--- title: "Retro Flight: 3D battle sim - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store" description: "Climb into a chopper and fight. Rockets, bombs, lasers, snowballs and mini-nukes at your fingertips. Cunning AI attacking from every angle. Eight aircraft to unlock. Completely free — no ads, no micro" --- # Retro Flight: 3D battle sim — United States > Choppers, planes, tanks, UFOs! ![Retro Flight App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/26/29/4a/26294a06-2ef5-534e-7db6-a2fc0600c33f/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-6-0-GLES2_U002c0-85-220.png/400x400bb.png) **Developer:** [Michael Howard](https://apptail.io/developer/michael-howard-YOMb) **Category:** Games **Rating:** 4.6/5 (60 ratings) **Price:** Free **Bundle ID:** com.gmail.criticalspark **Store:** Apple App Store **Country:** United States **Version:** 2.3 (released 2026-05-05) **Original Release:** 2009-12-23 **App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id346305597) **AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/retro-flight-3d-battle-sim-dLvg/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/retro-flight-3d-battle-sim-dLvg/united-states) ## Retro Flight Description Climb into a chopper and fight. Rockets, bombs, lasers, snowballs and mini-nukes at your fingertips. Cunning AI attacking from every angle. Eight aircraft to unlock. Completely free — no ads, no microtransactions, no catch. You start as a cold war chopper pilot caught in a proxy war between very different cities. Climb the levels, outsmart the AI and conquer Elite difficulty to unlock the Baron and the flying saucer. Along the way you'll fight in tanks, submarines, jet fighters, WW1 biplanes and aircraft carriers. There's a tutorial, autopilot, target practice, Cyberspace, an Xmas mode, and a sandbox where everything comes to life and you can drive and ride anything that moves. Featuring... * Rockets, bombs, snowballs, lasers, mini-nukes * Truly madly bloodthirsty AI * 8 unique aircraft * Sandbox with tanks, cars, boats, alien invasions & lots more * WiFi/Bluetooth multiplayer with teams & friends lists * Game Center leaderboards * Make & share your own game maps * Completely free: no ads, no microtransactions This game is a challenge, but once you're up to speed and deep into the high-octane madness it's the most exciting adrenaline rush on the App Store. While everyone else is staring at their phones in a vacant trance, this will have you punching the air and screaming out loud. Quick Tips: To see the last message during Tutorial, tap pause. To exit to menus from in the game, tap the door. To change controls (joystick/gyro) or graphics (for snowballs & lasers), go to options. More tips & help in the app and on the website. Website: __________________________________________ Five star reviews from around the world: "It runs on literally any iOS, and runs FAST even on older devices. This game has everything you need to entertain yourself for hours. Been playing for 4 years and will play for 4 more!" "If you haven't at least downloaded and tried this game, you are depriving yourself of The best hidden gem on the App Store." "Best 3D dogfighting game I've ever played on my iPad! Great for playing with a friend. Fun graphics. Cool noises. No charge. What's not to like? It also has a complexity that some similar games lack." "Complicated enough that you can spend hours on it, but quick enough that it can just as easily fill five minute gaps. Perfect." "This is so freaking fun! I can't believe it was free, it is good for people who like retro or modern style games. Seriously you HAVE to get it." __________________________________________ This game is completely free, with no ads. If you think the game is awesome, please support it by telling others about it! ## Retro Flight Screenshots - [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/b3/92/9e/b3929e50-6585-1b86-927b-6768e49419c7/Screenshot_2026-02-18_at_14.24.02.png/2796x1290.png) - [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/d5/d2/f9/d5d2f920-8130-ded0-afe8-4dc173374c6c/Screenshot_2024-12-03_at_14.51.19.png/2796x1290.png) - [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/4b/da/9d/4bda9d33-0075-2688-11cb-aa7c7b4b0ca3/Screenshot_2026-02-18_at_14.49.40.png/2796x1290.png) - [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/77/dd/3e/77dd3eb8-d910-6411-480c-67075055bf4f/Screenshot_2026-02-03_at_16.00.39-1.png/2796x1290.png) - [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/fd/55/d2/fd55d27c-dc99-d69c-3a17-28a9dbe07852/Screenshot_2024-12-04_at_18.05.16.png/2796x1290.png) - [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/7f/00/30/7f0030a7-b6ce-1c0f-ef58-c9708f855dea/Screenshot_2026-02-19_at_13.31.14.png/2796x1290.png) - [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/0e/53/9e/0e539e5b-e8ce-3891-945b-3c7a666d7697/Screenshot_2024-12-03_at_15.53.05.png/2796x1290.png) - [Screenshot 8](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/e0/d7/8f/e0d78fa4-0433-774b-ecf9-e2d5f88456e2/Screenshot_2026-02-03_at_15.47.45.png/2796x1290.png) - [Screenshot 9](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/72/9d/f6/729df655-9149-0c33-37f6-c028b9643fbb/Screenshot_2026-02-03_at_16.04.23.png/2796x1290.png) - [Screenshot 10](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/50/d7/5f/50d75f78-9d73-41c2-0525-c2e8e0a7d76b/Screenshot_2024-12-03_at_14.34.25.png/2796x1290.png) ## Retro Flight Rating Breakdown in United States - 5 stars: 51 (85%) - 4 stars: 3 (5%) - 3 stars: 2 (3%) - 2 stars: 1 (2%) - 1 stars: 3 (5%) ## Retro Flight Reviews in United States ### ***** "add some stuff and fix some stuffs" i remember this game from when i was 10. but can you please add rifles or pistols to soldiers? or an airliner? that would sound cool! -- B737 Railfanning!, 2024-09-16 ### ***** "Mystery UFO" When I got the game, I saw I was able to control horses, cars, trains, helicopters, planes, tanks, and artillery, but one was missing from the group. The UFO. Which I don’t know how to get it? Can you explain about the game’s UFOs and how to get them? -- The worlds maddest kid, 2023-01-22 ### ***** "Hope You Are Reading This" VERY Cool Game!!! If You’re Reading This Can You Add A Rifle Or A Pistol To The Soldiers?? Please Read This :) -- DX Fan 140, 2022-02-16 ### ***** "2 years since last update and still a BLAST!" This game has been my childhood since 2014! I hope you add a new update this year, because I am super excited for what new things are to come! -- Jmfbfiw, 2021-08-15 ### ***** "cant believe its back" this game makes its return and is more fun than ever with more modes and an amazing chopper selection and so much, thanks for bringing it back dev -- EnderCreeper909, 2018-12-17 ### ***** "It's back!" Glad to see this awesome game is back. Fresh take on helicopter combat, plus there is much more than just choppers. And all of it is the work of one dev! Great job bud -- dtran331, 2018-12-15 ### ***** "Wonderful" I love this game. -- Anonymous sheel, 2018-11-02 ### ***** "Good" Very fun game except the controls need some work -- patdom119, 2018-10-31 ### ***** "Good job" For a one man developer this is amazing -- Yeah minecraft!!, 2018-10-31 ### *---- "Plaza help" I can't play don't know what to do I looked at site but download map doesn't work because when I push back button it won't bring me to Main menu -- Happygamecat, 2015-10-12 [View all Retro Flight reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://app.apptail.io/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews) ## Apps Similar to Retro Flight - [犯罪城警用直升机](https://apptail.io/app/app-yVgd/united-states) - [Tiger-Tank](https://apptail.io/app/tiger-tank-dTTd/united-states) - [RC UFO 3D Lite](https://apptail.io/app/rc-ufo-3d-lite-ljze/united-states) - [Tank Wars Games: tank battle](https://apptail.io/app/tank-wars-games-tank-battle-pyEe/united-states) - [Defend London 3D Lite](https://apptail.io/app/defend-london-3d-lite-faHe/united-states) - 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