Comparison

Nukleus vs Tap!

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

Head to head
About

Nukleus

Test your reflexes in this addictive single-tap game. Match the core's color to incoming objects to survive as long as possible. Compete with friends on the Game Center leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Single tap gameplay
  • Color matching mechanic
  • Requires quick reflexes
  • Full concentration needed
  • Game Center leaderboard
Features
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Nukleus is an addictive single tap game that requires quick reflexes and full concentration. Tap to change color of the core to match the incoming objects. How long you can stay alive? Challenge your friends with Game Center leaderboard.

About

Tap!

Features
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Tap! is a simple, fast arcade game about tapping a target before it gets away. Each time you hit it, it jumps somewhere else on the screen, and it keeps getting quicker the longer you go. It's the kind of game you pick up for one round and end up playing for twenty. There are three game modes: Time Attack — you get 30 seconds to score as high as you can. Survival — you have three lives, and every target has a countdown ring. Tap it in time or you lose a life. Zen — no timer and no lives, just for relaxing and going after a long streak. As you play, hitting targets quickly in a row builds a combo that multiplies your points, up to 8x. Gold targets show up now and then and are worth five times as much. The higher you climb, the smaller and faster the targets get, and there are Easy, Normal, and Hard settings if you want to change the challenge. Tap! has Game Center leaderboards for each mode and achievements to unlock, and it keeps track of your best scores and overall stats. There are haptics and sound effects, and there are no ads, no accounts to make, and no internet needed to play. See how fast you can tap.

Screenshots

Nukleus4 screens
Tap!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tap! at none against Nukleus's 4. Tap! also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). Nukleus's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nukleus sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Tap! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nukleus ships an update every 5 days, Tap! every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nukleus versus Tap!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNukleusTap!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUmbrella Games LLCJordan Feldstein LLC

Bugs and requests

Nukleus

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • New scores not appearing on leaderboard
  • Game closes immediately upon opening
  • Game crashes after title screen

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow listening to own music
  • Option to buy out ads
  • Adjust ad frequency
  • Add textures for colorblind accessibility
  • Hardcore mode for more challenge
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  • Timer-based ads instead of per-game

Tap!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Nukleus

One-time4
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • 3000 Orbs$0.99
  • 10,000 Orbs$1.99
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  • 30,000 Orbs$2.99
None

Tap!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nukleus free?
Nukleus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tap! free?
Tap! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nukleus or Tap! have ads?
Neither Nukleus nor Tap! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nukleus or Tap!?
Nukleus ships an update every 5 days, and Tap! every 2 days. Most recently, Nukleus was updated on November 2, 2026 and Tap! on November 4, 2026.

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