Comparison

Gorillas vs Helicopter Simulator 2015

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Gorillas

Engage in turn-based artillery combat by aiming and launching bananas at opponents. Account for wind and weather effects to achieve victory. Challenge friends or random players in various game modes.

Highlights
  • Turn-based artillery combat
  • Touch-aimed banana throws
  • Wind and weather effects
  • Play against AI or friends
  • Multiple game modes
  • Slow motion kill replays
  • Retro music remixes
Features
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Gorillas is a turn-based artillery-style game where the objective is to blast your opponent away using carefully touch-aimed bananas. With a single touch of the display you determine the direction and speed of your banana's throw. Don't forget to take the wind into account! Gorillas is now Game Center-enabled, allowing you to face your friends or random challengers at any time. This is a port of the original DOS game to the iOS platform, enhanced with all the goodness iOS has to offer. FEATURES: ● A classic feel coated with iOS goodness. ● Play against the AI, your friends, or both. ● Configurable or dynamically adjusted difficulty. ● A range of different world themes to play in. ● Various captivating game modes: - Boot Camp: Train your aim. - Classic: Play a quick match. - Dynamic: Make the most awesome kill shots. - Team: Team up with friends against the AIs. - Last Man Standing: Stay alive the longest. ● Wind and weather effects, such as rain and snow. ● A range of excellent retro remixes. ● Sound effects, vibration and shaking. ● Camera action and game field zooming. ● Slow motion kill shot replays. ● Fully Open Source (JRL). For more information and a demonstration of the gameplay, check out: http://gorillas.lyndir.com For any great ideas or valuable feedback: gorillas@lyndir.com Thanks for checking out Gorillas and letting us and your friends know what you think!

About

Helicopter Simulator 2015

Experience realistic helicopter flight over New York City. Fly diverse aircraft, complete over 70 missions, and engage in exciting combat scenarios. Features include functional cockpits, dynamic weather, and detailed environments.

Highlights
  • Realistic helicopter flight simulation
  • Over 70 diverse missions
  • Fly 7 different helicopters
  • Functional cockpits and HUD
  • Dynamic weather conditions
  • Detailed New York City environment
  • Combat missions with missiles
Features
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Helicopter Flight Simulator 2015 SimCopter it's finally here! Be prepared to be amazed in this real world simulation! Fly some of the most famous helicopters above New York. We added road traffic, blimps, balloons, cruise ship and a huge aircraft carrier to make it as perfect as we can. We added even the feature to fire missiles from an Apache Army helicopter! Very exciting! Choose one of the best helipads to depart and land, including rooftops, parking lots, in the aircraft carrier, cruise ship. Fly with 6 helicopters over 60 different missions! Environment physics also include weather conditions, such as winds and turbulence. These are the Helicopters included in the game: - Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin - Bell 47 - Bell 206 Jet Ranger - Bell 407 - Aerospatiale Gazelle SA 341 - Boing Army Apache AH64 (with missiles included) MAIN FEATURES: - 7 aircraft - 70 missions - Exclusive missions depending on your helicopter - Military Apache Helicopter exclusive missions - Functional instruments on Helicopter, including all cockpits.. - Dynamic instruments and advanced HUD. - Detailed helipads - Detailed world, with trees, buildings, clouds, water and ocean. - Car traffic, other flight aircraft, blimps, balloons. - Two ships: one cruise and one Aircraft Carrier Become a rescue pilot, military pilot, private or commercial helicopter pilot! It's up to you! 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

Screenshots

Gorillas4 screens
Helicopter Simulator 20154 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gorillas at 57% against Helicopter Simulator 2015's 17%. Gorillas also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Helicopter Simulator 2015 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Gorillas asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gorillas versus Helicopter Simulator 2015: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGorillasHelicopter Simulator 2015
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (48 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.4% of reviews — better17.4% of reviews
Number of ratings48 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB145 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMaarten BillemontThetis Consulting

Customer experience

Gorillas

All ratings48 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.6%

Helicopter Simulator 2015

Written reviews86 reviews
Positive17.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative79.1%

In-app purchases

None

Gorillas

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Helicopter Simulator 2015

One-time10
  • Fuel$0.99
  • Helicopter Gazel SA341$1.99
  • Remove all Ads$1.99
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  • Helicopter Bell 206$2.99
  • Pack apache$2.99
  • Helicopter Bell 407$3.99
  • Helicopter HH-65 Dolphin$3.99
  • UFO$4.99
  • Helicopter Apache AH64$5.99
  • Helicopter Simulator Full Pack$9.99

Questions

Is Gorillas free?
Gorillas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Helicopter Simulator 2015 free?
Helicopter Simulator 2015 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gorillas or Helicopter Simulator 2015 have ads?
Helicopter Simulator 2015 shows ads; Gorillas does not.
Which is updated more often, Gorillas or Helicopter Simulator 2015?
Gorillas ships an update every 2 months, and Helicopter Simulator 2015 every 2 months. Most recently, Gorillas was updated on October 15, 2026 and Helicopter Simulator 2015 on October 8, 2026.

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