Comparison

Haneda Approach 3D vs Sim Checklists

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

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About

Haneda Approach 3D

Features
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A 3D flight simulator built around the way Tokyo Haneda Airport is actually operated. FEATURES - Eight Haneda approaches (34R straight-in over Tokyo Bay, 34R Tokyo Bay long approach [a fictional training route], 34L parallel ILS, 16L downtown route, 16R to Runway A, 22 curved over-water approach, 23 to the D Runway, 04 to Runway B) plus free flight - Scenery around Haneda Airport: 3D terminals 1-3, the control tower and hangars, the water of Tokyo Bay, and four paved runways with runway numbers and touchdown zone markings - A mini map in the lower right shows where you are relative to the runway and how far is left - Pick a course to preview its starting view and map before the flight begins - Wind and crosswind matched to real operations. Fly the runway heading and you will drift off the centreline, so you have to crab into the wind on final (wind strength is adjustable in the settings) - Terrain rendered from aerial imagery by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan - Morning, day, sunset and night, with runway edge, centreline, threshold and approach lighting plus PAPI after dark - Lift-based flight model: stall, buffet, sink and the flare. Flaps, landing gear and speed brakes are handled automatically, and the extra drag is reflected in how the aircraft flies - Every landing is scored out of 100. Soft touchdown, centreline, touchdown zone and speed/attitude are each rated with stars, and your best score per approach is saved - Turn on live traffic in the settings to see real aircraft flying near Tokyo right now, from OpenSky Network ADS-B data - Customise your aircraft's livery (six presets plus individual colours for the fuselage, stripe, tail and engines) - Virtual stick controls, synthesised engine, touchdown and brake sounds - Available in English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese HOW TO PLAY Fly with pitch, roll, rudder and throttle, and touch down on the runway at the right attitude and speed for a LANDING CLEAR. Too much sink rate, too much bank, or touching down off the runway ends in a crash. Fly a real approach into Haneda, with real terrain around you.

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Sim Checklists

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Flight Sim Checklists keeps the cockpit flow in your hand while you fly on the sim. Pick your aircraft, work the checklist challenge-and-response style, and tap each line as it's called — no scrolling a PDF on a second monitor, no losing your place halfway down the approach. Built for desktop simmers who fly with a phone or tablet propped up next to the yoke. AIRCRAFT INCLUDED • Airbus A320 / A330 — 11 sections, Cockpit Preparation through Securing the Aircraft • Airbus A300 — 9 sections, Before Start through Securing Aircraft • Boeing 737 NG — 10 sections, Preflight through Secure 158 items in total, written in the ACTION → RESPONSE layout used on the flight deck, so what you read matches what you'd hear. RUN A CHECKLIST • Tap any line to check it off — it dims so your eye lands on what's left • Mark a whole section complete in one tap, or unmark it to run it again • Move between sections with buttons labelled with the actual next and previous section names • Haptic feedback on every check, with a distinct confirmation when a section completes SEE WHERE YOU ARE • A progress ring on each aircraft card shows how far through the flight you are • The section menu colour-codes every section: not started, in progress, or complete • Reopen an aircraft and it drops you straight back at the first section you haven't finished • Aircraft with a flight in progress sort to the top of the home screen • Reset a single section or the whole aircraft whenever you want a clean start • Progress clears itself after a day of inactivity, so the next flight never starts half-checked BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • iPad runs a two-column layout — section list on the left, live checklist on the right • iPhone keeps the checklist full-screen with the section list one tap away • Portrait and landscape, so it works flat on the desk or clipped to a stand • Dark mode, Dynamic Type, and full VoiceOver labelling on every item NO STRINGS • Works completely offline — every checklist ships inside the app • No account, no sign-in, no subscription • No ads, no analytics, no tracking, nothing collected about you For flight simulation and training-familiarisation use only. Not for use in real-world aviation. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Airbus, Boeing, Microsoft, or any aircraft manufacturer or simulator publisher. Always fly the real aircraft by its official, current documentation.

Screenshots

Haneda Approach 3D4 screens
Sim Checklists3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sim Checklists at none against Haneda Approach 3D's shown. Haneda Approach 3D's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Haneda Approach 3D versus Sim Checklists: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaneda Approach 3DSim Checklists
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoki ChibaLeon Nwankwo

In-app purchases

None

Haneda Approach 3D

No in-app purchases

None

Sim Checklists

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Haneda Approach 3D free?
Haneda Approach 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sim Checklists free?
Sim Checklists is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Haneda Approach 3D or Sim Checklists have ads?
Haneda Approach 3D shows ads; Sim Checklists does not.

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