Backyard Pilot vs Absolute RC Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backyard Pilot
Pilot a plane from airport to airport, delivering cargo and passengers. Experience the thrill of flight with 28 engaging levels, no flight school required.
- Pilot your own plane
- Deliver cargo and passengers
- Airport to airport travel
- 28 levels of gameplay
- Casual flight simulation
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Ding... the pilot has turned on the Fasten Seat Belt sign! Things are going to get dicey! Whoa Ho! Someone left the engines running and now you get to pilot your own plane! Backyard Pilot lets you have all the fun the big boys have by flying your plane from airport to airport delivering cargo and passengers. No need to spend days in flight school. Twenty-eight levels of mind numbing fun.
Absolute RC Simulator
Master RC flying with a realistic simulator. Practice with a wide variety of planes, helicopters, drones, boats, and cars without the risk of damaging real models. Save money and frustration while learning to fly in any weather.
- Realistic RC model behavior
- Wide range of RC planes and helicopters
- Includes RC boats and cars
- Interactive landing objects
- Multiple camera views
- Intelligent Auto Pilot
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Professional RC flight simulator - a must have for anyone flying RC. Probably the most realistic behavior on mobile phones and tablets. Our models fly the same as real RC models, in real RC flying fields. Do not fly your real RC model before trying this program! Don't crash your models, crash ours! Crashing models here cost nothing.This application will save you money, frustration and many days in waiting for model parts. Learn to fly without fear. Rain or wind outside, start flying right now! The program includes wide range of RC planes and helicopters, from starter models to expensive aerobatic and scale models. This is the only RC simulator that includes RC boats and RC cars, in addition to excellent simulation of RC planes, RC helicopters and RC drones. Great for experienced modelers, and even greater for kids or someone who is just starting in this exciting hobby. The program includes 3 free interactive object sets that can be loaded on any flying field when flying helicopters. The interactive objects can be used to learn landing and precise model control. In addition to the fixed point camera that represents the RC pilot point of view, we have included follow up camera, and pilot view camera. That is very useful when you are learnings because the model never gets away. Notes: 1. This is not a game. You are controlling flying RC models that reacts like real flying models. It takes some time to learn, and is not easy. 2. The onscreen control sticks are just indicators! They are made small so they do not obscure the screen. 3. Sliding your finger anywhere on the right screen half affects the right control stick , the same for the left screen part - sliding finger there moves the left control stick. You do not need to keep your fingers on them. The program includes intelligent Auto Pilot that can help you with some or all of the controls. Please use it initially the get a feel of flying and progress faster. We suggest to select beginner settings at first few days before you can comfortably progress further. Have fun and keep flying!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Absolute RC Simulator at 4.5 against Backyard Pilot's 3.9. Absolute RC Simulator also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (5.4K vs 645). Backyard Pilot's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (4.3 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Backyard Pilot sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Absolute RC Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Absolute RC Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Absolute RC Simulator has 5.4K ratings behind it against 645, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Backyard Pilot's written reviews are positive against 75% of Absolute RC Simulator's.
Backyard Pilot ships an update every 11 months, Absolute RC Simulator monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backyard Pilot | Absolute RC Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (645 ratings) | 4.5 (5.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews | 75.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 645 | 5.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 4.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quantum Design Group | Happy Bytes LLC |
Customer experience
Backyard Pilot
Absolute RC Simulator
User reviews
Backyard Pilot
From 645 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing game
- 🚀 Fun and entertaining
- 🚀 Great time killer
- 👍 Awesome game
- 👍 Decent game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
- 🐛 Difficult controls
- 🐛 Unrealistic flight mechanics
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
Absolute RC Simulator
From 5.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Realistic simulation
- 🚀 Accurate flight dynamics
- 👍 Great for learning RC flying
- 👍 Smooth controls
- 👍 Variety of vehicles (planes, helicopters, cars, boats)
Room to improve
- 💰 Many vehicles/planes require purchase
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🔍 Limited free content
- 🔍 Lack of free planes/vehicles
- 📢 Frequent ads
Bugs and requests
Backyard Pilot
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes on startup
- Runway and landing strips don't move
- Can't land planes properly
- Planes fall to the ground for no reason
Requested features
5 requests- Update the game for latest iOS versions
- Add more planes and aircraft types
- Improve graphics and realism
- Add more gameplay modes and challenges
- Improve tutorial and instructions
Absolute RC Simulator
Reported bugs
3 issues- Restore purchases not working
- Glitches with certain plane models
- Inconsistent control responsiveness
Requested features
5 requests- More free planes and vehicles
- Ability to earn planes/vehicles through gameplay
- Multiplayer mode
- More varied environments and maps
- Improved graphics and physics
In-app purchases
Backyard Pilot
- MD90 Passenger Jet$0.99
- 737$0.99
- Airport Upgrade$1.99
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- Cargo Jet$1.99
- C17 Cargo Plane$1.99
- Military Pack$4.99
- Passenger Pack$5.99
- Cargo Plane Pack$5.99
- Helicopter Pack$5.99
- Spaceship Pack$9.99
Absolute RC Simulator
- Tangamanga$2.99
- A10 Warthog$2.99
- P51 Mustang$2.99
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- AH-64 Apache$2.99
- Friendly Rigger$2.99
- Airbus A380 EDF$2.99
- F15 Eagle$2.99
- F16 Thunderbird$2.99
- Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet$2.99
- All Plane Models$19.99
Questions
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