Fighter Pilot vs Firescoop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fighter Pilot
Engage in fast-paced arcade aerial combat as a fighter pilot. Command iconic modern jet aircraft, unleash heavy firepower, and dominate the skies. Progress through levels, upgrade your planes, and customize them with real-world inspired weaponry.
- Iconic modern jet aircraft
- Progressive hangar system
- Aircraft performance upgrades
- Real-world inspired weaponry
- Immersive visuals and environments
- Progressive difficulty levels
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FighterPilot: HeavyFire is an arcade fast paced action-adventure game, where you step into the boots of a fighter pilot, and fly some of the most iconic modem-era jet combat airplanes loaded with some real heavy fire power. Experience the thrill of commanding some of the most lethal machines ever built, as you swat baddies with a click of your button while you lord over the skies of the battlefield. The game is completely free-to-play, runs offline , and has great features like:- Iconic Aircraft - Cold war era favourites like the Jaguar and the Su-25. - Swing wing ‘go faaasst’ airplanes like the Mig-27 and the Tornado ! watch those wings fold back as you zoom away ! - And the iconic A-10, the best close air support aircraft in the world that is considered nothing less than a flying tank ! Progressive Hangar system - Progress across the base tier of airplanes and unlock more advanced tier. - Expand the performance of the airplane by fine-tuning engine, armour and gunnery parameters. - Load the airplane with real-world inspired weaponry, from rockets, to missiles, to some large area damage bombs ! Immersive visuals - Fly around a wide variety of environments across mountains, deserts and beaches. - Unlock different skins for your favourite airplane - inspired by real-world liveries of these aircraft from their operators. Progressive levels - As you become more comfortable with handling your airplanes, the levels will become harder to test your newly acquired skills. Enjoy an experience that lets you grow with the game in terms of your skills and abilities, opens up more and more airplanes and levels, and even lets you accelerate that pace through in-app-purchases, rewarded ads, or even by referring friends. Take your time exploring the beautiful hand-crafted levels, while you keep improving your skills of handling the aircraft and becoming the baddest, fastest, most accomplished fighter pilot out there.
Firescoop
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FIRESCOOP IS A GAME, NOT A SIMULATOR Short action missions at the controls of the Firescooper, a made-up amphibious aircraft. Load water by scooping, find the smoke column and put out the fire before it gets away from you. Fast, beautiful and straight to the point: open it and you are already flying. Nobody gets hurt in the missions. HOW TO PLAY - Tilt your phone or use the touch stick, with whichever hand you prefer. Power, flaps and hopper are one finger away. - On iPad and Mac you can also fly with a keyboard or a Bluetooth controller. - Get down to the water, scoop and climb out. The better your entry, the faster the hopper fills. - Drop at the right height over the fire: the more precise, the more points. - Earn stars, unlock missions and win patches for your pilot's flight suit. A REAL WORLD - Fly over real terrain and satellite imagery at the scooping points of Spain and Portugal, all free. - Downloadable airfields in Spain, Portugal, France, Greece, Turkey, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba and Fiji, with one free in each country. - Real fires detected by satellite, or create your own by holding your finger on the map. Over water, even a boat can catch fire. - A living world: towns, boats, birds, trucks, ground crews and other aircraft that help you with the fire. - Live weather: wind, gusts, light by time of day and visibility. Prefer a calm flight? There is an easy mode with no wind. INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT - Glass cockpit or analog gauges, your choice, plus an outside view. - Turbine sound recorded for real, from the cold start to the scooping. - Amphibious gear, propeller lever with beta and reverse, drop door and emergency dump. - Water rudders to taxi like a boat, and ground refilling with the water truck. - Radio with the tower, the fire frequency and your formation frequency. - Fly alone, in a pair or with two pairs, with their radio checks. - Online with your friends: up to 8 aircraft. Send the room code by WhatsApp, the leader dispatches everyone from their home base and you talk on the radio with the PTT button. - An iPad in the cockpit with map, airfield charts and direct-to coordinates. - Surprise emergencies, with their checklist and a patch if you handle them well. - Replay from several cameras, to watch and share. PREMIUM Firescoop is free to download and free to play with 3 flights per day. Firescoop Premium, a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, adds: unlimited flights, creating online rooms (your friends join for free), all airfields, real fires worldwide, custom missions, all missions and emergencies, "My weather", the logbook, flight replay, offline maps, your own plane and pilot, and radio callsigns. Both plans come with a 3-day free trial. Cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. NO ACCOUNTS No sign-up. Open it and play. Your progress is saved on your device and, with iCloud, moves to your other devices. IMPORTANT Firescoop is an action game. It is not a flight simulator or a tool for aviation training, instruction or practice. Physics, speeds, parameters, procedures and warnings are simplified or invented to make the game work, and they contain errors. Do not use anything from the game to fly a real aircraft. Real fires are approximate and arrive with a delay: they are not suitable for real operations. The Firescooper is a fictional aircraft. Firescoop is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by any aircraft, engine or equipment manufacturer, any aerial work company, fire service or public body, or by NASA or NIFC. Names of places, reservoirs and airfields are used only as geographic references and may not match reality. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Firescoop at none against Fighter Pilot's shown. Firescoop also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). Fighter Pilot's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Fighter Pilot sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Firescoop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fighter Pilot ships an update every 2 months, Firescoop daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fighter Pilot | Firescoop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 786 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Threye | Luis Angel Otero Licea |
Bugs and requests
Fighter Pilot
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashing on launch
- Losing progress and unlocked content
- Bugs in specific levels (Chapter 5, Level 6)
- Planes becoming locked after unlocking
Requested features
5 requests- More aircraft variety (fighter jets, helicopters)
- Advanced maneuverability (loops, barrel rolls)
- Multiplayer mode
- More levels and chapters
- Improved physics and realism
Firescoop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fighter Pilot
- 50 Gold Coins$1.99
- 750 Gold Coins$5.99
- Premium User Discounted Price$9.99
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- Premium User Without Discount$11.99
- 3000 Gold Coins$14.99
Firescoop
- Firescoop Premium3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Firescoop Premium anual3 Days trial$22.991 Year
Questions
Is Fighter Pilot free?
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Do Fighter Pilot or Firescoop have ads?
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