Comparison

SpartaOrTroy vs Nivalis Cast

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

Head to head
About

SpartaOrTroy

Features
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The great cities of Hellas once again call their heroes to the test of reason. Connect the same symbols of the ancient world, paving the way with no more than two turns. Travel from mighty Sparta through legendary Troy to the peaks. Each level unlocks new artifacts, rewards, and secrets of the civilization. Collect stars and add to your collection of symbols inspired by history. Daily challenges will help to test attentiveness and bring additional rewards. Only the wisest will be able to conquer the Arena and complete all the chapters of the journey. The fate is now in your hands choose your path between Sparta and Troy.

About

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

SpartaOrTroy4 screens
Nivalis Cast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Nivalis Cast at weekly against SpartaOrTroy'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

SpartaOrTroy ships an update fortnightly, Nivalis Cast weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
SpartaOrTroy versus Nivalis Cast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpartaOrTroyNivalis Cast
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperElaine MorrisYates Gallagher

In-app purchases

None

SpartaOrTroy

No in-app purchases

None

Nivalis Cast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpartaOrTroy free?
SpartaOrTroy 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 SpartaOrTroy or Nivalis Cast have ads?
Neither SpartaOrTroy nor Nivalis Cast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpartaOrTroy or Nivalis Cast?
SpartaOrTroy ships an update fortnightly, and Nivalis Cast weekly. Most recently, SpartaOrTroy was updated on October 29, 2026 and Nivalis Cast on October 31, 2026.

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