Free Flight Drone Simulator vs DRS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Free Flight Drone Simulator
Practice your drone piloting skills with a realistic simulator. Fly a variety of quadcopters, from micro drones to professional models, in different environments. Features include multiple drone types, realistic physics, and various camera views.
- Multiple drone types
- Realistic physics model
- First-person and stabilized camera views
- User-friendly controls
- Customizable settings
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This simulator requires a high end device. UAV Drone Simulator is designed for RC Quadcopter enthusiasts to practice Flying skills. ArDrone Simulator is the drone, quadcopter and UAV simulation game available on mobile. Pilot a wide and varied range of drones, from tiny micro quadcopter drones, hexacopters, racing drones to full scale professional grade drones. Learn how to fly radio controlled portable drone, practise aerobatics, or just to have fun flying around on a sunny day. Features: 1) Multiple quadrocopter ( FPV Racer Drone, Parrot Drone, Dji Phantom Drone, Military Drone ) , Scene Selection (4) 2) Based on real physics Model of Quadcopter 3) Interactive selection of different cameras modes: * First Person View Camera * Stabilized Gimbal Camera * Follow Camera 4) User friendly controls and graphic interface 5) Customizable joysticks, primary camera and others settings Enjoy Flying with miniquad simulator... FLY LIKE A CHAMPION!
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.
- Realistic physics-based flying
- Race and sandbox modes
- Multiple flight locations
- Adjustable controls
- Throttle stabilizer for beginners
- Customizable drone characteristics
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DRS at 4.2 against Free Flight Drone Simulator's 1.5. DRS also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 4%) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 74). Free Flight Drone Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. DRS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Free Flight Drone Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.
DRS holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DRS has 1.9K ratings behind it against 74, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Free Flight Drone Simulator's written reviews are positive against 28% of DRS's.
Free Flight Drone Simulator ships an update every 3 months, DRS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Free Flight Drone Simulator | DRS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (74 ratings) | 4.2 (1.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.5% of reviews | 28.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 | 1.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 318 MB | 223 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duykan Bakay | PSV Studio |
Customer experience
Free Flight Drone Simulator
DRS
User reviews
Free Flight Drone Simulator
From 74 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging drone simulation gameplay
- 🎨 Good graphics and visual design
- ✈️ Realistic flight mechanics and controls
- 🆓 Free-to-play model available
- 🎯 Smooth and well-put-together interface
Room to improve
- 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🐛 Broken control scheme (reversed/non-configurable)
- 🚫 Ads interrupt gameplay constantly
- ⚙️ Limited control mode options (Mode 1 only)
- 🎮 Poor collision detection (phasing through buildings)
DRS
From 1.9K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Free Flight Drone Simulator
Reported bugs
10 issues- Controls are reversed from standard drone configurations
- Cannot land on buildings (phasing through them)
- Control responsiveness issues during flight
- Drone automatically levels camera with horizon
- Forward movement severely restricted
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- No yaw control functionality
- Ads have inconsistent close button placement
- Ads force unwanted clicks to App Store
- Game crashes or freezes with ad interruptions
- Joystick controls unresponsive or inverted
Requested features
14 requests- Remove or significantly reduce advertisements
- Add Mode 2 control option (throttle on left stick)
- Implement ad-free premium/VIP subscription
- Add in-game currency system for drone purchases
- Implement configurable control settings
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- Add more drone models and varieties
- Create additional maps and environments
- Add color customization for drones
- Improve graphics quality
- Add freestyle flight mode without movement restrictions
- Implement manual flip and 360-degree rotation capabilities
- Add trim/hover stabilization features
- Place ads at end of turns instead of mid-flight
- Improve throttle responsiveness and gravity physics
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
Free Flight Drone Simulator
No in-app purchases
DRS
- Remove all ads$2.99
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