MH vs Notebook Artillery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MH
Engage in intense aerial combat as a helicopter pilot defending against an invasion. Unlock advanced weaponry and master realistic flight physics across multiple game modes and maps. Customize controls and enjoy gamepad support for an immersive arcade experience.
- Realistic flight physics
- Multiple game modes
- Customizable on-screen controls
- Bluetooth gamepad support
- Head tracking via UDP
- Unlockable arsenal
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A Helicopter Shooter with realistic physics and Arcade tempo. The National Laboratory made something dangerous, and the Commies want it. Perform aerial interdiction against the relentless Commies, un-locking an increasingly sophisticated arsenal of weaponry from your Multi-Role Helicopter (MH), callsign Zombie 26. If zombies were to somehow result from your failure to fight off the invasion, and the zombies were to escape, all hope of containment would be lost, so fly like your life depends on it (SPOILER: It does). Three maps, game modes, flight physics modes, game difficulty modes, and a litany of badges to earn will keep you coming back to fly the best arcade helicopter game on the App Store. Intuitive, fully-customizable on-screen controls. Bluetooth Gamepad support, with customizable layout. Head tracking via UDP over network (Wifi and separate device (phone, tablet, or computer) required). Race, Evacuation, and Survival game modes, with several sub-modes. Tutorial and Free-Flight modes. Adjustable graphics.
Notebook Artillery
Engage in strategic cannon combat with this arcade-simulation-action game. Adjust firing angle and powder to hit targets or opponents, accounting for wind and random stage layouts. Features hand-drawn art and multiple game modes.
- Adjust firing angle and powder
- Account for wind and stage layouts
- Solo target practice mode
- CPU opponent
- Local multiplayer vs mode
- Hand-drawn game art
- Unlockable stickers
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Apple called it "sketchy — in a good way." Multiple-time Game of the Day in 80+ countries. Nintendo Force gave it 8.5/10. And it started as a doodle. Once upon a time in a middle school computer lab, a student ignored every assignment for an entire semester to fire cannons at a friend. That student grew up, spent 20 years making games professionally, and eventually decided the world needed a proper love letter to that wasted time. This is it. Notebook Artillery is a hand-drawn artillery game inspired by the classic Mac game that got confiscated off school computers everywhere. Set your angle. Load your powder. Fire. Account for the wind. Try not to hit your own tower. Play your way: Solo target practice — break floating targets across randomly generated stages VS CPU — take on a computer opponent Local multiplayer — challenge someone in the same room What makes it feel different: Every frame hand-drawn in Procreate — ruled lines, coil binding, pencil textures, the whole notebook aesthetic Trees splinter. Towers explode. Cannonballs collide mid-air. Wind changes everything. Read the flag. Use your shot trails. Unlock stickers by pulling off feats — first-shot eliminations, mid-air collisions, and yes, accidentally destroying your own tower Randomly generated stages mean no two games play the same Made by one person, with audio by Kevin Samuels and Switch/console ports by PolyCrunch Games. No AI tools were used in making this game. All art hand-drawn. Developed in GameMaker Studio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MH at none against Notebook Artillery's shown. Notebook Artillery's advantage is ratings volume (149 vs 12) and chart position (#54 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
MH costs $2.99 and Notebook Artillery $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MH holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notebook Artillery has 149 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of MH's written reviews are positive against 82% of Notebook Artillery's.
MH ships an update fortnightly, Notebook Artillery every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MH | Notebook Artillery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better | 4.5 (149 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 81.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 149 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #54 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 661 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Fernandez | Austin Ivansmith |
Customer experience
MH
Notebook Artillery
Bugs and requests
MH
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Notebook Artillery
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on iOS 12 and 13 on iPad Pro
- Inconsistent animation speeds
Requested features
7 requests- Online multiplayer
- Campaign mode with objectives
- Weapon/tower upgrades
- Customization options
- Special game modes (speed run, boss battles, etc.)
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- Ability to save and continue games
- Detailed badge/achievement system
In-app purchases
MH
No in-app purchases
Notebook Artillery
No in-app purchases








