Flight Sim vs ATC Readback Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!!!
ATC Readback Trainer
Master air traffic control radio communications with realistic audio practice. Features two training modes, comprehensive scenarios across 8 categories, and progress tracking with difficulty levels. Ideal for pilots and aviation enthusiasts.
- Realistic ATC audio with radio effects
- Study Mode with text and audio
- Real ATC Mode for audio-only practice
- 8 comprehensive ATC scenario categories
- Progress tracking with detailed statistics
- Three difficulty levels
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ATC Readback Trainer Master air traffic control radio communications with realistic audio practice. REALISTIC ATC AUDIO Practice with authentic ATC scenarios featuring professionally recorded audio with radio effects. Experience communications exactly as they sound in real aviation. TWO TRAINING MODES Study Mode: See the transmission text while listening to build confidence. Real ATC Mode: Audio-only practice to simulate real cockpit conditions. COMPREHENSIVE SCENARIOS Train across 8 essential ATC categories: Ground Operations Clearances and Instructions Takeoff and Departure Traffic and Sequencing Airspace and VFR Services Flight Following Approach and Arrival ATIS and Airport Information TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Monitor your improvement with detailed statistics including accuracy percentage, current streak, best streak, and total points earned. Three difficulty levels challenge you from beginner through advanced communications. PERFECT FOR Student pilots preparing for their first flights Pilots working on their radio communication skills Anyone wanting to reduce cockpit workload and stress Build confidence in your ATC readback skills before you ever key the mic. No login required. Just select a category and start practicing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ATC Readback Trainer at none against Flight Sim's shown. ATC Readback Trainer also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 7 months) and rating (3.5 vs 3.2). Flight Sim's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.5). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ATC Readback Trainer holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Flight Sim's written reviews are positive against 100% of ATC Readback Trainer's.
Flight Sim ships an update every 7 months, ATC Readback Trainer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flight Sim | ATC Readback Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (13 ratings) | 3.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vahagn Sargsyan | Anders Laederich |
Customer experience
Flight Sim
ATC Readback Trainer
In-app purchases
Flight Sim
No in-app purchases
ATC Readback Trainer
No in-app purchases
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