Comparison

Air Cavalry vs Turboprop Flight Simulator

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

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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
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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)

About

Turboprop Flight Simulator

Experience realistic flight simulation with a wide variety of modern turboprop aircraft. Engage in training missions, complete diverse objectives, and explore detailed cockpits. Enjoy features like ground vehicle driving, cargo operations, and varied weather conditions.

Highlights
  • Pilot modern turboprop aircraft
  • Training and various missions
  • First-person interior exploration
  • Ground vehicle driving
  • Cargo loading and airdrops
  • Realistic physics and controls
  • Varied weather and time-of-day
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FLY MILITARY AIRCRAFT AND PASSENGER AIRLINERS: "Turboprop Flight Simulator" is a 3D airplane simulator game, in which you pilot various types of modern turboprop aircraft, and also drive ground vehicles. THE AIRCRAFT: * C-400 tactical airlifter - inspired from the real-world Airbus A400M. * HC-400 coastguard search and rescue - variant of C-400. * MC-400 special operations - variant of C-400. * RL-42 regional airliner - inspired from the real-world ATR-42. * RL-72 regional airliner - inspired from the real-world ATR-72. * E-42 military early warning aircraft - derived from RL-42. * XV-40 concept tilt-wing VTOL cargo. * PV-40 private luxury VTOL - variant of XV-40. * MV-40 special operations VTOL - variant of XV-40. * PS-26 concept private seaplane. * MS-26 special operations seaplane - variant of PS-26. * C-130 military cargo - inspired from the legendary Lockheed C-130 Hercules. * HC-130 coastguard search and rescue - variant of C-130. * MC-130 special operations - variant of C-130. HAVE FUN: * Learn to fly with training missions (teaching the basics of flying, taxiing, takeoff and landing). * Complete various missions. * Explore the plane's interior in first-person (in most levels, and free-flight). * Interact with various items (doors, cargo ramp, strobes, main lights). * Drive ground vehicles. * Load, unload, and airdrop supplies and vehicles with the cargo planes. * Takeoff and land on improvised runways (and airports, for sure). * Fly without restrictions in free-flight mode, or create flight routes on the map. * Perform refueling on ground and mid-air refueling. * Use JATO/L (Jet Assisted Take-Off and Landing). * Fly in varied time-of-day, fog and wind conditions. OTHER FEATURES: * FREE airplane simulator game updated in 2025! * NO MANDATORY ADS! Only optional, rewarded ones in-between flights. * Good 3D graphics (with detailed cockpits for all the airplanes). * Realistic physics for flight simulation. * Complete pilot controls (including rudder, flaps, spoilers, thrust reversers, auto-brakes, and landing gear). * Multiple control options (including mixed tilt sensor & stick / yoke). * Multiple cameras (including cockpit cameras with captain and copilot positions). * Close to realistic engines' sounds (turbines and propellers noises recorded from real airplanes). * Partial and total aircraft destruction (clipping wing tips, full wings separation, tail separation, and main fuselage breakage). * Several islands with many airports. * Selection of measurement units for air speed, flying altitude, and distance (metric, aviation standard, and imperial).

Screenshots

Air Cavalry4 screens
Turboprop Flight Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Turboprop Flight Simulator at none against Air Cavalry's 10. Turboprop Flight Simulator also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 68%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Air Cavalry's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Turboprop Flight Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Turboprop Flight Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8.7K and 14K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Air Cavalry's written reviews are positive against 94% of Turboprop Flight Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Air Cavalry ships an update every 3 months, Turboprop Flight Simulator every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Air Cavalry versus Turboprop Flight Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAir CavalryTurboprop Flight Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8.7K ratings)4.7 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.5% of reviews93.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.7K14K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size855 MB268 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiTechGenAlexandru Petre

Customer experience

Air Cavalry

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

Turboprop Flight Simulator

All ratings11,689 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews2,953 reviews
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.5%

User reviews

Air Cavalry

From 8.7K App Store ratings

What 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

Turboprop Flight Simulator

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic flight experience
  • 👍 Fully interactive planes and vehicles
  • 💰 Free to play with optional ads
  • 🌇 Large map with multiple airports
  • 🔓 No in-app purchases required

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • 🔍 Lack of visual detail in environment
  • 🕰️ Slow update pace
  • 🤯 Sensitive controls
  • 🤖 Absence of AI traffic

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

Turboprop Flight Simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Propeller animation issues
  • Camera detachment during crashes
  • Inverted tilt controls
  • Inconsistent fuel/engine behavior

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more aircraft types (jets, smaller GA planes)
  • Implement multiplayer functionality
  • Enhance weather effects and conditions
  • Improve crash physics and damage modeling
  • Introduce passenger transport and airport services

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
None

Turboprop Flight Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Air Cavalry free?
Air Cavalry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Turboprop Flight Simulator free?
Turboprop Flight Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Air Cavalry or Turboprop Flight Simulator?
Turboprop Flight Simulator is rated higher. Air Cavalry averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8.7K ratings, while Turboprop Flight Simulator averages 4.7 from 14K ratings.
Do Air Cavalry or Turboprop Flight Simulator have ads?
Both Air Cavalry and Turboprop Flight Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Air Cavalry or Turboprop Flight Simulator?
Air Cavalry ships an update every 3 months, and Turboprop Flight Simulator every 2 months. Most recently, Air Cavalry was updated on November 10, 2026 and Turboprop Flight Simulator on November 10, 2026.

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