Elite Chopper vs Popcorn Hands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elite Chopper
Engage in intense aerial combat as a lone helicopter pilot tasked with stopping a global uprising. Battle tanks, planes, and missile strikes in this action-packed side-scrolling shooter. Earn medals for your bravery and skill.
- Side-scrolling helicopter combat
- Battle various enemy vehicles
- Easy-to-use controls
- 3 difficulty modes
- Medal system for skill
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The Rebel Forces are rallying to take over the world and its only you who can stop them. You will be battling against Rebels with tanks, planes, missile strikes and many other vehicles. Crush the uprising in this action packed helicopter side-scrolling game. + Easy to use controls + 3 difficulty modes + Get medals for your skill and heroism
Popcorn Hands
Engage in a unique popcorn-themed action and shooting minigame. Tap to launch kernels, heat them up, and flick finished popcorn into cups. Aim for high scores and collect 16 rank titles to become a popcorn master.
- Tap to launch corn kernels
- Heat and pop kernels in a pan
- Flick popcorn into cups
- Collect 16 rank titles
- Aim for high scores
- Collect letters for bonus coins
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Presenting a brand-new game genre: a popcorn action & shooting minigame! Tap the screen repeatedly to rapidly launch corn kernels into the pan! Collect the 16 rank titles and earn acclaim as a popcorn master! How to Play - Tap the top of the screen to create corn kernels. - As kernels hit the frying pan, they will start to heat up and pop. - Once you run out of kernels or the frying pan becomes full, flick the bottom of the screen to toss the finished popcorn into a cup. - The onscreen popcorn will be cleared out and your kernels replenished, allowing you to start creating popcorn again. - Aim for your best high score and collect new ranks: Let's Popcorn! Shoot for a high score! - Popped kernels give 10 points - Two popcorn pieces hitting in mid-air gives 1 point - Tap the coin or flame-up items for 100 points - Collect popcorn in the paper cup to earn 1 point per piece - Collect the letters released from UFOs to spell P-O-P-C-O-R-N. Once you collect them all, all onscreen popcorn will turn into coins
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elite Chopper at 75% against Popcorn Hands's 0%. Elite Chopper also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (3.3 vs 3.0). Popcorn Hands's advantage is price (Free vs $0.49). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Popcorn Hands is free to download; Elite Chopper costs $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Elite Chopper holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Elite Chopper's written reviews are positive against 0% of Popcorn Hands's.
Elite Chopper ships an update every 2 months, Popcorn Hands every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elite Chopper | Popcorn Hands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.49 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Hempfling | Masakazu Yonehara |
Customer experience
Elite Chopper
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In-app purchases
Elite Chopper
No in-app purchases
Popcorn Hands
No in-app purchases
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