Comparison

Flight Simulator Night Fly vs Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D

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

Head to head
About

Flight Simulator Night Fly

Experience realistic flight simulation over New York City at night. Pilot a variety of aircraft through challenging missions, dynamic weather, and detailed airport environments. Improve your flying skills with replay functionality and flight lessons.

Highlights
  • 16 diverse aircraft
  • 400 flight missions
  • Extensive New York City map
  • Realistic ATC communications
  • Dynamic weather conditions
  • Space Shuttle simulation
  • Replay function
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Featured as the best flight simulator for mobile devices! Flight Simulator Night is the perfect flight simulation experience for those who loves aviation in general. Fly the most famous aircrafts in the world New York city. Choose a set of weather conditions and aircraft configurations to improve the realism and your needs to test and challenge yourself during your flight. Features: • 16 aircrafts. (commercial, cargo and instruction planes and military jet fighters!) • 400 missions to play, including flight lessons to take off, landing and planning. • Huge map, extending the dimensions of New York city, covering more than 50.000 miles • All the runway and taxiways from all airports. • ATC communications and air traffic (specially amazing during the night) • Time and weather conditions, including turbulence and "wind shears". • One special simulation feature for Endeavour Space Shuttle! • Replay function to improve and correct your skills of flying a plane. • And more! If you played our other simulations you know how committed we from Thetis Games are to develop the best experience of simulators and detailed aircrafts as we can! During the development process, we try to make it fast to load, very compatible with as many devices as we can, and at the same time, caring a lot about the realism! Please, contact us to give your feedback! (support@thetisgames.com) More detailed informations: Group of planes - instruction. - commercial - cargo and transportation - military jets Planes: - Cezna 172 - Boing 747-400 - Leerjet 60 xr - Arbus A320 - Boing 757 - Boing 707 - Beech Musketeer - Antonov Av-12 - Antonov Av-24 - British Aerospace BAE 147 - F-18 - F-22 - MIG-29 - SU-35 - Antonov Av-24 Militar - Endeavour Space Shuttle Major airports with all runways available: - John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) - La Guardia international Airport (LGA) - Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) - Lincoln Park Airport (N07) - Essex County Airport (CDW) - Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) - Teterboro Airport (TEB) - Linden Airport (LDJ)

About

Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D

Experience realistic commercial airplane flying with detailed cockpit controls and challenging missions. Navigate diverse weather conditions and day/night cycles across an expansive open world. Test your piloting skills in this advanced flight simulator.

Highlights
  • Realistic airplane cockpit environment
  • 20 exclusive levels
  • Expansive open world environment
  • Simulated weather conditions
  • Day and night cycle
  • Tilt controls
  • On-board cameras
Features
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Airplane Pilot Simulator 3D is a highly advanced simulation developed for iOS. Here at i6 Games, we have been studying to perfect the ultimate plane flying simulation, improving the physics for you the player. And finally, we're excited to give you the opportunity to play our brand new and exciting flight simulator! Get ready for the thrill of experiencing the controlling and flying a commercial airplane aircraft in Airplane Pilot Simulator 3D 2015! With realistic aeroplane cockpit controls, you control the plane to fly safely through the air and help get the passengers to their destination on time. With 20 unique levels (more soon to come), your piloting skills will be tested to the limits. With the elements against you, you'll have to fly through tough situations in order to get to the destination on time in this airplane flying simulation. The game also simulates weather conditions as well as day and night cycle, with clear sky, tropical rain, thunderstorms, turbulence and more! Become an Airliner Pilot and experience all the thrills in the exciting, new game, Airplane Pilot Simulator 3D 2015! FEATURES: -Realistic airplane cockpit environment. All of the necessary controls to make the gaming experience more realistic -20 Exclusive, entertaining levels for this game (More levels soon to come!) -Expansive, detailed open world environment (Including 7 Tropical Islands, Urban City, Residential Area, Farmlands, and Forest) -High quality buildings and airports -Accelerometers used to make easy to play tilt controls -Interact with functional instruments used in real-life airplanes -Unique reward system for gameplay -Dynamic lighting and sounds of a commercial airplane and environment -Amazing on-board cameras to capture every angle of the plane Airplane Pilot Simulator 3D 2015 uses real world simulated elements: - Weather forecast: clear sky, rain, thunderstorms, - Turbulence - Day and night cycle - Plane crashes and smokes effects.

Screenshots

Flight Simulator Night Fly4 screens
Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D at 3.6 against Flight Simulator Night Fly's 3.1. Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 60 months). Flight Simulator Night Fly's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (30% vs 14%). On price, monetization model 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. Flight Simulator Night Fly sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D has 4.8K ratings behind it against 350, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Flight Simulator Night Fly's written reviews are positive against 14% of Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flight Simulator Night Fly ships an update every 60 months, Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Flight Simulator Night Fly versus Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight Simulator Night FlyAirplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (350 ratings)3.6 (4.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.8% of reviews — better14.4% of reviews
Number of ratings3504.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 60 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.1 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThetis ConsultingAttribute

Customer experience

Flight Simulator Night Fly

All ratings350 ratings
Positive47.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative45.4%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive29.8%
Neutral6.4%
Negative63.8%

Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D

All ratings4,773 ratings
Positive63.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews541 reviews
Positive14.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative79.3%

User reviews

Flight Simulator Night Fly

From 350 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Awesome game
  • 🛫 Realistic flight experience
  • 🎮 Fun and addictive

Room to improve

  • 🛬 Difficult to control the planes
  • 💰 Planes and features locked behind paywall
  • 🎥 Poor graphics and camera view
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs

Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D

From 4.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great graphics
  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🚀 Smooth controls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unresponsive controls
  • 🐛 Crashes on level 9
  • 🔍 Difficult to see controls
  • 📢 Too many ads

Bugs and requests

Flight Simulator Night Fly

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Planes won't ascend or keep crashing
  • Rewards not given after completing missions
  • Fuel runs out quickly and can't be refilled

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more planes and liveries
  • Improve flight controls and tutorials
  • Optimize performance and reduce crashes
  • Introduce free-to-play options

Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Plane won't take off
  • Can't turn or control plane
  • Instant crash on level 9

Requested features

3 requests
  • Bigger screen size
  • More aircraft options
  • Ability to adjust screen size

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Flight Simulator Night Fly

One-time12
  • Total Refuel Gas!!!$1.99
  • Boing 757$1.99
  • Boing 707$1.99
Show 9 more
  • B 747-8i$1.99
  • ArBus 320$1.99
  • Fighter-22$1.99
  • Fighter-18$1.99
  • Space Bus$1.99
  • Av-Gun$1.99
  • Rs-35$1.99
  • Comercial Aircraft Pack$2.99
  • Offer!! GET ALL AIRPLANES AT ONCE WITH 33% OFF!!!$19.99
None

Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flight Simulator Night Fly free?
Flight Simulator Night Fly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D free?
Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flight Simulator Night Fly or Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D?
Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D is rated higher. Flight Simulator Night Fly averages 3.1 out of 5 from 350 ratings, while Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D averages 3.6 from 4.8K ratings.
Do Flight Simulator Night Fly or Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D have ads?
Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D shows ads; Flight Simulator Night Fly does not.
Which is updated more often, Flight Simulator Night Fly or Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D?
Flight Simulator Night Fly ships an update every 60 months, and Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D every 8 months. Most recently, Flight Simulator Night Fly was updated on October 22, 2026 and Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D on October 22, 2026.

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