Comparison

Pilot! vs Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

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

Head to head
About

Pilot!

Experience the thrill of piloting your own aircraft, transporting cargo and passengers between airports. This game offers a vast selection of planes for endless hours of engaging gameplay without the need for extensive flight training.

Highlights
  • Pilot your own plane
  • Deliver cargo and passengers
  • Fly between airports
  • 96 different planes
  • Engaging gameplay
Features
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Ding... the pilot has turned on the Fasten Seat Belt sign! Things are going to get dicey! Whoa Ho! Someone left the engines running and now you get to pilot your own plane! Pilot! lets you have all the fun the big boys have by flying your plane from airport to airport delivering cargo and passengers. No need to spend days in flight school. 96 planes for hours of mind numbing fun.

About

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

Experience realistic flight physics with a vast selection of aircraft and over 2000 missions. Explore detailed global cities and airports, with customizable weather and flight parameters. Enjoy advanced aircraft controls and a comprehensive simulation environment.

Highlights
  • Realistic flight physics
  • 95+ aircraft types
  • +2000 missions
  • +600 airports worldwide
  • Customizable weather and time
  • Detailed 3D aircraft models
  • GPS route creation
Features
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Flight Simulator 2017 FlyWings is finally here! It contains many improvements and the flight physics are perfect! Enjoy a huge set of aircraft - 95 - and almost every air company! This is definitely the best flight simulator ever developed for macOS! Fly in more than +2000 missions, over +600 airports in 9 different cities around the world. Use our GPS tool to create your own routes. The first flight simulation with all city’s buildings and houses, all the airports have fingers, terminal, hangar, and taxiway lines. Real light system on the runways, with PAPI lights and more! The environment, scenario and 3D models are highly detailed, realistic air and ground traffic, change almost every simulation parameter, like visibility, temperature, turbulence, wind direction, all the weather conditions and hour of the flight. Fly in stormy weather, with lightings and heavy rain to test your skills! All the aircraft included in the simulator have specific modifications and special features, you will be able to choose the best aircraft that fits your needs! Aircraft features: - Choose between airplanes, helicopters, jet fighters, aerobatic planes and more! - Configure the model specification and family. - Choose one of the dozens of airline companies to fly your plane. - Configure fuel payload and weight. - Control all flaps, trims, spoilers, gear and turn engines on or off. - Very detailed 3D models of the planes. - Turn all the light signals on or off (Strobe, Landing, Transponder etc). - 9 different cameras. - Autopilot with speed, altitude, vertical speed and heading. Scenario and environment features: - +600 airports around the world - All airports have taxiway lines - All the cities have real buildings and houses - All airports have landing and take off lights - Audio settings - New details - Thousand+ miles in 9 cities: > New York > San Francisco > Chicago > Hawaii (enjoy the view of the volcanoes!) > Las Vegas > Los Angeles > Seattle > Washington D.C > Saint Martin - Weather conditions and hour option to choose when to fly. ***** Don’t forget to rate us! ***** Give us your feedback! All the updates we will be releasing for this flight simulator in the next weeks depend a lot on what you tell us!Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 Apple's Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below Privacy Policy: http://www.thetisgames.com/p/thetis-games-privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: http://www.thetisgames.com/p/thetis-games-terms-of-service.html If you need to contact us, send an e-mail to support (at) thetisgames.com

Screenshots

Pilot!4 screens
Flight Simulator FlyWings 20174 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pilot! at 76% against Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017's 38%. Pilot! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and rating (3.5 vs 3.2). On price, ratings volume, 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. Pilot! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 747 and 809 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Pilot!'s written reviews are positive against 38% of Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pilot! ships an update every 3 months, Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pilot! versus Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilot!Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (747 ratings)3.5 (809 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews — better38.5% of reviews
Number of ratings747809 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size357 MB543 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuantum Design GroupThetis Consulting

Customer experience

Pilot!

All ratings747 ratings
Positive50.3%
Neutral9.2%
Negative40.4%
Written reviews1,574 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral10.1%
Negative13.9%

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

All ratings809 ratings
Positive60.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative31.6%
Written reviews343 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral9.6%
Negative51.9%

User reviews

Pilot!

From 747 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Relaxing gameplay
  • 🔒 Variety of aircraft
  • 👍 Ability to unlock planes with in-game currency

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Planes disappearing or becoming invisible after purchase
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🐛 Planes randomly crashing on spawn
  • 🐛 Sensitive and unresponsive controls
  • 🐛 Planes going through the ground on landing

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

From 809 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best flight simulator
  • 👍 Realistic planes and controls
  • 👍 Great graphics
  • 👍 Fun and exciting

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🤔 Confusing controls and tutorials
  • 🤔 Limited free content

Bugs and requests

Pilot!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Planes disappearing or becoming invisible after purchase
  • Frequent crashes and glitches
  • Planes randomly crashing on spawn
  • Planes going through the ground on landing

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more airports and destinations
  • Improve flight physics and controls
  • Provide a tutorial or help guide
  • Add more camera views and cockpit mode
  • Improve the altimeter and other instrument readouts
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  • Increase the speed of flights to reduce boredom

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Planes crashing on takeoff or landing
  • Autopilot not functioning properly
  • Missions not completing correctly
  • Frequent app crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free planes and missions
  • Ability to fly between cities/countries
  • Improved realism and physics
  • Better tutorials and guidance

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pilot!

One-time10
  • X45 Drone$0.99
  • Zeppelin$0.99
  • Unlock Sea King$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Unlock CH47$0.99
  • Unlock F22$0.99
  • Unlock SR71$2.99
  • Unlock 380$3.99
  • Unlock 747$3.99
  • Unlock Transport$5.99
  • Military Collection$8.99
12 purchases

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Club Weekly$2.997 Days
One-time11
  • Premium Club - Unlimited Fuel$1.99
  • Restore Fuel$1.99
  • All Space Shuttle$4.99
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  • Unlocks now all flights!$4.99
  • Unlocks all missions now!$4.99
  • All Special Helicoters$4.99
  • All Civilian Helicopters$4.99
  • All Boeing 757$6.99
  • All Airbus 320$9.99
  • All Boeing 747$9.99
  • All Airbus 380$12.99

Questions

Is Pilot! free?
Pilot! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 free?
Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pilot! or Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017?
Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 is rated higher. Pilot! averages 3.2 out of 5 from 747 ratings, while Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 averages 3.5 from 809 ratings.
Do Pilot! or Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 have ads?
Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 shows ads; Pilot! does not.
Which is updated more often, Pilot! or Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017?
Pilot! ships an update every 3 months, and Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 weekly. Most recently, Pilot! was updated on September 21, 2026 and Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 on September 30, 2026.

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