Comparison

Helicopter Simulator 2015 vs Helicopter Rescue Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Helicopter Simulator 2015

Experience realistic helicopter flight over New York City. Fly diverse aircraft, complete over 70 missions, and engage in exciting combat scenarios. Features include functional cockpits, dynamic weather, and detailed environments.

Highlights
  • Realistic helicopter flight simulation
  • Over 70 diverse missions
  • Fly 7 different helicopters
  • Functional cockpits and HUD
  • Dynamic weather conditions
  • Detailed New York City environment
  • Combat missions with missiles
Features
Read full description

Helicopter Flight Simulator 2015 SimCopter it's finally here! Be prepared to be amazed in this real world simulation! Fly some of the most famous helicopters above New York. We added road traffic, blimps, balloons, cruise ship and a huge aircraft carrier to make it as perfect as we can. We added even the feature to fire missiles from an Apache Army helicopter! Very exciting! Choose one of the best helipads to depart and land, including rooftops, parking lots, in the aircraft carrier, cruise ship. Fly with 6 helicopters over 60 different missions! Environment physics also include weather conditions, such as winds and turbulence. These are the Helicopters included in the game: - Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin - Bell 47 - Bell 206 Jet Ranger - Bell 407 - Aerospatiale Gazelle SA 341 - Boing Army Apache AH64 (with missiles included) MAIN FEATURES: - 7 aircraft - 70 missions - Exclusive missions depending on your helicopter - Military Apache Helicopter exclusive missions - Functional instruments on Helicopter, including all cockpits.. - Dynamic instruments and advanced HUD. - Detailed helipads - Detailed world, with trees, buildings, clouds, water and ocean. - Car traffic, other flight aircraft, blimps, balloons. - Two ships: one cruise and one Aircraft Carrier Become a rescue pilot, military pilot, private or commercial helicopter pilot! It's up to you! 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

About

Helicopter Rescue Simulator

Experience realistic helicopter flight in a vast open world. Complete diverse rescue missions, from firefighting to combat, using various military and civil choppers. Explore detailed environments and discover hidden points of interest.

Highlights
  • Realistic flight physics
  • Huge open world exploration
  • Diverse mission types
  • Multiple helicopter models
  • Dynamic camera angles
  • Touch and tilt controls
Features
Read full description

Take flight of some amazing rescue helicopters in a huge environment ready to explore, filled with forests, canyons, hills and mountains; more than 16 km² of area to fly around in! Complete tons of unique missions to become a professional helicopter pilot. !! Helicopter Rescue Simulator contains 20 free levels !! Choose between flying in a military copter (like Apache or Mi-8), civil copter (like Bell, Hughes, Ecureuil), transport chopper, and more. Get behind the control stick of a Firefighter helicopter to transport water and extinguish the fires. Use the "Skylift" helicopter to move objects with an electromagnet. Or choose the "Apache" helicopter to fire rockets and fight. Explore the map to find one of 20 spots to launch a mission, or you can fly around and do whatever you want freely. The minimap help you to know where are the missions spots. Come and explore this huge environment filled with lots of points of interest to discover. Fly around and see the sights like rivers and lakes, an ancient Japanese temple, airport with other aircrafts and planes, secluded houses and farms, ruins, a camping place, and more... Example of missions : - Winching up : use your copter to rescue people - Forest and building fire : get some water and extinguish the fire. - Transport wreck : grab the old car with your electromagnet and go to the wrecking yard - Help the victims after a car accident - Get the empty oxygen cylinders at the top of the mountain, during a tempest - Training to keep up with helicopter and 4x4 ( SUV ) during police chases - Go through all the checkpoints as fast as possible - Unload a container ship with a magnet - Fire rockets to remove all the objects and clear the road - Landing on a moving boat and a moving truck - Stop and catch all the gangsters with your military heli Features : - Huge open world, filled with wide open roads, mountains, canyons, hills and forests - Realistic flying simulation - Realistic flight physics - High quality chopper - Dynamic camera angles - Easy to play driving controls, use touch and tilt controls! You can adjust the quality button to play without lag.

Screenshots

Helicopter Simulator 20154 screens
Helicopter Rescue Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Helicopter Rescue Simulator at 68% against Helicopter Simulator 2015's 21%. Helicopter Rescue Simulator also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Helicopter Simulator 2015's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 49 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Helicopter Simulator 2015 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Helicopter Rescue Simulator sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Helicopter Simulator 2015 ships an update every 2 months, Helicopter Rescue Simulator every 49 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Helicopter Simulator 2015 versus Helicopter Rescue Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelicopter Simulator 2015Helicopter Rescue Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.1 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.6% of reviews68.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 49 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB171 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThetis ConsultingMH Production

Customer experience

Helicopter Simulator 2015

Written reviews97 reviews
Positive20.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative76.3%

Helicopter Rescue Simulator

All ratings1,105 ratings
Positive75.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative17.0%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral11.7%
Negative20.4%

Bugs and requests

Helicopter Simulator 2015

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Helicopter Rescue Simulator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Star points not registering correctly
  • Helicopters flipping upside down when moving forward
  • Inability to collect all bonus stars

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and missions
  • Larger game map
  • Additional helicopter models
  • Cockpit view option
  • Ability to land on aircraft carriers

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Helicopter Simulator 2015

One-time10
  • Fuel$0.99
  • Helicopter Gazel SA341$1.99
  • Remove all Ads$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Helicopter Bell 206$2.99
  • Pack apache$2.99
  • Helicopter Bell 407$3.99
  • Helicopter HH-65 Dolphin$3.99
  • UFO$4.99
  • Helicopter Apache AH64$5.99
  • Helicopter Simulator Full Pack$9.99
19 purchases

Helicopter Rescue Simulator

One-time19
  • Starter Star Pack$3.99
  • Bell 206$4.99
  • AH-64 Apache Navy$5.99
Show 16 more
  • AS-365 Dauphin$5.99
  • Pilot Star Pack$6.99
  • Hughes MD-500$6.99
  • Eurocopter EC-135$7.99
  • AS-350 Ecureuil$7.99
  • AH-64 Apache Army$8.99
  • SH-3 Sea King$10.99
  • Mil Mi-8$10.99
  • SciFi Copter$11.99
  • CH-47 Chinook$13.99
  • Sky High Star Pack$13.99
  • UH1-OMA$14.99
  • Mi-8 367H$16.99
  • Eurocopter AS355N$16.99
  • Ultimate Start Pack$17.99
  • Unlock All Helicopters$26.99

Questions

Is Helicopter Simulator 2015 free?
Helicopter Simulator 2015 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Helicopter Rescue Simulator free?
Helicopter Rescue Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Helicopter Simulator 2015 or Helicopter Rescue Simulator have ads?
Both Helicopter Simulator 2015 and Helicopter Rescue Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Helicopter Simulator 2015 or Helicopter Rescue Simulator?
Helicopter Simulator 2015 ships an update every 2 months, and Helicopter Rescue Simulator every 49 months. Most recently, Helicopter Simulator 2015 was updated on October 28, 2026 and Helicopter Rescue Simulator on October 26, 2026.

Other comparisons