Comparison

Helicopter Simulator 2016 vs Night Auction

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ€” 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

Night Auction

Features
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Win treasures cheap and cash them in for a fortune. A night auction game against eight rival bidders. One curious lot after another comes up to the rostrum of a lamplit auction hall. You never know what a lot is really worth until the hammer falls and the certificate opens. Your clues are your rivals' faces and the morning paper. HOW IT PLAYS - Five lots a day. When the clock runs out, the highest bid wins - At the end of the day, every lot you won is cashed in at its appraised value; the difference from what you paid is your profit - Your cash carries over from day to day. Your score is your total profit over five days - At the end of each day, you can buy one of three cards that work only tomorrow - Lose money on a day, and you can watch an ad to replay that day with new lots, once per run - Your scores are kept in Rankings on your device READING THE ROOM - Eight rival bidders, each with favourite and least favourite kinds of lot - Rivals start to sweat as the price nears their limit. +$100, +$1,000 and +$10,000 each get a different reaction - If the rival bidder who knows this kind of lot best stays away, it may be a fake - Each morning's newspaper stories move that day's sale. How they move it is printed under each story - The last seven days of sales stay in your Notes. Working out the rival bidders is up to you DAILY SALE - Once a day, one night with the same five lots on every device. Hidden among them is the day's masterpiece COLLECT - Every lot you ever win joins your Collection: 120 in all, in 30 sets of four. Complete a set to unlock its story - The more of one kind you collect, the higher your appraisal level: first a price guide, then your rivals' specialities, then, once a day, whether a lot is real A day's sale takes a few minutes. Free to play. Ads appear at breaks, such as the end of a day. In-game money cannot be exchanged for real money. Available in English and Japanese.

Screenshots

Helicopter Simulator 20164 screens
Night Auction4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Night Auction at none against Helicopter Simulator 2016's 11. Night Auction also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). Helicopter Simulator 2016's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Helicopter Simulator 2016 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Night Auction asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Helicopter Simulator 2016 ships an update every 5 weeks, Night Auction every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Helicopter Simulator 2016 versus Night Auction: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelicopter Simulator 2016Night Auction
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews26.6% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size210 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThetis ConsultingO2Cafe

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

Night Auction

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Helicopter Simulator 2016

One-time11
  • 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
  • Premium Club Subscription$4.99
  • Helicopter HA-64 Apach$5.99
  • Helicopter HC-47 Chynow$5.99
None

Night Auction

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Helicopter Simulator 2016 free?
Helicopter Simulator 2016 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Night Auction free?
Night Auction is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Helicopter Simulator 2016 or Night Auction have ads?
Both Helicopter Simulator 2016 and Night Auction show ads.
Which is updated more often, Helicopter Simulator 2016 or Night Auction?
Helicopter Simulator 2016 ships an update every 5 weeks, and Night Auction every 2 days. Most recently, Helicopter Simulator 2016 was updated on October 13, 2026 and Night Auction on October 17, 2026.

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