What is the difference between SpotOn's Nova and Omni editions?

What's New With Nova?

Inside SpotOn’s Most Advanced GPS Dog Fence Yet

If you’ve been following SpotOn for a while, you know we’ve always believed in one thing: your dog deserves total freedom—with peace of mind built in.

From our original GPS fence collar to SpotOn’s Omni Edition, GPS fencing has helped over 100,000 dogs run, explore, and roam without compromising containment for nearly 10 years. But today marks a new milestone.

Introducing the SpotOn Nova Edition—the most accurate, most reliable, and most capable virtual dog fence ever built. Using over 5 million hours of real-world dog movement data, it’s everything you love about SpotOn… evolved, expanded, and engineered to perform in the most challenging environments anywhere your dog goes.

Powered by a GPS antenna 5× larger than other GPS fences, Nova delivers:

• Accuracy under 5 feet, independently tested and verified.
• 11x less drift in challenging environments like forests or near buildings.
• 100% reliability, even on rugged terrain or rural areas.

The result is a system that feels clearer, faster, and smarter… because it is. Boundaries stay exactly where you draw them. Alerts trigger precisely when they should. Training becomes more intuitive for your dog because the technology responds with precision.

Two GPS dog collars, SpotOn's Nova Edition and Omni Edition Collar.

Built for Your Property—Whether It’s 1 Acre or 1,000

One of the most exciting changes with Nova is its expanded usability for smaller properties.

Omni required at least a half-acre. Nova brings dependable performance on properties as small as ⅓ acre, opening SpotOn to more households and a wider range of yard sizes than ever before.

Nova is perfect for:

• Suburban yards with lots of landscaping
• Homes near tree lines or buildings
• Properties with metal roofs
• Rural acreage in forests, fields, or mixed terrain
• Aerial view of a house surrounded by a visualization of a virtual fence in a ranch landscape.
• Nova’s upgraded hardware captures cleaner satellite data from more angles, eliminating many of the blind spots that affect other GPS devices.

It has improved performance where signals bounce or scatter, such as:

• Dense forests
• Mountainous terrain
• Around metal buildings
• Near barns, shipping containers, or sheds

So even if your property isn’t “ideal GPS territory,” Nova still delivers pinpoint accuracy and rock-solid fencing where other GPS fences struggle.

Nova vs. Omni: A Quick Comparison

While Omni remains an excellent system (and still more accurate than any other GPS fence brand), Nova steps into a league of its own.

Nova also features

Custom Voice Commands.

Record your voice inside the app and send a command directly to your dog through the collar. It’s fast. It’s familiar. And it gives you another way to guide even stubborn or high-drive dogs.

Activity Tracking + Heatmaps

With this highly requested feature now built in, you can see:

• How your dog spends their time
• Which areas they frequent
• Their daily activity levels

Perfect for training insights, property planning, or understanding your dog’s habits.

Voice-Assisted Charging

No more guesswork. No more scrolling the app just to check. Nova includes voice prompts built into the system, making charging easier and faster than ever.

More Durable, More Rugged Design

Most consumer high-tech products have a sleek and featherweight design, but dogs are dogs, and durability is a must for a premium GPS dog collar, like SpotOn.

That’s why we chose materials that can stand up to rough-and-tumble dogs that scruff around, working dogs who chase off prey, and high-energy dogs that never stop.

Our upgraded materials make Nova more resilient, especially for the most active dogs.

Should Omni Owners Upgrade?

If you have an Omni collar, rest assured that you have a solid fencing solution that remains one of the top-performing wireless fence solutions. If you’re in the market for an upgrade, Nova brings significant improvements for dogs and properties that need the highest possible level of performance.

You may benefit from upgrading if:

• Your property has a lot of trees or metal structures
• Your stubborn breed can benefit from more precise fence lines and faster notifications
• You live in a low-cell-coverage area
• Your dog is extremely active (working dogs, herding breeds, hunting dogs)
• You want access to new features like custom voice commands and activity tracking
• SpotOn GPS dog fence collar packaging with a collar placed on top.
• Many owners will choose to keep their Omni. But for those who want the most advanced SpotOn experience ever, Nova is a worthwhile investment.

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