Chopper Lander vs Invading Horde
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chopper Lander
Pilot a helicopter through challenging levels, dodging aircraft and environmental hazards like storms. Collect coins to unlock new chopper designs and aim for safe landings to progress. Experience classic arcade-style fun with innovative gameplay.
- Safe chopper landings
- Dodge 11 aircraft
- Avoid weather hazards
- Collect coins
- Unlock 8 chopper designs
- Multiple level themes
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This is a classic arcade style game where you dodge the other aircraft and try to land the chopper safely. You need to try and land the chopper in the area indicated by the arrow and avoid the other aircraft. Some levels have multiple choppers you must land in order to complete the level. Each level has coins you can collect which you can use to buy other chopper designs. While being touched by clouds, raindrops or snowflakes you can’t move and lightning will destroy you. Good luck! + Land the chopper safely + 11 aircraft to avoid + Clouds, raindrops and snow stop your movement + Lightning destroys your chopper + Storm clouds produce raindrops, snow and lightning + Simple innovative gameplay + 8 chopper designs to buy + Several different level themes + Fun candy levels
Invading Horde
Defend the Kingdom from an invading horde by strategically building towers and using magic. Earn stars and gems to upgrade your defenses and unlock new abilities to overcome increasingly challenging waves of enemies.
- Fast-paced tower defense action
- Strategic tower building
- Upgrade weapons, obstacles, and magic
- Unlock new towers and spells
- Cast magic spells
- Drop obstacles to slow enemies
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An Invading Horde has been spotted to the west of the Kingdom. The King has selected a lucky random subject to defend the Realm. You take on the role of the unfortunate farmer tasked with this great undertaking. Build defensive Towers to defeat the Invading Horde. Complete levels to earn Stars to upgrade your Weapons, Obstacles and Magic. Earn Gems to unlock more Towers, Obstacles and Magic. Features ● Fast paced Tower Defense action ● Quirky story line ● Pause the action to plan your strategy ● Cast Magic spells to smite the Horde ● Drop Obstacles in the road to slow down the Horde ● Unlock powerful new Towers, Obstacles, Items and Magic
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Invading Horde at Free against Chopper Lander's $0.99. Invading Horde also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 38 months) and ratings volume (261 vs 2). Chopper Lander's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 57%) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Invading Horde is free to download; Chopper Lander costs $0.99 up front. Invading Horde sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Chopper Lander asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chopper Lander holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Invading Horde has 261 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Chopper Lander's written reviews are positive against 57% of Invading Horde's.
Chopper Lander ships an update every 38 months, Invading Horde every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chopper Lander | Invading Horde |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (261 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 56.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 261 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Mike Hempfling | AlhoGames |
Customer experience
Chopper Lander
Invading Horde
Bugs and requests
Chopper Lander
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Invading Horde
Reported bugs
5 issues- Archers stop shooting after leveling up
- Crashes during the last wave of levels
- Crashes after 1 minute of playing Level 25
- Game crashes right before finishing a level
- Towers stop working when too many power upgrades are applied or support towers are nearby
Requested features
5 requests- Never-ending levels
- Ability to unlock more things
- Sync progress between Watch and iPhone
- More levels (100+)
- Chinese translation
In-app purchases
Chopper Lander
No in-app purchases
Invading Horde
- Gems pack 1$0.99
- Stars Pack 1$0.99
- Gems pack 2$1.99
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- Stars Pack 2$1.99
- Gems pack 3$2.99
- Stars pack 3$2.99
- Starter pack$4.99
Questions
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