Comparison

X vs Flight Simulator 2025

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

Head to head
About

X

Experience a highly realistic flight simulator with accurate physics and detailed 3D cockpits. Explore numerous airports and terrain, with options to expand scenery and aircraft through subscription and in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Realistic flight model
  • Interactive 3D cockpits
  • Detailed 3D airports
  • Free tutorials
  • Massive multiplayer
  • System failure simulation
  • Emergency scenarios
Features
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The most realistic aircraft. The world at your fingertips. It’s not a game, it’s a flight simulator. ▶ "Highly recommended." — Mel Martin, Engadget ◀ ▶ Featured by Apple in "Best New Games" ◀ ▶ Over 1 million downloads! ◀ Come experience why real pilots fly X-Plane. It starts with the flight model—the same flight model used in our FAA-certified desktop simulator—that’s complete enough to model the flex in your wings & the tilt in your landing gear. Add to that our desktop-quality aircraft with multiple liveries and interactive 3-D cockpits—so detailed you can do a full startup procedure using the hundreds of buttons, knobs, & switches in the cockpit. With working gauges, flight displays, & more, these cockpits are as realistic as those in our full desktop sim. But aircraft are no good without a place to fly them. That's why each of our 5 ▸free◂ regions features detailed terrain, lifelike city buildings, & 3D airports—complete with terminal buildings, jetways, hangars, & more. Want more? Subscribe to unlock global scenery, and get access to over 37,000 airports, with more than 11,500 airports featuring 3D terminals, hangars, & more. ▶ FEATURES √ 9 ▸free◂ tutorials, teaching the basics of takeoffs & landings, traffic patterns, helicopters, & more √ Massive multiplayer with thousands of other pilots and controllers in a single shared world (Professional subscribers only; non-subscribers can get free trial flights for a limited time) √ Fully interactive cockpits on many aircraft, wired to real systems models, with working gauges, displays, buttons, & switches √ Full startup procedures supported on many aircraft (optionally start any aircraft from cold & dark) √ More than 50 systems modeled, each of which can be failed on command √ Emergency scenarios √ Combat missions ▶ AIRCRAFT The app includes 2 aircraft (plus 5 scenery regions) for free. In addition, the following aircraft are available as in-app purchases: • ▸Free!◂ Cessna 172SP w/ 4 liveries • ▸Free!◂ Cirrus Vision SF50 w/ 5 liveries • Cirrus SR22 w/ 3 liveries • Cessna Citation X w/ 3 liveries • Airbus A320 Airliner w/ 3 liveries • Airbus A330-300 Airliner w/ 3 liveries • Boeing B737-800 Airliner w/ 3 liveries • Boeing B777-200ER Airliner w/ 3 liveries • Boeing B747-400 Jumbo Jet w/ 3 liveries • Bombardier CRJ200 Regional Jet w/ 3 liveries • Douglas DC-3 Airliner w/ 3 liveries • McDonnell Douglas MD-80 w/ 3 liveries • A-10 Thunderbolt II (“Warthog”) Fighter • F-22 Raptor Fighter • F-4 Phantom II Fighter • Beechcraft Baron B58 • Beechcraft King Air C90B • Piper PA-18 Super Cub • Piaggio P.180 Avanti • Sikorsky S76 Helicopter ▶ SCENERY 5 scenery regions are ▸free◂ for everyone! • Oahu, Hawaii • Grand Canyon • Seattle/Tacoma, Washington • Juneau, Alaska • Innsbruck, Austria Global scenery is available by purchasing a monthly or yearly subscription. ▶ MULTIPLAYER Come join tens of thousands of other pilots and controllers in a single, shared world! Try the Fly-In of the Day to meet up with hundreds of other pilots, or explore the MMO world for more chance encounters. Massive multiplayer is in early access—we wanted to get it in your hands as soon as possible—so we’re going to continue adding new features & improvements over the coming months. Terms of Service available at: https://www.x-plane.com/x-plane-mobile-terms-of-service/ Download X-Plane now to experience aviation like never before.

About

Flight Simulator 2025

Experience realistic flight simulation with a variety of aircraft, from piston planes to military jets. Complete challenging missions or explore a vast open world. Engage in thrilling races, transport cargo, and master landings. Enjoy multiplayer mode with friends or other players.

