Drone Simulator vs Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drone Simulator
Experience the thrill of piloting various drones, from micro quadcopters to professional surveillance models. Explore diverse environments and compete in challenging game modes to unlock new aircraft and levels. Features an immersive FPV camera for a first-hand piloting experience.
- Pilot diverse drones (quadcopters, hexacopters, racing, delivery, surveillance)
- Explore varied environments (parks, forests, urban, hills)
- Multiple game modes (Time Trial, Circuit, Chaos)
- Unlock new drones and levels with earned credits
- FPV camera mode for immersive flight
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Drone Simulator is a fun and challenging drone, quadcopter and UAV simulation game on mobile. Pilot a wide and varied range of drones, from tiny micro quadcopters, hexacopters and racing drones to full scale professional grade delivery and surveillance drones. Free fly around the various environments, from country parks to dense forests, urban skate parks and vast hills or participate in one of the different challenge game modes (Time Trial, Circuit or Chaos Mode) to earn credits to unlock new drones and levels. Drone Simulator features an FPV camera mode so you can experience the action and high octane thrill of free flight drone piloting first hand.
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.
- Realistic airplane cockpit environment
- 20 exclusive levels
- Expansive open world environment
- Simulated weather conditions
- Day and night cycle
- Tilt controls
- On-board cameras
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D at none against Drone Simulator's 4. Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D also leads on ratings volume (4.8K vs 574). Drone Simulator's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Drone Simulator sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.
Drone Simulator holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D has 4.8K ratings behind it against 574, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Drone Simulator's written reviews are positive against 14% of Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D's.
Drone Simulator ships an update every 5 months, Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Drone Simulator | Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (574 ratings) — better | 3.6 (4.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.0% of reviews — better | 14.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 574 | 4.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 507 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ammonite Design Studios Ltd | Attribute |
Customer experience
Drone Simulator
Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D
User reviews
Drone Simulator
From 574 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Super fun
- 👍 Best game ever
- 🚀 Excellent game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Too hard to control
- 🐛 Laggy and constant ads
- 🐛 Drone doesn't even fly properly
- 🐛 Not representative of a quad at all
- 🐛 Physics is all wrong
Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D
From 4.8K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Drone Simulator
Reported bugs
3 issues- Time limit issues
- Incompatible with older devices
- Login screen freezes
Requested features
4 requests- Add controller support
- Add first person view
- Add ability to choose speed
- Add NPCs to interact with drone
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
Drone Simulator
- 100 Credits$3.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- 500 Credits$6.99
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- 1000 Credits$8.99
Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D
No in-app purchases
Questions
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