Comparison

Extreme Landings vs Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge

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

Head to head
About

Extreme Landings

Experience critical flight scenarios and test your piloting skills in this realistic simulator. Manage emergencies, control individual engines, and navigate through over 5,000 potential situations to achieve the highest pilot ranking. Includes detailed instrumentation, real-time weather, and worldwide navigation.

Highlights
  • Realistic flight simulation
  • Emergency and incident management
  • Individual engine control
  • Worldwide navigation with 548 airports
  • Real-time weather conditions
  • 3D virtual cockpit with integrated instrumentation
  • Advanced engine and landing gear management
Features
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Take full control. Test your piloting skills and handle the most critical flight conditions known to man. Cope with emergencies and incidents inspired by real life scenarios in a climactic adrenaline rush. Start each engine individually, navigate between the equipment dashboard panels and be ready to solve over 5,000 possible situations in order to reach the highest pilot ranking. The simulator includes 36 missions to accomplish, 216 challenges to pass, cartography and worldwide navigation with over 500 accurate airports replicas as well as real time weather conditions. Features: - 36 missions (6 included + 30 available for purchase) - 216 challenges 6 of which in global competitions (18 included + 198 available for purchase) - 20 HD airports (4 included + 16 available for purchase) - Fast landing mode with global competition and 5 fault levels. - Instrument Landing System, ILS - Speed autopilot, Route, Altitude and Vertical speed - Primary Flight Display - Navigation Display - Weather Radar for managing Microburst, Ice and wind - Advanced engine system with ignition, faults and fire safety - Fuel management with weight balancing, Jettison and real consumption - Landing gears management with manual unlocking system - Full control of the rudder, flaps, reversers and spoilers - APU management - Worldwide navigation with 548 airports and 1107 usable runways, real or customizable weather conditions (available for purchase) - Cartography with over 8000 waypoints (VOR, NDB, TACAN, DME, GPS, FIX) - Automatic Flight Planning Configuration - Cinema replay system - 3D virtual cockpit with integrated instrumentation - SRTM30 Plus real terrestrial elevation - MODIS VCF real coastline - OpenWeatherMap real-time weather conditions

About

Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge

Pilot a jet or propeller plane through a challenging ring course. Experience breathtaking cinematic views with multiple camera perspectives. Enjoy a free flying simulation experience.

Highlights
  • Choose jet or propeller plane
  • Fly through ring challenges
  • Switch between three camera views
  • Cinematic flying perspectives
  • Free to play
Features
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Penguin Games is happy to drop our latest three d title for your flying enjoyment. Choose from a jet engine or a propeller driven airplane to fly around and through the ring challenge we set up for you. Also available in this release the ability to switch between three views while flying, providing breathtaking cinematic views of your flying skills.

Screenshots

Extreme Landings4 screens
Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge at 100% against Extreme Landings's 54%. Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Extreme Landings sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Extreme Landings ships an update every 2 months, Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Extreme Landings versus Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExtreme LandingsFlight Simulator The Ring Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (39K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size530 MB307 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRORTOS SRLHaralambos Yokos

Customer experience

Extreme Landings

All ratings38,727 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews677 reviews
Positive53.9%
Neutral14.8%
Negative31.3%

Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Extreme Landings

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Planes bounce excessively on landing
  • Radar issues affecting handling
  • Planes crashing when ads play
  • Difficulty progressing without paying

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free planes and scenarios
  • Improved flight physics and landing mechanics
  • Add more aircraft types (military, cargo, etc.)
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Better weather and airport environments

Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Extreme Landings

One-time10
  • BAD STATE SCENARIO$1.99
  • SONIC BANG$2.99
  • HEAVY LOAD$2.99
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  • R-388JM DOUBLE-DECK JET AIRLINER$2.99
  • F/A-18 Super Hornet$3.99
  • FLIGHT SIMULATOR$5.99
  • BAD STATE, STORM, CRITICAL, EXTREME CHALLENGES SCENARIOS$6.99
  • FLIGHT SIMULATOR + R-388JM$7.99
  • FLIGHT SIMULATOR$8.99
  • MEGA PACK 8$14.99
None

Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Extreme Landings free?
Extreme Landings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge free?
Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Extreme Landings or Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge have ads?
Extreme Landings shows ads; Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge does not.
Which is updated more often, Extreme Landings or Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge?
Extreme Landings ships an update every 2 months, and Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge fortnightly. Most recently, Extreme Landings was updated on November 8, 2026 and Flight Simulator The Ring Challenge on November 1, 2026.

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