Backyard Apollo AR vs LX Flight Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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”!
LX Flight Simulator
Experience realistic flight simulation with various aircraft and difficulty levels. Replay your landings from different angles, compete with friends, and unlock new features by earning points. Share your scores on social media.
- Pilot Boeing 777-300ER and Bombardier C Series
- Replay landings from multiple perspectives
- Realistic Zurich Airport environment
- Three difficulty levels
- Compete with friends
- Share scores on social media
- Unlock additional features
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The SWISS flight simulation app guarantees maximum gameplay: have a seat in the cockpit of our flagship plane, the Boeing 777-300ER, or act as captain of the brand new Bombardier C Series. Thanks to the replay function, you can easily play back your landing from various different perspectives. Experience Zurich Airport and its surroundings in a remarkably realistic way. Choose from three difficulty levels and compete with friends. With just a click, you can readily share your point scores on social media and determine who is King of the air. Earn points after every successful landing and unlock exciting additional features. How does it work? Enter your pilot name. At the top left, you can change your profile, access help and see your point score. Select the level. Choose the course followed by your SWISS plane. After you start, follow the red arrow. It will lead you the right way along the course. To change direction, turn your smartphone to the left or right. From level 2, wind gusts will impact the flight route. Pay careful attention and steer against them if necessary. From level 3, you will need to start checking your flight elevations. Tilt your smartphone forward or backwards to control elevation levels. After successful landing, you can replay and watch your flight simulation and share your earned points. (Provided you are logged in to Facebook). Now, take-off and have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Backyard Apollo AR at 4.7 against LX Flight Simulator's 4.0. Backyard Apollo AR also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 81). LX Flight Simulator's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backyard Apollo AR has 1.5K ratings behind it against 81, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 70% and 70% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backyard Apollo AR | LX Flight Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better | 4.0 (81 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews | 69.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 81 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 659 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wobbleworks LLC | Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. |
Customer experience
Backyard Apollo AR
LX Flight Simulator
Bugs and requests
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
LX Flight Simulator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Backyard Apollo AR
No in-app purchases
LX Flight Simulator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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