Helicopter Simulator 2017 vs Helicopter Rescue Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Helicopter Simulator 2017
Pilot a variety of helicopters through a detailed 3D New York City. Complete over 3000 challenging missions, including rescue, transport, and combat scenarios, while experiencing realistic flight conditions and day/night cycles.
- 30+ helicopters
- Over 3000 missions
- Detailed 3D New York City
- Realistic weather and day/night cycles
- Pilot third-person control
- Fire and rescue missions
- Combat missions
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Become a skilled pilot in this amazing helicopter simulator! Fly your aircraft in New York city, very detailed in 3D and very live scenario! With cars, trucks and other aircrafts flying with you. Be challenged by the simulator missions! You will have + 3000 missions to play, depending on the helicopter you are using. A third person control to walk in the city with your pilot, and explore more closely the details. You will have to be very precise to take off and land, facing all the real life problems of a pilot, like flying many different helicopters each with it’s own characteristics, different weather conditions - and day and night -. The missions include fire and rescue situations, transportation of high value assets and VIP person, land in ships, buildings, city areas such as sport squares, medical rooftops and cruise ships. MAIN FEATURES: - 30 helicopters, free and by purchase. And one unlocked special aircraft landed on one of the city building rooftops. - Huge 3D New York City, very detailed. - Live scenario, cars, trucks, weather conditions and fly during day and night. - 3 person control for the pilot. - You can also walk on the city! Awesome! - - More than 3000 missions - Transportation, military, saving and tour missions - Fire and Rescue missions: collect water from the ocean or pools. Rescue people from the fire! - Shoot missiles at targets and save the day - Fly through dangerous locations! - Very accurate simulator algorithms! Enjoy this helicopter simulator, we are always doing our best to give you the best experience on mobile! Give us your feed back and let us know what you think about our simulator! 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
Helicopter Rescue Simulator
Experience realistic helicopter flight in a vast open world. Complete diverse rescue missions, from firefighting to combat, using various military and civil choppers. Explore detailed environments and discover hidden points of interest.
- Realistic flight physics
- Huge open world exploration
- Diverse mission types
- Multiple helicopter models
- Dynamic camera angles
- Touch and tilt controls
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Take flight of some amazing rescue helicopters in a huge environment ready to explore, filled with forests, canyons, hills and mountains; more than 16 km² of area to fly around in! Complete tons of unique missions to become a professional helicopter pilot. !! Helicopter Rescue Simulator contains 20 free levels !! Choose between flying in a military copter (like Apache or Mi-8), civil copter (like Bell, Hughes, Ecureuil), transport chopper, and more. Get behind the control stick of a Firefighter helicopter to transport water and extinguish the fires. Use the "Skylift" helicopter to move objects with an electromagnet. Or choose the "Apache" helicopter to fire rockets and fight. Explore the map to find one of 20 spots to launch a mission, or you can fly around and do whatever you want freely. The minimap help you to know where are the missions spots. Come and explore this huge environment filled with lots of points of interest to discover. Fly around and see the sights like rivers and lakes, an ancient Japanese temple, airport with other aircrafts and planes, secluded houses and farms, ruins, a camping place, and more... Example of missions : - Winching up : use your copter to rescue people - Forest and building fire : get some water and extinguish the fire. - Transport wreck : grab the old car with your electromagnet and go to the wrecking yard - Help the victims after a car accident - Get the empty oxygen cylinders at the top of the mountain, during a tempest - Training to keep up with helicopter and 4x4 ( SUV ) during police chases - Go through all the checkpoints as fast as possible - Unload a container ship with a magnet - Fire rockets to remove all the objects and clear the road - Landing on a moving boat and a moving truck - Stop and catch all the gangsters with your military heli Features : - Huge open world, filled with wide open roads, mountains, canyons, hills and forests - Realistic flying simulation - Realistic flight physics - High quality chopper - Dynamic camera angles - Easy to play driving controls, use touch and tilt controls! You can adjust the quality button to play without lag.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Helicopter Rescue Simulator at 68% against Helicopter Simulator 2017's 10%. Helicopter Rescue Simulator also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Helicopter Simulator 2017's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 49 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 2017 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Helicopter Rescue Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Helicopter Simulator 2017 ships an update every 6 weeks, Helicopter Rescue Simulator every 49 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Helicopter Simulator 2017 | Helicopter Rescue Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.1 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 49 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 203 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thetis Consulting | MH Production |
Customer experience
Helicopter Simulator 2017
Helicopter Rescue Simulator
Bugs and requests
Helicopter Simulator 2017
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Helicopter Rescue Simulator
Reported bugs
3 issues- Star points not registering correctly
- Helicopters flipping upside down when moving forward
- Inability to collect all bonus stars
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and missions
- Larger game map
- Additional helicopter models
- Cockpit view option
- Ability to land on aircraft carriers
In-app purchases
Helicopter Simulator 2017
- Premium Club - Unlimited Fuel and no more Ads!$1.99
- Helicopter Rescue Mosquito$1.99
- Restore Fuel$1.99
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- Helicopter Aero 635 Medical$2.99
- Helicopter Belli 206 Jet Ranger$2.99
- Helicopter Euro AA-65 Dolphin$3.99
- Helicopter Alien UFO$4.99
- Blimp$4.99
- Helicopter HA-64 Apach$5.99
- Helicopter HC-47 Chynow$5.99
Helicopter Rescue Simulator
- Starter Star Pack$3.99
- Bell 206$4.99
- AH-64 Apache Navy$5.99
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- AS-365 Dauphin$5.99
- Pilot Star Pack$6.99
- AH-64 Apache Army$8.99
- SciFi Copter$11.99
- CH-47 Chinook$13.99
- Sky High Star Pack$13.99
- Unlock All Helicopters$26.99
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