Turboprop Flight Simulator vs OptiFlight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Turboprop Flight Simulator
Experience realistic flight simulation with a wide variety of modern turboprop aircraft. Engage in training missions, complete diverse objectives, and explore detailed cockpits. Enjoy features like ground vehicle driving, cargo operations, and varied weather conditions.
- Pilot modern turboprop aircraft
- Training and various missions
- First-person interior exploration
- Ground vehicle driving
- Cargo loading and airdrops
- Realistic physics and controls
- Varied weather and time-of-day
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FLY MILITARY AIRCRAFT AND PASSENGER AIRLINERS: "Turboprop Flight Simulator" is a 3D airplane simulator game, in which you pilot various types of modern turboprop aircraft, and also drive ground vehicles. THE AIRCRAFT: * C-400 tactical airlifter - inspired from the real-world Airbus A400M. * HC-400 coastguard search and rescue - variant of C-400. * MC-400 special operations - variant of C-400. * RL-42 regional airliner - inspired from the real-world ATR-42. * RL-72 regional airliner - inspired from the real-world ATR-72. * E-42 military early warning aircraft - derived from RL-42. * XV-40 concept tilt-wing VTOL cargo. * PV-40 private luxury VTOL - variant of XV-40. * MV-40 special operations VTOL - variant of XV-40. * PS-26 concept private seaplane. * MS-26 special operations seaplane - variant of PS-26. * C-130 military cargo - inspired from the legendary Lockheed C-130 Hercules. * HC-130 coastguard search and rescue - variant of C-130. * MC-130 special operations - variant of C-130. HAVE FUN: * Learn to fly with training missions (teaching the basics of flying, taxiing, takeoff and landing). * Complete various missions. * Explore the plane's interior in first-person (in most levels, and free-flight). * Interact with various items (doors, cargo ramp, strobes, main lights). * Drive ground vehicles. * Load, unload, and airdrop supplies and vehicles with the cargo planes. * Takeoff and land on improvised runways (and airports, for sure). * Fly without restrictions in free-flight mode, or create flight routes on the map. * Perform refueling on ground and mid-air refueling. * Use JATO/L (Jet Assisted Take-Off and Landing). * Fly in varied time-of-day, fog and wind conditions. OTHER FEATURES: * FREE airplane simulator game updated in 2025! * NO MANDATORY ADS! Only optional, rewarded ones in-between flights. * Good 3D graphics (with detailed cockpits for all the airplanes). * Realistic physics for flight simulation. * Complete pilot controls (including rudder, flaps, spoilers, thrust reversers, auto-brakes, and landing gear). * Multiple control options (including mixed tilt sensor & stick / yoke). * Multiple cameras (including cockpit cameras with captain and copilot positions). * Close to realistic engines' sounds (turbines and propellers noises recorded from real airplanes). * Partial and total aircraft destruction (clipping wing tips, full wings separation, tail separation, and main fuselage breakage). * Several islands with many airports. * Selection of measurement units for air speed, flying altitude, and distance (metric, aviation standard, and imperial).
OptiFlight
Design intricate flight networks to connect cities and guide passengers efficiently. Adapt your routes to dynamic events like airport rushes and closures across over 350 themed levels. Test your strategic planning skills in historical, present-day, and weather-simulated scenarios.
- Design flight networks
- Create historical flight maps
- Simulate inclement weather
- Use real-world cities
- 350+ levels
- Analyze in-game statistics
- Compete on leaderboards
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Step into the world of airline route planning, where your goal is to create a flight network to guide passengers to their destinations in a limited amount of time. You get to call the shots on which routes to draw and which cities to designate as hubs that best serve each scenario. The flight maps you design will also need to be efficient and flexible to accommodate for events that may occur, like airport rushes and closures, as its effects ripple throughout your network. With over 350 geographically and historically themed levels to play, each map you make will be put to the test. MAIN FEATURES - Take a step back in time and create flight maps for past historical scenarios, like the 1849 California Gold Rush and the 2012 London Olympic Games - Prepare for the future and create flight maps in realistic inclement weather simulation, including Hurricanes and Blizzards - Understand the present and create flight maps using actual cities, like New York City and Tokyo, to reflect real flight patterns FAN-FAVORITE LEVELS Vote for your favorite level in the Preferences page ① Big Game (Level 36, Contiguous US) ② Silk Road (Level 17, Asia) ③ Big Apple (Level 18, Contiguous US) ④ Sustain (Level 38, Contiguous US) ⑤ Sustain (Level 38, Europe) ⑥ Tourism Capital (Level 20, Oceania) OTHER FEATURES - Play 350+ levels across multiple maps like America, Europe, and Asia - Analyze in-game statistics to help fine-tune your flight map - Speed up or slow down the game to your comfort - Compete for the top spot on worldwide leaderboards - Simplistic interface and experience - No ads FUTURE FEATURES - More maps! - More levels! - More cities!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Turboprop Flight Simulator at none against OptiFlight's 3. Turboprop Flight Simulator also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 80%) and ratings volume (13K vs 1.3K). OptiFlight's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, update cadence 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. OptiFlight sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Turboprop Flight Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Turboprop Flight Simulator against 4.6 for OptiFlight. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Turboprop Flight Simulator has 13K ratings behind it against 1.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Turboprop Flight Simulator's written reviews are positive against 80% of OptiFlight's.
Turboprop Flight Simulator ships an update every 2 months, OptiFlight every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Turboprop Flight Simulator | OptiFlight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (13K ratings) — better | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.8% of reviews — better | 79.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 1.3K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 268 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexandru Petre | Krish Suchdev |
Customer experience
Turboprop Flight Simulator
OptiFlight
Bugs and requests
Turboprop Flight Simulator
Reported bugs
4 issues- Propeller animation issues
- Camera detachment during crashes
- Inverted tilt controls
- Inconsistent fuel/engine behavior
Requested features
5 requests- Add more aircraft types (jets, smaller GA planes)
- Implement multiplayer functionality
- Enhance weather effects and conditions
- Improve crash physics and damage modeling
- Introduce passenger transport and airport services
OptiFlight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Turboprop Flight Simulator
No in-app purchases
OptiFlight
- Small Tip$1.00
- OptiFlight Expansion$1.99
- Large Tip$5.00
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