Comparison

Xtreme Soaring 3D vs AirRace SkyBox

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

Head to head
About

Xtreme Soaring 3D

Experience the thrill of soaring through realistic landscapes. This flight simulator lets you master the skies like a bird, utilizing natural forces. Enjoy detailed cockpits, diverse gliders, and online competitions.

Highlights
  • Realistic thermal and ridge lift simulation
  • Multiplayer internet mode
  • Detailed glider cockpits
  • High-resolution satellite terrain
  • Online competitions
  • Realistic flight characteristics
Features
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(FREE version available) Have you ever dreamed of soaring the sky like a bird, circling on an invisible thermal and staying aloft just by your skills and the forces of natures? Or are you already a glider pilot who looking for more funs while you're not flying? Welcome to XtremeSoaring3D, one of the best soaring/flight simulation available for mobile devices. It captures the beauty, the excitement and the technology of the soaring sport. Beside flying, the beauty of soaring sport is also the landscapes, the countrysides that we glide over. Therefore, we manage to integrate terrain data in this sim using high resolution satellite images and elevation. This resulted in a look real, beautiful landscapes with highly detail airport hangars and runways. FEATURES * Thermal lift and ridge-lift * Multiplayer over the internet. * ASK-21 trainer gldier, DG-808S and LS-8 high performance glider with full function cockpit. * 360 degrees look around cockpit, and multi-touch zoom. * Realistic terrain with high resolution satellite images, detail airport: Zeltweg (Austria), Santiago (Chile), Omarama (New Zealand), Oahu (Hawaii). * Realistic flight characteristic, accurate performance, wing-flex. * Realistic flight instruments, Total Energy Compensated variometer. * Winch launch take-off. * Thermal-lift, ridge-lift simulation. * Online competition.

About

AirRace SkyBox

Experience the thrill of high-speed aerial competition in this realistic air racing game. Pilot a Sukhoi 26 through 10 challenging races, master acrobatic maneuvers, and compete globally for the top spot. Train, customize your aircraft, and aim for the Gold Cup.

Highlights
  • Pilot Sukhoi 26
  • 10 different races
  • Customize aircraft
  • Full 3D real-time rendering
  • World ranking and leaderboards
  • Training mode
  • Accelerometer control
Features
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Pilot your own Sukhoi 26 on not less than 10 Air Races! "AirRace SkyBox" is the First real Air Racing Game! Incredible sensations await you! Attention! The races are more and more technical and require an optimal concentration! I suggest you to start with the initiation Race to learn to control your Sukhoi. It's available on the main menu by clicking on the "Help" button. After that, try to be the Best and Win all Races! Each acrobatic is scored and earns you more or less points. Try to go to the Ultimate Air Race and win it to get the Gold Cup and become the Champion of Air Racing! The score of each race is recorded. Share your score online and try to stay in the world ranking! If you agree, your location is automatically detected to display the flag of your country in the international scores table. So you can compete with players around the World! You can see the rankings at any time by clicking on the logo "World High Scores". Watch the Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yKrCzYHy18&feature=youtu.be Have Fun! ••• Game Features ••• • Optimized for iPhone5 • The first real Air Racing Game! • Pilot your own Sukhoi 26 • Customize your Sukhoi • Total Control • Full 3D Real Time rendering • 10 different races • Incredible sensations • Training mode • Realistic sound environment • Music by "The Almighty Grind" • Select the accelerometer sensibility • Choose how to play: Outside or Inside your Sukhoi • Upload your Score and enter in the World Ranking

Screenshots

Xtreme Soaring 3D4 screens
AirRace SkyBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AirRace SkyBox at Free against Xtreme Soaring 3D's $3.99. AirRace SkyBox also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Xtreme Soaring 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume 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

AirRace SkyBox is free to download; Xtreme Soaring 3D costs $3.99 up front. AirRace SkyBox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Xtreme Soaring 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Xtreme Soaring 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Xtreme Soaring 3D's written reviews are positive against 100% of AirRace SkyBox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Xtreme Soaring 3D ships an update fortnightly, AirRace SkyBox every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Xtreme Soaring 3D versus AirRace SkyBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXtreme Soaring 3DAirRace SkyBox
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (10 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.1 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size947 MB50 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPNTK, Inc.Dream-Up

Customer experience

Xtreme Soaring 3D

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative15.0%

AirRace SkyBox

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Xtreme Soaring 3D

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AirRace SkyBox

One-time1
  • Stop Ad$0.99

Questions

Is Xtreme Soaring 3D free?
Xtreme Soaring 3D costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AirRace SkyBox free?
AirRace SkyBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Xtreme Soaring 3D or AirRace SkyBox?
Xtreme Soaring 3D is rated higher. Xtreme Soaring 3D averages 4.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while AirRace SkyBox averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Xtreme Soaring 3D or AirRace SkyBox have ads?
AirRace SkyBox shows ads; Xtreme Soaring 3D does not.
Which is updated more often, Xtreme Soaring 3D or AirRace SkyBox?
Xtreme Soaring 3D ships an update fortnightly, and AirRace SkyBox every 5 months. Most recently, Xtreme Soaring 3D was updated on November 10, 2026 and AirRace SkyBox on November 1, 2026.

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