StuntCopter! vs Descent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StuntCopter!
Pilot a helicopter and then jump out without a parachute, aiming to land in a hay wagon. Earn points for successful landings in this simple and addictive game.
- Helicopter piloting via device tilt
- Stunt man jump mechanic
- Hay wagon landing targets
- Point scoring system
- Simple and addictive gameplay
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Haven't you always wanted to fly in a helicopter? Then jump out without a parachute? And hope you land in a hay wagon? Then you're going to love this game. Pilot a helicopter by tilting your device and tap to send the stunt man flying. If he lands on the hay wagon, then you get points and you get to keep going! It's simple and addictive. Thanks to Duane Blehm for the great game on classic Macintosh.
Descent
Embark on an old-school mining adventure on your iPhone. Dig through six unique strata, collecting increasingly valuable ores as you descend. Upgrade your rig, strategically use dynamite, and uncover buried secrets to find your way home.
- Six unique strata to explore
- Collect various ores including gold and platinum
- Upgrade drill, fuel, cargo, hull, and engine
- Use dynamite for difficult rock
- Discover buried bones for rewards
- Offline play with autosave
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Descent is an old-school mining game, made for iPhone. • Six strata with unique characteristics • Ore gets richer with depth: iron, copper, silver, gold, platinum — and Descentium, the rare guidance ore that opens the way home • Five rig systems to upgrade: drill, fuel tank, cargo bay, hull, engine • Dynamite... for when the rock disagrees with you • Insurance: rescues aren't free! • Buried bones scattered in the deep: assemble the whole skeleton for a payout • Bring 3 Descentium and $150,000 to the launch pad, to complete the game • Autosaves constantly; pick any run back up where you left it • Fully offline. No ads. No in-app purchases. • Game Center and iCloud sync are optional: achievements, leaderboards, and your save on every device The ore gets richer the deeper you go. So does everything trying to stop you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Descent at 100% against StuntCopter!'s 50%. Descent also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). StuntCopter!'s advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On ads 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
StuntCopter! is free to download; Descent costs $1.99 up front. StuntCopter! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Descent asks for nothing beyond the download.
Descent holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StuntCopter! has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of StuntCopter!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Descent's.
StuntCopter! ships an update every 37 months, Descent every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StuntCopter! | Descent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | R. Don Wilson | Cartographer ApS |
Customer experience
StuntCopter!
Descent
In-app purchases
StuntCopter!
- No Ads$0.99
Descent
No in-app purchases
