Comparison

Helicopter Simulator 2016 vs Sea

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 3000+ missions
  • 28 helicopters
  • 6 mission categories
  • Dynamic weather
  • Day/night flights
  • Real-life scenarios
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 3D sea plane simulation
  • Passenger delivery missions
  • Navigate obstacles
  • Fly between volcanoes
  • Pick-up and drop-off points
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Helicopter Simulator 20164 screens
Sea4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Helicopter Simulator 2016 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Sea asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Helicopter Simulator 2016 versus Sea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelicopter Simulator 2016Sea
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.6% of reviews56.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThetis ConsultingAttribute

Customer experience

Helicopter Simulator 2016

Written reviews79 reviews
Positive26.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative67.1%

Sea

All ratings1,069 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral6.5%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative37.5%

User reviews

Helicopter Simulator 2016

From App Store reviews

What 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 ratings

What 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

10 purchases

Helicopter Simulator 2016

One-time10
  • 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
None

Sea

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Helicopter Simulator 2016 free?
Helicopter Simulator 2016 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sea free?
Sea is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Helicopter Simulator 2016 or Sea have ads?
Helicopter Simulator 2016 shows ads; Sea does not.
Which is updated more often, Helicopter Simulator 2016 or Sea?
Helicopter Simulator 2016 ships an update every 5 weeks, and Sea every 8 months. Most recently, Helicopter Simulator 2016 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sea on November 4, 2026.

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