Comparison

X vs Plane Escape Flight Simulator

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

Plane Escape Flight Simulator

Navigate a flying plane through a blocky sky, avoiding collisions and matching colors. This arcade puzzle game offers simple tap controls for an addictive challenge for all ages.

Highlights
  • Steer plane with touch controls
  • Avoid color block collisions
  • Earn points by crossing blocks
  • Easy to play, hard to master
  • Complete escape missions
  • Compete with friends and family
Features
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Steer the plane control and train brain to crossover blocks sky plane wars go and avoid a collision in-plane puzzle game. Touch the screen and move your finger to move the aero plane splashing from one side to another. This is one of the best from games 2020 Plane Escape - Color Block Game. This Plane simulator game is one of the easy to play and hard to master while switch of block colors makes it difficult in the endless flight to escape with flying plane wings from the best 2d games. This is a fun plane game for kids and adults plane simulator. Take the real flight with tap tap fly to crush them all the blocks. Move towards escape from clouds and blocks. keep your concentration on the color blocks. Let the go plane unblock the way in the color puzzle game. keep on tapping the rocket plane in this best puzzle game and avoid them all, every single block in this fun arcade and puzzle games. * Take control of your plane with tap left or right * On every right swipe and color block cross earn points with your planes.io * Easy to play and hard to master the super addictive game * Complete the plane escape mission and compete with your friends and family Enjoy the wind riding real wars of the skyto train brain in airplane flight and control of your plane simulator from drift and collide with color blocks making the impossible block craft escape easier in what the flight and fun in-plane drift splash plane games. Plane Escape - Color Block Game is a sky block game you will love to play with control of flight and crazy doodle war like plane fly arcade. Fly, turn, tap to unblock your way, and escape from the blocks to score the best points. Play, Enjoy, Compete, and Recommend.

Screenshots

X4 screens
Plane Escape Flight Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: X at 4.0 against Plane Escape Flight Simulator's 3.0. X also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). Plane Escape Flight Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and review sentiment (67% vs 58%). On price 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. X sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Plane Escape Flight Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

X holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: X has 25K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of X's written reviews are positive against 67% of Plane Escape Flight Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

X ships an update fortnightly, Plane Escape Flight Simulator every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
X versus Plane Escape Flight Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXPlane Escape Flight Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (25K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews58.2% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB80 MB
Age rating9++12
DeveloperLaminar ResearchTamoor Hayat

Customer experience

X

All ratings24,532 ratings
Positive74.7%
Neutral7.2%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews2,634 reviews
Positive58.2%
Neutral14.5%
Negative27.3%

Plane Escape Flight Simulator

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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

Plane Escape Flight Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Plane Escape Flight Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is X free?
X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plane Escape Flight Simulator free?
Plane Escape Flight Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, X or Plane Escape Flight Simulator?
X is rated higher. X averages 4.0 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Plane Escape Flight Simulator averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do X or Plane Escape Flight Simulator have ads?
Plane Escape Flight Simulator shows ads; X does not.
Which is updated more often, X or Plane Escape Flight Simulator?
X ships an update fortnightly, and Plane Escape Flight Simulator every 6 months. Most recently, X was updated on September 24, 2026 and Plane Escape Flight Simulator on August 29, 2026.

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