Comparison

Will It Fly? vs Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

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

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About

Will It Fly?

Pilot a small aircraft, balancing cargo and passengers with safety. Navigate terrain and obstacles, pushing your plane's limits to earn points. Experience realistic aviation physics, including the impact of wind, altitude, and weight on performance.

Highlights
  • Realistic aviation physics
  • Cargo and passenger management
  • Terrain and obstacle avoidance
  • Aircraft performance simulation
  • Headwind mechanics
  • Upgradeable aircraft
  • Unlockable maps
Features
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As a freshly graduated pilot of a small aircraft you must take off with as much cargo and as many passengers as you safely can, while avoiding terrain and obstacles. Earn points by pushing your airplane to it's limit, but beware: The more you carry, the worse your aircraft will perform! How many passengers and how much cargo can you successfully take off with, and still out climb obstacles and terrain? This game applies the real-world laws of aviation to a variety of challenging scenarios. As in the real world of flying, a headwind can be your ally. Wind reduces the speed at which you travel over ground, but it does not affect climb speed, so a strong headwind can provide pilots with a steep climb angle. Hot, High, and Heavy. Any combination of these can produce disastrous results. Hot or high atmospheric conditions indicate thin air, which reduces aircraft performance by lengthening the takeoff roll and reducing your climb angle. Too much weight will have the same effect on aircraft performance. Earn money, upgrade your plane. Complete achievements, earn gems, unlock new maps. Be sure to check out Airport Madness Mobile and Airport Madness Challenge!

About

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

Experience realistic flight physics with a vast selection of aircraft and over 2000 missions. Explore detailed global cities and airports, with customizable weather and flight parameters. Enjoy advanced aircraft controls and a comprehensive simulation environment.

Highlights
  • Realistic flight physics
  • 95+ aircraft types
  • +2000 missions
  • +600 airports worldwide
  • Customizable weather and time
  • Detailed 3D aircraft models
  • GPS route creation
Features
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Flight Simulator 2017 FlyWings is finally here! It contains many improvements and the flight physics are perfect! Enjoy a huge set of aircraft - 95 - and almost every air company! This is definitely the best flight simulator ever developed for macOS! Fly in more than +2000 missions, over +600 airports in 9 different cities around the world. Use our GPS tool to create your own routes. The first flight simulation with all city’s buildings and houses, all the airports have fingers, terminal, hangar, and taxiway lines. Real light system on the runways, with PAPI lights and more! The environment, scenario and 3D models are highly detailed, realistic air and ground traffic, change almost every simulation parameter, like visibility, temperature, turbulence, wind direction, all the weather conditions and hour of the flight. Fly in stormy weather, with lightings and heavy rain to test your skills! All the aircraft included in the simulator have specific modifications and special features, you will be able to choose the best aircraft that fits your needs! Aircraft features: - Choose between airplanes, helicopters, jet fighters, aerobatic planes and more! - Configure the model specification and family. - Choose one of the dozens of airline companies to fly your plane. - Configure fuel payload and weight. - Control all flaps, trims, spoilers, gear and turn engines on or off. - Very detailed 3D models of the planes. - Turn all the light signals on or off (Strobe, Landing, Transponder etc). - 9 different cameras. - Autopilot with speed, altitude, vertical speed and heading. Scenario and environment features: - +600 airports around the world - All airports have taxiway lines - All the cities have real buildings and houses - All airports have landing and take off lights - Audio settings - New details - Thousand+ miles in 9 cities: > New York > San Francisco > Chicago > Hawaii (enjoy the view of the volcanoes!) > Las Vegas > Los Angeles > Seattle > Washington D.C > Saint Martin - Weather conditions and hour option to choose when to fly. ***** Don’t forget to rate us! ***** Give us your feedback! All the updates we will be releasing for this flight simulator in the next weeks depend a lot on what you tell us!Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 Apple's Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below Privacy Policy: http://www.thetisgames.com/p/thetis-games-privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: http://www.thetisgames.com/p/thetis-games-terms-of-service.html If you need to contact us, send an e-mail to support (at) thetisgames.com

Screenshots

Will It Fly?3 screens
Flight Simulator FlyWings 20174 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 at 3.5 against Will It Fly?'s 3.0. Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 20 months) and review sentiment (38% vs 18%). Will It Fly?'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Will It Fly? asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 320 and 809 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Will It Fly?'s written reviews are positive against 38% of Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Will It Fly? ships an update every 20 months, Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 weekly. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Will It Fly? versus Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWill It Fly?Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (320 ratings)3.5 (809 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.5% of reviews38.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings320809 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB543 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFluikThetis Consulting

Customer experience

Will It Fly?

All ratings320 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral15.6%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive17.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative78.8%

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

All ratings809 ratings
Positive60.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative31.6%
Written reviews343 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral9.6%
Negative51.9%

User reviews

Will It Fly?

From 320 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay mechanics
  • 🎨 Nice graphics and visuals
  • 🎵 Catchy music
  • 💰 Free to play with affordable paid version
  • 🧠 Educational value for learning weight/physics concepts

Room to improve

  • 😴 Repetitive and boring gameplay loop
  • ⚠️ Unclear obstacle/background distinction
  • 🎮 Too simplistic and easy
  • ❌ Lacks meaningful player agency or skill
  • 📊 Limited level variety and progression

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

From 809 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best flight simulator
  • 👍 Realistic planes and controls
  • 👍 Great graphics
  • 👍 Fun and exciting

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🤔 Confusing controls and tutorials
  • 🤔 Limited free content

Bugs and requests

Will It Fly?

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • App fails to open/launch
  • Game freezes during gameplay
  • Crashes after 1-2 levels
  • UI elements blocked by ads preventing interaction
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  • Level advancement occurs regardless of win/fail status

Requested features

7 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Actual flight controls (velocity, flaps, etc.)
  • Tilt/motion control implementation
  • Metric measurement option
  • Better level progression system
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  • More obstacles to navigate around
  • Improved difficulty scaling

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Planes crashing on takeoff or landing
  • Autopilot not functioning properly
  • Missions not completing correctly
  • Frequent app crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free planes and missions
  • Ability to fly between cities/countries
  • Improved realism and physics
  • Better tutorials and guidance

In-app purchases

None

Will It Fly?

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Club Weekly$2.997 Days
One-time11
  • Premium Club - Unlimited Fuel$1.99
  • Restore Fuel$1.99
  • All Space Shuttle$4.99
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  • Unlocks now all flights!$4.99
  • Unlocks all missions now!$4.99
  • All Special Helicoters$4.99
  • All Civilian Helicopters$4.99
  • All Boeing 757$6.99
  • All Airbus 320$9.99
  • All Boeing 747$9.99
  • All Airbus 380$12.99

Questions

Is Will It Fly? free?
Will It Fly? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 free?
Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Will It Fly? or Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017?
Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 is rated higher. Will It Fly? averages 3.0 out of 5 from 320 ratings, while Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 averages 3.5 from 809 ratings.
Do Will It Fly? or Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 have ads?
Both Will It Fly? and Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Will It Fly? or Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017?
Will It Fly? ships an update every 20 months, and Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 weekly. Most recently, Will It Fly? was updated on September 30, 2026 and Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 on September 30, 2026.

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