Comparison

Absolute RC Simulator vs AirRace SkyBox

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

AirRace SkyBox

Experience the thrill of high-speed aerial competition in this realistic air racing game. Pilot a Sukhoi 26 through 10 challenging races, master acrobatic maneuvers, and compete globally for the top spot. Train, customize your aircraft, and aim for the Gold Cup.

Highlights
  • Pilot Sukhoi 26
  • 10 different races
  • Customize aircraft
  • Full 3D real-time rendering
  • World ranking and leaderboards
  • Training mode
  • Accelerometer control
Features
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Pilot your own Sukhoi 26 on not less than 10 Air Races! "AirRace SkyBox" is the First real Air Racing Game! Incredible sensations await you! Attention! The races are more and more technical and require an optimal concentration! I suggest you to start with the initiation Race to learn to control your Sukhoi. It's available on the main menu by clicking on the "Help" button. After that, try to be the Best and Win all Races! Each acrobatic is scored and earns you more or less points. Try to go to the Ultimate Air Race and win it to get the Gold Cup and become the Champion of Air Racing! The score of each race is recorded. Share your score online and try to stay in the world ranking! If you agree, your location is automatically detected to display the flag of your country in the international scores table. So you can compete with players around the World! You can see the rankings at any time by clicking on the logo "World High Scores". Watch the Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yKrCzYHy18&feature=youtu.be Have Fun! ••• Game Features ••• • Optimized for iPhone5 • The first real Air Racing Game! • Pilot your own Sukhoi 26 • Customize your Sukhoi • Total Control • Full 3D Real Time rendering • 10 different races • Incredible sensations • Training mode • Realistic sound environment • Music by "The Almighty Grind" • Select the accelerometer sensibility • Choose how to play: Outside or Inside your Sukhoi • Upload your Score and enter in the World Ranking

Screenshots

Absolute RC Simulator4 screens
AirRace SkyBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Absolute RC Simulator at 4.5 against AirRace SkyBox's 4.0. Absolute RC Simulator also leads on ratings volume (5.4K vs 4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). AirRace SkyBox's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Absolute RC Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and AirRace SkyBox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Absolute RC Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Absolute RC Simulator has 5.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Absolute RC Simulator's written reviews are positive against 100% of AirRace SkyBox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Absolute RC Simulator ships an update monthly, AirRace SkyBox every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Absolute RC Simulator versus AirRace SkyBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbsolute RC SimulatorAirRace SkyBox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.4K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.4K — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB50 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHappy Bytes LLCDream-Up

Customer experience

Absolute RC Simulator

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

AirRace SkyBox

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

AirRace SkyBox

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
Show 7 more
  • 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
1 purchases

AirRace SkyBox

One-time1
  • Stop Ad$0.99

Questions

Is Absolute RC Simulator free?
Absolute RC Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AirRace SkyBox free?
AirRace SkyBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Absolute RC Simulator or AirRace SkyBox?
Absolute RC Simulator is rated higher. Absolute RC Simulator averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.4K ratings, while AirRace SkyBox averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Absolute RC Simulator or AirRace SkyBox have ads?
Both Absolute RC Simulator and AirRace SkyBox show ads.
Which is updated more often, Absolute RC Simulator or AirRace SkyBox?
Absolute RC Simulator ships an update monthly, and AirRace SkyBox every 5 months. Most recently, Absolute RC Simulator was updated on October 26, 2026 and AirRace SkyBox on October 25, 2026.

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