Comparison

Chopper Time vs Stellar Mercenaries

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

Head to head
About

Chopper Time

Engage in thrilling helicopter combat, rescuing hostages across diverse levels. Upgrade your chopper with new weapons and features to overcome enemies, tanks, and hidden bunkers. Enjoy intuitive touch and tilt controls for an action-packed gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Helicopter combat and shooting
  • Hostage rescue missions
  • Chopper upgrades and weapon customization
  • Explore large levels with puzzles
  • Desert and Forest environments
  • Touch and tilt controls
Features
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Fly, shoot, bomb, combat enemies, and save hostages in this action packed helicopter game. Explore large levels and watch out for enemies and tanks. There are different puzzles in each level. With touch to fly and tilt to move controls its just plain fun. Gather treasures in each level to use in the Chopper Shop. Upgrade your Chopper with new features and equip yourself with different types of weapons. Bust through bricks and infiltrate hidden bunkers within the Desert and Forest levels. There are 2 Worlds with 24 action packed levels. Different types of weapons: -Missiles -Bombs -Bunker Busters -Smart Missiles (for taking out enemies or bricks above you)

About

Stellar Mercenaries

Engage in offline, vertical scrolling arcade action with this sci-fi RPG. Upgrade your ship, weapons, and abilities to battle rival mercenaries and conquer the solar system. Enjoy endless procedurally generated missions with diverse objectives and challenges.

Highlights
  • Vertical scrolling arcade shooter
  • Offline capable gameplay
  • Upgradable ships and weapons
  • Customizable loadouts
  • Procedurally generated missions
  • Rival mercenary system
Features
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Ready to vanquish your enemies and change the solar system forever from anywhere? Stellar Mercs is a vertical scrolling, offline capable, action arcade shooter with upgradable ships, weapons, and special abilities. Customize your loadouts for each mission depending on the environments and enemies you'll face! Each mission will reward you with unlocks and cash to continue building your arsenal. You're not the only mercenary out there - the more successful and accomplished you become, the more attention you'll attract. Enemy mercenaries can become persistent arch-rivals, leveling up along side you. Defeating them will net you great rewards, but if you die at their hands, they'll grow even further in power. The fun is never-ending! Fly missions through endless procedurally generated missions with a variety of environments, objectives, hazards, enemies, and rewards. Hijack cargo from speeding space trains, break into heavily guarded research and development space stations to acquire new prototype ships to fly, or defeat mighty leviathan capital ships in your quest to become the wealthiest, most powerful mercenary in the system! Stellar Mercs operates as a single handed action arcade game, so you can play comfortably on the go. SM is offline capable, so even without signal you can keep gaming and conquering the solar system! Configure your spacecraft's loadout and autoshoot your way to victory - focus on maneuvering through hazards and waves of enemies while you employ special abilities for maximum carnage!

Screenshots

Chopper Time4 screens
Stellar Mercenaries4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stellar Mercenaries at none against Chopper Time's shown. Stellar Mercenaries also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Chopper Time's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chopper Time sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Stellar Mercenaries sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Chopper Time against 4.8 for Stellar Mercenaries. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stellar Mercenaries has 38 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Chopper Time's written reviews are positive against 86% of Stellar Mercenaries's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chopper Time ships an update fortnightly, Stellar Mercenaries every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chopper Time versus Stellar Mercenaries: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChopper TimeStellar Mercenaries
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.8 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings538 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB198 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperClear Cloud LLCQuest Builders LLC

Customer experience

Chopper Time

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stellar Mercenaries

All ratings34 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Chopper Time

One-time3
  • Treasures$0.99
  • Full Game$1.99
  • Unlock All Levels$1.99
9 purchases

Stellar Mercenaries

One-time9
  • Currency - Small Pack$1.99
  • Starter Pack - Basic$1.99
  • Gem Pack - Small$2.99
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  • Currency - Medium Pack$3.99
  • Stater Pack - Advanced$5.99
  • Gem Pack - Medium$7.99
  • Currency - Large Pack$7.99
  • Gem Pack - Large$15.99
  • Starter Pack - Legendary$15.99

Questions

Is Chopper Time free?
Chopper Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stellar Mercenaries free?
Stellar Mercenaries is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chopper Time or Stellar Mercenaries?
Chopper Time is rated higher. Chopper Time averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Stellar Mercenaries averages 4.8 from 38 ratings.
Do Chopper Time or Stellar Mercenaries have ads?
Chopper Time shows ads; Stellar Mercenaries does not.
Which is updated more often, Chopper Time or Stellar Mercenaries?
Chopper Time ships an update fortnightly, and Stellar Mercenaries every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chopper Time was updated on October 24, 2026 and Stellar Mercenaries on October 24, 2026.

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