Comparison

F vs Extreme Plane Flight Simulator

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

Extreme Plane Flight Simulator

Experience a next-generation flight simulator with realistic 3D graphics. Take off, navigate to nearby airports, and land various airliners. Manage an aircraft fleet and encounter diverse flight situations with real-time air traffic.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D graphics and runways
  • Multiple airport environments
  • Dozens of airliners
  • Thousands of flight situations
  • Real-time aircraft traffic
  • Simplified and advanced flight systems
Features
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Meet the flight simulator of the next generation. Take off, fly to the airport in the city nearby & land. Build & manage an aircraft fleet. And this is just the beginning, as a realistic airplane game, has to offer! 3D Realistic graphics and runways Multiple runways in different environments Dozens of airliners: turbine, reaction, single deck or double deck. Thousands of different situations to handle. Real-time aircraft traffic, with real airlines, on the ground and in flight. Simplified flight system with navigation help or flight simulation for advanced users.

Screenshots

F4 screens
Extreme Plane Flight Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: F at 89% against Extreme Plane Flight Simulator's 38%. F also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). Extreme Plane Flight Simulator's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs paid). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

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 — 927 and 904 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of F's written reviews are positive against 38% of Extreme Plane Flight Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

F ships an update every 3 months, Extreme Plane Flight Simulator every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
F versus Extreme Plane Flight Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFExtreme Plane Flight Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (927 ratings) — better4.2 (904 ratings)
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews — better37.6% of reviews
Number of ratings927 — better904
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB201 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkyTale Software GmbHAhmed Abdullah

Customer experience

F

All ratings927 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews866 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.0%

Extreme Plane Flight Simulator

All ratings904 ratings
Positive79.1%
Neutral6.7%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive37.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative57.6%

User reviews

F

From 927 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

Extreme Plane Flight Simulator

From 904 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Interesting game concept
  • 👍 Easy to control

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Misleading screenshots
  • 🚨 Excessive ads
  • 🔥 Poor graphics quality
  • 🤔 Unresponsive 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

Extreme Plane Flight Simulator

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Coins not awarded properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved graphics and realism
  • More airport and plane options
  • Reduced ads or ad-free version
  • Free flight mode

In-app purchases

None

F

No in-app purchases

None

Extreme Plane Flight Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is F free?
F is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Extreme Plane Flight Simulator free?
Extreme Plane Flight Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, F or Extreme Plane Flight Simulator?
F is rated higher. F averages 4.6 out of 5 from 927 ratings, while Extreme Plane Flight Simulator averages 4.2 from 904 ratings.
Do F or Extreme Plane Flight Simulator have ads?
Extreme Plane Flight Simulator shows ads; F does not.
Which is updated more often, F or Extreme Plane Flight Simulator?
F ships an update every 3 months, and Extreme Plane Flight Simulator every 2 weeks. Most recently, F was updated on October 18, 2026 and Extreme Plane Flight Simulator on October 17, 2026.

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