Comparison

F vs City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim

Experience the thrill of being a pilot in this flight simulator. Take off from city airports, transport passengers, and navigate through challenging skies. Enjoy various game modes and realistic flying scenarios.

Highlights
  • Multiple airplane collection
  • Passenger transport missions
  • Various game modes (checkpoints, emergency landing, parking)
  • City airport takeoffs and landings
  • High-quality 3D graphics
Features
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Welcome to the new era of airplane flying adventure, and you will experience the natural in the high sky. As a pilot, will take off from the city airport and fly in the high sky. Pick up your passengers from the airport and transfer them to your assigned location.

Screenshots

F4 screens
City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: F at 89% against City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim's 27%. F also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 936). On price 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. City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. F asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

F holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 936 and 3.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of F's written reviews are positive against 27% of City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

F ships an update every 3 months, City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
F versus City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFCity Airplane Pilot Flight Sim
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (936 ratings) — better4.2 (3.7K ratings)
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews — better26.7% of reviews
Number of ratings9363.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB253 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkyTale Software GmbHShafin Sadin

Customer experience

F

All ratings927 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews867 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.0%

City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim

All ratings3,602 ratings
Positive79.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative14.6%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative64.7%

User reviews

F

From 936 App Store ratings

What 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

City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim

From 3.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic scenery
  • 👍 Good for learning to fly

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Excessive ads
  • 🔍 Misleading and unrealistic
  • 🔍 Poor graphics and controls
  • 🔍 Boring and unenjoyable

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

City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Incorrect plane controls
  • Inability to play the game

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to fly the full distance
  • Proper airports and functional cockpits
  • Less game boundaries
  • Instructions for gameplay

In-app purchases

None

F

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim

Subscriptions3
  • Special Membership$6.997 Days
  • Monthly VIP Membership$12.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Membership$19.991 Year
One-time7
  • 1000 Coins Pack$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlock All Planes$1.99
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  • Unlock All Levels$1.99
  • 5000 Coins Pack$1.99
  • Plane Build Mode$4.99
  • Special Offer$9.99

Questions

Is F free?
F is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim free?
City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, F or City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim?
F is rated higher. F averages 4.6 out of 5 from 936 ratings, while City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim averages 4.2 from 3.7K ratings.
Do F or City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim have ads?
City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim shows ads; F does not.
Which is updated more often, F or City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim?
F ships an update every 3 months, and City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim every 3 weeks. Most recently, F was updated on November 6, 2026 and City Airplane Pilot Flight Sim on November 3, 2026.

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