Comparison

Flight Sim 2024 vs Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 20+ Detailed Realistic Airplanes
  • 6 Endless Realistic Environments
  • Fun & Interactive Missions
  • Realistic Crashes with Visual Damage
  • Multiple Camera Views
  • 4 Axis Aircraft Control
Features
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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

About

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

Experience realistic flight physics with a vast selection of aircraft and over 2000 missions. Explore detailed global cities and airports, with customizable weather and flight parameters. Enjoy advanced aircraft controls and a comprehensive simulation environment.

Highlights
  • Realistic flight physics
  • 95+ aircraft types
  • +2000 missions
  • +600 airports worldwide
  • Customizable weather and time
  • Detailed 3D aircraft models
  • GPS route creation
Features
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Flight Simulator 2017 FlyWings is finally here! It contains many improvements and the flight physics are perfect! Enjoy a huge set of aircraft - 95 - and almost every air company! This is definitely the best flight simulator ever developed for macOS! Fly in more than +2000 missions, over +600 airports in 9 different cities around the world. Use our GPS tool to create your own routes. The first flight simulation with all city’s buildings and houses, all the airports have fingers, terminal, hangar, and taxiway lines. Real light system on the runways, with PAPI lights and more! The environment, scenario and 3D models are highly detailed, realistic air and ground traffic, change almost every simulation parameter, like visibility, temperature, turbulence, wind direction, all the weather conditions and hour of the flight. Fly in stormy weather, with lightings and heavy rain to test your skills! All the aircraft included in the simulator have specific modifications and special features, you will be able to choose the best aircraft that fits your needs! Aircraft features: - Choose between airplanes, helicopters, jet fighters, aerobatic planes and more! - Configure the model specification and family. - Choose one of the dozens of airline companies to fly your plane. - Configure fuel payload and weight. - Control all flaps, trims, spoilers, gear and turn engines on or off. - Very detailed 3D models of the planes. - Turn all the light signals on or off (Strobe, Landing, Transponder etc). - 9 different cameras. - Autopilot with speed, altitude, vertical speed and heading. Scenario and environment features: - +600 airports around the world - All airports have taxiway lines - All the cities have real buildings and houses - All airports have landing and take off lights - Audio settings - New details - Thousand+ miles in 9 cities: > New York > San Francisco > Chicago > Hawaii (enjoy the view of the volcanoes!) > Las Vegas > Los Angeles > Seattle > Washington D.C > Saint Martin - Weather conditions and hour option to choose when to fly. ***** Don’t forget to rate us! ***** Give us your feedback! All the updates we will be releasing for this flight simulator in the next weeks depend a lot on what you tell us!Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 Apple's Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below Privacy Policy: http://www.thetisgames.com/p/thetis-games-privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: http://www.thetisgames.com/p/thetis-games-terms-of-service.html If you need to contact us, send an e-mail to support (at) thetisgames.com

Screenshots

Flight Sim 20244 screens
Flight Simulator FlyWings 20174 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flight Sim 2024 at 4.2 against Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017's 3.5. Flight Sim 2024 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and review sentiment (65% vs 39%). Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Flight Sim 2024 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flight Sim 2024 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 760 and 809 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Flight Sim 2024's written reviews are positive against 39% of Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flight Sim 2024 ships an update every 3 months, Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flight Sim 2024 versus Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight Sim 2024Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (760 ratings) — better3.5 (809 ratings)
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews — better38.6% of reviews
Number of ratings760809 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB543 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1788918 Alberta LtdThetis Consulting

Customer experience

Flight Sim 2024

All ratings760 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral6.6%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews309 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral12.9%
Negative21.7%

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

All ratings809 ratings
Positive60.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative31.6%
Written reviews342 reviews
Positive38.6%
Neutral9.6%
Negative51.8%

User reviews

Flight Sim 2024

From 760 App Store ratings

What 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

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

From 809 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best flight simulator
  • 👍 Realistic planes and controls
  • 👍 Great graphics
  • 👍 Fun and exciting

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🤔 Confusing controls and tutorials
  • 🤔 Limited free content

Bugs and requests

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

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Planes crashing on takeoff or landing
  • Autopilot not functioning properly
  • Missions not completing correctly
  • Frequent app crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free planes and missions
  • Ability to fly between cities/countries
  • Improved realism and physics
  • Better tutorials and guidance

In-app purchases

None

Flight Sim 2024

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Club Weekly$2.997 Days
One-time11
  • Premium Club - Unlimited Fuel$1.99
  • Restore Fuel$1.99
  • All Space Shuttle$4.99
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  • Unlocks now all flights!$4.99
  • Unlocks all missions now!$4.99
  • All Special Helicoters$4.99
  • All Civilian Helicopters$4.99
  • All Boeing 757$6.99
  • All Airbus 320$9.99
  • All Boeing 747$9.99
  • All Airbus 380$12.99

Questions

Is Flight Sim 2024 free?
Flight Sim 2024 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 free?
Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flight Sim 2024 or Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017?
Flight Sim 2024 is rated higher. Flight Sim 2024 averages 4.2 out of 5 from 760 ratings, while Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 averages 3.5 from 809 ratings.
Do Flight Sim 2024 or Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 have ads?
Both Flight Sim 2024 and Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Flight Sim 2024 or Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017?
Flight Sim 2024 ships an update every 3 months, and Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 weekly. Most recently, Flight Sim 2024 was updated on September 24, 2026 and Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 on August 25, 2026.

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