Comparison

Total Nuke vs Mendel's Quest

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

Head to head
About

Total Nuke

Defend the city by tapping to launch counter missiles at incoming rockets. React quickly to varied missile patterns and aim for a high score. Compete with others on the Game Center Leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Tap to fire counter missiles
  • Varied missile attack patterns
  • Game Center Leaderboard integration
  • Share victories on social media
  • Test agility and timing
Features
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Jump into battle and save the city with your fast reactions! Tap the bottom of the screen to fire counter missiles to stop oncoming rockets and prevent them from destroying the city. Oncoming missiles drop quickly, slowly or in great numbers so you'll have to think fast if you want to rack up a high score! Follow your progress on the Leaderboard in Game Center. Can you save the city? Features: - A simple tap to fire mechanic makes Total Nuke easy to pick up and play. - Gorgeous city skyline background. - Enemy missiles come in several varieties and can strike quickly, slowly, drop from the sky or rain down in great numbers to provide varying degrees of difficulty. - Facebook and Twitter icons allow players to share their victories with friends and family. - Track the progress of other heroes using the Leaderboard system in Game Center. - Put your agility and timing to the test to see if you can be victorious!

About

Mendel's Quest

Embark on a unique running, jumping, and punching adventure with Jewish motifs. Travel through time as Mendel, an Orthodox Jew, to collect holy books and complete your mission. This game offers a fun experience with a distinct cultural theme.

Highlights
  • Running, jumping, and punching gameplay
  • Distinct Jewish cultural motifs
  • Time machine mechanic
  • Collect holy books
  • Engaging narrative
Features
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Mendel's Quest is the only running-jumping-punching game that has distinct Jewish motifs. Set in 19th century Russia, you play as Mendel: an Orthodox Jew with a time machine and a mission to restore as many 'holy books' as possible. Help little Mendel complete his mission. Help him. Mendel's Quest was created by four handsome jews, of whom tried their best to make this game as fun as possible. They would love to hear about any bugs or other bad experiences -- send them an email at mendelsquestgame@gmail.com, preferably before rating the game, and they'll try to make it right :) Gevalt!

Screenshots

Total Nuke4 screens
Mendel's Quest3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mendel's Quest at 100% against Total Nuke's 0%. Mendel's Quest also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.6 vs 1.1). Total Nuke's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.0). On ads 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

Mendel's Quest is free to download; Total Nuke costs $0.99 up front. Mendel's Quest sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Total Nuke asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mendel's Quest holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Total Nuke's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mendel's Quest's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Total Nuke versus Mendel's Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTotal NukeMendel's Quest
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.1 (7 ratings)4.6 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings730 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB337 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperMagitech CorporationRafael Hecht

Customer experience

Total Nuke

All ratings7 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Mendel's Quest

All ratings30 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Total Nuke

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Mendel's Quest

One-time3
  • 500 Books$0.99
  • 2000 Books$1.99
  • 10000 books$3.99

Questions

Is Total Nuke free?
Total Nuke costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mendel's Quest free?
Mendel's Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Total Nuke or Mendel's Quest?
Mendel's Quest is rated higher. Total Nuke averages 1.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Mendel's Quest averages 4.6 from 30 ratings.
Do Total Nuke or Mendel's Quest have ads?
Neither Total Nuke nor Mendel's Quest shows ads.

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