Final Guard vs Nukleus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Final Guard
Engage in a retro-style shooter defending Earth from alien invaders. Pilot robot planes, equip various weapons, and team up with a friend for two-player action.
- Retro shooting gameplay
- Robot cop heroes
- Ride robot form battle planes
- Multiple weapon options
- Defend Earth from aliens
- Two-player support on iPad
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Final Guard is a classic retro shooting game. The Heroes are robot cops and Ride the Robot Form Battle planes, Armed with many different Weapons and Options. to defend the Earth from the Outer space alien Invader. *Support two players in ipad
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.
- Single tap gameplay
- Color matching mechanic
- Requires quick reflexes
- Full concentration needed
- Game Center leaderboard
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Nukleus at none against Final Guard's shown. Nukleus also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (69% vs 50%). Final Guard's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.1). 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. Final Guard sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Nukleus sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Final Guard holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 28 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Final Guard's written reviews are positive against 69% of Nukleus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Final Guard ships an update every 4 months, Nukleus every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Final Guard | Nukleus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | 4.1 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 68.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tang Cho man | Umbrella Games LLC |
Customer experience
Final Guard
Nukleus
In-app purchases
Final Guard
- Stage 2 Unlock$0.99
- Stage 3 Unlock$0.99
- Stage 4 Unlock$0.99
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- 10 credits$0.99
- Stage 5 Unlock$1.99
- Stage 6 Unlock$1.99
- Unlock All Stages$1.99
- Stage 7 Unlock$2.99
Nukleus
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 3000 Orbs$0.99
- 10,000 Orbs$1.99
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- 30,000 Orbs$2.99
