Helicopter Simulator 2016 vs Sea
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Helicopter Simulator 2016
Experience realistic helicopter flight with over 3000 missions across various categories like military, rescue, and transport. Pilot a diverse fleet of aircraft through challenging scenarios with dynamic weather and day/night cycles.
- 3000+ missions
- 28 helicopters
- 6 mission categories
- Dynamic weather
- Day/night flights
- Real-life scenarios
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Are you ready for the best flight simulator for helicopters that there is? Fly through more then 3000 missions using the top military and civilian aircrafts! Use your flying skills to complete the 6 categories of challenges: Career mode, Military, Coast Guard, Television Broadcast, Transport and Rescue and Tour flights through the city. Rescue people in danger situations, transport important cargos, help the police during chases, and also to fly your helicopter close to a hurricane to broadcast it live! We guarantee hours of a amazing flight simulation experience! MAIN FEATURES: - 28 chopters - 5 different weather forecasts, including day and night flights - Real life scenario, with ground and air traffic - 3.240 missions - Career - Militar - Coast Guard - Television Broadcast - Transport - Tour This helicopter simulation also includes Time and Season features, so, you can choose day or night and different weather conditions! - OTHER CHALLENGES: - Chopter simulator for army situations, like escort armed trucks and soldiers - Extinguish Fire - Rescue people - Time attack - Fly the aircraft between skyscrapers, bridges - Give a ride for some parachuters - Help the police in car chases - Transport weapons, VIP passengers and cargo. - Shoot at moving targets with military helicopters - ... and more! Pilot, have a nice flight! Apple's Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ If you need to contact us, send an e-mail to support (at) thetisgames.com
Sea
Pilot a 3D sea plane, pick up passengers, and deliver them to their destinations. Navigate through challenging environments like volcanoes and obstacles to showcase your flying skills.
- 3D sea plane simulation
- Passenger delivery missions
- Navigate obstacles
- Fly between volcanoes
- Pick-up and drop-off points
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Sea Plane: Flight Simulator 3D is an awesome new 3D Simulation game, pilot a Sea Plane and start delivering passengers at their destinations; guide the plane across the sea to the pick-up point, pick up all of the passengers, fly to the destination then drop the tourists off where they need to go. Show off your abilities by swooping between obstacles and flying between volcanoes!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sea at none against Helicopter Simulator 2016's 10. Sea also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (56% vs 27%). Helicopter Simulator 2016's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months). On price 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. Helicopter Simulator 2016 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Sea asks for nothing beyond the download.
Helicopter Simulator 2016 ships an update every 5 weeks, Sea every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Helicopter Simulator 2016 | Sea |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.6% of reviews | 56.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 210 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thetis Consulting | Attribute |
Customer experience
Helicopter Simulator 2016
Sea
User reviews
Helicopter Simulator 2016
From App Store reviewsWhat we love
- 👍 Good joystick controls
- 🏞️ Beautiful environment
- 🗺️ Cute maps
- 👀 Great cockpit view
- 👍 Friendly game
Room to improve
- 💸 Premium club is a scam
- 📉 Terrible graphics
- 🗑️ Garbage game
- 😒 Stupid game for four-year-olds
- 💥 Explodes when trying to land
Sea
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great graphics
- 🚀 Fun flying experience
- 💡 Interesting features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sluggish controls
- 🔋 Frequent ads
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
Bugs and requests
Helicopter Simulator 2016
Reported bugs
25 issues- Premium club subscription not unlocking
- Transaction issue with premium club
- Game crashes on takeoff
- Cannot land properly
- Level 8 impossible
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- Cannot suspect a ship
- Level 29 career doesn't work
- Subscription doesn't work
- Lag is very annoying
- Tablet crashes
- Helicopter doesn't let me control at all
- Helicopter tips down making it hard to control
- Ads after everything
- Game doesn't do what it's meant to
- Cannot restart the game
- Graphics are awful/terrible/grainy
- Controls are flaky/hard/tricky
- Adverts are obnoxious
- Game lags significantly
- Offers tab on app open
- Limited helicopter and mission choice
- Have to buy to progress
- Ad banner obscures gameplay
- Premium subscription not working as expected (still have ads, no unlimited fuel)
- Transaction issue with premium club purchase
Requested features
3 requests- More levels
- More gameplay
- More options
Sea
Reported bugs
3 issues- Difficulty taking off
- Trouble landing on finish line
- Game freezing issues
Requested features
3 requests- More responsive controls
- Reduce ads or offer ad-free version
- Improve stability and performance
In-app purchases
Helicopter Simulator 2016
- Fuel$1.99
- Helicopter Aero 635 Medical$2.99
- Helicopter Belli 206 Jet Ranger$2.99
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- Helicopter Belli HU-1 Huey$2.99
- Helicopter Euro AA-65 Dolphin$3.99
- Coast Guard Pack Missions$4.99
- Helicopter Alien UFO$4.99
- Blimp$4.99
- Helicopter HA-64 Apach$5.99
- Helicopter HC-47 Chynow$5.99
Sea
No in-app purchases
Questions
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