Comparison

RC Airplane vs Absolute RC Heli Simulator

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

Head to head
About

RC Airplane

Engage in aerial combat and complete missions in a 3D city environment. Utilize machine guns, missiles, and ray weapons to destroy various enemy targets. Navigate challenging levels with dynamic camera perspectives and experience the thrill of flight simulation.

Highlights
  • 3D city flight simulation
  • Fighter airplane combat
  • Machine guns and missiles
  • Mission objectives
  • Global score comparison
  • Multiple camera views
  • 45 challenging levels
Features
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Fly over the skies of the city with a fighter airplane, in full 3D, fulfilling mission objectives. The less time, more score. Compare your score with pilots around the world through Game Center. Your airplane is equipped with machine guns, missiles that veer toward the enemy, and the incredible ray weapon. Destroy aircraft, enemy helicopters, antiaircraft, ground targets, vehicles in movement. See how they fall in flames when they are destroyed by your powerful armament. Go through 45 fun levels of increasing difficulty. The first 15 levels you can select camera, the 15 following the camera is fixed on the roof of a skyscraper, which increases the difficulty, but the hardest thing is to complete the last 15 levels, in which you operate the airplane from the jeep in movement. If there are too many enemies and your life is low, you must use evasive tactics to complete level. Wide variety of cameras: From the rooftop, behind, behind closer, from within and from the jeep in movement. Move between buildings, taking care not to collide with the wings. Total freedom of movement around the city, mountains and rural areas. Recreation of several real buildings. You can write a message on the banner of the airplane. Graphics configurable to play fast on all devices. Challenge: Get land on the roofs of the narrow skyscraper and observe the movement of the city at your feet. Only for advanced pilots. Greater Challenge: Get land on a rooftop handling the airplane from another rooftop or from the jeep in movement.

About

Absolute RC Heli Simulator

Master RC helicopter flying with a realistic simulator. Practice maneuvers and improve skills without the risk of costly crashes. Offers multiple models and landscapes for an immersive learning experience.

Highlights
  • Realistic RC helicopter physics
  • Learn and improve flying skills
  • Multiple helicopter models
  • Variety of landscapes
  • Beginner to advanced settings
  • FPV racing drone included
  • RC boat and car models
Features
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This Professional RC Helicopter Simulator is a must have for anyone flying RC. The models fly like real RC helicopters, and can be used to learn to fly and to improve your flying. A lot of fun for not much money! Any helicopter crash cost many times more, and you will be able to fly in the rc simulator no matter what is the weather outside!  Get 12 models and 3 landscapes with this value pack edition of our Absolute RC Heli Sim, for big savings compared to buying them one by one. In addition to the included content, you can still buy extra models if needed. As free bonus, we added free coaxial helicopter and fast RC boat. The app includes the following free models: Helicopters: Blast CX - beginner coaxial model, self leveling and stable, good for making your first steps. Bell 47 - big high quality scale model Twister Coast Guard - scale coaxial model, for beginner to intermediate flyer. TRex 450 - collective pitch electric helicopter. Very hard to learn, if you fly this one, you can fly them all. We have included beginner setup, in addition to settings for intermediate and advanced 3d fliers. C46 Sea Knight - twin rotor scale electric helicopter with collective pitch. It is a big model that flies in scale like fashion. Racing Drone - FPV racing quadcopter Planes: Advantage - high wing electric trainer Aquila - fast low wing electric sports plane Boats and Cars: Rage 2WD - fast car Lego - good running Lego style car Rebel - Electric boat Easy Cat - Fast catamaran The program includes 3 flying fields and number of boat and car fields: Osage Park Tangamanga Island Fliers In addition to the fixed point camera that represents the RC pilot point of view, we have included follow up camera that allows for walking behind the model. That is useful when you just start, so the model never gets away. Please try our full featured professional RC flight simulator ClearView for PC here: http://rcflightsim.com Notes: 1. This is not a game. You are controlling flying RC models that reacts like real flying models. It takes some time to learn, and again, do not expect "arcade" style controls. 2. The onscreen control sticks are just indicators! They are made small so they do not obscure the screen. *** You do not need to keep your fingers on them *** Sliding your finger anywhere on the right screen half affects the right control stick , the same for the left screen part - sliding finger there moves the left control stick. We suggest selecting beginner settings at first few days before you can comfortably progress further.

Screenshots

RC Airplane4 screens
Absolute RC Heli Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RC Airplane at none against Absolute RC Heli Simulator's 10. RC Airplane also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 53%) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). Absolute RC Heli Simulator's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and chart position 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

RC Airplane costs $1.99 and Absolute RC Heli Simulator $2.99 up front. Absolute RC Heli Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. RC Airplane asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Absolute RC Heli Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 35 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of RC Airplane's written reviews are positive against 53% of Absolute RC Heli Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RC Airplane ships an update every 12 months, Absolute RC Heli Simulator every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
RC Airplane versus Absolute RC Heli Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRC AirplaneAbsolute RC Heli Simulator
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.2 (17 ratings)4.3 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.9% of reviews — better52.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1735 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#163#84 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB174 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLuis Evaristo Rodriguez CamposHappy Bytes LLC

Customer experience

RC Airplane

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive66.9%
Neutral12.7%
Negative20.3%

Absolute RC Heli Simulator

All ratings35 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews177 reviews
Positive52.5%
Neutral15.3%
Negative32.2%

Bugs and requests

RC Airplane

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Absolute RC Heli Simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Helicopters not loading
  • Frequent crashes
  • Purchases not restoring
  • Controls not working as expected

Requested features

6 requests
  • More helicopter models
  • Customizable controls
  • Zoom feature
  • Wind and weather conditions
  • Planes and other vehicles
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  • Ability to use external controllers

In-app purchases

None

RC Airplane

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Absolute RC Heli Simulator

One-time10
  • AH-64 Apache$2.99
  • Bell 222 Airwolf$2.99
  • TRex 500$2.99
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  • TRex 700 N$2.99
  • Bell 47$2.99
  • Hughes 500$2.99
  • Blast 450 3D$2.99
  • A10 Warthog$2.99
  • F15 Eagle$2.99
  • Airbus A380 EDF$2.99

Questions

Is RC Airplane free?
RC Airplane costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Absolute RC Heli Simulator free?
Absolute RC Heli Simulator costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RC Airplane or Absolute RC Heli Simulator?
Absolute RC Heli Simulator is rated higher. RC Airplane averages 4.2 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Absolute RC Heli Simulator averages 4.3 from 35 ratings.
Do RC Airplane or Absolute RC Heli Simulator have ads?
Neither RC Airplane nor Absolute RC Heli Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RC Airplane or Absolute RC Heli Simulator?
RC Airplane ships an update every 12 months, and Absolute RC Heli Simulator every 2 months. Most recently, RC Airplane was updated on November 1, 2026 and Absolute RC Heli Simulator on November 1, 2026.
Which is more popular, RC Airplane or Absolute RC Heli Simulator?
RC Airplane currently peaks at #163 in the App Store charts, and Absolute RC Heli Simulator at #84. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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