Flyboys vs Contrail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flyboys
Embark on a journey to master flight by building and improving a flying bicycle. Overcome challenges, learn from trials, and compete with others in aerial races to achieve success.
- Build a flying bicycle
- Improve flying bike potential
- Discover hidden challenges
- Race with friends
- Compete in aerial challenges
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Discover the magic of flying and become a "Flyboy," facing a tough journey full of trials and errors. Only those who endure and learn to fly will reach all successes and obtain... Your Own Path to Flying: Become a young dreamer who builds his flying bicycle. This classic tale inspires all of us who have gazed at the sky full of planes since childhood and dreamed of one day becoming pilots ourselves. Build, Improve, Soar: In your small workshop, you will use the successes achieved from flying to gradually enhance your flying bike's potential. The workshop is not just about building the bike but also about discovering hidden challenges that connect you with the game creators. Competitive Spirit: Race with friends and measure yourself against others in aerial challenges.
Contrail
Control a plane and avoid crossing red lines to fly as far as possible. Build a heat multiplier by skimming danger zones for a higher score. Unlock new trails and keep your daily streak alive in this minimalist arcade flyer.
- Tap to bank left or right
- Build heat multiplier with near-misses
- Progress through different sky zones
- Unlock contrail colors and trails
- Instant restarts
- Daily streak tracking
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Don't cross the lines. Contrail is a minimalist arcade flyer about one simple, unforgiving rule: never cross a red line. Tap the left or right side of the screen to bank your plane, weave through a sky full of rival contrails, and see how far you can fly before you slip up. One mistake ends the run. Every run pulls you back for one more. HOW TO FLY • Tap the sides to bank left or right — that's the whole control scheme • Skim a red line without crossing it to build heat • Cross one, and you're gone CHASE THE HEAT Brushing past danger isn't just a thrill — it's how you score. String near-misses and evasions together to climb the heat multiplier from ×1.5 all the way to a blazing ×5. The closer you fly, the faster your score climbs… and the easier it is to lose everything. FLY THROUGH THE ZONES The sky shifts as you go the distance. Push from clear blue into Overcast, Storm Front, and beyond — each zone with its own mood and a rising tide of traffic that never quite lets you breathe. MAKE IT YOURS Unlock a range of contrail colors and earn new trails as you play. Keep a daily streak alive, beat your best distance, and track your lifetime flights. BUILT TO PICK UP • Simple single tap play - turn clockwise on screen right, counterclockwise on screen left • Instant restarts — no menus between you and the next run • Clean, calm visuals with a satisfying edge • Free to play, with a single optional purchase to remove ads forever How far can you fly?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Contrail at 100% against Flyboys's 45%. Contrail also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Flyboys's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (95 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Flyboys sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Contrail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Contrail holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flyboys has 95 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Flyboys's written reviews are positive against 100% of Contrail's.
Flyboys ships an update weekly, Contrail every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flyboys | Contrail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (95 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 95 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 265 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Flyboys Games s.r.o. | Tropostrata LLC |
Customer experience
Flyboys
Contrail
Bugs and requests
Flyboys
Reported bugs
6 issues- Propeller doesn't engage consistently
- Slider for propeller doesn't work most of the time
- Landing is inconsistent
- Stalls on take off
- Controls go from no response to over-response
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- Bike breaks too easily
Requested features
8 requests- Add more levels after 3000m
- Add new aircraft after achieving Flyboys Badge
- Add more variety or different challenges
- Add altitude/speed reading
- Make the propeller automatic
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- Make upgrades cost money and earn money per run
- Make difficulty variable
- Expand content in future updates
Contrail
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flyboys
- Support Us$5.99
Contrail
- No Ads$2.99









