Comparison

Air Cavalry vs Helicopter Simulator 2017

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

Head to head
About

Air Cavalry

Experience realistic helicopter combat and rescue missions in diverse global environments. Pilot advanced aircraft, test your combat skills, and compete with others worldwide. Features include multiple helicopters, detailed missions, and immersive gameplay.

Highlights
  • Pilot 19 advanced helicopters
  • Engage in combat and rescue missions
  • Fly in diverse global locations
  • Realistic 3D virtual cockpits
  • Carrier operations and transport missions
  • Weapon management and targeting systems
  • Leaderboards and achievements
Features
Read full description

More than 5,000,000 people around the world downloaded Air Cavalry flight sim! Get into the cockpit of the most advanced helicopters in the world, including the UH-60 Black Hawk, MV-22B Osprey, CH-47 Chinook, AH-64 Apache, UH-1 Iroquois, OH-6 Cayuse, AH-1Z Cobra, CH-53 Super Stallion, Eurocopter Tiger, Kiowa Warrior, Mi-24 Hind, Ka-50 Black Shark or Mi-8 Hip helicopter in various regional environments, building on your flying skills and experience. Enjoy infinite flight in legendary helicopters like a real combat pilot. • IMMERSIVE GAMEPLAY You will experience the flight in famous combat & rescue aircraft. Test your precision pilot skills, combat gunner skills and your own strategy planning. • HUGE COLLECTION OF AIRCRAFT This flight sim offers well known aircraft types like Chinook, Cobra, Huey, Apache, Hind as well as super modern aircraft like Stealth-hawk, Osprey, Tiger, Kiowa and more. Choose from 19 choppers right now. • DIFFERENT LOCATIONS You will fly in Afghanistan, snow environment with huge mountains, desert, Vietnam forrests, big cities or carrier ops in the middle of the ocean. • GAME CENTER You will climb the leaderboards, unlock achievements and challenge friends. Air Cavalry flight simulator offers next-gen console like quality graphics, ultimate physics of aircrafts and weapons. - Join a Carrier Operations on USS Nimitz or Admiral Kuznetsov! - Fight and rescue in Afghanistan or Vietnam! Complete Game Center milestones and see your progress against others. Use your flight radar and weapon systems to practice engaging buildings and moving vehicles. Features: - 19 aircraft (more in developement) - 43 missions - Carrier Operations on USS Nimitz CVN 68 - Transport operations with CH-47 Chinook or CH-53 Super Stallion - Apache front (gunners) and back seat (pilot) positions - Multiple regional environments - Refuel and rearm aircraft to continue flights - Destroyable buildings - Achievements via Game Center - Leaderboards - Realistic 3D virtual cockpits - Realistic weapon management and targeting systems - Realistic weapon system physics engine - And much more in development - iOS 13 optimization - iPhone X, XS, XR optimization The continuing development of our advanced helicopter flight simulator will bring new aircraft and missions, so check back often! *** check our other simulators *** - Apache SIM - Black Shark HD - Black Hawk 3D - Chinook Sim - Osprey v22 ops We always look forward to hearing the views of our customers. You can contact us 24 / 7 directly using: - email (realmobilesimulation@gmail.com) - twitter (@apache3dsim) - facebook (https://www.facebook.com/aircavalryapp) - website (http://www.realmobilesimulation.com)

About

Helicopter Simulator 2017

Pilot a variety of helicopters through a detailed 3D New York City. Complete over 3000 challenging missions, including rescue, transport, and combat scenarios, while experiencing realistic flight conditions and day/night cycles.

