Helicopter Sim Hellfire vs Helicopter Simulator 2017
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Helicopter Sim Hellfire
Pilot a multi-role helicopter to demolish enemy defenses and support ground troops. Engage in tactical combat with machine guns and missiles, utilizing countermeasures to survive. Experience a long campaign with various missions and challenges.
- Multi-role helicopter piloting
- Demolish enemy defenses
- Support ground troop disembarkment
- Real-time weapon and countermeasure control
- Engaging campaign with missions and challenges
- Free flight with customizable weather
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Join HELLFIRE SQUADRON and launch the attack on the most modern deadly threats. Guide with precision your multi-role helicopter, demolish the enemy defences and let the raiders disembark in enemy bases. Tactics, flying skills and the right amount of ruthlessness in the attacks are critical to complete the long and engaging campaign against the mysterious secret organization. You are in command of the helicopter and in real time you will have to govern with care the powerful machine gun available on board, take the right countermeasures against enemy attacks and launch the devastating missiles on targets. You choose the best strategy to win! Three levels of difficulty, five scenarios, free flight, 24 missions and 90 challenges are going to provide hours of fun! Features: - 5 scenarios (1 included + 4 additional) - 30 missions (6 included + 24 additional) - 90 challenges of which 5 as world competition (18 included + 72 additional) - Free flight with customizable weather conditions - Full control of the aircraft: collective, pedals/rudder, machine gun with dedicated view, missiles and flares/chaffs countermeasures - Immersive scenarios with buildings, facilities, vehicles, ships and aircraft - Replay of all flight and combat actions - Ranks and Trophies
Helicopter Simulator 2017
Pilot a variety of helicopters through a detailed 3D New York City. Complete over 3000 challenging missions, including rescue, transport, and combat scenarios, while experiencing realistic flight conditions and day/night cycles.
- 30+ helicopters
- Over 3000 missions
- Detailed 3D New York City
- Realistic weather and day/night cycles
- Pilot third-person control
- Fire and rescue missions
- Combat missions
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Become a skilled pilot in this amazing helicopter simulator! Fly your aircraft in New York city, very detailed in 3D and very live scenario! With cars, trucks and other aircrafts flying with you. Be challenged by the simulator missions! You will have + 3000 missions to play, depending on the helicopter you are using. A third person control to walk in the city with your pilot, and explore more closely the details. You will have to be very precise to take off and land, facing all the real life problems of a pilot, like flying many different helicopters each with it’s own characteristics, different weather conditions - and day and night -. The missions include fire and rescue situations, transportation of high value assets and VIP person, land in ships, buildings, city areas such as sport squares, medical rooftops and cruise ships. MAIN FEATURES: - 30 helicopters, free and by purchase. And one unlocked special aircraft landed on one of the city building rooftops. - Huge 3D New York City, very detailed. - Live scenario, cars, trucks, weather conditions and fly during day and night. - 3 person control for the pilot. - You can also walk on the city! Awesome! - - More than 3000 missions - Transportation, military, saving and tour missions - Fire and Rescue missions: collect water from the ocean or pools. Rescue people from the fire! - Shoot missiles at targets and save the day - Fly through dangerous locations! - Very accurate simulator algorithms! Enjoy this helicopter simulator, we are always doing our best to give you the best experience on mobile! Give us your feed back and let us know what you think about our simulator! 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: Helicopter Sim Hellfire at 62% against Helicopter Simulator 2017's 10%. Helicopter Simulator 2017's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 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. Helicopter Sim Hellfire sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Helicopter Simulator 2017 sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Helicopter Sim Hellfire ships an update every 6 months, Helicopter Simulator 2017 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Helicopter Sim Hellfire | Helicopter Simulator 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (218 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.4% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 218 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| 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 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 203 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RORTOS SRL | Thetis Consulting |
Customer experience
Helicopter Sim Hellfire
Helicopter Simulator 2017
Bugs and requests
Helicopter Sim Hellfire
Reported bugs
5 issues- Helicopter controls are unresponsive
- Game crashes on launch
- Mission failed music not working
- Drifting issues with machine gun
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add more helicopters (Apache, Chinook, Cobra, etc.)
- Improve flight physics and controls
- Add more scenarios and missions
- Implement multiplayer mode
- Reduce ads or offer paid version without ads
Helicopter Simulator 2017
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Helicopter Sim Hellfire
- Railway Scenario$1.99
- Refinery Scenario$1.99
- Submarines Scenario$1.99
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- Arctic Scenario$1.99
- Railway and Refinery Scenarios$2.99
- Submarines and Arctic Scenarios$2.99
- Railway, Refinery, Submarines and Arctic Scenarios$4.99
Helicopter Simulator 2017
- Premium Club - Unlimited Fuel and no more Ads!$1.99
- Helicopter Rescue Mosquito$1.99
- Restore Fuel$1.99
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- Helicopter Aero 635 Medical$2.99
- Helicopter Belli 206 Jet Ranger$2.99
- Helicopter Belli HU-1 Huey$2.99
- Helicopter Euro AA-65 Dolphin$3.99
- Helicopter Belli 407$3.99
- Helicopter Euro 556 Lion$3.99
- Helicopter Alien UFO$4.99
- Blimp$4.99
- Tv News Pack Missions$4.99
- Helicopter HA-64 Apach$5.99
- Helicopter HC-47 Chynow$5.99
- Coast Guard Pack Missions$6.99
- Helicopter Hind ME-35U$11.99
- Army Pack$29.99
Questions
Is Helicopter Sim Hellfire free?
Is Helicopter Simulator 2017 free?
Do Helicopter Sim Hellfire or Helicopter Simulator 2017 have ads?
Which is updated more often, Helicopter Sim Hellfire or Helicopter Simulator 2017?
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