Comparison

Flight Simulator vs Airline Flight Pilot Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Flight Simulator

Experience the thrill of piloting remote-controlled planes in a realistic 3D environment. Master flight controls, navigate challenging obstacle courses, and land your aircraft safely within a limited battery life.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D flight simulation
  • Learn to fly and land planes
  • Navigate obstacle courses
  • Time-limited battery challenges
  • Progressive difficulty levels
Features
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Flight Simulator: RC Plane 3D is the most fun RC or Plane Simulator you will get to play here. Start off on the easy levels, learning how to fly your small airplane, after which you get to land it. Once you're past these few learning levels, that's where it gets exciting: you get to fly the plane through small gaps and obstacles. You only have a set amount of battery life to get the plane through all the hoops and through to the landing spot.

About

Airline Flight Pilot Simulator

Experience realistic flight simulation with a variety of aircraft and global destinations. Take off, navigate diverse weather conditions, and land at challenging airports. Build and manage your own fleet in this immersive flying game.

Highlights
  • Realistic flight physics
  • Global route creation
  • Aircraft fleet management
  • Dynamic weather system
  • Interactive cockpit
  • Challenging airport landings
Features
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Meet the Real Airplane Flight Pilot Sim of the next generation. Take off, fly to the airport in the city nearby & land. Build & manage an aircraft fleet. And it’s just the beginning of what Airline Flight Pilot Simulator, one of the most realistic airplane games, has to offer! Airline Flight Pilot Simulator gives you the oportunity to create your own routes in the most realistic cities and airports around the world! Airline Flight Pilot Simulator is the masterpiece of flight simulation for mobile! "Real Airplane Flight Pilot Simulator" offers the best flight simulation experience on mobile devices using latest technologies. No matter if you are experienced pilot or just starting as a novice, you will find this flight sim entertaining. Explore exciting regions from around the world and missions based on actual events. Fly the best passenger plane and try to save all the people onboard. Try to land a small aircraft in the most DANGEROUS airport of all: Lukla Airport in Nepal! Visit the Hoover Dam and all the Casinos in Las Vegas. Fly over Manhattan in New York city and be admired with all the details! You will be able to see the Empire State building, Yankee Stadium and many more cool sightseeing! Features: - Weather forecast: clear sky, rain, thunderstorms, snow - Day and night cycle - True 3D volumetric cloud system - Fly turbulence - Realistic plane flight physics - Intuitive flying controls: buttons, joystick, or accelerometers - Plane crashes and smoke effects. - Dynamic lighting and sound effects to recreate the realistic experience - High-quality world environments with high res satellite imagery - Highly detailed realistic airplane cockpit environment. - Multiple on-board cameras to get every angle of the jet - Ultimate racing challenge game - Map Informations(Distance, Altitude, etc.) - Fully interactive cockpit environment and controls

Screenshots

Flight Simulator4 screens
Airline Flight Pilot Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flight Simulator at none against Airline Flight Pilot Simulator's shown. Flight Simulator also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (45% vs 33%). On price, rating, update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Flight Simulator against 4.3 for Airline Flight Pilot Simulator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 660 and 135 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of Flight Simulator's written reviews are positive against 33% of Airline Flight Pilot Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flight Simulator ships an update every 8 months, Airline Flight Pilot Simulator every 13 months. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flight Simulator versus Airline Flight Pilot Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight SimulatorAirline Flight Pilot Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (660 ratings)4.3 (135 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings660 — better135
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB263 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttributeMuhammad Ali

Customer experience

Flight Simulator

All ratings659 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral6.2%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive45.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative45.0%

Airline Flight Pilot Simulator

All ratings133 ratings
Positive81.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative54.2%

Bugs and requests

Flight Simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes immediately on launch
  • Game crashes during gameplay
  • Level completion detection fails (shows 'level fair' error)
  • Ads appear before game even starts

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels
  • Paper plane option
  • Ad-free or reduced ad experience
  • Option to disable ads with offline mode

Airline Flight Pilot Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Flight Simulator

No in-app purchases

None

Airline Flight Pilot Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flight Simulator free?
Flight Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Airline Flight Pilot Simulator free?
Airline Flight Pilot Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flight Simulator or Airline Flight Pilot Simulator?
Airline Flight Pilot Simulator is rated higher. Flight Simulator averages 4.3 out of 5 from 660 ratings, while Airline Flight Pilot Simulator averages 4.3 from 135 ratings.
Do Flight Simulator or Airline Flight Pilot Simulator have ads?
Airline Flight Pilot Simulator shows ads; Flight Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Flight Simulator or Airline Flight Pilot Simulator?
Flight Simulator ships an update every 8 months, and Airline Flight Pilot Simulator every 13 months. Most recently, Flight Simulator was updated on October 27, 2026 and Airline Flight Pilot Simulator on October 27, 2026.

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