SimFly Pad vs Simulator Station
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Interactive flight checklists
- In-game virtual camera
- Cockpit instrument control
- Flight record management
- Cloud synchronization for media
- Voice interaction for checklists (Beta)
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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!!!!
Simulator Station
Enhance your flight simulation with a comprehensive companion app. It offers advanced cockpit control, flight planning tools, live traffic and weather data, and performance calculations for MSFS and X-Plane.
- Precision aircraft repositioning
- Interactive 3D globe with live traffic/weather
- Smart EFB with AI-powered NOTAMs
- Airline-grade performance calculator
- Voice-assisted checklists
- Payload and fuel planner
- Emergency and failure generator
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Transform your simulator into an airline cockpit with Simulator Station—the ultimate study-level Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) and Instructor Operating Station for MSFS 2020/2024 and X-Plane. Built with an authentic airline interface, it gives you total command over every flight phase. PRECISION REPOSITIONING, APPROACH TRAINING & DOORS • Dynamic Approach Setup: Teleport to Left/Right Downwind, Base, or Final at 7, 10, or 15 NM. • Charts & Gate Spawning: View taxiways and runways. Tap any gate to spawn on the stand. • Navaid Teleport: Search any VOR/NDB and set radial, distance, heading, altitude, and speed. • Aircraft Door Control: Open and close all passenger doors and cargo hatches instantly. ULTIMATE WEATHER ENGINE & TRAINING SCENARIOS • 40+ Weather Scenarios: Train in severe conditions like microbursts and windshear. • Custom Weather Builder: Customize every atmospheric parameter from scratch with precision. • Real-Time Injection: Inject weather instantly via airport METARs or enable Live Weather. GROUND SERVICE HANDLING & GSX INTEGRATION • Full Ground Services: Request the jetway, set passenger counts, and dispatch refueling, catering, lavatory, GPU, cleaning, and de-icing trucks. • Pushback & GSX Control: Full pushback steering and seamless GSX integration for MSFS. ADVANCED FAILURE MANAGEMENT (MSFS 2020/2024 & X-PLANE) • 130+ System Failures: Trigger custom or timed failures in MSFS and X-Plane to practice emergencies, or clear all issues instantly with Fix All. INTERACTIVE TCAS & AI TRAFFIC INJECTION • Custom Traffic Spawning: Inject AI traffic onto your sim and ND with custom speed, altitude, separation, vertical speed, and crossing paths. • Takeoff, Landing & Incursions: Train behind traffic with realistic wake turbulence and react to surprise runway incursions. INTERACTIVE 3D GLOBE, LIVE TRAFFIC & WEATHER • Global Teleport & 3D Weather: Tap anywhere to teleport and view animated Rain, Wind, Temp, Precipitation, and Aurora layers. • Live Online Traffic: Track VATSIM/IVAO traffic telemetry with Airways, Holds, FIRs, and PIREPs. • Airport Info: View runways, ATC frequencies, TAF, METAR, NOTAMs, and Live Voice ATIS. INSTANT WORLD TOUR MODE • 30+ Global Landmarks: Teleport to 30+ iconic landmarks in under a second on iPhone and iPad in MSFS and X-Plane without setting up a flight. ADVANCED FLIGHT ANALYSIS & TELEMETRY • Takeoff & Landing Grading: View exact rotation and touchdown plots with instant landing grades (Smooth, Hard) and error breakdowns. • Flight Data Recorder: Record flights and analyze speed, bank, altitude, and VS on interactive profile graphs. DEEP SYSTEMS MONITORING & UNIVERSAL WEB FMC • Live Systems Monitor: Track hundreds of live aircraft and sim data points across every system in a clean dashboard. • Universal X-Plane FMC: Full Web FMC control supporting virtually all X-Plane aircraft. REMOTE INSTRUCTOR OPERATING STATION (IOS) • Live Remote Checkrides: Let an instructor join remotely with live screen viewing to move your plane, inject scenarios, and trigger failures. SMART EFB, PERFORMANCE, CO-PILOT & SIMBRIEF • Integrated Smart EFB: View Upper Air Wind/Temp and SIGWX charts, translate/read NOTAMs aloud with AI, and use T/O, Landing, Hold, and CRAFT scratchpads. • Performance Calculator: Compute V-speeds (V1, VR, V2), flaps, flex temps, and stopping distances via METAR, slope, and autobrakes with overrun alerts. • Virtual Pilot & Briefings: Voice A320/B737 checklists and automated T/O and landing audio briefings. • Payload & SimBrief: Adjust fuel (0-100%) and payload dynamically, and auto-import SimBrief flight plans. Privacy Policy: https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/privacy-policy-simulator-station/63f44b66-01cf-4a00-98bc-4e45fe33e2ce/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Download Simulator Station today, elevate your realism, and fly like a real-world captain.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simulator Station at 100% against SimFly Pad's 60%. SimFly Pad's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. SimFly Pad sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Simulator Station sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SimFly Pad ships an update fortnightly, Simulator Station every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimFly Pad | Simulator Station |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SeeingSky Inc. | Osama Nabel |
Customer experience
SimFly Pad
Simulator Station
In-app purchases
SimFly Pad
- SimFly Pad Premium Panel - B767$19.99
- SimFly Pad B757 Premium Panel$19.99
- Premium Panel - B737 Ng/Max$24.99
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- Premium Panel - A320$24.99
- Premium Panel - B787$24.99
- 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
Simulator Station
- MSFS Monthly Pass$2.991 Month
- X plane monthly pass$2.991 Month
- MSFS Yearly Pass$12.991 Year
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- X plane yearly pass$12.991 Year
- MSFS & X-Plane Yearly$12.991 Year
- MSFS & X-Plane Monthly$17.991 Month
- MSFS Lifetime Pass$29.99
- X plane lifetime pass$29.99
- X plane and MSFS Lifetime Pass$44.99








