On Instruments vs Aerofly FS Global
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
On Instruments
Hone your instrument flying skills with this simulator. Navigate various courses by precisely managing heading, altitude, and airspeed. Features multiple difficulty levels, including courses with instrument failures.
- Instrument scanning practice
- Multiple course difficulties
- Heading, altitude, airspeed control
- Attitude Indicator failure simulation
- Score maximization
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Practice and hone your IFR instrument scanning skills while playing a variety of courses “On Instruments”. Each course includes a series of heading, altitude, and airspeed changes that must be flown with precision to maximize your score. Courses are divided into Easy, Intermediate and Expert Levels. Additional courses without course guidance are available, as well as a series with an Attitude Indicator failure.
Aerofly FS Global
Experience a sophisticated flight simulator with detailed aircraft and interactive cockpits. Explore photorealistic landscapes and fly various aircraft types, from airliners to jets. Offers global scenery streaming and advanced simulation features for an immersive experience.
- Detailed aircraft models
- Interactive 3D cockpits
- Realistic flight physics
- Global scenery streaming
- Customizable weather and time of day
- Instant replay and crash recovery
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Aerofly FS Global is one of the most sophisticated Flight Simulators for your mobile device, suitable for beginner and professional flight sim pilots alike. Explore the world of flying with extremely detailed and accurately simulated airliners, fully interactive 3D cockpits and realistic aircraft systems. Fly with complex airliners, helicopters, business jets, fighter jets and warbirds, general aviation aircraft, aerobatic stuntplanes and gliders across the photorealistic landscape. IMPORTANT NOTE: The level of graphics details depends on your device performance and memory. ▶ AIRCRAFT 8 aircraft included in the base app: • Airbus A320, Dash 8-Q400, Learjet 45, Cessna 172, Baron 58, Aermacchi MB339, F-15E Strike Eagle, Jungmeister Over 30 more aircraft available as in-app purchases, like Airbus A350, Airbus A380, Boeing B777, Boeing B787, F/A-18 Hornet, Concorde, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, CRJ-900 and many more ▶ DEFAULT SCENERY Included scenery in the base product: • US west coast from Sacramento to Monterey including the San Francisco Bay Area region • Detailed custom made airports ▶ GLOBAL SCENERY IMPORTANT NOTE: The global scenery streaming service requires a working internect connection Explore the world with our global scenery streaming! Global streaming is available as prepaid subscription and adds world wide scenery coverage and other global features: • Global high-res aerial images and elevation data • Global 3D buildings, objects and points of interest (on selected and powerful devices) • Global night lighting • 2000+ hand made airports • 6000+ global airports • 10,000+ missions based on real world flights • 100+ hand crafted flight missions ▶ SIM FEATURES • Pushback • High resolution aerial images • 3D buildings and terminals • Dynamic aircraft lights (on selected and powerful devices) • Optional Flight assistance with simulated copilot • Global air traffic simulation with optional flight-paths and labels • Instant replay with option to resume flight from that recorded state • Go back in time and try again after a crash • Skip forward in time along the route • Instant selection of cold and dark, before engine start, ready for taxi, ready for takeoff, on final approach and cruise configurations • Personal flight statistics, achievements, career progress and recorded flight paths • Adjustable time of day • Configurable clouds • Adjustable wind speed, thermals and turbulence • Various camera views in the cockpit, passenger views, external views, tower views, fly-by and more • Optional landmark labels for mountains, lakes and cities ▶ AIRCRAFT FEATURES • Realistic flight physics • Fully simulated landing gear physics • Fully simulated wing flex (not just an animation) on nearly all aircraft • Independent simulation of all flight control actuators and flight control surfaces • Cold and Dark option and engine start procedures in all aircraft, except after-burning jets • Highly detailed, animated and interactive 3D cockpits • Highly sophisticated autopilot and flight-management system • Realistic fly-by-wire simulations • Realistic instrument navigation (ILS, NDB, VOR, TCN) • Interactive flight management systems (FMS) • Real-time landing lights and other exterior lights that illuminate the ground (on selected and powerful devices) • Realistic internal lighting See full details per aircraft: https://www.aerofly.com/features/aircraft/ Privacy policy: https://www.aerofly.com/privacy End User License Agreements (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: On Instruments at none against Aerofly FS Global's 21. On Instruments also leads on price ($2.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). Aerofly FS Global's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 9). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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
On Instruments costs $2.99 and Aerofly FS Global $3.99 up front. Aerofly FS Global sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. On Instruments asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for On Instruments against 4.3 for Aerofly FS Global. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aerofly FS Global has 1.2K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of On Instruments's written reviews are positive against 80% of Aerofly FS Global's.
On Instruments ships an update every 8 months, Aerofly FS Global monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | On Instruments | Aerofly FS Global |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) — better | 4.3 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 79.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #7 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 3.2 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aircraft Training Aids, LLC | IPACS |
Customer experience
On Instruments
Aerofly FS Global
Bugs and requests
On Instruments
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Aerofly FS Global
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when loading certain airports
- Global scenery not working as expected
- Planes disappearing or not loading correctly
- Pushback and taxi issues
Requested features
5 requests- More aircraft variety (Airbus, regional jets, etc.)
- Dynamic weather (rain, snow, storms)
- Live ATC and air traffic
- Improved camera options and free camera
- Fuel management and weight/balance options
In-app purchases
On Instruments
No in-app purchases
Aerofly FS Global
- Global scenery - 1 month$4.991 Month
- Global scenery - 3 months$7.993 Months
- Global scenery - 12 months$19.991 Year
- CRJ900$0.99
- UH-60$0.99
- Robin DR400$0.99
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- Airbus A321$1.99
- Concorde$1.99
- Boeing 787-10$1.99
- Boeing 737-900$1.99
- Airbus A380$1.99
- Boeing 777-300ER$1.99
- Boeing 747-400$1.99
- Boeing 737 MAX 9$1.99
- Boeing 777F$1.99
- Airbus A319$1.99
- Airbus A350-1000$3.99
- Airbus A321 XLR$3.99
- The Aircraft Bundle$24.99
Questions
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