Comparison

RA vs NOVA IMPERIUM

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

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RA

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The Broker fronted you a ship and a mountain of debt. What happens next is up to you. Void Runner is a fast, replayable space-trading game with two ways to play. Chase a ranked high score in a 50-jump Score Run, or build something that lasts in Void Career — an open-ended campaign of 20-jump chapters with three hulls, three factions, and three endings. TRADE BY THE CRATE • Buy low, sell high across eight tiers of contraband — from cheap Spice to priceless Ambrosia • Move real tonnage: trade by the 1,000-unit crate and grow your hold from 4 crates to 100 • Rack a Crate Bay for cheap crates-only capacity, or stash crates in station lockers where patrols can't touch them • Read the market: prices spike and crash, and the smart runner is already holding when they do SCORE RUN — 50 jumps, one score • Every run is a fresh seed and a race against compounding interest • Climb the ranks from Void Debtor to Legend of the Fringe • Fly the Daily Run — the same galaxy for everyone, every day — or send a challenge link so a friend can race your exact galaxy VOID CAREER — an empire, one chapter at a time • Choose your hull: the balanced Runner, the slippery Dart, or the heavy-hauling Hauler • Take freight jobs off the station contract board and answer to chapter directives • Three factions push prices around; earn standing and build your own freight depots • Win one of three endings: Freight Empire, Syndicate Crown, or Clean Horizon THE VOID PUSHES BACK • Customs patrols and pirate raiders hunt loaded ships — fight, flee, bribe, or buy them off with cargo • Refit at the shipyard: bigger guns, faster engines, heavier plating, deeper holds • Random events keep every run different: salvage finds, dock thieves, black-market deals • Pay the Broker's debt before the compounding interest eats you alive • No ads • No in-app purchases • No account, no tracking — plays fully offline • In 12 languages Slip the patrol. Pay the Broker. Run the void.

About

NOVA IMPERIUM

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NOVA IMPERIUM is a single-player, fully offline space empire strategy game — a love letter to the golden age of browser space games. Rise from a single homeworld to a galaxy-spanning civilization. Every formula, build time and battle is faithful to the classic OGame era (2002–2010). FULLY OFFLINE — Your empire grows even while closed; everything is calculated when you reopen. No internet required. BUILD & UPGRADE — 14 buildings; balance metal, crystal, deuterium and energy. RESEARCH TREE — 16 technologies: ships, weapons, shields, espionage, colonization. FLEETS & COMBAT — 14 ships, 10 defenses, 7 mission types; authentic 6-round combat engine. A LIVING GALAXY — A procedural universe of deterministic NPC empires. OFFICERS & ACHIEVEMENTS — Earn Dark Matter, recruit officers (in-game only). No ads Ā· No in-app purchases Ā· No pay-to-win Ā· No account Ā· TR/EN Your empire. Your pace. The whole galaxy awaits, Commander.

Screenshots

RA4 screens
NOVA IMPERIUM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NOVA IMPERIUM at 13.0 against RA's 16.4. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
RA versus NOVA IMPERIUM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRANOVA IMPERIUM
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB56 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRevenue Arc Corporationkadir ulucay

In-app purchases

None

RA

No in-app purchases

None

NOVA IMPERIUM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RA free?
RA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NOVA IMPERIUM free?
NOVA IMPERIUM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RA or NOVA IMPERIUM have ads?
Neither RA nor NOVA IMPERIUM shows ads.

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