Comparison

Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D vs Prepare for Impact

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

Head to head
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.

About

Prepare for Impact

Experience realistic aircraft emergencies from a passenger's perspective in this 3D simulation game. Learn critical safety procedures by making real-time decisions and observing their consequences. Navigate various emergency scenarios to achieve the fastest and safest evacuation.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D aircraft emergency simulation
  • Passenger's viewpoint experience
  • Interactive decision-making with consequences
  • Multiple emergency scenarios
  • Threat simulation (fire, smoke, water)
  • Level editor for custom scenarios
  • Global leaderboards
Features
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This 3D game has been developed in the context of an international, aviation safety research project (http://hcilab.uniud.it/aviation), aimed at exploring possible new approaches to safety education, and featured on important media such as TIME, Popular Mechanics, Discovery Channel, and Fox News (see http://hcilab.uniud.it/aviation/media.html). Prepare for Impact is the world-first game that reproduces the experience of real aircraft emergencies from the passenger’s viewpoint, with the highest fidelity allowed by today’s mobile devices. In each virtual emergency experience, the player can try first-hand right and wrong actions that a passenger can take, and see the positive or negative consequences those actions have. Your goal is to take all the right decisions to come out from the plane unharmed as fast as possible. The different levels of "Prepare for Impact" depict major types of emergencies, such as in-flight decompression, ground collision, runway overrun, water landing, crash landing, rejected take-off, and fumes in the cabin. Moreover, they are able to simulate the different threats that can make aircraft evacuation more complex, such as fire, smoke in the cabin, water, unusable exits, and others. The latest version of the app also includes a level editor that allows players to create personalized evacuation scenarios. The game also offers the option of publishing your best evacuation results on world leaderboards.

Screenshots

Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D4 screens
Prepare for Impact4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prepare for Impact at 82% against Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D's 14%. Prepare for Impact also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prepare for Impact holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.8K and 2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D's written reviews are positive against 82% of Prepare for Impact's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D ships an update every 8 months, Prepare for Impact every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D versus Prepare for Impact: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirplane Pilot Flight Sim 3DPrepare for Impact
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (4.8K ratings)4.3 (2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.4% of reviews82.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.8K — better2K
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB198 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAttributeDipartimento di Matematica e Informatica - Universita' degli Studi di Udine

Customer experience

Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D

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

Prepare for Impact

All ratings1,922 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews392 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.1%
Negative12.5%

User reviews

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

Prepare for Impact

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic and educational
  • 👍 Helpful for learning safety procedures
  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 👍 Captures the feel of a plane crash
  • 👍 Teaches important skills

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🐢 Slow character movement
  • 🤕 Graphic depictions of injuries/deaths
  • 🤔 Unrealistic passenger behaviors
  • 🤔 Confusing instructions/feedback

Bugs and requests

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

Prepare for Impact

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Passengers blocking exits
  • Incorrect feedback on actions
  • Inability to complete certain levels
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels and scenarios
  • Ability to choose aircraft type
  • Option to play as cabin crew or pilot
  • Customizable crash settings
  • Improved graphics and animations
Show 3 more
  • Dialogue and announcements from crew
  • Ability to board the plane and go through pre-flight
  • Multiplayer or co-op modes

In-app purchases

None

Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D

No in-app purchases

None

Prepare for Impact

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D free?
Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prepare for Impact free?
Prepare for Impact is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D or Prepare for Impact?
Prepare for Impact is rated higher. Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D averages 3.6 out of 5 from 4.8K ratings, while Prepare for Impact averages 4.3 from 2K ratings.
Do Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D or Prepare for Impact have ads?
Both Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D and Prepare for Impact show ads.
Which is updated more often, Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D or Prepare for Impact?
Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D ships an update every 8 months, and Prepare for Impact every 2 months. Most recently, Airplane Pilot Flight Sim 3D was updated on November 4, 2026 and Prepare for Impact on November 2, 2026.

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