Comparison

Helicopter Sim Hellfire vs Gunship Sequel

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Gunship Sequel

Experience realistic combat flight simulation with detailed cockpits and carrier operations. Engage in multiplayer battles across historical maps from World War II, including the new Europe theater. Choose from arcade, historic, or realistic game modes.

Highlights
  • Realistic combat flight simulation
  • 360-degree detailed cockpits
  • Carrier operations
  • Multi-player battles
  • Arcade, historic, and realistic modes
  • WW2 historical maps
Features
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Gunship Sequel WW2 (previously known as Wings of Duty) brings realistic combat flight simulation experience to mobile platforms with 360 degrees detail-realistic cockpits, carrier operations, multi-player battles, arcade/historic/realistic modes and more. Features Midway, Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal and New Guinea map, and the new Europe theater. Privacy policy and terms of use:   http://www.gunshipsequel.com/privacy-policy-term-of-use/

Screenshots

Helicopter Sim Hellfire4 screens
Gunship Sequel1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gunship Sequel at 4.5 against Helicopter Sim Hellfire's 3.8. Gunship Sequel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). Helicopter Sim Hellfire's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Helicopter Sim Hellfire sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Gunship Sequel sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gunship Sequel holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gunship Sequel has 14K ratings behind it against 217, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Helicopter Sim Hellfire's written reviews are positive against 79% of Gunship Sequel's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Helicopter Sim Hellfire ships an update every 6 months, Gunship Sequel every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Helicopter Sim Hellfire versus Gunship Sequel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelicopter Sim HellfireGunship Sequel
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (217 ratings)4.5 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.7% of reviews79.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21714K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB2.5 GB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperRORTOS SRLPNTK, Inc.

Customer experience

Helicopter Sim Hellfire

All ratings217 ratings
Positive64.1%
Neutral10.1%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews241 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative24.1%

Gunship Sequel

All ratings14,420 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews1,670 reviews
Positive79.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative11.9%

User reviews

Helicopter Sim Hellfire

From 217 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun to play
  • 👍 Good helicopter game
  • 👍 Realistic scenarios
  • 👍 Great graphics
  • 👍 Challenging

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Helicopter controls can be difficult
  • 🐛 Drifting issues with machine gun
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🔋 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues

Gunship Sequel

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent mobile WW2 flight simulator
  • 🤩 Amazing plane models and details
  • 👍 Realistic flight mechanics
  • 🤖 Challenging AI opponents
  • 🎮 Variety of game modes (Arcade, Historical, Realistic)

Room to improve

  • 💰 Pay-to-win model with expensive planes
  • 🔒 Limited ability to earn in-game currency
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay on limited maps
  • 🇺🇸 American aircraft bias, lacking diversity

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

Gunship Sequel

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Planes randomly exploding or stalling
  • Inconsistent flight controls and sensitivity
  • Progression issues with lost progress/purchases

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more heavy bombers (B-17, Lancaster, etc.)
  • Expand tech trees for other nations (USSR, UK, Italy)
  • Implement cross-play and co-op multiplayer
  • Introduce a single-player campaign mode
  • Improve damage models and physics
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  • Increase XP-purchasable aircraft options

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Helicopter Sim Hellfire

One-time7
  • 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
10 purchases

Gunship Sequel

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Supporter Subscription$1.991 Month
  • 1 Year Supporter Subscription$15.991 Year
One-time8
  • Ad Free$0.99
  • Small Gold Package$0.99
  • Medium Gold Package$1.99
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  • Medium Large Gold Package$2.99
  • Large Gold Package$3.99
  • Very Large Gold Package$4.99
  • Ultra Large Gold Package$6.99
  • Super Large Gold Package$9.99

Questions

Is Helicopter Sim Hellfire free?
Helicopter Sim Hellfire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gunship Sequel free?
Gunship Sequel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Helicopter Sim Hellfire or Gunship Sequel?
Gunship Sequel is rated higher. Helicopter Sim Hellfire averages 3.8 out of 5 from 217 ratings, while Gunship Sequel averages 4.5 from 14K ratings.
Do Helicopter Sim Hellfire or Gunship Sequel have ads?
Helicopter Sim Hellfire shows ads; Gunship Sequel does not.
Which is updated more often, Helicopter Sim Hellfire or Gunship Sequel?
Helicopter Sim Hellfire ships an update every 6 months, and Gunship Sequel every 3 weeks. Most recently, Helicopter Sim Hellfire was updated on September 29, 2026 and Gunship Sequel on October 4, 2026.

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