SimplePlanes vs FlyWings 2018 Flight Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimplePlanes
Design, build, and fly your own aircraft with realistic physics. Explore a vast community-created library of over 250,000 planes or test your creations in challenging scenarios.
- Build custom airplanes with modular parts
- Realistic flight physics simulation
- Download over 250,000 community-created aircraft
- Engage in flight challenges
- Sandbox mode for unrestricted building
- Educational tutorials on airplane design
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Build airplanes by snapping parts together, designing wing sections, and attaching engines. At any time, you can strap yourself into the cockpit and see how it flies with realistic physics. If you're not in the mood for building, over 250,000 airplanes are available to download for free. BUILD AIRPLANES You have the tools you'll need to bring any airplane to life. Snap parts together to build your airplane's body. Place engines to add thrust. Design and attach wings and then strap yourself into the cockpit and see how it flies. DOWNLOAD AIRPLANES Over 250,000 airplanes are available to download for free from SimplePlanes.com. Find anything from old WW2 bombers to next-generation fighters to sci-fi spacecraft. You can upload your own airplanes and rise through the ranks from a bronze builder to a gold level builder. DYNAMIC FLIGHT MODEL Flight simulation at its finest. Every little change you make in the designer impacts how the airplane flies. Weight distribution, thrust, lift, and drag are all calculated continuously while flying. Parts can break off in spectacular fashion while flying due to over-stress or by hitting something. The fun won't stop there though. You can keep on flying even with a missing wing if you've got the skills. SANDBOX MODE Use all available parts to build airplanes with no restrictions. The sky is the limit. Literally. CHALLENGES Climb into the cockpit of one of your custom aircraft and see how it does in the challenges. Land on aircraft carriers, dodge surface-to-air missiles, race through courses, and so much more. EDUCATIONAL Tutorials will help players learn the basics of real airplane design and the considerations that need to be taken when airplanes are made.
FlyWings 2018 Flight Simulator
Experience a realistic 3D flight simulator with diverse aircraft, challenging missions, and free flight modes. Explore detailed cities and airports globally, customize flight conditions, and enjoy multiplayer options. Record and share your best flights.
- Choose from airplanes, helicopters, fighter jets, and Antonov 225
- Mission and Free Flight game modes
- Realistic 3D graphics of cities and landscapes
- Dangerous and busy airports worldwide
- Record and share flight replays
- Multiplayer mode to fly with others
- Configure day/night, weather, and weight/payload
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FLIGHT SIMULATOR as you have never seen before! FlyWings 2018 - Flight Simulator is the masterpiece of flight simulation for mobile! Fasten your seatbelts and be ready for the most realistic and beautiful flight of your life! + CHOOSE between airplanes, helicopters, fighter jets and the amazing ANTONOV 225! + MISSION and FREE FLIGHT game modes, log your FLIGHT HOURS and to UNLOCK airplanes! + AMAZING 3D graphics of cities, landscapes and aircraft. + DANGEROUS and BUSIEST AIRPORTS around the world! Like Lukla Airport in Nepal and J.F.K. Airport in New York! + RECORD AND SHARE the best moments of your flight with our NEW replay tool. + Fly with other pilots around the world in the MULTIPLAYER game mode! + CONFIGURE your flight! CHOOSE between Day or NIGHT, WEATHER CONDITIONS, WIND speed and the NEW feature: WEIGHT and PAYLOAD! + REAL audios, REAL airlines and liveries, REALISTIC physics for best simulation. MISSION game mode is a real challenge! And it is really amazing in this simulator. ATC talks, COOL and ADDICTING gameplay! You are gonna love it! FREE FLIGHT gives you the opportunity to create your own routes in the most realistic cities and airports around the world! Try to land a small aircraft in the most DANGEROUS airport of all: Lukla Airport in Nepal! Visit the Hoover Dam and all the Casinos in Las Vegas. Fly over Manhattan in New York city and be admired with all the details! You will be able to see the Empire State building, Yankee Stadium and many more cool sightseeing! FlyWings is the first and only flight simulator that let you choose to fly during DAY or NIGHT, choose the WEATHER CONDITIONS between clear skies and storms, wind speed and now we introduced a NEW awesome feature: choose the WEIGHT and PAYLOAD of your aircraft! Try to fly a fully armed F-15 or a very heavy cargo plane from one AIRPORT to another and feel what it is to be a skilled flight PILOT! Watch your best moments video playback and share to YouTube!! Premium Club subscription - By subscribing to Premium Club you will play Unlimited Multiplayer, Remove Ads, Infinite Fuel, Free Revive, Extra Aircraft for Each Mission and a BONUS of Flight Hours multiplier - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription prices* and durations: