X vs Extreme Plane Flight Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
X
Experience realistic flight simulation with detailed aircraft and interactive cockpits. Explore numerous 3D airports and terrain, with options to expand globally via subscription. Engage in multiplayer or practice with free tutorials.
- Realistic flight physics
- Interactive 3D cockpits
- Detailed 3D airports
- Free tutorials
- Massive multiplayer
- System failure simulation
- Combat missions
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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 Join tens of thousands of pilots and controllers in a single, shared world! Take part in the Fly-In of the Day to meet up with hundreds of other pilots, or explore the MMO world for spontaneous encounters with fellow aviators. X-Plane Mobile's massive multiplayer experience continues to grow, with ongoing updates bringing new features, refinements, and improvements to make flying together even better. 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.
Extreme Plane Flight Simulator
Experience a next-generation flight simulator with realistic 3D graphics. Take off, navigate to nearby airports, and land various airliners. Manage an aircraft fleet and encounter diverse flight situations with real-time air traffic.
- Realistic 3D graphics and runways
- Multiple airport environments
- Dozens of airliners
- Thousands of flight situations
- Real-time aircraft traffic
- Simplified and advanced flight systems
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Meet the flight simulator of the next generation. Take off, fly to the airport in the city nearby & land. Build & manage an aircraft fleet. And this is just the beginning, as a realistic airplane game, has to offer! 3D Realistic graphics and runways Multiple runways in different environments Dozens of airliners: turbine, reaction, single deck or double deck. Thousands of different situations to handle. Real-time aircraft traffic, with real airlines, on the ground and in flight. Simplified flight system with navigation help or flight simulation for advanced users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Extreme Plane Flight Simulator at none against X's 10. Extreme Plane Flight Simulator also leads on rating (4.2 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). X's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (58% vs 38%). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. X sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Extreme Plane Flight Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Extreme Plane Flight Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: X has 25K ratings behind it against 925, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of X's written reviews are positive against 38% of Extreme Plane Flight Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
X ships an update fortnightly, Extreme Plane Flight Simulator every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | X | Extreme Plane Flight Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (25K ratings) | 4.2 (925 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.0% of reviews — better | 37.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25K — better | 925 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.0 GB | 201 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laminar Research | Ahmed Abdullah |
Customer experience
X
Extreme Plane Flight Simulator
User reviews
X
From 25K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Extreme Plane Flight Simulator
From 925 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Interesting game concept
- 👍 Easy to control
Room to improve
- 🐛 Misleading screenshots
- 🚨 Excessive ads
- 🔥 Poor graphics quality
- 🤔 Unresponsive 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
Extreme Plane Flight Simulator
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Coins not awarded properly
Requested features
4 requests- Improved graphics and realism
- More airport and plane options
- Reduced ads or ad-free version
- Free flight mode
In-app purchases
X
- X-Plane Mobile Basic$4.991 Month
- X-Plane Mobile Professional$5.991 Month
- Piper SuperCub$0.99
- Baron B58$1.99
- Sikorsky S76$2.99
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- Airbus A320$4.99
- F-22 Raptor$4.99
- Boeing 777-200ER$4.99
- Boeing 747-400$4.99
- Boeing B737-800$4.99
Extreme Plane Flight Simulator
No in-app purchases
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