Comparison

Drone Simulator vs Airplane City Flight Simulator

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

Airplane City Flight Simulator

Experience realistic flight with a detailed flight model and interactive cockpits. Perform full startup procedures and land aircraft safely, showcasing your piloting skills.

Highlights
  • Realistic flight model
  • Interactive cockpits
  • Full startup procedures
  • Working gauges and displays
  • Safe aircraft landing
Features
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Airplane Flight Simulator 3D starts with the flight model—the same flight model used in multiple desktop simulators - that’s complete enough to model the flex in your wings & the tilt in your landing gear. Show your pro pilots skills to fly best aerofly planes & land them safely. Airplane Flight Simulator 3d is so much detailed you can do a full startup procedure using the hundreds of buttons, knobs, & switches in the cockpit. With working gauges, flight displays, & more, these cockpits are realistic which will be fun to learn & fly.

Screenshots

Drone Simulator4 screens
Airplane City Flight Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drone Simulator at 3.9 against Airplane City Flight Simulator's 2.9. Drone Simulator also leads on ratings volume (579 vs 134). Airplane City Flight Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drone Simulator sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Airplane City Flight Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drone Simulator holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 579 and 134 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Drone Simulator's written reviews are positive against 14% of Airplane City Flight Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Drone Simulator versus Airplane City Flight Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrone SimulatorAirplane City Flight Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (579 ratings) — better2.9 (134 ratings)
Positive reviews16.0% of reviews — better14.0% of reviews
Number of ratings579 — better134
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size507 MB177 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmmonite Design Studios LtdAmir Khurshid

Customer experience

Drone Simulator

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

Airplane City Flight Simulator

All ratings134 ratings
Positive44.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative48.5%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive14.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative77.2%

User reviews

Drone Simulator

From 579 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

Airplane City Flight Simulator

From 134 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😄 Fun to play
  • 👍 Easy controls
  • ✨ Cool graphics (mentioned by a few users)
  • 🤩 Engaging gameplay (mentioned by a few users)

Room to improve

  • 😠 Too many ads
  • 📉 Poor graphics
  • 👎 Misleading screenshots/description
  • 🐌 Slow loading times
  • 🚫 Lack of interactive cockpits/startup procedures

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 City Flight Simulator

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Plane won't stop
  • Plane crashes on landing
  • Bugs at takeoff
  • Plane won't go off the road
  • Plane explodes mid-air
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  • Tutorial issues (misspellings, unclear instructions)
  • Game crashes or doesn't open
  • Ads interrupt gameplay and level completion
  • Plane suddenly crashes after closing engine
  • Plane falls directly down after closing engine

Requested features

7 requests
  • Make more levels
  • Add free flight mode
  • Improve graphics
  • Add more planes
  • Add more gears
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  • Fix joystick controls
  • Add language options

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
None

Airplane City Flight Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drone Simulator free?
Drone Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Airplane City Flight Simulator free?
Airplane City Flight Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drone Simulator or Airplane City Flight Simulator?
Drone Simulator is rated higher. Drone Simulator averages 3.9 out of 5 from 579 ratings, while Airplane City Flight Simulator averages 2.9 from 134 ratings.
Do Drone Simulator or Airplane City Flight Simulator have ads?
Both Drone Simulator and Airplane City Flight Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Drone Simulator or Airplane City Flight Simulator?
Drone Simulator ships an update every 5 months, and Airplane City Flight Simulator every 5 months. Most recently, Drone Simulator was updated on November 2, 2026 and Airplane City Flight Simulator on November 11, 2026.

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