Comparison

Carrier Landings vs Float Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Carrier Landings

Experience the ultimate flight simulator with challenging aircraft carrier landings and realistic flight mechanics. Take on over 90 missions across diverse global scenarios, fly famous military aircraft, and master complex flight planning with real-world weather and navigation systems.

Highlights
  • Aircraft carrier landings
  • Realistic 3D cockpits
  • Worldwide navigation and flight plan
  • Real-time METAR weather
  • Multi-camera replay with video sharing
  • 90 engaging challenges
  • Multi-screen mode
Features
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The most advanced Flight Simulator and Aircraft Carrier Landing System ever created. Landing on an aircraft carrier is one of the most difficult tasks a pilot has to execute. The flight deck is only 150 meters long, just enough to stop the aircraft. Accept the challenge, take on over thirty missions in the world's most dangerous and spectacular scenarios and join the best Top-Gun pilots. Take control, climb into the realistic 3D cockpits and fly the most famous military aircrafts, faithfully reproduced. Exceed your limits and get the excellence in all 90 engaging challenges! Discover the REAL WORLD TECHNOLOGY and begin now to plan your flight! WORLDWIDE NAVIGATION and FLIGHT PLAN with 500+ accurate AIRPORTS, DAY&NIGHT CYCLE, REALTIME METAR weather conditions, AIR SPACES CARTOGRAPHY with over 8,000 WAYPOINTS. Try out the latest evolution of the RORTOS flight system, already appreciated by millions of users around the world: unprecedented graphics, realistic weather conditions and a REPLAY function that lets you review your flight moves and record video to immediately share with your friends. For an even more thrilling experience, connect two devices online and activate the multi-screen mode. Featuring: * Game campaign with 6 training missions and 30 missions in 5 different scenarios (4 availables for purchase) * WORLDWIDE TERRAIN AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM (availables for purchase) * 90 engaging challenges (72 available to buy) * Free flight with choice of weather conditions and time * Landing competitions with worldwide ranking * Multi-camera Replay with dynamic CINEMA view and option to save your videos * Aircraft carrier landings, airbase landings and emergency landings * Take-off, practice, transfers, recon and flights in formation with a flight guide * Vertical take-off and landing (F35B Lightning II, AV-8B Harrier II) * In-flight refuel * More realistic extreme conditions with wind, rain, snow and lightning * 3D virtual cockpit with integrated instrumentation, rain/snow effects and 6 different camera angles visual perspectives * Radar with runway and aircraft carrier orientation * Realistic fuel consumption * Approach system I.F.L.O.L.S. * Radio communication * REMOTE CONTROL: you can connect two devices and use one of them like a remote control with a complete instrumentation view Aircraft: * F/A-18 Super Hornet * F-14 Super Tomcat [available with Canyon] * C-2A Greyhound [available with Arctic] * F-16 Fighting Falcon [available with Canyon] * AV-8B Harrier II (vertical) [available with Arctic] * F35B Lightning II (vertical) [available with Arcs] * MiG-29K Fulcrum [available with Volcano] * F4E Phantom II [available with Volcano] * A-6 Intruder [available with Arctic] * A-7 Corsair II [available with Arcs] * F-22 Raptor [available with Flight Simulator] * SU-47 Berkut [available with Flight Simulator] Scenarios: * Islands * Canyon [available for purchase] * Arctic [available for purchase] * Arcs [available for purchase] * Volcano [available for purchase] * Flight Simulator [available for purchase]

About

Float Simulator

Pilot a vertical profiling float to achieve mission success by hitting target depths and maintaining neutral buoyancy. This simulation is inspired by the MATE ROV underwater robotics competition.

Highlights
  • Manual float control
  • Target depth achievement
  • Neutral buoyancy adjustment
  • Four-phase missions
  • Inspired by MATE ROV competition
Features
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Do you have what it takes to take manual control of a vertical profiling float and pilot it mission success? Hit the target depth and hold within the required zone for each of four phases, while carefully adjusting for a neutral buoyancy point that changes with each new dive. Inspired by the Float mission task in the MATE ROV underwater robotics competition (www.materovcompetition.org). Say "hi!" to the PVIT ROV team at the 2026 MATE ROV World Championships or on Instagram @PVITROV

Screenshots

Carrier Landings4 screens
Float Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Float Simulator at none against Carrier Landings's 10. Float Simulator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). Carrier Landings's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Carrier Landings sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Float Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Float Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carrier Landings has 10K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carrier Landings ships an update every 4 months, Float Simulator every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Carrier Landings versus Float Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarrier LandingsFloat Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings10K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size356 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRORTOS SRLAndrew Hsu

Customer experience

Carrier Landings

All ratings10,130 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews444 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral12.2%
Negative23.6%

Float Simulator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Carrier Landings

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to restore previous purchases
  • Crashes and freezes on startup
  • Speed indicator blocked by camera on iPhone X
  • Unrealistic aircraft behavior and stall dynamics

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more free aircraft and scenarios
  • Improve landing mechanics and physics
  • Implement multiplayer and online features
  • Expand mission variety and realism
  • Update graphics and visuals

Float Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Carrier Landings

One-time10
  • CANYON SCENARIO$2.99
  • ARCTIC SCENARIO$2.99
  • ARCS SCENARIO$2.99
Show 7 more
  • VOLCANO SCENARIO$2.99
  • C130 HERCULES$2.99
  • A-10 THUNDERBOLT II$2.99
  • CANYON, ARCTIC SCENARIOS$4.99
  • ARCS, VOLCANO SCENARIOS$4.99
  • CANYON, ARCTIC, ARCS, VOLCANO SCENARIOS$6.99
  • FLIGHT SIMULATOR$6.99
None

Float Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carrier Landings free?
Carrier Landings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Float Simulator free?
Float Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Carrier Landings or Float Simulator?
Float Simulator is rated higher. Carrier Landings averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Float Simulator averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Carrier Landings or Float Simulator have ads?
Carrier Landings shows ads; Float Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Carrier Landings or Float Simulator?
Carrier Landings ships an update every 4 months, and Float Simulator every 5 days. Most recently, Carrier Landings was updated on October 15, 2026 and Float Simulator on October 6, 2026.

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