Comparison

Flight Sim vs Flight Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Flight Sim

Experience realistic flight simulation with an open world, diverse missions, and training courses. Earn money, buy planes and homes, and master takeoffs, landings, and maneuvers.

Highlights
  • Open world flight simulation
  • Test drive any aircraft
  • Pilot training courses
  • Variety of flight missions
  • Real day/night and weather systems
  • Buyable home positions
  • Multiple unique islands and airports
Features
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New and better version of flight simulator: plane pilot game. So if you are a flight simulation lover and you feel yourself an airplane pilot, don't loose time, get your airplane and feel real pilot experience in our flight world. FREE WORLD - best open world flight simulation with contracts, buying home positions, saving at different home positions, earning money like real pilots do. TEST DRIVE - try any airplane you want to feel how each of them works, what is different in parameters and physics. TRAINING - our training course will teach you how to control airplane. You will learn how to do a takeoff, how to do flight maneuvers, how to do an excellent landing with different airplanes and jets. MISSIONS - flight simulator includes various missions where you can check your pilot skills + earn money. You need to pass checkpoints, far checkpoint circles, do landings. Completing flight missions you will earn money. Show your plane pilot skills in action! To give the best flight simulation experience we have developed real day time system for you. So you will get real morning, day, evening and night feeling. Also you will get a weather - wind system. Islands are unique: winter snow island, desert island with name Colorado, tropic islands, rocky islands and more. There are many airports where you can land or start game from. Airports are located on various islands across the sea. As a real airplane pilot your goal is to earn money doing contracts (transportation jobs from one island to another) and missions (you can earn rank and stars if you complete flight maneuvers well). Home positions are the next unique experience in our open world flight game. You can use your money to buy home positions, then you can save game at that position and restart the game from the saved position. If you are a good pilot, start right away, fly, earn money, buy better planes, buy homes and complete hard missions. But if you are a starter, no worries, start from training and we will help you to become an expert airplane pilot. Enjoy flight simulation and good luck on air!!!

About

Flight Simulator

Experience realistic airplane flying with high-resolution graphics and cutting-edge AI. Master various flying skills through numerous missions, from basic takeoffs to advanced rescue and combat scenarios. Become a seasoned pilot through challenging events.

Highlights
  • Realistic airplane flight simulation
  • High-resolution graphics
  • AI-powered scenarios
  • Diverse mission types (takeoff, landing, rescue, air race)
  • Pilot skill progression
  • Challenging commander events
Features
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Take the captain's seat in Flight Simulator: World. Fly light aircraft, regional and long-haul airliners, business jets and a seaplane across a real globe with real airports. Start with short hops, earn your licence, then build your own airline: buy aircraft, open routes, carry passengers and keep them happy. WHAT YOU FLY • Light propeller planes and a floatplane for your first hours • Regional jets and wide-body airliners for long international routes • Business jets for fast charters and island runs WHERE YOU FLY • A real world map with real airports, day and night, weather and clouds • Take-off, cruise, approach and landing, hand flown or with assists you can switch off • Cabin announcements, passengers, crew and a full cockpit view YOUR AIRLINE • Build a company, buy planes, open routes, hire and grow • Missions and daily goals with cash and diamond rewards • Customize liveries and unlock rare aircraft MADE BY ONE DEVELOPER Flight Simulator: World is built by the developer behind Truck Simulator World, Bus Simulator World and Ultimate Car Driving Simulator, played by hundreds of millions. Every review is read and every update is shaped by what pilots ask for. Works offline. Free to play, optional in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Flight Sim4 screens
Flight Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flight Sim at 83% against Flight Simulator's 17%. Flight Sim also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Flight Simulator's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.2) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flight Simulator sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Flight Sim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flight Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flight Simulator has 4.6K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Flight Sim's written reviews are positive against 17% of Flight Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flight Sim ships an update every 7 months, Flight Simulator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Flight Sim versus Flight Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight SimFlight Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (13 ratings)4.1 (4.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better16.8% of reviews
Number of ratings134.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB2.1 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVahagn SargsyanSir Studios

Customer experience

Flight Sim

All ratings13 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Flight Simulator

All ratings4,629 ratings
Positive75.4%
Neutral5.5%
Negative19.1%
Written reviews475 reviews
Positive16.8%
Neutral9.5%
Negative73.7%

Bugs and requests

Flight Sim

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Flight Simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Planes crashing on landing
  • Compass not working properly
  • Rescue mission not functioning
  • Night mode causing black screen

Requested features

4 requests
  • More planes and airports
  • Improved flight physics and controls
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Customization options

In-app purchases

None

Flight Sim

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Flight Simulator

One-time12
  • 100.000 Coin$1.99
  • Lockhead Martin F-35$1.99
  • Unlimited Game$1.99
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  • 500.000 Coin$2.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Airboss Belluga XLA330$6.99
  • Airboss A380$9.99
  • 5.000.000 Coin$9.99
  • Sukoi S27$9.99
  • 10.000.000 Coin$17.99
  • Fighter Jet Package$19.99
  • Passenger Package$24.99

Questions

Is Flight Sim free?
Flight Sim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flight Simulator free?
Flight Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flight Sim or Flight Simulator?
Flight Simulator is rated higher. Flight Sim averages 3.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Flight Simulator averages 4.1 from 4.6K ratings.
Do Flight Sim or Flight Simulator have ads?
Flight Sim shows ads; Flight Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Flight Sim or Flight Simulator?
Flight Sim ships an update every 7 months, and Flight Simulator fortnightly. Most recently, Flight Sim was updated on August 16, 2026 and Flight Simulator on September 25, 2026.

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