Comparison

FS vs X

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

Head to head
About

FS

Enhance your flight simulation experience with a touch-optimized instructor station. Control aircraft positioning, weather, failures, and more. Connects to PC flight simulators for a comprehensive training tool.

Highlights
  • Touch-optimized instructor station
  • Real-time moving map with overlays
  • Weather condition control
  • Aircraft pushback control
  • Fuel and load manager
  • Failure system with random failures
  • Aircraft and approach statistics
Features
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This app is an iOS client for FS-FlightControl (www.fs-flightcontrol.com). Please first start the Windows application downloadable at FS-FlightControl.com. Then you can connect to it with this iOS app and use all features of FS-FlightControl also on your iOS device! TOUCH OPTIMIZED INSTRUCTOR STATION FS-FlightControl is a touch optimized instructor station for Lockheed Martin Prepar3D® 1.x, 2.x, 3.x and 4.x, Microsoft Flight Simulator X including Steam Edition, Dovetail Flight Sim World (FSW) as well as X-Plane 10 and 11. Get the Most out of your Flight Simulator with FS-FlightControl Featuring - easy aircraft positioning on approaches and other custom locations, - real-time moving map with detailed overlays and VATSIM, IVAO and PilotEdge support, - ProSim, Project Magenta, FSLabs, Aerosoft and Wilco enabled flight planning, - weather condition control including real-time-weather, - full aircraft pushback control, - a fuel and load manager, - control over aircraft views and slew mode, - a failure system with random failures, also for ProSim, AST, JeeHell and Project Magenta, - extensive aircraft overview with all your aircraft data and TCAS feature, - aircraft and approach statistics and graphs including Google Earth export, - detailed remote control options for all your network computers and - finally you can use the very detailed settings to customized everything to your specific needs! The connection to the Flight Simulator is established directly via SimConnect for best performance - no additional tools like FSUIPC needed! FLIGHT SCHOOLS AND FLIGHT SIMULATION CENTERS FS-FlightControl is the tool you need to provide the best experience for your pilots. Customization Options You need a special feature that is missing till now or you need a custom, even branded version? No problem, learn more about customization options or contact us directly. We are looking forward to hear from you and provide you with exactly the product you need! HOME USERS For all flight enthusiast we provide a price-reduced version for home use. You can order it directly online. FS-FlightControl combines a detailed moving map, flight planning, approach training support, real-time weather, fuel and load manager as well as aircraft failure control all in one comprehensive tool!

About

X

This app displays your X-Plane simulator flight data on a map in real-time. Connect your device to the same network to view speeds, altitudes, and flight plans from Simbrief.

Highlights
  • Real-time flight data display
  • Connects to X-Plane 11/12
  • View speeds and altitudes
  • Download Simbrief flight plans
  • Automatic network discovery
Features
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iPhone and iPad app to run in parallel with your X-Plane simulator (it supports both X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 12). Make sure your device is connected to the same network as the machine where X-Plane is running and the app will automatically find it and will link to it. Once linked, your flight data will start arriving to the app and therefore displayed in the map. On the Menu you can see flight information like your speeds and altitudes. You can also connect and download your current flight plan from Simbrief to get some extra flight information like arrival, destination, flight time, distance traveled, etc. Enjoy!

Screenshots

FS4 screens
X3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: X at 100% against FS's 50%. X also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). FS's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FS ships an update every 4 months, X every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FS versus X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFSX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas BreitschoppXavier Ramos Oliver

Customer experience

FS

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

X

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FS

No in-app purchases

None

X

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FS free?
FS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is X free?
X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FS or X have ads?
Neither FS nor X shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FS or X?
FS ships an update every 4 months, and X every 5 weeks. Most recently, FS was updated on September 27, 2026 and X on October 4, 2026.

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