. On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FootBuzzBall ships an update fortnightly, Nivalis Cast weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
FootBuzzBall versus Nivalis Cast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFootBuzzBallNivalis Cast
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvlipiy ZurabashviliYates Gallagher

In-app purchases

None

FootBuzzBall

No in-app purchases

None

Nivalis Cast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FootBuzzBall free?
FootBuzzBall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nivalis Cast free?
Nivalis Cast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FootBuzzBall or Nivalis Cast have ads?
Neither FootBuzzBall nor Nivalis Cast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FootBuzzBall or Nivalis Cast?
FootBuzzBall ships an update fortnightly, and Nivalis Cast weekly. Most recently, FootBuzzBall was updated on October 25, 2026 and Nivalis Cast on October 13, 2026.

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