Comparison

Absolute RC Simulator vs Xtreme Soaring 3D

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Xtreme Soaring 3D

Experience the thrill of soaring through realistic landscapes in this flight simulator. Pilot high-performance gliders, master thermal lifts, and compete online. Explore detailed airports and enjoy immersive cockpit views.

Highlights
  • Realistic thermal and ridge lift simulation
  • Multiplayer over the internet
  • Detailed 3D cockpits with multi-touch zoom
  • High-resolution satellite imagery for terrain
  • Realistic flight characteristics and instruments
  • Winch launch take-off
  • Online competition
Features
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(FREE VERSION also available) Have you ever dreamed of soaring the sky like a bird, circling on an invisible thermal and staying aloft just by your skills and the forces of natures? Or are you already a glider pilot who looking for more funs while you're not flying? Welcome to XtremeSoaring3D, one of the best soaring/flight simulation available for mobile devices. It captures the beauty, the excitement and the technology of the soaring sport. Beside flying, the beauty of soaring sport is also the landscapes, the countrysides that we glide over. Therefore, we manage to integrate terrain data in this sim using high resolution satellite images and elevation. This resulted in a look real, beautiful landscapes with highly detail airport hangars and runways. FEATURES * Thermal lift and ridge-lift * Multiplayer over the internet. * ASK-21 trainer glider, DG-808S and LS-8 high performance glider with full function cockpit. * 360 degrees look around cockpit, and multi-touch zoom. * Realistic terrain with high resolution satellite images, detail airport: Utah (USA), La Motte du Caire (France), Innsbruck (Austria) and Varese, Italy. * Realistic flight characteristic, accurate performance, wing-flex. * Realistic flight instruments, Total Energy Compensated variometer. * Winch launch take-off. * Thermal-lift, ridge-lift simulation. * Online competition.

Screenshots

Absolute RC Simulator4 screens
Xtreme Soaring 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Absolute RC Simulator at Free against Xtreme Soaring 3D's $3.99. Absolute RC Simulator also leads on ratings volume (5.5K vs 17) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Xtreme Soaring 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment 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

Absolute RC Simulator is free to download; Xtreme Soaring 3D costs $3.99 up front. Absolute RC Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Xtreme Soaring 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Absolute RC Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Absolute RC Simulator has 5.5K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Absolute RC Simulator's written reviews are positive against 70% of Xtreme Soaring 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Absolute RC Simulator ships an update monthly, Xtreme Soaring 3D every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Absolute RC Simulator versus Xtreme Soaring 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbsolute RC SimulatorXtreme Soaring 3D
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.5 (5.5K ratings) — better4.2 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews — better70.4% of reviews
Number of ratings5.5K — better17
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB1.2 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHappy Bytes LLCPNTK, Inc.

Customer experience

Absolute RC Simulator

All ratings5,400 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews624 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral6.6%
Negative18.3%

Xtreme Soaring 3D

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive70.4%
Neutral7.4%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

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

Xtreme Soaring 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Absolute RC Simulator

One-time10
  • 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
None

Xtreme Soaring 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Absolute RC Simulator free?
Absolute RC Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Xtreme Soaring 3D free?
Xtreme Soaring 3D costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Absolute RC Simulator or Xtreme Soaring 3D?
Absolute RC Simulator is rated higher. Absolute RC Simulator averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.5K ratings, while Xtreme Soaring 3D averages 4.2 from 17 ratings.
Do Absolute RC Simulator or Xtreme Soaring 3D have ads?
Absolute RC Simulator shows ads; Xtreme Soaring 3D does not.
Which is updated more often, Absolute RC Simulator or Xtreme Soaring 3D?
Absolute RC Simulator ships an update monthly, and Xtreme Soaring 3D every 2 days. Most recently, Absolute RC Simulator was updated on November 9, 2026 and Xtreme Soaring 3D on November 2, 2026.

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