SimplePlanes vs Flight Sim 2024
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.
Flight Sim 2024
Experience realistic flight simulation with a wide variety of aircraft and endless environments. Complete engaging missions and enjoy detailed aircraft models with interactive components. This simulator offers multiple camera views and realistic crash damage.
- 20+ Detailed Realistic Airplanes
- 6 Endless Realistic Environments
- Fun & Interactive Missions
- Realistic Crashes with Visual Damage
- Multiple Camera Views
- 4 Axis Aircraft Control
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The creators of Train Sim, (#1 Mobile Train Simulator) are happy to extend our simulation offering by releasing Flight Sim a new realistic Flight Simulator. Take the controls and fly realistic airplanes in this high quality Flight Simulator. Control your aircraft through endless environments that includes cities, mountains, lakes, oceans and farms, or complete one of many missions available. Flight Sim features realistically modelled airplanes with interior cabins and moving components. This is a must for any flight simulator fans. FEATURES -20+ Detailed Realistic Airplanes -6 Endless Realistic Environments -Fun & Interactive Missions -Realistic Crashes with Visual Damage -Multiple Camera Views including pilot seat. -Multiple Missions -4 Axis Aircraft Control -No in game purchases
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Flight Sim 2024 at Free against SimplePlanes's $5.99. SimplePlanes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On update cadence, in-app purchases, 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
Flight Sim 2024 is free to download; SimplePlanes costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SimplePlanes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3K and 760 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of SimplePlanes's written reviews are positive against 65% of Flight Sim 2024's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | SimplePlanes | Flight Sim 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (3K ratings) — better | 4.2 (760 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews — better | 65.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 760 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #69 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 335 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jundroo, LLC | 1788918 Alberta Ltd |
Customer experience
SimplePlanes
Flight Sim 2024
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
Flight Sim 2024
From 760 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent flight simulator
- 👍 Decent physics and free planes
- 👍 Unique and interesting aircraft
- 👍 Calming and fun to play
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
- 🔋 Lags and performance issues
- 👎 Poor graphics and unrealistic physics
- 👎 Difficult controls and calibration
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)
Flight Sim 2024
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to complete mission 10 due to missing destination marker
- Planes going through objects and terrain during crashes
- Inconsistent crash detection and landing mechanics
- Frequent crashes and freezes, especially on older devices
Requested features
8 requests- More unlockable features like missions, maps, aircraft, and liveries
- Addition of more passenger planes like Boeing 747, 737, A320, A330, etc.
- Inclusion of military jets like F-22 Raptor and Rafale
- Passenger compartment view with 360-degree camera
- Improved crash physics and destruction effects
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- Addition of emergency vehicles and emergency sounds
- More detailed avionics and realistic flight dynamics
- Multiplayer and online features
In-app purchases
SimplePlanes
No in-app purchases
Flight Sim 2024
No in-app purchases
Questions
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