Highlights
  • Realistic flight simulation
  • Diverse aircraft fleet
  • Challenging flying missions
  • Open world exploration
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Realistic cockpit interiors
  • Stunning 3D graphics
Features
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Flight Simulator 2025 - Free Flying is a realistic flight simulation game with a number of amazing airplanes to choose from. You can fly single piston planes, water planes, cargo planes and even military planes! Flight Simulator 2025 - Free Flying will make you feel like a real life pilot! Just drag the throttle bar all the way up to accelerate and then tilt the phone up to take off! Drive around, complete your missions and then guide your plane towards the runway, slow down and reduce your altitude and smoothly land on the runway. Be careful not to crash! Play thrilling missions or just fly your favourite plane over the big beautiful open world in Flight Simulator 2025 - Free Flying. FLYING MISSIONS Complete challenging flying missions like water transportation, refueling, smooth landing, competing in races and many more. FREE FLIGHT Explore Choose your favourite airplane and fly it all over the beautiful big open world. Fly over the shimmering water and the majestic mountains. MULTIPLAYER MODE The highly anticipated Multiplayer Mode is now LIVE. Create private rooms for a personalized flying experience with friends, or join random rooms to embark on exciting adventures with fellow aviators. FEATURES of Flight Simulator 2025 - Free Flying: - Challenging missions - Realistic open world environment - Fleet of awesome airplanes to choose from - Realistic Cockpit interiors - Beautiful airports for take off and landing your flights - Stunning 3D graphics - Realistic game sound effects with take off, flight landing and airplane parking Experience the ultimate flight ride with this realistic flight simulator. Get Flight Simulator 2025 - Free Flying now and fly like a real pilot! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In our game we have the following subscription offer: Weekly plan subscription price is $4.99 after 3-day free trial which unlocks Multiplayer mode and 10 VIP Airplanes and removes all ads. Also the subscription provides 10000 coins one time bonus and free skip levels function and 20% extra Level completion Rewards. This price is established for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. This subscription is auto-renewable. It will be charged to your iTunes account once you confirm the purchase. The subscription will automatically renew itself, unless you turn off the auto-renew feature at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period.
 Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. After your purchase you can manage your subscription options and turn off the auto-renew feature from your iTunes user account settings. Please note that any unused portion of the free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription before the end of the free trial period. If the Auto-Renew feature is turned off when your current subscription ends, you will be unsubscribed The current active subscription cannot be cancelled. You can check out the cancellation terms here - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Privacy Policy - https://appsoleutgames.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use - https://appsoleutgames.com/terms&services.html

Screenshots

X4 screens
Flight Simulator 20254 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flight Simulator 2025 at 4.6 against X's 4.0. Flight Simulator 2025 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). X's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. X sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Flight Simulator 2025 sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flight Simulator 2025 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25K and 37K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 58% and 58% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

X ships an update fortnightly, Flight Simulator 2025 every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
X versus Flight Simulator 2025: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXFlight Simulator 2025
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (25K ratings)4.6 (37K ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.2% of reviews — better57.8% of reviews
Number of ratings25K37K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB903 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLaminar ResearchAppsoleut Coders LLP

Customer experience

X

All ratings24,532 ratings
Positive74.7%
Neutral7.2%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews2,661 reviews
Positive58.2%
Neutral14.4%
Negative27.4%

Flight Simulator 2025

All ratings36,548 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews548 reviews
Positive57.8%
Neutral9.5%
Negative32.7%

User reviews

X

From 25K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic flight physics
  • 👍 Highly interactive cockpits
  • 🤠 Great for flight enthusiasts
  • 💡 Potential to be used for flight training

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive planes and subscription
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches in some planes
  • 🌍 Limited free global scenery
  • 🎮 Challenging controls for beginners

Flight Simulator 2025

From 37K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Good game
  • 👍 Beautiful graphics
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Great for pilots
  • 👍 Relaxing experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 💰 Pay-to-play model
  • 🔒 Multiplayer locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Unrealistic physics and controls

Bugs and requests

X

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Altitude hold issues in the MD-80
  • Inconsistent cockpit quality across different planes
  • Unexpected plane behavior during takeoff and landing

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free planes, especially commercial airliners
  • Larger free flight area and more airports
  • Improved autopilot and flight planning features
  • Addition of ground services like pushback and jetways
  • More realistic weather, lighting, and environmental effects

Flight Simulator 2025

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes
  • Planes disappearing or going dark
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Missions not working properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free planes and missions
  • Improved realism and physics
  • Multiplayer mode for free
  • More airports and locations
  • Ability to customize planes

In-app purchases

11 purchases

X

Subscriptions2
  • X-Plane Mobile Basic$4.991 Month
  • X-Plane Mobile Professional$5.991 Month
One-time9
  • Piper SuperCub$0.99
  • Baron B58$1.99
  • Sikorsky S76$2.99
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  • McDonnell Douglas MD-80$4.99
  • Airbus A320$4.99
  • F-22 Raptor$4.99
  • Boeing 777-200ER$4.99
  • Boeing 747-400$4.99
  • Boeing B737-800$4.99
12 purchases

Flight Simulator 2025

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Plan3 Days trial$4.997 Days
One-time11
  • Get 10 000 Gold Coins$1.99
  • Get 50000 Gold Coins$3.99
  • Premium Plane$3.99
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  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Get 100000 Gold Coins$5.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Get 200,000 Gold Coins$9.99
  • Get 600 In-Game Cash$9.99
  • Gold Combo$14.99
  • Exclusive Plane$14.99
  • Unlock All Planes$59.99

Questions

Is X free?
X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flight Simulator 2025 free?
Flight Simulator 2025 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, X or Flight Simulator 2025?
Flight Simulator 2025 is rated higher. X averages 4.0 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Flight Simulator 2025 averages 4.6 from 37K ratings.
Do X or Flight Simulator 2025 have ads?
Flight Simulator 2025 shows ads; X does not.
Which is updated more often, X or Flight Simulator 2025?
X ships an update fortnightly, and Flight Simulator 2025 every 2 months. Most recently, X was updated on October 26, 2026 and Flight Simulator 2025 on October 26, 2026.

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