Comparison

Petanque 2012 Pro 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

Petanque 2012 Pro

Experience the strategic sport of petanque in a realistic 3D virtual environment. Aim to place your balls closer to the jack than your opponent to score points. Test your accuracy and strategy across various locations and difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D petanque simulation
  • Multiple teams with varying performance
  • Five difficulty levels
  • Three distinct playing environments
  • Adjustable number of balls per team
  • 3D zoom for analysis
  • Automatic game saving
Features
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Petanque 2012 Pro allows you to relive the thrill of a real game of petanque in a 3D virtual environment. The rules: the aim is to place his balls nearer the jack than their opponent. The counting is done once every ball thrown. Only those balls ahead of the opponent scores points. The challenge: win the game by being accurate and strategic. Features: -A panel of 5 teams with different performance, -5 Levels of difficulty, -3 different places (city, campaign, beach), -Choice of 3 to 6 balls per team, -A "3D zoom" to analyze the game, -Automatically saves the current game. Will you be able to beat the computer? Pointing, shooting, it's time to play !

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

Petanque 2012 Pro4 screens
Absolute RC Heli Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Absolute RC Heli Simulator at 4.3 against Petanque 2012 Pro's 3.3. Absolute RC Heli Simulator also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (35 vs 3). Petanque 2012 Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On review sentiment, ads 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

Petanque 2012 Pro costs $0.99 and Absolute RC Heli Simulator $2.99 up front. Absolute RC Heli Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Petanque 2012 Pro 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 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Absolute RC Heli Simulator has 35 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Petanque 2012 Pro'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

Petanque 2012 Pro ships an update every 20 months, Absolute RC Heli Simulator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Petanque 2012 Pro versus Absolute RC Heli Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPetanque 2012 ProAbsolute RC Heli Simulator
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)4.3 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews — better52.5% of reviews
Number of ratings335 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#168 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB174 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTangram3DHappy Bytes LLC

Customer experience

Petanque 2012 Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral37.5%
Negative8.3%

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

Petanque 2012 Pro

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

Petanque 2012 Pro

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 Petanque 2012 Pro free?
Petanque 2012 Pro costs $0.99, 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, Petanque 2012 Pro or Absolute RC Heli Simulator?
Absolute RC Heli Simulator is rated higher. Petanque 2012 Pro averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Absolute RC Heli Simulator averages 4.3 from 35 ratings.
Do Petanque 2012 Pro or Absolute RC Heli Simulator have ads?
Neither Petanque 2012 Pro nor Absolute RC Heli Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Petanque 2012 Pro or Absolute RC Heli Simulator?
Petanque 2012 Pro ships an update every 20 months, and Absolute RC Heli Simulator every 2 months. Most recently, Petanque 2012 Pro was updated on October 21, 2026 and Absolute RC Heli Simulator on October 23, 2026.

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