Comparison

Extreme Landings vs Flight Simulator Advanced

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 Advanced

Experience realistic flight simulation with interactive cockpits and detailed aircraft. Plan your routes, manage ground services, and enjoy dynamic weather and day/night cycles. This app offers an immersive flying experience for aviation enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Interactive cockpits
  • Realistic physics and aerodynamics
  • Flight planning system
  • HD airports and diverse aircraft
  • Airport ground services
  • Day/night cycle and weather modes
Features
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• Feel what it's like flying inside the cockpit of a real aircraft. • Interact with cockpit buttons, switches and levers. • Push-back, taxi to runway, take-off, fly your flight-plan, land, connect to jetway! ~ REQUIREMENTS ~ Requires an iPhone or iPad with at least 4GB RAM (e.g., iPhone 11/iPad 10th Generation or later) and internet connection whily playing. Performance not guaranteed on older devices. Main Features --------------------- • 200+ airports • Many aircraft, including A320, A321, A320neo, A321XLR, B737, A330, A340, A380, A350, B777, B747, Β787 with a lot of liveries and authentic cockpits • Ability to import your own custom liveries into the game • Airport Ground services (Movable jetways, fuel trucks, AI traffic) • Realistic physics/aerodynamics • Autopilot • Flight planning system with waypoints and navigation • Day/night cycle • Weather modes and precipitation • Interactable cockpits • Realistic sound effects (ATC chatter ,Engines sound effects, GPWS , alarms etc.

Screenshots

Extreme Landings4 screens
Flight Simulator Advanced4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Flight Simulator Advanced at every 9 days against Extreme Landings's every 2 months. Flight Simulator Advanced also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 54%). Extreme Landings's advantage is ratings volume (39K vs 9.1K) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Flight Simulator Advanced sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Extreme Landings against 4.4 for Flight Simulator Advanced. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39K and 9.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Extreme Landings's written reviews are positive against 78% of Flight Simulator Advanced's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Extreme Landings ships an update every 2 months, Flight Simulator Advanced every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Extreme Landings versus Flight Simulator Advanced: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExtreme LandingsFlight Simulator Advanced
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (39K ratings) — better4.4 (9.1K ratings)
Positive reviews53.9% of reviews78.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39K — better9.1K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size530 MB2.0 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRORTOS SRLPanagiotis Drakopoulos

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 Advanced

All ratings9,066 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews870 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative12.2%

User reviews

Extreme Landings

From 39K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic and fun
  • 🚀 Great graphics
  • 🚀 Challenging but good
  • 🚀 Best mobile flight game

Room to improve

  • 💰 Too many paid features/expensive
  • 🐛 Ads interfere with gameplay
  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🐛 Controls need improvement

Flight Simulator Advanced

From 9.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic graphics and sound
  • 👍 Variety of planes and airlines
  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Interactive cockpit controls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔧 Lack of clear instructions and guidance
  • 🔧 Difficulty in navigation and finding runways
  • 🔧 Limited camera views and perspectives

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 Advanced

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes when loading maps or starting flights
  • Unresponsive controls and buttons
  • Issues with landing gear, flaps, and other interactive cockpit elements
  • Floating or misaligned aircraft on the ground

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more airports, especially in North America, Asia, and other regions
  • Implement full flight planning and routing options
  • Introduce more aircraft types like regional jets, military planes, and older models
  • Add ATC communication and integration
  • Improve landing gear physics and animations
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  • Implement multiplayer and online functionality

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
10 purchases

Flight Simulator Advanced

One-time10
  • Unlock region: North America$1.99
  • A330-300 & Liveries & No Ads$2.99
  • A340-600$2.99
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  • B737 Max$2.99
  • A321, Liveries & No Ads$2.99
  • A380 with liveries and No Ads.$3.49
  • B747-400, liveries & no ads$3.49
  • A350-900, liveries, No-Ads$3.99
  • B777-300ER$3.99
  • B787-9$3.99

Questions

Is Extreme Landings free?
Extreme Landings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flight Simulator Advanced free?
Flight Simulator Advanced is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Extreme Landings or Flight Simulator Advanced?
Extreme Landings is rated higher. Extreme Landings averages 4.5 out of 5 from 39K ratings, while Flight Simulator Advanced averages 4.4 from 9.1K ratings.
Do Extreme Landings or Flight Simulator Advanced have ads?
Both Extreme Landings and Flight Simulator Advanced show ads.
Which is updated more often, Extreme Landings or Flight Simulator Advanced?
Extreme Landings ships an update every 2 months, and Flight Simulator Advanced every 9 days. Most recently, Extreme Landings was updated on November 5, 2026 and Flight Simulator Advanced on November 4, 2026.

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