Comparison

RFS vs F

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

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About

RFS

Experience the ultimate flight simulator with realistic aircraft, global scenery, and detailed airports. Engage in real-time multiplayer, manage air traffic as an ATC, and master pilot tutorials. Unlock the full experience with various subscription options.

Highlights
  • 65+ realistic airplane models with 3D cockpits
  • 2400+ detailed HD airports
  • Global satellite scenery and Ultra-HD imagery
  • Real-time flights and weather
  • Global multiplayer with hundreds of pilots
  • ATC mode for managing air traffic
Features
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EXPERIENCE THE ULTIMATE FLIGHT SIMULATOR ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE! Take your passion for aviation to new heights with RFS - Real Flight Simulator! Fly realistic aircraft, explore the world from the cockpit, and discover more immersive scenery with 3D Buildings and Ultra-HD Satellite Imagery in selected locations. From your first takeoff to long-haul flights, experience what it means to be a real pilot. FLY NOW, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD! Take off, land, and complete full flights across a global flight simulation environment. Explore aircraft with 3D live cockpits, navigate detailed airports, create flight plans, and sharpen your skills with pilot tutorials. Discover familiar city skylines and landscapes brought to life with new levels of detail. UNLOCK THE FULL REAL FLIGHT SIMULATOR EXPERIENCE Choose the subscription that fits you: monthly, six-month, or yearly. Join a worldwide community of virtual aviators and access premium flight simulation features. BUCKLE UP AND BECOME A REAL PILOT! Experience the features of a PRO pilot in our realistic airplane simulator: • 65+ AIRPLANE MODELS: Pilot a growing fleet of aircraft with realistic 3D live cockpits, authentic lighting, instruments, and flight systems. • 2400+ HD AIRPORTS: Take off and land at detailed airports with 3D terminals, vehicles, and realistic ground procedures. • 3D BUILDINGS: Discover selected cities reconstructed around real-world building positions, with recognizable urban layouts, shapes, and colors. Fly above streets and neighborhoods that feel closer to the real world. Explore an expanding world of detailed 3D cities, with new areas coming in future updates. • GLOBAL SATELLITE SCENERY: Explore high-definition satellite terrain and elevation maps worldwide, bringing global landscapes to life. • ULTRA-HD SATELLITE IMAGERY: See terrain, roads, and landscapes with remarkable clarity in supported regions, adding a new level of detail from cruising altitude to final approach. Discover new Ultra-HD areas as coverage continues to expand. • REAL-TIME FLIGHTS & WEATHER: Join 40,000+ real-time flights daily with live air traffic and experience real-time weather conditions as you fly. • DETAILED CHECKLISTS: Follow authentic pilot procedures, from preflight preparation to landing. • ADVANCED GROUND SYSTEMS: Interact with refueling trucks, passenger vehicles, and follow-me cars. • ADVANCED FLIGHT PLANNING: Customize weather, system failures, and navigation routes. Share flight plans with other pilots. • AUTOPILOT & ASSISTED LANDING: Use precise autopilot controls and the Automatic Landing System for long-haul flights. ENGAGE IN GLOBAL MULTIPLAYER MODES • Fly with hundreds of other pilots around the world in real-time multiplayer. • Chat with pilots, join weekly events, and take part in Virtual Airlines (VA) to earn Flight Points. ATC MODE: BECOME AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER • ATC GAME MODE: Manage air traffic, issue instructions, and guide aircraft safely. • Experience interactive, multi-voice ATC procedures and communications from both sides of the radio. CREATE AND SHARE YOUR AVIATION PASSION • CUSTOMIZE YOUR PLANE: Design unique liveries and share them with the RFS community. • DESIGN YOUR AIRPORT: Build your favorite HD airport and see other pilots use your creation. • PLANE SPOTTING: Capture aircraft against city lights, dramatic clouds, and spectacular sunrises and sunsets. • Discover new flight routes and connect with aviation enthusiasts worldwide. REAL-TIME SIMULATION REQUIREMENTS An internet connection is required for full simulation and multiplayer features. GET READY TO SOAR THE SKIES! Buckle up and become a Real Pilot in RFS - Real Flight Simulator! TERMS OF USE: https://www.rortos.com/terms-of-use/ Support: rfs@rortos.com

About

F

Experience the thrill of landing a space shuttle with this detailed flight simulator. It offers console-quality graphics, interactive tutorials, and realistic flight physics for an authentic challenge. Master the steep and fast approach, improve your landings with scoring, and compete with friends.

