A robo-advisor and NoVo sit at opposite ends of the investing spectrum. A robo-advisor automates long-term passive investing; NoVo is a cockpit for active intraday options trading. They're built for entirely different goals, and comparing them mostly clarifies what each is (and isn't) for.
What a robo-advisor does
A robo-advisor builds a diversified, long-horizon portfolio (usually index funds) based on your risk profile, then automatically rebalances and mostly leaves it alone. The entire philosophy is passive: set it, contribute regularly, and don't touch it for years. It's a genuinely good fit for hands-off, long-term wealth building — and it involves no active decisions, no intraday anything, and no options.
What NoVo does
NoVo is the opposite discipline: active, intraday, leveraged 0DTE options trading, where you make directional decisions and it executes and manages them in real time. It's not passive, not long-term, and explicitly not “set-and-forget” — it's a tool for people who want to actively scalp SPY with structure and discipline. The engagement level, time horizon, risk, and instrument are all different.
A robo-advisor is for money you want to forget about for a decade. NoVo is for the trade you're making in the next ten minutes. Don't confuse the two.
Which is for you (or both)
These aren't competitors — many sensible people do both: a robo-advisor (or plain index funds) for long-term wealth, and active trading with a small, risk-controlled slice for those who want to scalp. If you want purely passive, hands-off growth, a robo-advisor is the right tool and NoVo isn't. If you want to actively trade SPY options with a cockpit that reads structure and executes with discipline, that's NoVo — and it should never be confused with, or funded like, your long-term nest egg. Trade with risk capital, invest the rest.