Hoverdroid 3D vs Helicopter Simulator 2016
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Drive on earth, water, and snow
- Fly with attached wings
- 24 varied missions
- Realistic physics engine
- Interact with environment objects
- 3D modeled hovercraft
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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.
Helicopter Simulator 2016
Experience realistic helicopter flight with over 3000 missions across various categories like military, rescue, and transport. Pilot a diverse fleet of aircraft through challenging scenarios with dynamic weather and day/night cycles.
- 3000+ missions
- 28 helicopters
- 6 mission categories
- Dynamic weather
- Day/night flights
- Real-life scenarios
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Are you ready for the best flight simulator for helicopters that there is? Fly through more then 3000 missions using the top military and civilian aircrafts! Use your flying skills to complete the 6 categories of challenges: Career mode, Military, Coast Guard, Television Broadcast, Transport and Rescue and Tour flights through the city. Rescue people in danger situations, transport important cargos, help the police during chases, and also to fly your helicopter close to a hurricane to broadcast it live! We guarantee hours of a amazing flight simulation experience! MAIN FEATURES: - 28 chopters - 5 different weather forecasts, including day and night flights - Real life scenario, with ground and air traffic - 3.240 missions - Career - Militar - Coast Guard - Television Broadcast - Transport - Tour This helicopter simulation also includes Time and Season features, so, you can choose day or night and different weather conditions! - OTHER CHALLENGES: - Chopter simulator for army situations, like escort armed trucks and soldiers - Extinguish Fire - Rescue people - Time attack - Fly the aircraft between skyscrapers, bridges - Give a ride for some parachuters - Help the police in car chases - Transport weapons, VIP passengers and cargo. - Shoot at moving targets with military helicopters - ... and more! Pilot, have a nice flight! 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: Hoverdroid 3D at 86% against Helicopter Simulator 2016's 27%. Hoverdroid 3D also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). Helicopter Simulator 2016's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks 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
Both are free to download. Helicopter Simulator 2016 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Hoverdroid 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hoverdroid 3D ships an update every 34 months, Helicopter Simulator 2016 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hoverdroid 3D | Helicopter Simulator 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (114 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.1% of reviews — better | 26.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 114 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 210 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MH Production | Thetis Consulting |
Customer experience
Hoverdroid 3D
Helicopter Simulator 2016
Bugs and requests
Hoverdroid 3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Helicopter Simulator 2016
Reported bugs
25 issues- Premium club subscription not unlocking
- Transaction issue with premium club
- Game crashes on takeoff
- Cannot land properly
- Level 8 impossible
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- Cannot suspect a ship
- Level 29 career doesn't work
- Subscription doesn't work
- Lag is very annoying
- Tablet crashes
- Helicopter doesn't let me control at all
- Helicopter tips down making it hard to control
- Ads after everything
- Game doesn't do what it's meant to
- Cannot restart the game
- Graphics are awful/terrible/grainy
- Controls are flaky/hard/tricky
- Adverts are obnoxious
- Game lags significantly
- Offers tab on app open
- Limited helicopter and mission choice
- Have to buy to progress
- Ad banner obscures gameplay
- Premium subscription not working as expected (still have ads, no unlimited fuel)
- Transaction issue with premium club purchase
Requested features
3 requests- More levels
- More gameplay
- More options
In-app purchases
Hoverdroid 3D
No in-app purchases
Helicopter Simulator 2016
- Fuel$1.99
- Helicopter Aero 635 Medical$2.99
- Helicopter Belli 206 Jet Ranger$2.99
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- Helicopter Belli HU-1 Huey$2.99
- Helicopter Euro AA-65 Dolphin$3.99
- Coast Guard Pack Missions$4.99
- Helicopter Alien UFO$4.99
- Blimp$4.99
- Premium Club Subscription$4.99
- Helicopter HA-64 Apach$5.99
- Helicopter HC-47 Chynow$5.99
Questions
Is Hoverdroid 3D free?
Is Helicopter Simulator 2016 free?
Do Hoverdroid 3D or Helicopter Simulator 2016 have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hoverdroid 3D or Helicopter Simulator 2016?
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