Comparison

Draw Wars FREE vs Nuclear War 2

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

Head to head
About

Draw Wars FREE

Engage in strategic battles by drawing paths for your units. Defend your base with military buildings and deploy tanks, planes, and infantry to defeat enemies across diverse landscapes. Upgrade technologies and utilize special weapons for an addictive real-time strategy experience.

Highlights
  • Draw unit paths
  • Real-time strategy
  • Tower and base defense
  • Unit and building upgrades
  • Special weapons
  • Multiple campaigns and sceneries
Features
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***** Unique gameplay where real-time strategy meets defense and puzzle game ***** THIS IS COMPLETE, FULL VERSION OF THE GAME, BUT IT'S ADS SUPPORTED. YOU CAN STILL GET AN AD FREE VERSION. Draw the paths for your units, take part in over 40 battles located in different sceneries. Take control over tanks, planes and infantry to destroy enemy. Take advantage of military buildings - towers, bunkers and rocket launchers to defend your base. - different technologies to upgrade: infantry, tanks, planes and buildings - special weapons: air raid, mines, fog and medic kits - over 40 different battles in 3 campaigns with different sceneries (forest, winter, desert) - fast and addictive gameplay with simple "line drawing" mechanics - real-time strategy meets tower and base defense puzzle gameplay! - stunning 3d graphics and realistic sounds - easy to play but hard to master with Game Center leaderboards and achievements support - optimized for iPhone 5 and iOS 7

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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)

Screenshots

Draw Wars FREE4 screens
Nuclear War 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Draw Wars FREE at 4.5 against Nuclear War 2's 3.8. Draw Wars FREE also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 73%) and iOS requirement (4.3 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Draw Wars FREE sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Nuclear War 2 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Draw Wars FREE holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 182 and 61 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Draw Wars FREE's written reviews are positive against 73% of Nuclear War 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Draw Wars FREE ships an update every 5 months, Nuclear War 2 every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Draw Wars FREE versus Nuclear War 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraw Wars FREENuclear War 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (182 ratings) — better3.8 (61 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better73.3% of reviews
Number of ratings182 — better61
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS4.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB68 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperEvil Indie GamesGameZen, Inc.

Customer experience

Draw Wars FREE

All ratings182 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral7.0%
Negative6.3%

Nuclear War 2

All ratings61 ratings
Positive65.6%
Neutral13.1%
Negative21.3%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative17.2%

User reviews

Draw Wars FREE

From 182 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Strategic and challenging gameplay
  • 🧠 Requires tactical thinking and planning
  • 😊 Addictive and engaging experience
  • ⏱️ Good time-killer entertainment
  • 🎯 Progressive difficulty with harder levels

Room to improve

  • 📺 Intrusive and excessive ads
  • 🐛 Ads freeze/crash the game
  • ❌ Ads cannot be closed properly
  • 🔄 Game freezes and requires restart
  • ⚠️ Performance issues on certain devices

Nuclear War 2

From 61 App Store ratings

What 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

Bugs and requests

Draw Wars FREE

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game crashes during tutorial
  • Ads prevent progression after levels
  • Cannot click out of ads or close them
  • Game freezes requiring app restart
  • Next level fails to load after completing previous level
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  • Ads are glitchy and unresponsive
  • App crashes on iPhone 6 and newer devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • More levels and campaigns
  • Additional unit types
  • Ad-free premium version option
  • Free play or multiplayer mode
  • Better monetization without aggressive ads
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  • In-game currency earning improvements

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Draw Wars FREE

One-time4
  • $300$0.99
  • $1000$1.99
  • $2000$2.99
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  • $4000$4.99
6 purchases

Nuclear War 2

One-time6
  • 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

Questions

Is Draw Wars FREE free?
Draw Wars FREE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nuclear War 2 free?
Nuclear War 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Draw Wars FREE or Nuclear War 2?
Draw Wars FREE is rated higher. Draw Wars FREE averages 4.5 out of 5 from 182 ratings, while Nuclear War 2 averages 3.8 from 61 ratings.
Do Draw Wars FREE or Nuclear War 2 have ads?
Neither Draw Wars FREE nor Nuclear War 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Draw Wars FREE or Nuclear War 2?
Draw Wars FREE ships an update every 5 months, and Nuclear War 2 every 4 months. Most recently, Draw Wars FREE was updated on October 26, 2026 and Nuclear War 2 on October 26, 2026.

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