Comparison

Air Cavalry vs Helicopter Simulator 2015

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 2015

Experience realistic helicopter flight over New York City. Fly diverse aircraft, complete over 70 missions, and engage in exciting combat scenarios. Features include functional cockpits, dynamic weather, and detailed environments.

Highlights
  • Realistic helicopter flight simulation
  • Over 70 diverse missions
  • Fly 7 different helicopters
  • Functional cockpits and HUD
  • Dynamic weather conditions
  • Detailed New York City environment
  • Combat missions with missiles
Features
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Helicopter Flight Simulator 2015 SimCopter it's finally here! Be prepared to be amazed in this real world simulation! Fly some of the most famous helicopters above New York. We added road traffic, blimps, balloons, cruise ship and a huge aircraft carrier to make it as perfect as we can. We added even the feature to fire missiles from an Apache Army helicopter! Very exciting! Choose one of the best helipads to depart and land, including rooftops, parking lots, in the aircraft carrier, cruise ship. Fly with 6 helicopters over 60 different missions! Environment physics also include weather conditions, such as winds and turbulence. These are the Helicopters included in the game: - Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin - Bell 47 - Bell 206 Jet Ranger - Bell 407 - Aerospatiale Gazelle SA 341 - Boing Army Apache AH64 (with missiles included) MAIN FEATURES: - 7 aircraft - 70 missions - Exclusive missions depending on your helicopter - Military Apache Helicopter exclusive missions - Functional instruments on Helicopter, including all cockpits.. - Dynamic instruments and advanced HUD. - Detailed helipads - Detailed world, with trees, buildings, clouds, water and ocean. - Car traffic, other flight aircraft, blimps, balloons. - Two ships: one cruise and one Aircraft Carrier Become a rescue pilot, military pilot, private or commercial helicopter pilot! It's up to you! 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 20154 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Air Cavalry at 67% against Helicopter Simulator 2015's 17%. Air Cavalry also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Air Cavalry sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Helicopter Simulator 2015 sells 10 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 2015 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Air Cavalry versus Helicopter Simulator 2015: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAir CavalryHelicopter Simulator 2015
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.5% of reviews — better17.1% of reviews
Number of ratings8.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — 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 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiTechGenThetis Consulting

Customer experience

Air Cavalry

All ratings8,636 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral6.2%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews796 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral13.1%
Negative19.5%

Helicopter Simulator 2015

Written reviews76 reviews
Positive17.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative78.9%

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 2015

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
10 purchases

Helicopter Simulator 2015

One-time10
  • Fuel$0.99
  • Helicopter Gazel SA341$1.99
  • Remove all Ads$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Helicopter Bell 206$2.99
  • Pack apache$2.99
  • Helicopter Bell 407$3.99
  • Helicopter HH-65 Dolphin$3.99
  • UFO$4.99
  • Helicopter Apache AH64$5.99
  • Helicopter Simulator Full Pack$9.99

Questions

Is Air Cavalry free?
Air Cavalry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Helicopter Simulator 2015 free?
Helicopter Simulator 2015 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Air Cavalry or Helicopter Simulator 2015 have ads?
Both Air Cavalry and Helicopter Simulator 2015 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Air Cavalry or Helicopter Simulator 2015?
Air Cavalry ships an update every 3 months, and Helicopter Simulator 2015 every 2 months. Most recently, Air Cavalry was updated on September 24, 2026 and Helicopter Simulator 2015 on September 3, 2026.

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