Comparison

HELI HELL 2024 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

HELI HELL 2024

Pilot a helicopter through intense aerial combat, dodging bullets and destroying enemies. Upgrade weapons and customize your chopper to face waves of adversaries and massive bosses in this retro-inspired bullet hell shooter.

Highlights
  • 6 helicopters
  • 22 upgradable weapons
  • Over 50 enemy units
  • Massive bosses
  • Retro-inspired levels
  • High score competition
Features
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GET TO THE CHOPPAAAAAA! Unleash the fury of the skies in HELI HELL – the ultimate bullet hell shmup that will test your mettle and your trigger finger! Dive into a relentless arcade experience where the sky is your battlefield and danger comes from every angle. Your mission: pilot a battle-hardened helicopter through waves of relentless enemies, dodging a maelstrom of bullets and obliterating adversaries with a formidable arsenal at your fingertips. SHOW NO MERCY! FEATURES: - 6 helicopters (and more to come) - 22 upgradable weapons - Over 50 different enemy units - MASSIVE. HEAVY. BOSSES. Prepare for vertical mayhem as you ascend through retro-inspired levels, each packed with unique challenges and ruthless bosses. HELI HELL combines the nostalgia of classic shooters with the intense action of modern bullet hell games. Rack up high scores, compete with players worldwide, and etch your name in the annals of high-flying heroes. With every level, the onslaught intensifies, pushing your skills to the limit as you navigate through the chaos of non-stop bullet storms. Customize your chopper, unlock devastating weapons, and show no mercy as you blast through enemy lines. Whether you're a seasoned shmup veteran or a newcomer to the arcade shooter genre, HELI HELL offers an adrenaline-pumping, sky-dominating adventure that's not for the faint of heart. Join the aerial assault, embrace the bullet hell, and become the ultimate sky warrior in HELI HELL – where victory is only a shot away!

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

HELI HELL 20244 screens
Turboprop Flight Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Turboprop Flight Simulator at none against HELI HELL 2024's 11. Turboprop Flight Simulator also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 217) and review sentiment (94% vs 76%). On price, rating, 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. HELI HELL 2024 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Turboprop Flight Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for HELI HELL 2024 against 4.7 for Turboprop Flight Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Turboprop Flight Simulator has 13K ratings behind it against 217, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of HELI HELL 2024's written reviews are positive against 94% of Turboprop Flight Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HELI HELL 2024 versus Turboprop Flight Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHELI HELL 2024Turboprop Flight Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (217 ratings)4.7 (13K ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21713K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size674 MB268 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNikita EfremovAlexandru Petre

Customer experience

HELI HELL 2024

All ratings217 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral11.2%
Negative12.4%

Turboprop Flight Simulator

All ratings11,689 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews2,870 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.5%

User reviews

HELI HELL 2024

From 217 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great gameplay
  • 👍 Addictive and challenging
  • 🎨 Awesome graphics
  • 💰 Reasonable in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🔍 Lack of explanations for upgrades
  • ⏱️ Grindy progression
  • 🎮 Suboptimal controls

Turboprop Flight Simulator

From 13K 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

HELI HELL 2024

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Restore purchases not working
  • Game progress not syncing across devices
  • Invisible mines in certain levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to customize helicopters
  • Manual firing option
  • In-game music

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

11 purchases

HELI HELL 2024

One-time11
  • Permanent Magnet$0.99
  • Piggy bank$0.99
  • Piggy bank$1.99
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  • Wad of money$1.99
  • Wad of money$2.99
  • War cooperative$2.99
  • President's slush fund$3.99
  • War cooperative$4.99
  • Government support$6.99
  • President's slush fund$9.99
  • Government support$19.99
None

Turboprop Flight Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HELI HELL 2024 free?
HELI HELL 2024 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, HELI HELL 2024 or Turboprop Flight Simulator?
Turboprop Flight Simulator is rated higher. HELI HELL 2024 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 217 ratings, while Turboprop Flight Simulator averages 4.7 from 13K ratings.
Do HELI HELL 2024 or Turboprop Flight Simulator have ads?
Both HELI HELL 2024 and Turboprop Flight Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, HELI HELL 2024 or Turboprop Flight Simulator?
HELI HELL 2024 ships an update every 2 months, and Turboprop Flight Simulator every 2 months. Most recently, HELI HELL 2024 was updated on September 19, 2026 and Turboprop Flight Simulator on September 24, 2026.

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