Comparison

Flight Sim Tracker vs Flight Deck FMS

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

Head to head
About

Flight Sim Tracker

Track your virtual flights in real-time with live maps and detailed flight history. Relive past journeys, analyze performance, and build a personal profile of your aviation career. Visualize routes and log every flight automatically.

Highlights
  • Real-time aircraft tracking
  • Interactive flight history
  • Detailed flight playback
  • Personal flight profile
  • Dynamic map overlays
  • Automatic flight logging
Features
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Track your Microsoft Flight Simulator flights in real-time. View live maps, replay your routes, and analyze your flights. Enhance your Flight Simulator experience with Flight Sim Tracker.  Whether you’re a casual pilot or a seasoned pro, Flight Sim Tracker helps you keep track of every moment in the skies. Note: This app requires an active subscription to access all features and functionality.  Subscriptions are available on a monthly or yearly basis. Key Features • Real-Time Aircraft Tracking • Interactive Flight History Relive your past flights with our detailed flight playback feature.  Visualize your routes on an interactive map, analyze your performance, and cherish your favorite journeys. All features mentioned in this application requires an active subscription. An in-app purchase is required to use the app. Build your personal profile to log every flight you take.  Keep a record of your virtual aviation career, track your progress, and share your stats with friends or the community. Explore your flight paths with dynamic, high-quality map overlays. See your routes, destinations, and waypoints in stunning detail. Automatically record every flight into your digital logbook. Perfect for pilots who love to document their adventures or analyze their flying patterns over time. Join the growing community of aviation enthusiasts who are taking their simulation experiences to the next level. Download Flight Sim Tracker now and start your journey! Privacy Policy: https://fstracker.app/privacy-policy Terms And Conditions: https://fstracker.app/terms-and-conditions

About

Flight Deck FMS

This app transforms your iPad or iPhone into a realistic, touch-ready Flight Management System for X-Plane. It offers seamless real-time connection and detailed avionics mirroring, enhancing flight simulation accuracy and immersion.

Highlights
  • Real-time X-Plane connection
  • Full FMC, MCDU, and INS functionality
  • Realistic tactile key response
  • Automatic aircraft detection
  • Modern and legacy layout options
  • Optimized for cockpit visuals
Features
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Step into the heart of your aircraft. Flight Deck FMS brings a full-featured Flight Management System (FMC, MCDU and INS) to your iPad and iPhone, connected in real time to X-Plane. Designed for realism and precision, it mirrors the avionics logic and tactile workflow of real-world flight decks. Built on the same technology as Flight Deck ONE, it turns your iPad or iPhone into a live, touch-ready FMS — with zero setup. Features • Seamless UDP auto-connection to X-Plane • Single, dual and triple CDU mode (Pilot, Copilot, Engineer) • Supports INS systems including Delco Carousel CIVA and Litton LTN-92 • Modern and legacy layouts faithfully matching each aircraft’s avionics generation • Realistic tactile response with EXEC, CLR, MENU, and line-select keys • Automatic aircraft detection and layout selection • Optimized for cockpit use — crisp, high-contrast visuals • Works across the Flight Deck ecosystem Integration • Compatible with X-Plane 11 & 12 Aircraft and Plugins supported • Laminar Boeing 737-800 • Laminar Airbus A330-300 • Laminar Citation X • Laminar MD-82 • Zibo/Level Up Boing 737 • ToLiss Airbus A3xx • Flight Factor Boing 777-200ER • Hot Start Challenger 650 • Rotate MD-11 • Rotate MD-80 • Sparky Boeing 747-400 • Felis Boeing 747-200 (CIVA INS, LTN-92 INS, FMC) • FlyJSim Dash-8 • Torquesim Citation 525 • AirfoilLabs KingAir 350 (FMS) • xCIVA INS • and more to come very soon Pricing • Free to download with limited functionality • Unlock Flight Deck FMS Plus for complete functionality on the Laminar Default FMC • Unlock Flight Deck FMS PRO for complete functionality on all the current and future Modules Terms of use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Flight Sim Tracker4 screens
Flight Deck FMS2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flight Sim Tracker at 5.0 against Flight Deck FMS's 4.2. Flight Sim Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). Flight Deck FMS's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Flight Sim Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Flight Deck FMS sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flight Sim Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flight Deck FMS has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flight Sim Tracker ships an update every 7 months, Flight Deck FMS every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flight Sim Tracker versus Flight Deck FMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight Sim TrackerFlight Deck FMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB142 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMUSTAFA OZDEMIRVisuality srl

Customer experience

Flight Sim Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Flight Deck FMS

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flight Sim Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Access to All Features$4.991 Month
  • Premium Access to All Features$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Flight Deck FMS

One-time2
  • Flight Deck FMS Standard$8.99
  • Flight FMS Plus$17.99

Questions

Is Flight Sim Tracker free?
Flight Sim Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flight Deck FMS free?
Flight Deck FMS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flight Sim Tracker or Flight Deck FMS?
Flight Sim Tracker is rated higher. Flight Sim Tracker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Flight Deck FMS averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Flight Sim Tracker or Flight Deck FMS have ads?
Neither Flight Sim Tracker nor Flight Deck FMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flight Sim Tracker or Flight Deck FMS?
Flight Sim Tracker ships an update every 7 months, and Flight Deck FMS every 5 days. Most recently, Flight Sim Tracker was updated on September 24, 2026 and Flight Deck FMS on September 23, 2026.

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