Nuclear Defence vs GyrOrbital
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nuclear Defence
Engage in a desperate defense of the Alpha galaxy against alien invaders and nuclear attacks. Strategically command your units, manage energy, and unleash devastating firepower in this immersive space combat game.
- Nuclear war with realistic graphics
- Strategic command of defense units
- Energy management for combat units
- Multiple fire options
- Bomb deployment
- Game pause functionality
- Automatic score and unit tracking
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In a world destroyed by greed and arrogance, evil men "the destroyers" using the nuclear energy and the cooperation of mysterious alien forces have taken the control of all the planets in the Alpha galaxy, populated by the human race. A group of brave men “the commanders" united by their friendship and the dream of bringing peace in the Alpha system, have guided the last military forces in a desperate attempt to defend their galaxy from the alien fire and from the the violent nuclear attacks of the destroyers. The moment of truth has arrived. The final battle is about to begin… Commander, the fate of your planet and of the the Alpha galaxy are in your hands! Features: - Nuclear war with realistic graphics and special effects - Strategic Command of the defense units - Energy management of combat units - Multiple and parallel fire for selected units - Bombs - Game pause - Automatic management of the score, of the number of shots and of the number of destroyed enemy units - Immersive sounds - Beautiful soundtracks - Multi-touch interface
GyrOrbital
Defend a planet from an endless barrage of enemy missiles using gyroscope controls. Aim and destroy incoming threats to prevent them from breaching planetary shields. Compete with friends via Gamecenter integration.
- Gyroscope controlled aiming
- Destroy enemy missiles
- Protect planetary shields
- Endless enemy horde
- Gamecenter integration
- Twitter integration
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Gyroscope controlled missile defense! Protect a doomed world by finding and destroying an endless horde of enemies before they can break through your planet's shields. * Use your gyroscope to its full potential! * Target and destroy the enemy missiles to protect the planet. * Gamecenter and Twitter Integration
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GyrOrbital at Free against Nuclear Defence's $0.99. GyrOrbital also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (17 vs 2). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
GyrOrbital is free to download; Nuclear Defence costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GyrOrbital holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GyrOrbital has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Nuclear Defence ships an update every 15 months, GyrOrbital every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Nuclear Defence | GyrOrbital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 3.9 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gianluca Natalini | Patrick Winchell |
Customer experience
Nuclear Defence
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In-app purchases
Nuclear Defence
No in-app purchases
GyrOrbital
No in-app purchases
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