Sky Viper Flight Simulator vs Backyard Apollo AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sky Viper Flight Simulator
Practice flying a variety of drones in a virtual environment before taking to the skies in real life. Explore different environments and master drone controls through numerous challenges. No physical drone is needed to start learning.
- Full fleet of Sky Viper drones
- Dozens of drone challenges
- Custom camera views including FPV
- Free Flight mode
- 3 unique exploration environments
- Full drone specs and flying options
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The Sky Viper Flight Simulator gives you access to the entire fleet of Sky Viper drones! Learn and practice how to control and fly Sky Viper drones in the simulator and then apply your new skills in real life. No drone required. FEATURES • Features the full fleet of Sky Viper Drones • Each drone has dozens of challenges to help you achieve mastery • 3 custom camera-views including First Person View • Free Flight mode offers 3 unique environments to explore. • Full specs and flying options for each drone.
Backyard Apollo AR
Experience a life-sized Apollo Saturn V rocket in augmented reality. Explore it from all angles, walk around it, and launch it with realistic sounds and visuals. Customize your rocket experience and share snapshots.
- Life-sized rocket model
- 360-degree viewing
- Augmented reality placement
- Realistic launch sequence
- Authentic mission sounds
- Customizable rocket experience
- Snapshot sharing
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Its the model rocket you’ve always wanted! See a life-sized Apollo Saturn V rocket up close from every angle walk under and around it, then blast it off! Authentic mission sounds using 3D positional audio — wear headphones for the coolest effect — combine with realistic high-detail graphics, physically-based rendering, and HDR audio recordings of real rocket launches to make the experience just like being there! You’ll be able to launch your rocket again and again, from anywhere you like. Just tap where you want your rocket to appear. It's that easy! Launch a tiny model on your desktop or a full-sized giant in a field! Backyard Apollo offers ways to customize your experience too, making it even more fun to launch your rockets and take snapshots for your friends. “3…2…1…Houston: we have liftoff”!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Backyard Apollo AR at 4.7 against Sky Viper Flight Simulator's 3.7. Backyard Apollo AR also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 54%) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 197). Sky Viper Flight Simulator's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (8.4 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Backyard Apollo AR holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backyard Apollo AR has 1.5K ratings behind it against 197, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Sky Viper Flight Simulator's written reviews are positive against 70% of Backyard Apollo AR's.
Sky Viper Flight Simulator ships an update every 3 days, Backyard Apollo AR every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sky Viper Flight Simulator | Backyard Apollo AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (197 ratings) | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.1% of reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 197 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 455 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skyrocket, LLC | Wobbleworks LLC |
Customer experience
Sky Viper Flight Simulator
Backyard Apollo AR
User reviews
Sky Viper Flight Simulator
From 197 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good for practice
- 👍 Realistic simulation (for some)
- 👍 Helpful for learning
- 👍 Fun to play
- 👍 Good controls (for some)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unrealistic controls
- 🐛 Glitchy and choppy
- 🐛 Unusably slow performance
- 🐛 Hard to fly
- 🐛 Lacks realistic physics
Backyard Apollo AR
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Realistic rocket simulation
- 👍 Engaging and educational experience
- 💡 Potential for more rocket models
- 👍 Free to download
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Camera authorization issues
- 🔋 High memory and storage usage
- 🐛 Compatibility problems on older devices
Bugs and requests
Sky Viper Flight Simulator
Reported bugs
12 issues- Unusably slow performance (1 fps)
- Crashing when moving certain directions
- Flips not working
- Throttle control unresponsive
- Game crashes frequently
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- Challenge #6 impossible
- Controls work in reverse sometimes
- App not loading
- Stunts don't work
- Drone would not work
- Constant crashing after level 5
- Flight assist cannot be turned off
Requested features
10 requests- Improve controls for realism
- Add more maps/areas
- Support for external controllers/gamepads
- Improve graphics
- Add more customization options for controls
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- Make challenges less impossible
- Fix bugs in challenges
- Improve drone physics
- Add more drone models
- Allow pairing of controllers
Backyard Apollo AR
Reported bugs
3 issues- Startup crashes and sensor reset loops
- Rocket launch sequence freezes
- Persistent audio issues after app closure
Requested features
3 requests- Add more rocket models and launch configurations
- Implement video recording capability
- Improve overall stability and performance
In-app purchases
Sky Viper Flight Simulator
No in-app purchases
Backyard Apollo AR
No in-app purchases
Questions
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