Highlights
  • 30+ helicopters
  • Over 3000 missions
  • Detailed 3D New York City
  • Realistic weather and day/night cycles
  • Pilot third-person control
  • Fire and rescue missions
  • Combat missions
Features
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Become a skilled pilot in this amazing helicopter simulator! Fly your aircraft in New York city, very detailed in 3D and very live scenario! With cars, trucks and other aircrafts flying with you. Be challenged by the simulator missions! You will have + 3000 missions to play, depending on the helicopter you are using. A third person control to walk in the city with your pilot, and explore more closely the details. You will have to be very precise to take off and land, facing all the real life problems of a pilot, like flying many different helicopters each with it’s own characteristics, different weather conditions - and day and night -. The missions include fire and rescue situations, transportation of high value assets and VIP person, land in ships, buildings, city areas such as sport squares, medical rooftops and cruise ships. MAIN FEATURES: - 30 helicopters, free and by purchase. And one unlocked special aircraft landed on one of the city building rooftops. - Huge 3D New York City, very detailed. - Live scenario, cars, trucks, weather conditions and fly during day and night. - 3 person control for the pilot. - You can also walk on the city! Awesome! - - More than 3000 missions - Transportation, military, saving and tour missions - Fire and Rescue missions: collect water from the ocean or pools. Rescue people from the fire! - Shoot missiles at targets and save the day - Fly through dangerous locations! - Very accurate simulator algorithms! Enjoy this helicopter simulator, we are always doing our best to give you the best experience on mobile! Give us your feed back and let us know what you think about our simulator! Apple's Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ If you need to contact us, send an e-mail to support (at) thetisgames.com

Screenshots

Air Cavalry4 screens
Helicopter Simulator 20174 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Air Cavalry at 68% against Helicopter Simulator 2017's 10%. Air Cavalry also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Helicopter Simulator 2017's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Air Cavalry sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Helicopter Simulator 2017 sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Air Cavalry ships an update every 3 months, Helicopter Simulator 2017 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Air Cavalry versus Helicopter Simulator 2017: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAir CavalryHelicopter Simulator 2017
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.5% of reviews — better10.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size855 MB203 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiTechGenThetis Consulting

Customer experience

Air Cavalry

All ratings8,636 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral6.2%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews797 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral13.0%
Negative19.4%

Helicopter Simulator 2017

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative80.0%

Bugs and requests

Air Cavalry

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Waypoint issues
  • Weapon systems malfunctions
  • Inverted controls
  • Crashes and glitches
  • Missions not registering as complete
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  • Purchases not restoring
  • Helicopters disappearing from inventory

Requested features

19 requests
  • Worldwide map
  • More free helicopters
  • Customizable controls
  • Joystick support
  • Multiplayer mode
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  • Ability to create custom missions
  • Night mode
  • Destructible environments
  • Radar and navigation aids
  • Autorotation feature
  • Detailed cockpit controls
  • Realistic flight models
  • Dynamic weather and lighting
  • Ability to switch helicopters in missions
  • Hostiles in free flight
  • Animations for fast roping
  • Variant and loadout options for helicopters
  • Underwater and submarine gameplay
  • Ground vehicle gameplay

Helicopter Simulator 2017

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Air Cavalry

One-time10
  • Desert$0.99
  • OH-6 Cayuse$0.99
  • Afghanistan terrain$0.99
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  • AH-64 Apache$1.99
  • UH-1 Iroquios$1.99
  • Mi-24 Hind$1.99
  • Carrier Ops$1.99
  • AH-1Z Cobra$1.99
  • CH-47 Chinook$1.99
  • Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion$1.99
17 purchases

Helicopter Simulator 2017

One-time17
  • Premium Club - Unlimited Fuel and no more Ads!$1.99
  • Helicopter Rescue Mosquito$1.99
  • Restore Fuel$1.99
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  • Helicopter Aero 635 Medical$2.99
  • Helicopter Belli 206 Jet Ranger$2.99
  • Helicopter Belli HU-1 Huey$2.99
  • Helicopter Euro AA-65 Dolphin$3.99
  • Helicopter Belli 407$3.99
  • Helicopter Euro 556 Lion$3.99
  • Helicopter Alien UFO$4.99
  • Blimp$4.99
  • Tv News Pack Missions$4.99
  • Helicopter HA-64 Apach$5.99
  • Helicopter HC-47 Chynow$5.99
  • Coast Guard Pack Missions$6.99
  • Helicopter Hind ME-35U$11.99
  • Army Pack$29.99

Questions

Is Air Cavalry free?
Air Cavalry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Helicopter Simulator 2017 free?
Helicopter Simulator 2017 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Air Cavalry or Helicopter Simulator 2017 have ads?
Both Air Cavalry and Helicopter Simulator 2017 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Air Cavalry or Helicopter Simulator 2017?
Air Cavalry ships an update every 3 months, and Helicopter Simulator 2017 every 6 weeks. Most recently, Air Cavalry was updated on October 30, 2026 and Helicopter Simulator 2017 on October 22, 2026.

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