Comparison

SimFly Pad vs Upstacked

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

Head to head
About

SimFly Pad

Enhance your flight simulation experience with interactive checklists, in-game camera recording, and direct cockpit control. Manage flight records and sync media to the cloud for permanent storage.

Highlights
  • Interactive flight checklists
  • In-game virtual camera
  • Cockpit instrument control
  • Flight record management
  • Cloud synchronization for media
  • Voice interaction for checklists (Beta)
Features
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SimFly Pad is an app focused on enhancing your flight simulation game experience. In SimFly Pad, you can quickly find a sophisticated flight checklist to help you complete each stage of your flight with precision. SimFly Pad is also the first App that comes with a built-in "Camera" allowing you to capture and record every moment of your flight through your phone. All photos and videos are supported for syncing to the cloud for permanent storage. Through the built-in Cockpit page of SimFly Pad, you can directly manipulate the simulated aircraft in your game, such as turning on or off landing lights, adjusting NAV frequencies, and other operations. (Note: The camera function requires an application installed on your PC to work) All Features: * Interactable checklist * Over ten elaborate build-in checklists. * Supports voice interaction (Beta version) * Supports importing custom checklists. * Virtual Camera * Capture and record your in-game footage in real-time. (requires SimFly Linker) * All photos/videos support lossless synchronization to the cloud. * Your flight data is also carried in your photos and videos. * Support real-time view of in-flight data. (barometric pressure, wind, altitude, etc.) * Support exporting videos with beautiful flight data charts. * All exported videos/photos would carry geographic metadata. (meaning you can view the geographic location in your system album). * Cockpit Instrument Control * Direct control of various panels during flight (autopilot, lighting, switches, flaps, etc.) * Supports A320/A330//A340/A350/A380/B737/B757/B777/B787/C250/G1000/C172/CRJ/GA/TBM930/SR22/B777CDU/StreamingScreen. * All components are implemented natively, offering higher performance and lower latency. * Flight Records * Manage all your flight records by tags. * Supports analysis and display of FDR data. * Support for reviewing the flight path. * Support generating and exporting flight path maps. The checklists currently included in the app are: * Douglas DC6A/6B * Airbus A320NX * Airbus A310 * Boeing 737 * Boeing 777 * Carenado M20R * Bombardier CRJ-500/700 * DATER TMB930 * Bae 146 * Cessna 310R * Beech King Air 350 * McDonnell Douglas 82 * Cessna 172SP * Comanche 250 More checklists and features are arriving. If you have any suggestions, please let us know via email at ethantoken@gmail.com or in the comments. NOTE: !!! Please DO NOT use this App in real flight. This App should ONLY be used for simulation games!!!!

About

Upstacked

Features
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Stack it. Find it later. Save any link from any app in one tap with the iOS Share Sheet. Upstacked sorts everything into categories and stores it on your device, ready to read even with zero signal. HOW IT WORKS • Share a link from Safari, X, YouTube, Reddit, or any app • Upstacked grabs the title, image, and category instantly, all on device • Browse your stack by category: Tech, Design, News, Entertainment, and more • Read the full article offline in a clean reader view • Archive what you finished and keep your stack fresh YOUR FEEDS, ONE RIVER Follow your favorite blogs and newsletters with the built in RSS reader. New posts flow into one chronological river. Keep the good ones with one swipe, skip the rest. WEEKLY DIGEST Get a generated weekly summary of everything you stacked: the must reads, the connections between articles, and the trends in your reading. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Everything runs on your device. No tracking, no data collection. Sync across your devices with iCloud when you want it, keep it fully local when you prefer. FEATURES • One tap save from the Share Sheet • Smart offline categorization • Full article extraction for offline reading • Custom readers for X, YouTube, Reddit, Substack, Medium, and more • RSS feeds with automatic stacking option • Clipboard link detection for quick saves • Generated weekly digest with must reads and trends • Export any article as Markdown • Archive, search, and reading stats • A newspaper meets terminal design you will want to show off FREE TO START Stack up to 10 links, follow up to 5 feeds, and generate 1 digest for free. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited stacking, unlimited digests, and more. Upstacked Pro subscriptions: • Monthly: $2.99/month • Annual: $19.99/year Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://upstacked.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://upstacked.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

SimFly Pad4 screens
Upstacked4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Upstacked at 100% against SimFly Pad's 60%. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SimFly Pad sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Upstacked sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SimFly Pad versus Upstacked: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimFly PadUpstacked
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeeingSky Inc.Moqa Studio

Customer experience

SimFly Pad

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Upstacked

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

SimFly Pad

One-time10
  • Premium Panel - B737 Ng/Max$24.99
  • Premium Panel - A320$24.99
  • Premium Panel - B787$24.99
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  • SimFlyPad Premium Panel C250$24.99
  • Premium Panel - B777$24.99
  • Premium Panel - A330$24.99
  • Premium Panel - A380$24.99
  • SimFly Pad A350 Premium Panel$24.99
  • SimFly Pad A340 Premium Panel$24.99
  • SimFly Pad Panel - CRJ$24.99
2 purchases

Upstacked

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$17.991 Year

Questions

Is SimFly Pad free?
SimFly Pad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Upstacked free?
Upstacked is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SimFly Pad or Upstacked have ads?
Neither SimFly Pad nor Upstacked shows ads.

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