Absolute RC Simulator vs Excess Baggage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Excess Baggage
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You have one suitcase, two thousand dollars, and a a bunch of customs officials waiting to take your contraband items. You have thirty days to make as much money as you can. Ready, Set, Go. EXCESS BAGGAGE is a buy-low, sell-high game played out of a carry-on. Fly between New York, Los Angeles, London, Dubai, Tokyo, and Sydney. Every city sells something cheap and overpays for something else. Fill the bag, get on the plane, and sell it where it's worth more. Flights take one or two days, prices drift while you're in the air, and the uncle charges interest every single day. Some of what you carry is legit. Sneakers, trading cards, vintage denim, graphics cards. Some of it is contraband. Fireworks are illegal in a suitcase, everywhere. Knockoff sneakers are illegal everywhere. Grey-market watches are worth a fortune in Tokyo and a headache in Dubai. Contraband pays better. Customs might stop you. The odds are on the screen. Declare and pay duty, or say nothing to declare and roll. Get caught, and there is always the officer’s pocket. THE BOARD Everything is a split-flap airport departures board. Every price flips when it changes. It sounds like an airport because it is one. THE CREW Five friends text you tips between flights. Darryl knows prices. Marisol knows drops. Tom knows customs. Dev knows flights. Tariq reads the news. They are usually right. Usually. THE UNCLE He fronted the money. He's family. He charges 5% a day anyway. Pay him back in person, in cash, in New York or London. He doesn't do transfers. THE SEALED CASE Once a run, a stranger at the gate offers you cash to carry a sealed case to another city. Don't open it. Or do. RUNS Short Haul is 30 days. Long Haul is 45. Around the World is 60. Every run gets a seed like 45-0919-K7. Send it to a friend and they play the exact same market, same prices, same events, so the only difference is who read the board better. Global leaderboards through Game Center for every run length. THE STORE The free game is the whole game. If you want more, everything is a one-time purchase. No subscriptions, no ads, no energy timers. Four more cities. Five bundles of three new goods. A bigger bag. A bank account in the Cayman Islands that pays more, if you can spare the flight. No accounts. No analytics. No advertising. Nothing leaves your phone except your score. Rated for everyone who has ever tried to get a snow globe through security.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Excess Baggage at none against Absolute RC Simulator's shown. Excess Baggage also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Absolute RC Simulator's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Absolute RC Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Excess Baggage sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Absolute RC Simulator ships an update monthly, Excess Baggage every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Absolute RC Simulator | Excess Baggage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Happy Bytes LLC | Matthew Shawn Mc Ghie |
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
Excess Baggage
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
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
Excess Baggage
- Hong Kong$0.99
- Paris$0.99
- Mexico City$0.99
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- Mumbai$0.99
- Collector Bundle$1.99
- Street Bundle$1.99
- Gourmet Bundle$1.99
- Tech Bundle$1.99
- Nothing to Declare Bundle$1.99
- Everything$9.99
Questions
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