Highlights
  • Realistic space shuttle approach and landing simulation
  • Console-quality graphics
  • Interactive tutorials with autopilot assist
  • Landing analysis and scoring system
  • Orbit mode
  • Multiple landing sites including White Sands
  • Adjustable wind conditions and emergency scenarios
Features
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Here is the long-awaited successor to our critically acclaimed flight simulator. It simulates the Space Shuttle approach and landing in incredible detail and accuracy. This is a remaster of our original F-Sim Space Shuttle, completely rewritten from scratch. New features include: - Console quality graphics - Interactive tutorials - White Sands as a third landing site option - Orbit mode F-Sim Space Shuttle combines realistic flight simulation with stunning graphics and fun gameplay. You’ve never landed a Space Shuttle before? We’ve got you covered: Included are several tutorials with varying degrees of autopilot assist. Our landing analysis and scoring system tells you exactly how to improve your next landing. It will make you come back and try again. Each flight starts at either 10,000 feet, already aligned with the runway, or at up to 50,000 feet, before banking into the heading alignment cone. During descent, the Orbiter is an unpowered glider, so you will only have one chance to get it right. Astronauts used to call it a flying brick: Because of its 200,000 lbs. gross weight and low lift over drag ratio, the approach is six times steeper and two times faster than a typical airliner approach. After your first safe touchdown, chase that perfect landing, compare your high scores online with your friends, earn medals, and unlock achievements. Experiment with different wind conditions, night approaches, and even emergency scenarios or system failures. At the end of each flight, watch a replay from different camera angles. You control the Orbiter’s pitch and roll axes by tilting your device. Alternatively, you may switch to on-screen analog sticks or use a gamepad. Rudder, speed brake, gear, and chute are usually handled by the autopilot, but you can have full manual control if you like. For beginners, we’ve added rectangles that visualize the desired approach path. Simply try to stay within the corridor of rectangles, and they’ll guide you right to the touchdown point. Advanced pilots can turn them off and rely on the instruments in the head-up display (HUD) instead. The simulated guidance, navigation and control (GNC) systems are authentic replications of their counterparts in the real Orbiter, and the HUD features all the instruments real Space Shuttle commanders used to employ to skillfully land this unique aircraft. Now it’s your turn to give it a try. A new orbit mode lets you take the Orbiter for a spin around the planet, and we’re working on a full atmospheric re-entry scenario, which, among other new features, will be released as free updates in the coming months. There are no ads or in app purchases, and we don’t collect any personal data.

Screenshots

RFS4 screens
F4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: F at none against RFS's 10. RFS's advantage is ratings volume (24K vs 540) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

RFS costs $0.99 and F $4.99 up front. RFS sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. F asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for RFS against 4.6 for F. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RFS has 24K ratings behind it against 540, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of RFS's written reviews are positive against 63% of F's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RFS ships an update every 3 weeks, F every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
RFS versus F: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRFSF
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (24K ratings)4.6 (540 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.8% of reviews — better62.6% of reviews
Number of ratings24K — better540
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#2 — better#32
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size547 MB1.3 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRORTOS SRLSkyTale Software GmbH

Customer experience

RFS

All ratings24,191 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews2,759 reviews
Positive73.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative16.5%

F

All ratings526 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews219 reviews
Positive62.6%
Neutral11.4%
Negative26.0%

User reviews

RFS

From 24K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic simulation
  • 🚀 Variety of aircraft and liveries
  • 🚀 Affordable subscription
  • 👍 Smooth controls
  • 👍 Impressive graphics and 3D airports

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and disconnections
  • 🐛 Autopilot and flight model issues
  • 🐛 Lack of interactive cockpit features
  • 🔋 Drains device battery quickly
  • 💰 Limited free aircraft selection

F

From 540 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Cool game
  • 🚀 Great game
  • 🚀 Really cool
  • 🚀 Fantastic
  • 🚀 Stunning

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Tilt control issues
  • 🐛 Reentry not working
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🐛 Inconsistent landing scoring
  • 🐛 Overly sensitive controls

Bugs and requests

RFS

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Subscription issues when switching devices
  • Runway and taxiway rendering problems
  • Autopilot disconnects during long flights
  • Inconsistent landing gear and reverse thrust behavior

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more free aircraft options
  • Improve ATC functionality and realism
  • Implement more advanced camera views (cabin, under-wing, etc.)
  • Add support for external controllers (throttle, etc.)
  • Improve weather effects and turbulence simulation
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  • Expand airport selection, especially in Canada

F

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Tilt control not working
  • Reentry mode not available
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent landing scoring
  • Overly sensitive controls

Requested features

10 requests
  • Reentry mode
  • Launch sequence
  • Orbit mode improvements
  • Ability to open payload bay doors
  • Docking with ISS
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  • Cargo deployment
  • More mission types
  • Ability to change units (imperial/metric)
  • Background audio support
  • More landing sites

In-app purchases

7 purchases

RFS

Subscriptions7
  • RFS Pro (1 month)$3.991 Month
  • RFS Pro (1 month)3 variants$4.991 Month
  • RFS Pro (1 month)$5.991 Month
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  • RFS Pro (1 month)$7.991 Month
  • RFS Pro (6 month)$19.996 Months
  • RFS Pro (1 year)2 variants$29.991 Year
  • RFS Pro (1 year)$39.991 Year
None

F

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RFS free?
RFS costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is F free?
F costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RFS or F?
F is rated higher. RFS averages 4.6 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while F averages 4.6 from 540 ratings.
Do RFS or F have ads?
Neither RFS nor F shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RFS or F?
RFS ships an update every 3 weeks, and F every 2 months. Most recently, RFS was updated on November 10, 2026 and F on November 7, 2026.
Which is more popular, RFS or F?
RFS currently peaks at #2 in the App Store charts, and F at #32. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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