Air Cavalry vs Helicopter Simulator 2018
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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)
Helicopter Simulator 2018
Experience realistic helicopter flight with detailed 3D models and over 360 missions. Create your own flight plans, choose weather conditions, and fly through diverse cities. Master takeoff, landing, and complex maneuvers in this immersive simulator.
- Realistic helicopter controls
- Detailed 3D helicopter and airport models
- Over 360 created missions
- Flight planner for custom missions
- Dynamic weather and day/night cycles
- Multiple camera views
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Master all the helicopters controls in this amazing SimCopter - Helicopter Simulator! Incredible detailed 3D models from helicopters and airports, you will be able to master all the skills you need to learn how to take off and land those amazing machines! We created many missions for you, so you can fly +360 missions already and a infinite number of missions you can create! With our flight planner tool, you are 100% under control of what to do in this flight simulator. Many cameras will give you full vision on the inside and outside of you copter! And they are pretty cool! Our flight simulator algorithm is very close to reality, so you can really experiment and enjoy how a real pilot fly a helicopter. Choose different weather conditions, and also if you flight will be during day or night! MAIN FEATURES: - 18 helicopters, free and by purchase. - 9 different cities, including New York, San Francisco, Paris. - +360 created missions - Flight Planner tool to create your own missions. - Live scenario, weather conditions and day and night. - Fly through dangerous locations! - Very accurate simulator algorithms! Have a awesome simulator experience! Download it now! 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Air Cavalry at 68% against Helicopter Simulator 2018's 16%. Air Cavalry also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 34 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
Both are free to download. Air Cavalry sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Helicopter Simulator 2018 sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Air Cavalry holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Air Cavalry has 8.7K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Air Cavalry's written reviews are positive against 16% of Helicopter Simulator 2018's.
Air Cavalry ships an update every 3 months, Helicopter Simulator 2018 every 34 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Air Cavalry | Helicopter Simulator 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8.7K ratings) — better | 1.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.5% of reviews — better | 16.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.7K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 34 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 855 MB | 318 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iTechGen | Thetis Consulting |
Customer experience
Air Cavalry
Helicopter Simulator 2018
User reviews
Air Cavalry
From 8.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Excellent
- 🦉 Awesome
- 😘 Fantastic
- 👍 Good
- 🚀 Best game ever!!!!!!!!!!!
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugged
- 🔧 Needs fixes and updates
- 💰 Pay to play
- 🕹️ Unrealistic physics
- 🔍 Can't advance past certain missions
Helicopter Simulator 2018
From 6 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Helicopter glitch to get free helicopters
- 👍 Good game, needs more free helicopters
Room to improve
- 🐛 Difficult to control helicopters
- 🔒 Most helicopters are locked behind paywalls
- 🔋 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 👎 Poor graphics and unrealistic flight dynamics
- 👎 Lack of tutorial or instructions on how to play
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 2018
Reported bugs
4 issues- Helicopters flying erratically or crashing on takeoff
- Inability to see altitude and speed information
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Glitches with purchased helicopters not working properly
Requested features
5 requests- More free helicopters to unlock
- Improved flight controls and responsiveness
- Better graphics and realistic environments
- In-depth tutorial for new players
- Ability to customize camera views
In-app purchases
Air Cavalry
- 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
Helicopter Simulator 2018
- Restore Fuel$1.99
- Premium Club$2.99
- Trump Sikorsky S-76$2.99
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- U.F.O.$2.99
- Boeing AH-64 Apache$4.99
- Bell 206$4.99
- Bell 222$4.99
- Sikorsky MH-53$4.99
- Bell UH-1 Iroquois$4.99
- Bell 407$4.99
- Boeing CH-47 Chinook$9.99
- WingFoot Blimp$9.99
- Unlocks all helicopters!$39.99
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