Comparison

Drone Simulator vs DRS

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

DRS

Master FPV drone piloting with realistic physics in a sandbox environment. Explore diverse locations, customize controls, and choose from various flight modes. Ideal for beginners and experienced pilots alike.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics-based flying
  • Race and sandbox modes
  • Multiple flight locations
  • Adjustable controls
  • Throttle stabilizer for beginners
  • Customizable drone characteristics
Features
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Practice to fly FPV drones, quadrocopters in this sanbox simulator Realistic physics based flying drone. Race and sandbox mods! Over 5 different locations to fly. Super adjustable controls. You can connect your controller or fly with screen joysticks. If you are a beginner, you can fly with throttle stabilizer and throttle mapping (keeps the height and centers the throttle stick), it makes flying much easier in this FPV drone racing quadcopter league simulator offline sandbox game aka DRS. This quadcopter simulator has everything you need for realistic flying: - Acro mode - Stable mode - Few camera modes - Adjustable throttle, pitch, and yaw - Camera angle - Drone weight - Angular drag Adjust the settings to match your favorite drone characteristics. Practice your freestyle at different locations. From open football stadium to tight pine forest. Fly your drone in the industrial hangar, forest, town, over the ocean and few other locations in this drone simulator games.

Screenshots

Drone Simulator4 screens
DRS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DRS at 4.2 against Drone Simulator's 3.9. DRS also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 16%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Drone Simulator's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Drone Simulator sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and DRS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DRS holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 574 and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Drone Simulator's written reviews are positive against 28% of DRS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drone Simulator ships an update every 5 months, DRS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Drone Simulator versus DRS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrone SimulatorDRS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (574 ratings)4.2 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.0% of reviews28.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5741.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size507 MB223 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmmonite Design Studios LtdPSV Studio

Customer experience

Drone Simulator

All ratings574 ratings
Positive71.1%
Neutral8.0%
Negative20.9%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive16.0%
Neutral6.1%
Negative77.9%

DRS

All ratings1,868 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral6.7%
Negative15.7%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive28.2%
Neutral10.7%
Negative61.2%

User reviews

Drone Simulator

From 574 App Store ratings

What 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

DRS

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great simulator
  • 🎮 Supports controllers
  • 👍 Helps practice flying

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Broken controls and features after updates
  • 💸 Too many ads, even after paying to remove them
  • 🛑 Not realistic compared to real drones

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

DRS

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Vertical thrust is broken in latest version
  • Can't get past ads prompt even after paying
  • Frequent crashes and glitches

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more maps and environments
  • Improve physics and realism
  • Add crash physics and effects

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Drone Simulator

One-time4
  • 100 Credits$3.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • 500 Credits$6.99
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  • 1000 Credits$8.99
1 purchases

DRS

One-time1
  • Remove all ads$2.99

Questions

Is Drone Simulator free?
Drone Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DRS free?
DRS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drone Simulator or DRS?
DRS is rated higher. Drone Simulator averages 3.9 out of 5 from 574 ratings, while DRS averages 4.2 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Drone Simulator or DRS have ads?
Both Drone Simulator and DRS show ads.
Which is updated more often, Drone Simulator or DRS?
Drone Simulator ships an update every 5 months, and DRS every 2 months. Most recently, Drone Simulator was updated on September 24, 2026 and DRS on September 26, 2026.

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