Comparison

Helicopter Simulator 2015 vs Hoverdroid 3D

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

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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
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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

Hoverdroid 3D

Pilot a versatile radio-controlled hovercraft across diverse terrains including earth, water, and snow. Engage in a variety of missions, from slalom races to snowplowing and cargo transport, testing the vehicle's unique abilities to float, fly, and drive.

Highlights
  • Drive on earth, water, and snow
  • Fly with attached wings
  • 24 varied missions
  • Realistic physics engine
  • Interact with environment objects
  • 3D modeled hovercraft
Features
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Take control of a radio-controlled hovercraft in a park, with a skatepark, a water basin and a mogul field! Accomplish a lot of variety of missions to become a real pilot. The hovercraft can drive on all types of terrain: earth, water, snow. And even in the air! Equipped with wings, your hovercraft can fly like a plane, an aircraft or a glider! This vehicle with air cushion does not touch the ground. It is raised a few inches with 3 powerful turbines that maintain it and stabilize it in the air. This is the most multi-purpose vehicle in the world !! Hoverdroid is the first 3D radio controlled hovercraft game on iOS! This simulation game contains 24 missions. Example of levels : - Slalom between the cones as fast as possible - After heavy snowfall, use your hovercraft as snowplow to clear the snow and create a feasible path - Land on an runway, that is built on the top of a tree - Use your hovercraft after a game of petanque to bring the balls and the jack back - Transport some goods on a chaotic field without damaging anything - Test the performance of your hovercraft against radio controlled helicopter. Which one will be the fastest? - Chase the birds that are on the lawn - Climb a wooden hut, shaped castle Totally free, without "in-app purchase" ! All bonuses are unlocked during the game (3 hovercar and wings to fly) Hoverdroid is a simulator in the same universe as Helidroid (RC helicopter game), with a new physics engine that let's you interact with a lot of objects in the environment. Hoverdroid let you control a radio controlled hover car , that fly like a hoverboard. There is also a particles engine, in order to show water and snow. This reduced model is modeled in 3D. It can float like a boat, fly like a copter (chopper), and ride like a car (4x4)! You must have (at least) a cpu of 1 GHz in order to play without lag. But you can reduce the quality of the graphics in the option menu.

Screenshots

Helicopter Simulator 20154 screens
Hoverdroid 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hoverdroid 3D at 86% against Helicopter Simulator 2015's 17%. Hoverdroid 3D also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Helicopter Simulator 2015's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 34 months). On price 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 Simulator 2015 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Hoverdroid 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Helicopter Simulator 2015 ships an update every 2 months, Hoverdroid 3D every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Helicopter Simulator 2015 versus Hoverdroid 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelicopter Simulator 2015Hoverdroid 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (114 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.4% of reviews86.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—114 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 34 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThetis ConsultingMH Production

Customer experience

Helicopter Simulator 2015

Written reviews86 reviews
Positive17.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative79.1%

Hoverdroid 3D

All ratings114 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral8.3%
Negative5.6%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Helicopter Simulator 2015

One-time10
  • Fuel$0.99
  • Helicopter Gazel SA341$1.99
  • Remove all Ads$1.99
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  • 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
None

Hoverdroid 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Helicopter Simulator 2015 free?
Helicopter Simulator 2015 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hoverdroid 3D free?
Hoverdroid 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Helicopter Simulator 2015 or Hoverdroid 3D have ads?
Helicopter Simulator 2015 shows ads; Hoverdroid 3D does not.
Which is updated more often, Helicopter Simulator 2015 or Hoverdroid 3D?
Helicopter Simulator 2015 ships an update every 2 months, and Hoverdroid 3D every 34 months. Most recently, Helicopter Simulator 2015 was updated on October 8, 2026 and Hoverdroid 3D on October 7, 2026.

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