Sky Viper Flight Simulator vs HoppAR
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.
HoppAR
Experience rocket launches and landings in augmented reality. Control thrust vectoring, perform engine test fires, and customize rockets with your own colors. Explore a variety of real spacecraft and space mission scenarios.
- Augmented reality rocket launches
- Manual thrust vectoring control
- Rocket engine test fires
- Customizable rocket coloring
- Variety of real spacecraft models
- Entry, Descent, and Landing simulations
- Indoor and Outdoor AR modes
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Launch and land your favorite rockets in Augmented Reality from your courtyard! Perform rocket engine test fires directly on your table. Manually control the Thrust Vectoring and perform your first landing at home! Color your favorite rocket and see it in action in Augmented Reality You can choose between many different rocket prototypes and real spacecrafts. Here are a few of them: the beloved StarHopper, the giant Starship MK1, and the hover test of the Dragon 2. Watch the Crew Dragon Demo Mission 2 leave the launch pad and the Falcon 9 first stage land back! Enjoy the Buran Orbiter and Energia Rocket conquer the sky, and many more spacecrafts to come! Not only rockets: enjoy the Perseverance Landing and the Sky-Crane maneuver in the "Last Minute of Terror" of the Entry Descend and Landing sequence. Fire a Raptor engine on your desk at home! Select between Indoor and Outdoor mode depending on where you are and the scale of the Rocket you want to launch. Apply filters to mimic the colors of your favorite planet and change the environmental conditions choosing among many different options: Rain, Thunderstorm, Snow and more Take a picture or record your best launch, share them with your friends with the #HoppAR hashtag and get into the Rocket Launcher's Social Wall Auto-renewable Subscription: Support app Development and new Rockets Addition (renewed on an annual basis) You get all mission unlocked with no limits for the time the subscription is active Non-Consumable Purchase: Instead of subscribing you might buy a single mission that will be unlocked with no time limit Let's HoppAR! (Disclaimer: This is app is not affiliated with any space company or its partners or customers)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HoppAR at 4.8 against Sky Viper Flight Simulator's 3.7. HoppAR also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 54%). Sky Viper Flight Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. HoppAR sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Sky Viper Flight Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.
HoppAR holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 197 and 579 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Sky Viper Flight Simulator's written reviews are positive against 85% of HoppAR's.
Sky Viper Flight Simulator ships an update every 3 days, HoppAR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sky Viper Flight Simulator | HoppAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (197 ratings) | 4.8 (579 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.1% of reviews | 85.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 197 | 579 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 455 MB | 372 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skyrocket, LLC | Josef Grunig |
Customer experience
Sky Viper Flight Simulator
HoppAR
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
HoppAR
From 579 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Excellent AR simulation and gameplay mechanics
- 🎨 High-quality rocket models and realistic designs
- 🎵 Great music and audio (with some caveats)
- 📱 Well-made and polished app overall
- 🌟 Immersive and satisfying launch experience
Room to improve
- 💰 Premium rockets locked behind paywall
- 🐛 AR functionality issues on some devices
- 📱 Orientation requirement (vertical/horizontal) frustrating
- ⏱️ Limited gameplay - rockets auto-launch and auto-land
- 🎬 Short 5-second clips lack player control
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
HoppAR
Reported bugs
7 issues- Black screen on horizontal surface scanning
- Camera not working on certain devices
- App won't open or crashes on startup
- Gray screen display issue
- iPad AR compatibility problems
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- App performance issues causing crashes
- Sound/audio problems requiring fixes
Requested features
15 requests- Space Shuttle addition
- Manual control for Falcon 9 and Dragon
- Free access to premium rockets
- Launch towers for all rockets
- Soyuz rocket
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- Sea Dragon rocket
- Starship inclusion
- First-person/cockpit camera view
- Non-AR mode for gameplay
- VR mode support
- Ability to place objects in front of rockets
- Increased rocket size to fill room
- Enhanced smoke/rumble effects
- Original countdown voices per rocket
- More rocket variety overall
In-app purchases
Sky Viper Flight Simulator
No in-app purchases
HoppAR
- HoppAR Supporter$7.991 Year
- FALCON HEAVY$0.99
- STARSHIP Belly Flop$0.99
- SUPER HEAVY$0.99
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- DELTA IV HEAVY$0.99
- PERSEVERANCE$0.99
- DRONESHIP OCISLY$0.99
- NEW SHEPARD$0.99
- ARIANE 5$0.99
- ARTEMIS I$0.99
- SOYUZ$0.99
- ELECTRON$0.99
- SATURN V$1.99
- Control Feature$2.99
Questions
Is Sky Viper Flight Simulator free?
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Which has better reviews, Sky Viper Flight Simulator or HoppAR?
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