An apparatus and method for performing UE-to-UE cooperative communication in a wireless communication system are disclosed, by which implementation of a UE cooperative communication using a cellular network is facilitated. The present invention includes activating an application to perform the UE-to-UE cooperative communication, receiving first data via a first network from a base station recognizing that the application has been activated, receiving second data via a second network from a cooperative user equipment linked for the UE-to-UE cooperative communication, and performing a service by adding the first data and the second data together through the application, wherein the first network and the second network correspond to heterogeneous networks, respectively.