Nitro RC vs RC Drone Flight Simulator 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nitro RC
Experience the thrill of gas-powered radio-controlled vehicles. Choose from various RC cars to race against AI opponents or challenge the clock. Practice your skills in a free-play mode and share your achievements on the leaderboard.
- Gas-powered RC vehicle simulation
- Multiple vehicle types (rock crawler, dune buggy)
- Race mode against AI
- Time Trial mode
- Practice mode for free driving
- Game Center leaderboard integration
- Unlockable cars and tracks
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Explore the world of gas powered radio controlled vehicles. Do you prefer an all-terrain rock crawler or a fast dune buggy? Select your favourite car and smash your opponents. Beat your AI opponents in "Race" mode or improve your driving skills and beat the clock in "Time Trial". You can also select "Practice" mode to drive freely just for fun. Share your best results on the Game Center leaderboard! Try the game for free! You will get two locations "Parking Garage" and "Nevada Desert" and two cars "Savage" and "Razor" for free. Within the application you can buy additional cars and tracks to enhance your RC racing experience. Buying "Bundle 1" (In-app purchase) you will get: - 1 new off-road track "Sand Mine" with less bumps for really fast race - 2 new on-road tracks "Basketball Arena" and "Mediterranean Village" - 4 new vehicles "Storm", "Rally", "Maxx" and "Beast" - Ads removed
RC Drone Flight Simulator 3D
Experience realistic drone flight simulation across diverse indoor environments. Collect stars and diamonds to unlock new drones and challenge friends with high scores.
- Realistic drone flight simulation
- Multiple indoor environments
- Star and diamond collection
- Unlockable drones
- Game Center leaderboards
- Social sharing
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Fly remote controlled drones and collect stars at three different places: Office, Supermarket and Warehouse. There are five drones. Collect diamonds from special locations and unlock all of them. Challenge yourself and your friend with addictive drone flight simulation game. Suitable for children and all ages. Enjoy it on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Have fun ! ■Game center support: Compare your best top score with others in the world. ■Social sharing: Share your new score and challenge with your friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nitro RC at 64% against RC Drone Flight Simulator 3D's 18%. RC Drone Flight Simulator 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.3 vs 3.9). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Nitro RC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RC Drone Flight Simulator 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.
RC Drone Flight Simulator 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RC Drone Flight Simulator 3D has 866 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Nitro RC's written reviews are positive against 18% of RC Drone Flight Simulator 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Nitro RC ships an update every 4 months, RC Drone Flight Simulator 3D every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nitro RC | RC Drone Flight Simulator 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (56 ratings) | 4.3 (866 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews — better | 17.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 866 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 272 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Intuitive Computers | ArgeWorld |
Customer experience
Nitro RC
RC Drone Flight Simulator 3D
User reviews
Nitro RC
From 56 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Realistic RC car physics
- 👍 Great graphics and sound effects
- 💡 Potential for more cars and tracks
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay on newer devices
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent flipping and crashing of cars
- 🔒 Limited free content, need to pay for more
- 🔋 Sensitive controls can be difficult to master
- 🐛 Occasional performance issues and crashes
RC Drone Flight Simulator 3D
From 866 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Realistic drone simulation
- 🚀 Detailed graphics
- 😊 Positive user experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy controls
- 🔧 Lack of customization options
- 🔋 Short battery life
- 🤔 Unrealistic drone behavior
Bugs and requests
Nitro RC
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on launch for some devices
- Incorrect car/track navigation indicators
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode
- More customization options for cars
- Larger, more varied track selection
- Damage modeling and repair system
- Free drive/freeplay mode
RC Drone Flight Simulator 3D
Reported bugs
2 issues- Controls locking up
- Compatibility issues with some devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to change control settings
- Addition of free mode
- More drone models and maps
- Adjustable camera angles
In-app purchases
Nitro RC
- Bundle 1$1.99
RC Drone Flight Simulator 3D
No in-app purchases
Questions
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