Comparison

Gunship III vs Helicopter Sim Hellfire

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

Head to head
About

Gunship III

Experience intense Vietnam War air combat with highly simulated helicopters and fighter jets. Engage in realistic battles with detailed 3D cockpits, accurate weapon systems, and vast terrain maps. Features include AI-controlled wingmen and enemies, and multiplayer options.

Highlights
  • Ultra-realistic 3D cockpits
  • Detailed weapon systems
  • Vast Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand terrain
  • AI aircraft and gunners
  • Two Vietnam War campaigns
  • Multiplayer with live chat
Features
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EXPERIENCE THE VIETNAM WAR AIR COMBAT Immerse yourself into the mist of the Vietnam war as an US helicopter or a fighter pilot. Not like other flight sim games for mobile devices, in Gunship-III the cockpit is highly simulated with ultra-realistic 3D cockpit, full function dashboard, realistic sound effects and all moving parts. Graphics are highly detail with cities, jungles, airbases, also includes a vast terrain covers Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. In Gunship-III, you have more aircrafts available to fly more than any other games. We're working hard to bring even more in future updates. Weapon systems in Gunship-III are also highly detail and accurate with real recorded sounds, high fire rate for miniguns as well explosion effect for bombs and rockets. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT (AI) Each mission features many AI aircrafts, you also have AI gunners onboard who will shoot at anything firing at them and make sure nothing could touch your aircraft. The enemy is also aggressive and fearless, they only shoot at you when in close range and be aware of those RPG, they sure take an aircraft down just by one hit. FEATURES: * AI aircraft performance advanced combat tasks. * 360 3D cockpit view with zoom. * Fully functioning cockpit avionics. * Pilot G visual effects. * Auto pilot for long flight. * Weapon system: minigun, rocket, smoke grenade... * Details graphics with cities, trees, ground troop on a vast terrain map * Two realistic and detailed Vietnam War campaigns: Rolling Thunder (1965) and Barrel Roll (1964). * Full version features 7 flyable helicopters: H-19 Chickasaw, H-34 Choctaw, CH-47 Chinook, UH-1D Huey, OH-6A Cayuse, UH-1B Huey Gunship, AH-1G Cobra. * Full version features 3 flyable airplanes: A-1 Skyraider, F-100D Super Sabre, F-4D Phantom II. * Multiplayer with live chat, fly with people around the world.

About

Helicopter Sim Hellfire

Pilot a multi-role helicopter to demolish enemy defenses and support ground troops. Engage in tactical combat with machine guns and missiles, utilizing countermeasures to survive. Experience a long campaign with various missions and challenges.

Highlights
  • Multi-role helicopter piloting
  • Demolish enemy defenses
  • Support ground troop disembarkment
  • Real-time weapon and countermeasure control
  • Engaging campaign with missions and challenges
  • Free flight with customizable weather
Features
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Join HELLFIRE SQUADRON and launch the attack on the most modern deadly threats. Guide with precision your multi-role helicopter, demolish the enemy defences and let the raiders disembark in enemy bases. Tactics, flying skills and the right amount of ruthlessness in the attacks are critical to complete the long and engaging campaign against the mysterious secret organization. You are in command of the helicopter and in real time you will have to govern with care the powerful machine gun available on board, take the right countermeasures against enemy attacks and launch the devastating missiles on targets. You choose the best strategy to win! Three levels of difficulty, five scenarios, free flight, 24 missions and 90 challenges are going to provide hours of fun! Features: - 5 scenarios (1 included + 4 additional) - 30 missions (6 included + 24 additional) - 90 challenges of which 5 as world competition (18 included + 72 additional) - Free flight with customizable weather conditions - Full control of the aircraft: collective, pedals/rudder, machine gun with dedicated view, missiles and flares/chaffs countermeasures - Immersive scenarios with buildings, facilities, vehicles, ships and aircraft - Replay of all flight and combat actions - Ranks and Trophies

Screenshots

Gunship III4 screens
Helicopter Sim Hellfire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gunship III at 4.5 against Helicopter Sim Hellfire's 3.7. Gunship III also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Gunship III sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Helicopter Sim Hellfire sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gunship III holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gunship III has 18K ratings behind it against 218, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Gunship III's written reviews are positive against 62% of Helicopter Sim Hellfire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gunship III ships an update fortnightly, Helicopter Sim Hellfire every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gunship III versus Helicopter Sim Hellfire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGunship IIIHelicopter Sim Hellfire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (18K ratings) — better3.7 (218 ratings)
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews — better62.4% of reviews
Number of ratings18K — better218
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size510 MB157 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPNTK, Inc.RORTOS SRL

Customer experience

Gunship III

All ratings18,105 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral6.7%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews671 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative5.2%

Helicopter Sim Hellfire

All ratings217 ratings
Positive64.1%
Neutral10.1%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews242 reviews
Positive62.4%
Neutral13.6%
Negative24.0%

User reviews

Gunship III

From 18K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic and fun aerial combat
  • 👍 Challenging and engaging gameplay
  • 📚 Detailed aircraft and history information

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for planes
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Limited free aircraft options

Helicopter Sim Hellfire

From 218 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun to play
  • 👍 Good helicopter game
  • 👍 Realistic scenarios
  • 👍 Great graphics
  • 👍 Challenging

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Helicopter controls can be difficult
  • 🐛 Drifting issues with machine gun
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🔋 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues

Bugs and requests

Gunship III

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on launch for some users
  • Ejection system and parachute physics issues
  • Unreliable in-app purchases and aircraft unlocks

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more free jets and helicopters
  • Implement an in-game currency system
  • Improve flight controls and indicators
  • Expand mission variety and campaign modes
  • Add ground units and vehicles
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  • Implement a report/mute system for toxic players

Helicopter Sim Hellfire

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Helicopter controls are unresponsive
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Mission failed music not working
  • Drifting issues with machine gun
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more helicopters (Apache, Chinook, Cobra, etc.)
  • Improve flight physics and controls
  • Add more scenarios and missions
  • Implement multiplayer mode
  • Reduce ads or offer paid version without ads

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Gunship III

One-time7
  • AH-1G Huey Cobra$1.99
  • UH-1B Huey Gunship$1.99
  • F-100D Super Sabre$2.99
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  • F-4D Phantom II$3.99
  • F-5E Tiger II$3.99
  • F-105D Thunderchief$3.99
  • F-111A Aardvark$3.99
7 purchases

Helicopter Sim Hellfire

One-time7
  • Railway Scenario$1.99
  • Refinery Scenario$1.99
  • Submarines Scenario$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Arctic Scenario$1.99
  • Railway and Refinery Scenarios$2.99
  • Submarines and Arctic Scenarios$2.99
  • Railway, Refinery, Submarines and Arctic Scenarios$4.99

Questions

Is Gunship III free?
Gunship III is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Helicopter Sim Hellfire free?
Helicopter Sim Hellfire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gunship III or Helicopter Sim Hellfire?
Gunship III is rated higher. Gunship III averages 4.5 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while Helicopter Sim Hellfire averages 3.7 from 218 ratings.
Do Gunship III or Helicopter Sim Hellfire have ads?
Helicopter Sim Hellfire shows ads; Gunship III does not.
Which is updated more often, Gunship III or Helicopter Sim Hellfire?
Gunship III ships an update fortnightly, and Helicopter Sim Hellfire every 6 months. Most recently, Gunship III was updated on October 25, 2026 and Helicopter Sim Hellfire on October 21, 2026.

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