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Star Battle Nova

A fun logic puzzle. Fill the board with stars — but never let two touch.

Learn how to playiPhone & iPad · iOS 17+ · Free to play
A solved Star Battle Nova board

How to play

  1. Every row, every column and every coloured region holds exactly two stars. Two stars in a line with a gap; a coloured region holding its two stars.
  2. Two stars may never touch — not horizontally, vertically, or even diagonally. A star blocks all eight neighbouring squares; two stars touching at a corner is not allowed.
  3. Tap a cell to cycle it: empty → a dot (your “no star here” note) → a ⭐️ star → empty again.
  4. Every puzzle has exactly one solution, and most can be cracked by pure logic — no guessing required.

Features

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Endless puzzles

A fresh, uniquely-solvable board whenever you want one — generated on device, ready instantly.

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Four difficulties

Beginner (a gentle 5×5), plus Easy, Medium and Hard, graded by how much step-by-step logic a solve really needs.

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Hints that teach

Stuck? A hint places the next square logic forces — and explains exactly why.

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Mark mode

Try a “what if” on a scratch layer: pencil in a star and follow the logic, then commit it if it holds.

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Track your stats

Games solved, solve rate, best & average times, hints used and mistakes caught.

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Make it yours

A sleek dark theme, a quiet timer, and a playing piece you pick — star, cherry, robot, unicorn and more.

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iPhone & iPad

An adaptive board that fills the screen on any device, in portrait or landscape.

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Sweet victory

Solve it and the board bursts into a shower of stars and a celebratory rumble of haptics.

Free to play

Beginner mode is always free and unlimited. Easy, Medium and Hard give you a fresh puzzle to start every day at no cost.

Unlimited puzzles — $1.99

Love it? A single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited new puzzles in every mode, forever. No subscriptions, no ads, no accounts.

Privacy Policy

Star Battle Nova is built to respect your privacy. It does not collect, track, or share any personal information.

  • No data collection. There are no accounts and no sign-in, and the app contains no analytics or advertising. It does not gather your name, email, contacts, location, or device identifiers.
  • Everything stays on your device. Your puzzles, progress, statistics, and settings are stored only on your device. Boards are generated on device, so the app works fully offline and sends nothing to us or anyone else.
  • Purchases. The optional unlock is handled entirely by Apple’s App Store / StoreKit. We never see or store your payment details.
  • No third parties. Star Battle Nova includes no third-party SDKs, trackers, or advertising networks.
  • Suitable for all ages. The app collects no data from anyone, including children.
  • Deleting your data. Removing the app deletes all of its data from your device.

If this policy ever changes, we'll update this page. Questions? Email apps@feingold5.com.

Last updated: July 4, 2026