Helicopter by CodeHS vs Word Search
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Helicopter by CodeHS
A simple arcade game where players tap to control a helicopter's ascent and descent, aiming to navigate through obstacles. This game was developed using the CodeHS platform, which helps schools teach coding.
- Tap to ascend
- Release to descend
- Avoid obstacles
- Simple one-touch gameplay
- Built on CodeHS platform
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This is the Helicopter game from CodeHS. Tap to make the helicopter go up, release to make the helicopter go down, and try to avoid the obstacles. This app was built on CodeHS (http://codehs.com), a platform for helping schools teach coding. Any app you build on CodeHS can get submitted to the App Store as well.
Word Search
Enjoy a peaceful word puzzle experience without ads or timers. Slide letters to form words across thousands of hand-authored levels, with a bonus word jar and a gentle hint system. Designed for relaxation and winding down.
- Ad-free experience
- Offline play
- 31,000+ hand-authored levels
- Bonus word jar
- Gentle hint system
- No timers or streaks
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A calm word game for Apple devices. Slide letters to form words; quiet acknowledgments when you find them. No timer, no streak, no leaderboard, no fight for your attention. The name is a promise. There are no ads — not before levels, not after, not anywhere. There is no internet connection; the game runs entirely on your device. There is no account to sign up for, no data collected, no analytics, no tracking. The app cannot phone home because there's no home to phone. Inside: — 31,000+ hand-authored levels in a single flat progression. No packs to clear. No chapters to unlock. — A bonus word jar that fills as you find words outside the answer list. — A gentle hint system that spends a leaf currency you earn by playing. — Optional sound, optional haptics, optional light/dark theme. — Designed for moments when you want to wind down rather than ramp up. Play one level on a coffee break or a hundred on a Sunday afternoon — the game works the same way either time. Built quietly. No third-party SDKs. No remote configuration. No subscription. If something breaks, it breaks the same way for every player and gets fixed in the next update.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Word Search at 5.0 against Helicopter by CodeHS's 4.0. Helicopter by CodeHS's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.4). On price, ratings volume, ads 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.
Word Search holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Helicopter by CodeHS | Word Search |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CodeHS | Michael Holloway |
Customer experience
Helicopter by CodeHS
Word Search
In-app purchases
Helicopter by CodeHS
No in-app purchases
Word Search
No in-app purchases





