Nuclear War 2 vs Operation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nuclear War 2
Lead your nation through a global crisis, building armies and researching nuclear weapons to defend your people. Strategize your attacks and manage scarce resources to emerge as the dominant world power and prevent the end of civilization.
- Build and discover new military units
- Research and utilize nuclear weapons
- Manage scarce uranium resources
- Engage in various battle modes
- Spy and scout enemy actions
- Compete for rankings and honors
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Nuclear War has returned with the End of Civilization! Climate Change, Financial Crisis, Religious Conflicts in global were just a prelude to Nuclear War, the End of Civilization. The country is faced with an imminent war, and needs a new powerful leader. What will you do to prevent the end of civilization and save your country and people? Build armies, discover new units, and gather uranium to utilize nuclear weapons for devastating damage to your opponents. But strategize your nuclear weapon since they are expendable as the uranium resource is scarce. Fight and defend your nation from the enemy to become the dominant and mightiest country in the world and lead your country to victory! FEATURES: ************* - Competitions for Honors: Trophy, Guild Rankings, Individual Rankings - Endless Battles: World Boss, Team Battle, Guild Battle and etc. - Great Benefits from National Monuments - A to Z of Nuclear Weapons - Time of Info-war: Spy, Scout - Nuclear Arena (Coming soon)
Operation
Defend Earth from a massive alien invasion in this sci-fi multiplayer strategy game. Build your base, raise an army, and command powerful heroes to retake the planet. Form alliances and engage in real-time faction wars against both aliens and hostile humans.
- Build and upgrade military facility
- Train specialized army units
- Command and capture enemy heroes
- Chat, trade, and invite players
- Join alliances for strategic warfare
- Engage in real-time faction wars
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Earth. Your home, your memories, your family... All is fading under the colossal shadow of an attacking alien force. Jump into this intense sci-fi multiplayer strategy game. Command an advanced military facility to defend Earth from hostile alien invasion! Uncover advanced technology to infuse and reinforce your stronghold – you are Earth’s last protection against the invaders who are laying waste to the planet! Commander, it’s time to mobilize! Retake and defend the planet. Let no enemy, aliens or hostile humans, stand in your way! • CREATE YOUR BASE – Strategically build your facility by discovering new technologies to become a juggernaut of power. • RAISE AN ARMY - Train a massive army of specialized units including hi-tech infantry and cutting-edge war machines. • COMMAND YOUR HERO - Train an elite Hero unit for incredible advantages and bonuses, while attempting to defeat and capture enemy players’ Heroes in battle. • CHAT, TRADE, INVITE – Chat with other players, trade your resources and invite the strongest amongst your friends to defend Earth together. • JOIN AN ALLIANCE - Assemble an Alliance and strategize together to build a powerful network. • REAL TIME FACTION WARS – Join players around the world in massive battles. The Earth you once knew is growing dim, Commander. Hope is nearly lost. It’s time for Operation: New Earth. PLEASE NOTE that Operation: New Earth is completely free to play, however, optional in game items are available for purchase with real money. If you don’t want to use this feature, you can turn off the option by disabling in-app purchases in your device’s settings. A network connection is also required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Nuclear War 2 at none against Operation's shown. Nuclear War 2 also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 52%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Operation's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Nuclear War 2 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Operation sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Operation holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Operation has 625 ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Nuclear War 2's written reviews are positive against 52% of Operation's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Nuclear War 2 ships an update every 4 months, Operation every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Nuclear War 2 | Operation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (61 ratings) | 4.2 (625 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better | 52.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 61 | 625 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 302 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | GameZen, Inc. | Tilting Point LLC |
Customer experience
Nuclear War 2
Operation
User reviews
Nuclear War 2
From 61 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun gameplay
- 👍 Realistic (for some)
- 👍 Good strategy (for some)
- 👍 Entertaining
- 👍 Lots of events
Room to improve
- 💸 Pay to win
- 💸 Expensive hero units
- 💸 High cost for progression
- ⏳ Time wasting
- 🐌 Slow progression
Operation
From 625 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Enjoyable strategy elements
- 🤝 Good alliance system
- 💡 Potential for improvement
Room to improve
- 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🕰️ Slow progression and long upgrade times
- 🤺 Bullying and imbalance between players
Bugs and requests
Nuclear War 2
Reported bugs
8 issues- UI needs update
- Messages cannot be deleted
- Boss section thrown together
- Energy bug (shows full when used)
- Network errors occur often
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- WB health issues (too little/too much)
- Bugs and no go-back button
- Potential of losing everything if nuked (old version)
Requested features
17 requests- Update UI/interface
- Add avatars
- Add male/female character options
- Add 'add player' option
- Add recruit wall
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- Fix boss section
- More animations
- Add login rewards
- Improve matchmaking/ranking
- Add more units purchasable with money (not diamonds)
- Show nuclear attack video
- Provide accounts to players
- Improve gem purchase system (ensure gems are delivered)
- Stabilize world boss health
- Make progression easier without spending
- Improve combine rates
- Add dark mode
Operation
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and connection issues
- Inability to update or download new versions
- Glitches with UI and in-game mechanics
Requested features
4 requests- Improved shielding and protection options
- Expanded map and zoom functionality
- Better resource production and gathering
- More balanced matchmaking and region merges
In-app purchases
Nuclear War 2
- 300 Gems$2.99
- 550 Gems$4.99
- 1150 Gems$9.99
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- 2500 Gems$19.99
- 7000 Gems$49.99
- 15000 Gems$99.99
Operation
- Bronze Supply Drop$0.99
- Iron Supply Drop$1.99
- Gold Supply Drop$2.99
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- Bronze Shard Bundle$9.99
- Epic Bronze Booster Pack$9.99
- Silver Shard Bundle$29.99
- Gold Shard Bundle$49.99
- Platinum Shard Bundle$89.99
- Platinum Shard Bundle$99.99
- Platinum Hero Equipment Pack$99.99
Questions
Is Nuclear War 2 free?
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Which has better reviews, Nuclear War 2 or Operation?
Do Nuclear War 2 or Operation have ads?
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