F vs Armed Air Forces
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
F
Experience the challenge of landing a Space Shuttle with this realistic flight simulator. Master complex flight dynamics, stunning graphics, and detailed scoring to improve your landings. Offers various scenarios and control options for an immersive experience.
- Realistic flight dynamics
- Detailed landing analysis and scoring
- Autopilot demo and tutorials
- Online high score comparison
- Unlockable achievements and medals
- Experiment with weather and emergency scenarios
- Manual and autopilot control options
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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to land the Space Shuttle? Now you can find out. F-Sim Space Shuttle is a critically acclaimed flight simulator for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. It simulates the Space Shuttle approach and landing in incredible detail and accuracy. We’ve tried to combine realistic flight dynamics with stunning graphics and fun game play: Each landing attempt takes just a few minutes. Our landing analysis and scoring system tells you exactly how to improve your next landing. It will make you come back and try again. No ads, no in-app-purchases. 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. Landing the Orbiter takes practice, but the built-in autopilot demo and tutorials will get you started. 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 weather 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. 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. Here’s what others have said about it: “Because this app is so visually exciting, so technically deep, so sophisticated, so beautifully done in its realism, effects, and documentation, it earned a perfect 5/5 rating, Outstanding.” John Martellaro, Senior Editor for Reviews, The Mac Observer “I was excited to see that I can enjoy flying the space shuttle realistically also on my iPhone and complement my addiction to our Space Shuttle Mission Simulator on PC when I am on the road.” Alex L., www.space-shuttle-mission.com “Absolutely awesome app that is a must for shuttle huggers and aspiring astronauts.” Chris Bergin, Managing Editor, NASASpaceflight.com F-Sim Space Shuttle takes full advantage of modern iOS devices, but also runs smoothly on older hardware. We’ve tested it on all iOS devices, and iOS versions 3 to 7.
Armed Air Forces
Experience PC-quality combat flight simulation on your mobile device. Engage in dogfights, bombing missions, or enjoy free flight with a vast selection of modern and legendary aircraft. Features detailed cockpits, real armament, and dynamic flight physics.
- Combat flight simulation
- Modern and WW2 jet fighters
- Dogfight and bombing missions
- Detailed 3D cockpits
- Real armament and physics
- Free flight mode
- Mission generator
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Armed Air Forces offers all-embracing combat flight simulation experience on mobile devices. Finally you can play PC quality combat game anywhere and anytime you wish. Armed Air Forces contains many details that have not been in a mobile game before! Explore huge scenery with detailed cities and infrastructure in modern jet fighter aircraft or ww2 legendary fighter. Start a quick Dogfight to test your air combat skill or generate some ground targets to make a quick bombing mission. Or just take-off and enjoy free flight. Become a military pilot and take an advantage of the unique opportunity to control modern fighter like F-16C, A-10C, F-35 Lightning II, F-22 Raptor, Mirage 2000C, AV-8B Harrier II, Mig-29K, Super Tucano or legendary BF-109 Messerchmitt, Eurofighter Typhoon, Ac-130 Gunship, Su-57 Felon, Jas Gripen, F-18C, F-14, F-15, B-2 with nuclear bomb and more... FEATURES: • Simple mission generator for quick fight (enemy aircrafts, vehicles, buildings) • Dogfight mode • Record your flight mode (you can record your flight and use it later as AI plane for formation flights) • Every aircraft features detailed 3D cockpit with working instruments, HUD or mfd displays. • Every aircraft carries real armament. • Every aircraft has it's own physics, aerofoil and limits. • Choose time of the day. • VTOL flight modes for F-35 Lightning II and AV-8B Harrier II • High-end graphics targeted for newest devices (also optimized for older devices) • HOT or COLD start (from taxi) • Carrier operations • nuclear bomb • continued development bringing updates with new content ---------------------------------------------- Please check Armed Air Forces facebook page for latest news and requests: facebook.com/armedairforce ---------------------------------------------- Feel free to contact me about your feedback, requests, issues, anything.. Don't forget to try also helicopter game AIR CAVALRY - COMBAT HELICOPTER SIMULATOR
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: F at none against Armed Air Forces's 15. F also leads on iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.0). Armed Air Forces's advantage is ratings volume (26K vs 935) and chart position (#118 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Armed Air Forces sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. F asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for F against 4.5 for Armed Air Forces. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Armed Air Forces has 26K ratings behind it against 935, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of F's written reviews are positive against 85% of Armed Air Forces's.
F ships an update every 3 months, Armed Air Forces every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | F | Armed Air Forces |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (935 ratings) — better | 4.5 (26K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.3% of reviews — better | 85.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 935 | 26K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #118 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 1.7 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | SkyTale Software GmbH | iTechGen |
Customer experience
F
Armed Air Forces
User reviews
F
From 935 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent graphics and realistic flight model
- 🎮 Challenging and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Highly detailed and immersive simulation
- 💾 Saves and replays of landing attempts
- 🎨 Customizable settings (weather, failures, etc.)
Room to improve
- 🕰️ Lack of updates and new features in recent years
- 🔍 Limited gameplay options (only landing sequence)
- 🤖 Automatic systems make it too easy at times
- 🖥️ Compatibility issues with newer devices
Armed Air Forces
From 26K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Realistic flight physics
- 👍 Impressive graphics and visuals
- 🎮 Supports controller input
- 💡 Ability to record and playback flights
- 👍 Variety of aircraft models
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔒 Limited free aircraft options
- 💡 Lack of mission-based gameplay
- 💡 Absence of multiplayer mode
- 💡 Restricted camera controls
Bugs and requests
F
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game Center integration not working properly
- Occasional crashes or freezes on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add launch sequence and orbital operations
- Introduce different shuttle models to pilot
- Implement multiplayer and leaderboard functionality
- Expand to other aircraft types and flight scenarios
Armed Air Forces
Reported bugs
5 issues- Issues with takeoff and landing controls
- Inaccurate HUD information (Mach, G-forces)
- Enemies spawning too close during dogfights
- Inconsistent weapon performance (e.g., A-10 gun)
- Occasional crashes and freezes
Requested features
8 requests- Add more free aircraft options
- Implement mission-based gameplay
- Introduce multiplayer mode
- Expand camera control options
- Improve weapon accuracy and damage
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- Add air-to-air refueling capability
- Implement more detailed cockpit interiors
- Introduce difficulty settings and customization
In-app purchases
F
No in-app purchases
Armed Air Forces
- Mig-29K$1.99
- B-52H$1.99
- Rafale M$1.99
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- BF-109 Messerschmitt$1.99
- F-35 Lightning II$1.99
- A-10 Thunderbolt II$1.99
- AV-8B Harrier II$1.99
- Mirage 2000 C$1.99
- F-22A Raptor$1.99
- F-14A Tomcat$1.99
- F-18C Hornet$1.99
- Su-57 Felon$1.99
- AC-130J Ghostrider$1.99
- B-2 Spirit$1.99








