Comparison

Pilot! vs New York Flight Simulator Pro

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

Head to head

Pilot!

Free

🎮 Games

★ 3.2747 ratingsView app →

New York Flight Simulator Pro

Fly over the Big City!!!

Free

🎮 Games

★ 2.01 ratingsView app →

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

New York Flight Simulator Pro

Experience realistic flight simulation over a detailed New York City. Pilot a variety of aircraft through diverse missions and customizable weather conditions. Enjoy high-performance graphics and an intuitive interface for an immersive flying adventure.

Highlights

13 detailed aircraft
Over 250 missions
Highly detailed NYC scenery
Customizable weather and time
Functional cockpits and autopilot
Realistic flight physics

Features

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Become a pro pilot in this amazing flight simulator! Pro Flight Simulator NY is the best simulation experience there is for mobile devices. Fly the best 3D aircraft in a highly detailed scenario, covering more then 45,000 miles (65,000 kilometers) of New York, including Central Park, New Jersey and more. Configure the weather and atmospheric conditions. Add turbulence, wind and a big range of parameters to increase your flying experience (including day and night). Main Features: - 13 aircraft. Free and by purchase, but you can also earn aircraft inviting your friends to the game. - More then +250 missions (airline board) to attend. - All airports, highly detailed with runways, taxiway and buildings. - Highly detailed New York builds and places. - Highly detailed The Statue of Liberty. - Time and weather/atmospheric conditions to fly. - Autopilot, functional cockpits, real time informations about the flight. - Exclusive missions for each aircraft, varying according to the aircraft reachability. - Easy to use interface to control all the lift superficies of the aircraft. The physics was developed mainly to run on mobile devices so, this flight simulator has a amazing performance and awesome graphics. We hope you enjoy our Pro Flight Simulator NY! Apple's Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ If you need to contact us, send an e-mail to support (at) prosimulatorsonline.com

Screenshots

Pilot!4 screens

New York Flight Simulator Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pilot! at 76% against New York Flight Simulator Pro's 33%. Pilot! also leads on rating (3.2 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Pilot! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and New York Flight Simulator Pro sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pilot! holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pilot! has 747 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Pilot!'s written reviews are positive against 33% of New York Flight Simulator Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pilot! ships an update every 3 months, New York Flight Simulator Pro every 34 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level

Pilot! versus New York Flight Simulator Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Pilot!	New York Flight Simulator Pro
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.2 (747 ratings) — better	2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews	76.0% of reviews — better	33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings	747 — better	1
Update frequency	Every 3 months — better	Every 34 months
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	10.0 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	357 MB	416 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Quantum Design Group	Pro Simulators Online

Customer experience

Pilot!

All ratings747 ratings

Positive50.3%

Neutral9.2%

Negative40.4%

Written reviews1,575 reviews

Positive76.0%

Neutral10.1%

Negative13.9%

New York Flight Simulator Pro

Written reviews141 reviews

Positive33.3%

Neutral15.6%

Negative51.1%

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

New York Flight Simulator Pro

From 1 App Store ratings

What we love

🚀 Smooth gameplay
🔒 Realistic graphics
👍 Variety of planes
👍 Easy controls

Room to improve

💰 Expensive plane purchases
🐛 Glitches and bugs
🔋 Performance issues on some devices
👎 Limited free planes

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

Show 1 more

Increase the speed of flights to reduce boredom

New York Flight Simulator Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues

Planes glitching and crashing
Screen turning green during flight
Controls not responding properly

Requested features

4 requests

More free planes to unlock
Ability to earn planes through gameplay
Improved autopilot functionality
Better air traffic control integration

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

11 purchases

New York Flight Simulator Pro

One-time11

Premium Club!$1.99
Unlock All Departures$1.99
Surprise Box$1.99

Show 8 more

Embraer 175$3.99
Learjet 70$3.99
Learjet 75$3.99
Airbus A319-700$4.99
Airbus A321$4.99
Airbus A380-700$6.99
Boeing 747 VC25$6.99
Boeing 757-300$6.99

Questions

Is Pilot! free?

Pilot! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is New York Flight Simulator Pro free?

New York Flight Simulator Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, Pilot! or New York Flight Simulator Pro?

Pilot! is rated higher. Pilot! averages 3.2 out of 5 from 747 ratings, while New York Flight Simulator Pro averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.

Do Pilot! or New York Flight Simulator Pro have ads?

New York Flight Simulator Pro shows ads; Pilot! does not.

Which is updated more often, Pilot! or New York Flight Simulator Pro?

Pilot! ships an update every 3 months, and New York Flight Simulator Pro every 34 months. Most recently, Pilot! was updated on October 21, 2026 and New York Flight Simulator Pro on October 21, 2026.