Chopper Bomber vs Lava Bat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chopper Bomber
Control a helicopter and drop bombs to destroy buildings. Tap the screen to detonate your ordnance before crashing. You can drop a second bomb if the first one detonates.
- Helicopter control
- Bomb dropping
- Building destruction
- Crash avoidance
- Tap-to-detonate mechanic
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Try to blow up all the buildings with your helicopter, before you crash into them. Tap on screen to drop your bomb. Tip: You can drop the second bomb if the first one exploded.
Lava Bat
Navigate a treacherous cave by tapping to move left or right, dodging saws and spikes. Collect power-ups and coins to enhance your gameplay and upgrade abilities. Compete for the top score on Game Center.
- Simple tap controls
- Dodge obstacles
- Collect power-ups
- Upgrade abilities
- Game Center integration
- High score tracking
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Enjoy this simple, addicting, and reminiscent arcade style game! Tap on the left side of the screen to move left! Tap on the right side of the screen to move right! Try and traverse through the cave while dodging saws and falling spikes! Each obstacle you pass counts as a point towards your score! Collect power-ups in order to give you an in-game advantage! Collect coins to upgrade your power-ups so they are active for longer durations! The farther you go, the harder it gets! There are four power-ups you can collect: 1. Invincible - You can not die from saws or spikes! Be careful, though, the lava and top spike border can still kill you! 2. Double Points - All points and coins earned are doubled! 3. Magnet - All coins will attract to your player! 4. Shrink - Your player will shrink so traversing the cave is much easier! Log into Game Center to track your high score and compare it with your friends and the rest of the world! Can you reach #1? Icons by Icons8 (https://icons8.com)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lava Bat at 5.0 against Chopper Bomber's 3.8. Chopper Bomber's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lava Bat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Chopper Bomber ships an update every 2 weeks, Lava Bat every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chopper Bomber | Lava Bat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksandr Romanchev | Mark Dietrich |
Customer experience
Chopper Bomber
Lava Bat
In-app purchases
Chopper Bomber
No in-app purchases
Lava Bat
No in-app purchases
