X vs X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
X
This app enhances the X-Plane Desktop flight simulator by displaying your aircraft's real-time location and heading on a map. It aids in navigation, sightseeing, and training by providing geographical context and traffic pattern awareness. Connect multiple devices for a comprehensive view.
- Real-time aircraft location tracking
- Heading display on a world map
- Supports X-Plane Desktop 9 and 10
- Multi-device connection (up to 4)
- Aids pilotage navigation
- Enhances sightseeing flights
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“X-Mapper Lite” is a helper application for X-Plane Desktop flight simulator, which tracks the location of aircraft in the real-world map. *This is a LEGACY APPLICATION for backward compatibility with older versions of X-Plane. If you are using X-Plane 11 as well as X-Plane 10.40 or later, TRY NEWLY RELEASED X-MAPPER TNG (free App) INSTEAD. *This application requires full or demo version of X-Plane 9 or 10 Desktop (for Mac/Windows/Linux). CANNOT used with X-Plane Mobile for iPhone/iPad. FEATURES “X-Mapper Lite” works combined with the computer version of X-Plane flight simulator. It offers a simple but useful functionality to the simulator: tracking the location and the heading of the simulated aircraft in the real-world map. It can be used for following purposes: –Watching topography and street patterns for more precise pilotage navigation. –Making aware of world-wide geography for more joyful sightseeing flight. –Tracing accurate traffic patterns for more efficient training. –Getting details of taxiways and facilities in complicated airports. HOW TO USE Launch X-Plane on a computer and follow in-App instructions to setup network connection. The location and heading of the simulated aircraft will be displayed with an orange icon when settings completed and a network connection established. You can switch Tracking Mode (auto scrolling) by airplane button. Other map manipulations are same as the standard “Maps” application. MULTI-DEVICE CONNECTION You can connect up to four iPhone/iPad devices running multiple X-Mappers at the same time. Download and install X-Mapper Lite for each device. GETTING X-PLANE Desktop (Mac/Windows/Linux) version of X-Plane 9 (9.69 or later) or 10 is required to use this application: It can’t be used for Mobile (iPhone/iPad) version of X-Plane. Open “Obtain X-Plane” from the ⓘInfo Menu for ordering the full version or downloading the free Demo version. Please refer to help message in the application for detailed instructions.
X
This app displays your X-Plane simulator flight data on a map in real-time. Connect your device to the same network to view speeds, altitudes, and flight plans from Simbrief.
- Real-time flight data display
- Connects to X-Plane 11/12
- View speeds and altitudes
- Download Simbrief flight plans
- Automatic network discovery
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iPhone and iPad app to run in parallel with your X-Plane simulator (it supports both X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 12). Make sure your device is connected to the same network as the machine where X-Plane is running and the app will automatically find it and will link to it. Once linked, your flight data will start arriving to the app and therefore displayed in the map. On the Menu you can see flight information like your speeds and altitudes. You can also connect and download your current flight plan from Simbrief to get some extra flight information like arrival, destination, flight time, distance traveled, etc. Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: X at 100% against X's 45%. X also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). X's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
X holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of X's written reviews are positive against 100% of X's.
X ships an update every 5 months, X every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | X | X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MGJ Interactive | Xavier Ramos Oliver |
Customer experience
X
X
In-app purchases
X
No in-app purchases
X
No in-app purchases






