Comparison

Flight Simulator Advanced vs Interloper

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

Head to head
About

Flight Simulator Advanced

Experience realistic flight simulation with interactive cockpits and detailed aircraft. Plan your routes, manage ground services, and enjoy dynamic weather and day/night cycles. This app offers an immersive flying experience for aviation enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Interactive cockpits
  • Realistic physics and aerodynamics
  • Flight planning system
  • HD airports and diverse aircraft
  • Airport ground services
  • Day/night cycle and weather modes
Features
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• Feel what it's like flying inside the cockpit of a real aircraft. • Interact with cockpit buttons, switches and levers. • Push-back, taxi to runway, take-off, fly your flight-plan, land, connect to jetway! ~ REQUIREMENTS ~ Requires an iPhone or iPad with at least 4GB RAM (e.g., iPhone 11/iPad 10th Generation or later) and internet connection whily playing. Performance not guaranteed on older devices. Main Features --------------------- • 100+ HD airports • Many aircraft, including A320, A321, A320neo, A321XLR, B737, A330, A340, A380, A350, B777, B747, Β787 with a lot of liveries and authentic cockpits • Ability to import your own custom liveries into the game • Airport Ground services (Movable jetways, fuel trucks, AI traffic) • Realistic physics/aerodynamics • Autopilot • Flight planning system with waypoints and navigation • Day/night cycle • Weather modes and precipitation • Interactable cockpits • Realistic sound effects (ATC chatter ,Engines sound effects, GPWS , alarms etc.

About

Interloper

Experience intense space combat with a six-degrees-of-freedom flight simulator. Engage in fast-paced missions, customize your fighter with various load-outs, and build your arsenal with salvaged gear. Play solo or with elite squadrons.

Highlights
  • Six degrees of freedom flight
  • MFi controller support
  • Intense haptics
  • Fast-paced missions
  • Fighter customization
  • Salvaged gear and arsenal building
  • Squadron support
Features
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*The* space flight combat simulator, designed for iOS, developed by Anchorite. FLY like you've never flown before on iPhone and iPad with a full six degrees of freedom. Play it your way in either portrait or landscape. TAKE HOLD with full support for MFi controllers or get up close and personal to be immersed with intense haptics and on-screen controls. DEFEND your people against the oppressive COMMONWEALTH. ENGAGE in a selection of fast-paced missions and beautiful environments. IGNORE THE ODDS and go toe to toe with swarms of fighters, frigates armed to the teeth or hulking capital ships. DON'T GO IN ALONE, bring your own elite fighter squadrons. CUSTOMISE your fighter with an array of load-out options. BALANCE your choice of weapons, utilities and wingmen. Experiment with new equipment or get comfortable with favourites. BUILD UP your arsenal with salvage from each successful run. EQUIP potent salvaged items to take on the heavily armed COMMONWEALTH fleets. KEEP YOUR COOL and you'll make it out alive. Getting wiped out means giving up on your current gear and loot. BAIL OUT early if things are looking tough and live to fight another day.

Screenshots

Flight Simulator Advanced4 screens
Interloper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flight Simulator Advanced at Free against Interloper's $1.99. Flight Simulator Advanced also leads on ratings volume (9K vs 533) and review sentiment (78% vs 67%). Interloper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ads (none vs shown). On rating and update cadence 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

Flight Simulator Advanced is free to download; Interloper costs $1.99 up front. Flight Simulator Advanced sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Interloper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Flight Simulator Advanced against 4.5 for Interloper. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flight Simulator Advanced has 9K ratings behind it against 533, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Flight Simulator Advanced's written reviews are positive against 67% of Interloper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Flight Simulator Advanced versus Interloper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight Simulator AdvancedInterloper
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.4 (9K ratings)4.5 (533 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews — better66.9% of reviews
Number of ratings9K — better533
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.0 GB200 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPanagiotis DrakopoulosMathew Purchase

Customer experience

Flight Simulator Advanced

All ratings9,032 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews845 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral9.7%
Negative12.3%

Interloper

All ratings533 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews239 reviews
Positive66.9%
Neutral12.6%
Negative20.5%

User reviews

Flight Simulator Advanced

From 9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic graphics and sound
  • 👍 Variety of planes and airlines
  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Interactive cockpit controls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔧 Lack of clear instructions and guidance
  • 🔧 Difficulty in navigation and finding runways
  • 🔧 Limited camera views and perspectives

Interloper

From 533 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent gameplay and controls
  • 🚀 Immersive space combat experience
  • 🚀 Satisfying weapon feedback
  • 👍 Unique and appealing visual style
  • 👍 Good value for the price

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🐛 Progression and save issues
  • 🔋 Overheating and battery drain on some devices
  • 🔒 Unresponsive or confusing UI controls
  • 🔒 Difficulty balancing and progression

Bugs and requests

Flight Simulator Advanced

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes when loading maps or starting flights
  • Unresponsive controls and buttons
  • Issues with landing gear, flaps, and other interactive cockpit elements
  • Floating or misaligned aircraft on the ground

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more airports, especially in North America, Asia, and other regions
  • Implement full flight planning and routing options
  • Introduce more aircraft types like regional jets, military planes, and older models
  • Add ATC communication and integration
  • Improve landing gear physics and animations
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  • Implement multiplayer and online functionality

Interloper

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Tutorial not functioning properly
  • Weapons not firing correctly
  • Missions getting stuck or not completing
  • Inconsistent save and progression tracking
  • UI elements overlapping or disappearing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Expanded mission and level variety
  • Pilot and ship customization options
  • Clearer progression and reward systems
  • Performance optimizations for older devices

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Flight Simulator Advanced

One-time14
  • Unlock region: North America$1.99
  • A350-1000, liveries & No Ads$2.99
  • A330-300 & Liveries & No Ads$2.99
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  • A340-600$2.99
  • B737 Max$2.99
  • A321neo$2.99
  • A340-300$2.99
  • A321, Liveries & No Ads$2.99
  • A330neo$2.99
  • A380 with liveries and No Ads.$3.49
  • B747-400, liveries & no ads$3.49
  • A350-900, liveries, No-Ads$3.99
  • B777-300ER$3.99
  • B787-9$3.99
None

Interloper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flight Simulator Advanced free?
Flight Simulator Advanced is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interloper free?
Interloper costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flight Simulator Advanced or Interloper?
Interloper is rated higher. Flight Simulator Advanced averages 4.4 out of 5 from 9K ratings, while Interloper averages 4.5 from 533 ratings.
Do Flight Simulator Advanced or Interloper have ads?
Flight Simulator Advanced shows ads; Interloper does not.
Which is updated more often, Flight Simulator Advanced or Interloper?
Flight Simulator Advanced ships an update fortnightly, and Interloper fortnightly. Most recently, Flight Simulator Advanced was updated on September 27, 2026 and Interloper on September 28, 2026.

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