weekly | monthly | yearly with no free trial period. - Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original "one week"/"one month"/"one year" package unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package (weekly, monthly or yearly package) - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 for more information - You may turn off the auto-renewal of your subscription via your iTunes Account Settings. However, you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period - Any unused portion of a free-trial period if exists, will be forfeited when the user purchases a Premium subscription Apple's Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below Privacy Policy: http://www.thetisgames.com/p/thetis-games-privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: http://www.thetisgames.com/p/thetis-games-terms-of-service.html If you need to contact us, send an e-mail to support (at) thetisgames.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SimplePlanes at 83% against FlyWings 2018 Flight Simulator's 33%. SimplePlanes also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). FlyWings 2018 Flight Simulator's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On device support and iOS requirement 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
FlyWings 2018 Flight Simulator is free to download; SimplePlanes costs $5.99 up front. FlyWings 2018 Flight Simulator sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. SimplePlanes asks for nothing beyond the download.
SimplePlanes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimplePlanes has 3K ratings behind it against 381, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of SimplePlanes's written reviews are positive against 33% of FlyWings 2018 Flight Simulator's.
SimplePlanes ships an update every 3 months, FlyWings 2018 Flight Simulator every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimplePlanes | FlyWings 2018 Flight Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (3K ratings) — better | 3.3 (381 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews — better | 33.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 381 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #74 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 335 MB | 968 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jundroo, LLC | Thetis Consulting |
Customer experience
SimplePlanes
FlyWings 2018 Flight Simulator
User reviews
SimplePlanes
From 3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and creative sandbox
- 🚀 Powerful building mechanics
- 📥 Ability to download community-created planes
- 🎨 Customizable vehicles
- ⚙️ Realistic physics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches (crashes, invisible collisions, control issues)
- 🚫 Lack of mod support on mobile
- 🌍 Limited map/island selection on mobile
- 🔍 Difficulty finding/downloading larger planes on mobile
- 🎮 Awkward mobile controls
FlyWings 2018 Flight Simulator
From 381 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Best game ever
- 🚀 Very fun
- 🚀 Helps when bored
- 🚀 Realistic 3D flight simulator
- 👍 One of the best mobile flight simulators
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy planes
- 🐛 Teleporting issues
- 🐛 Crashing issues
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔋 Frequent crashes
Bugs and requests
SimplePlanes
Reported bugs
5 issues- Undo function causing plane glitches
- Autopilot issues (retracting landing gear)
- Invisible collision problems
- Planes spawning in ground/air unexpectedly
- Graphical/performance issues on older devices
Requested features
6 requests- Add multiplayer mode
- Implement more advanced damage/failure models
- Expand map selection (e.g. desert island, underwater view)
- Improve AI behavior and add more combat-focused missions
- Introduce new vehicle types (e.g. tanks, ships, trains)
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- Add more advanced building tools (e.g. individual part movement, custom cockpits)
FlyWings 2018 Flight Simulator
Reported bugs
6 issues- Planes glitching and crashing
- Teleporting issues when landing
- Altitude and heading indicators covered by ads
- Missions with inaccurate instructions
- Calibration issues with controls
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- Planes behaving unrealistically
Requested features
9 requests- Add more free planes
- Improve physics and controls
- Fix glitches and bugs
- Reduce prices for planes
- Add more airports and regions
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- Improve graphics and scenery
- Add autopilot and other features
- Add more airlines and liveries
- Improve mission instructions
In-app purchases
SimplePlanes
No in-app purchases
FlyWings 2018 Flight Simulator
- Premium Club Weekly$4.997 Days
- Premium Club Monthly$11.991 Month
- All Cessna Aircraft$1.99
- All Entertainment Aircraft$5.99
- All Amazing Airplanes$9.99
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- All Space Shuttle$9.99
- All Boeing 777$10.99
- All Modern Fighters$10.99
- All Airbus 320$11.99
- All Airbus 380$12.99
- All Boeing 747$15.99
Questions
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