Comparison

Nuclear Power Plants vs Nuke Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Nuclear Power Plants

Explore an ad-free global map of nuclear power plants, visualizing their operational status and accident history. Get detailed information on each plant, including its start and shutdown dates, output, reactor type, and worst recorded event.

Highlights
  • Ad-free worldwide map
  • Accident history visualization (INES scale)
  • Plant operational details
  • Reactor type information
  • Wikipedia integration for in-depth info
  • Configurable radius circles
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Check out this ad-free map of nuclear power plants worldwide and get an idea of how many there are already. The following arithmetic made me create this app: Scientists keep claiming that a worst-case scenario will happen only every 10,000 years. Sounds acceptable? It is an estimate for one nuclear power plant - but there are about 400 worldwide. Fukushima could have been anticipated by doing this calculation: 1986 + (10,000 / 400) = 2011. Who can say now it has been unpredictable? Accidents that were classified on the INES scale appear as colored circles. White = no events; up to dark red = catastrophy. Each location provides information about • start of operation, year of planned shutdown • gross output • in-depth information on mobile wikipedia page • news (wikipedia page history) • overview of recent wikipedia changes • worst recorded event (INES scale) • type of reactor • circle with configurable radius can be drawn around each plant Thanks to Chris, CCM and especially my brother Ralf for helping me compiling the data.

About

Nuke Simulator

Simulate nuclear explosions to understand their destructive effects and calculate blast radii and fallout zones. Learn about historical weapons and their yields for educational and awareness purposes.

Highlights
  • Nuclear explosion simulation
  • Calculate blast radius
  • Estimate fallout zones
  • Analyze casualty numbers
  • Includes historical weapons data
  • Educational awareness tool
Features
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The Nuclear Bomb Simulator is a free app designed to calculate the areas affected by a nuclear explosion based on the nuclear explosion formula. This app is suitable for those who wish to learn about the destructive effects of nuclear explosions and may be useful for evacuation planning. The app can calculate the approximate radiation radius and possible number of casualties based on a list of existing or past weapons and their yields, such as Fat Man, Little Boy, Tsar Bomba, and 28 other weapons with their respective yields. The development of this app is primarily for educational and awareness purposes. We hope for world peace and the preservation of our planet!

Screenshots

Nuclear Power Plants3 screens
Nuke Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nuclear Power Plants at none against Nuke Simulator's shown. Nuclear Power Plants also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (71% vs 51%). Nuke Simulator's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 13). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nuclear Power Plants sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nuke Simulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Nuclear Power Plants against 4.5 for Nuke Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nuke Simulator has 1K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Nuclear Power Plants's written reviews are positive against 51% of Nuke Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nuclear Power Plants ships an update every 3 months, Nuke Simulator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Nuclear Power Plants versus Nuke Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNuclear Power PlantsNuke Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13 ratings) — better4.5 (1K ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better50.6% of reviews
Number of ratings131K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB26 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMichael Hoereth方元 朱

Customer experience

Nuclear Power Plants

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral5.7%
Negative22.9%

Nuke Simulator

All ratings1,011 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive50.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative45.5%

Bugs and requests

Nuclear Power Plants

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Nuke Simulator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and network errors
  • Inconsistent casualty counts
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More bomb options and customization
  • Improved accuracy of casualty estimates
  • Reduce ads and monetization

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nuclear Power Plants

One-time1
  • Donation$0.99
1 purchases

Nuke Simulator

One-time1
  • VIP Service$0.99

Questions

Is Nuclear Power Plants free?
Nuclear Power Plants is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nuke Simulator free?
Nuke Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nuclear Power Plants or Nuke Simulator?
Nuclear Power Plants is rated higher. Nuclear Power Plants averages 4.7 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Nuke Simulator averages 4.5 from 1K ratings.
Do Nuclear Power Plants or Nuke Simulator have ads?
Nuke Simulator shows ads; Nuclear Power Plants does not.
Which is updated more often, Nuclear Power Plants or Nuke Simulator?
Nuclear Power Plants ships an update every 3 months, and Nuke Simulator every 2 months. Most recently, Nuclear Power Plants was updated on October 29, 2026 and Nuke Simulator on October 25, 2026.

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