Comparison

Summoners War vs Nuclear War 2

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

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About

Summoners War

Engage in strategic turn-based battles with over 1,000 unique monsters. Collect, train, and evolve your companions to conquer diverse challenges, from epic raids to real-time global PvP. Experience an ever-evolving fantasy world with endless adventure and strategic depth.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy RPG
  • Massive monster collection (1000+)
  • Real-time global PvP battles
  • Rune set customization
  • Guild and raid content
  • Monster growth and evolution
Features
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Summoners War: Sky Arena The legendary turn-based strategy RPG with immersive storytelling — loved by over 300 million Summoners worldwide! Join the spectacular global war alongside over 1,000 Monsters and experience the ultimate strategic fantasy battle. The more you fight and refine your perfect strategies, the more your Monsters will grow into cherished companions across the Sky Islands. [Summoners War: Sky Arena] Official Community: https://www.facebook.com/SummonersWarCom2us/ ▶ Game Features ◆ Stunning Action and Infinite Strategy Experience dynamic battles in a truly different fantasy world! Utilize 23 types of Rune Sets, each with unique effects, and build your own strategy to claim victory. ◆ The True Essence of a Collectible RPG: Massive Monster Collection Fire, Water, Wind, Light, and Dark! Five attributes and over 1,000 Monsters, each with distinctive skills and styles. Maximize each Monster’s individuality and craft the ultimate strategy for thrilling victories! ◆ Infinite Possibilities! Upgraded Monster Summoning and Growth Obtain a guaranteed default 5-star Monster with Summon Mileage that accumulates as you summon. Power up Monsters with Relics, the new equipment that grants immense strength. Build the ultimate Monster that stands above the rest! ◆ A World of Endless Adventure and Battle Village, battle, adventure, collection, growth, and crafting! Uncover the schemes of dark forces and take down powerful bosses like Dragons and Giants. Join real-time 3-player raids, awaken new power in the Dimension Hole, explore Tartarus’ Labyrinth, hunt giant slimes with guildmates, and engage in intense Guild PvP battles. ◆ Real-Time Global Strategy Battles Real-time tactical duels that begin with Pick & Ban! Engage others in Challenge Battle, where victory belongs to strategy with equally provided Monsters. Compete in the World Arena, the pinnacle of strategic combat, and prove your mastery on the global stage in the SWC (Summoners War World Championship)! ◆ Fast Growth Support System to Become a Stronger Summoner Farm efficiently with Ameria's Luck and Scout Battle! From support quests for new and returning Summoners to special tasks that guarantee a 5-star Monster! Dive into the world of Summoners War at lightning speed! *** Device App Access Permission Notice ▶ Notice per access permission Access permissions are requested in order for us to provide you with the following service when you use the app. [Required] None [Optional Access Rights] - Camera: This is the right to request when using the camera in the in-game profile. - Photos: This is the right to request when uploading photos from your device to the in-game profile. - Push Notification: This is the right to request when you want to receive push messages for the game. - ID for Advertisers: This is the right to request the use of ID for Advertisers (IDFA) for promotion targeting and tracking analysis. ※ You'll be able to enjoy the service except features related to above authorities even if you don't give permission to the above. ▶ How to remove access permissions After allowing the access permission, you can revoke or modify the access permissions as follows: - Settings > Privacy > Select the corresponding app > Choose either to enable/disable access Summoners War is available in 16 different languages: English, 한국어, 日本語, 中文简体, 中文繁體, Deutsch, Français, Português, Español, Русский, Bahasa Indonesia, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, العربية, Italiano and ไทย! Items are available for purchase in this game. For Com2uS Mobile Game Terms of Service, visit www.com2us.com. Terms of Service: http://terms.withhive.com/terms/policy/view/M9/T1 Privacy Policy: http://terms.withhive.com/terms/policy/view/M9/T3 For game-related inquiries, please contact the Com2uS Customer Support (https://customer.withhive.com/com2us).

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

Summoners War4 screens
Nuclear War 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nuclear War 2 at none against Summoners War's shown. Nuclear War 2 also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 56%). Summoners War's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and rating (4.2 vs 3.8). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Summoners War sells 14 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

Summoners War holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Summoners War has 43K ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Summoners War's written reviews are positive against 73% of Nuclear War 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Summoners War ships an update fortnightly, Nuclear War 2 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Summoners War versus Nuclear War 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSummoners WarNuclear War 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (43K ratings) — better3.8 (61 ratings)
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43K — better61
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#28 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.1 GB68 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperCom2uS Corp.GameZen, Inc.

Customer experience

Summoners War

All ratings43,128 ratings
Positive80.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews1,499 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral6.6%
Negative37.6%

Nuclear War 2

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

User reviews

Summoners War

From 43K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🤖 Helpful auto-battle feature
  • 🎨 Excellent graphics and visuals

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔒 Difficult to recover hacked accounts
  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and bugs
  • 🕰️ Excessive grinding and time commitment required

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

Summoners War

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Constant need to download updates
  • Stuck on loading screen or unable to log in
  • Disappearing or lost game progress

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved summoning rates for rare monsters
  • Pity system for guaranteed rare pulls
  • More frequent balance updates and monster reworks
  • Better customer support and account recovery process

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

14 purchases

Summoners War

One-time14
  • Pack 1$0.99
  • Handfull of Crystals$2.99
  • Bundle of Crystals$4.99
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  • Pile of Crystals$9.99
  • Pack 10$9.99
  • Pack 20$19.99
  • Sack of Crystals$19.99
  • Summoning Stone Pack$29.99
  • Light-Dark Pack$29.99
  • Rune Summon Package (Violent)$29.99
  • Pack 30$29.99
  • Pack 50$49.99
  • Chest of Crystals$99.99
  • Pack 60$99.99
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 Summoners War free?
Summoners War 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, Summoners War or Nuclear War 2?
Summoners War is rated higher. Summoners War averages 4.2 out of 5 from 43K ratings, while Nuclear War 2 averages 3.8 from 61 ratings.
Do Summoners War or Nuclear War 2 have ads?
Summoners War shows ads; Nuclear War 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Summoners War or Nuclear War 2?
Summoners War ships an update fortnightly, and Nuclear War 2 every 4 months. Most recently, Summoners War was updated on September 25, 2026 and Nuclear War 2 on September 8, 2026.

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