Comparison

Airplane! 2 vs Airplane City Flight Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Airplane! 2

Experience realistic flight simulation with a vast selection of aircraft and diverse weather conditions. Undertake various missions across different terrains, offering endless hours of aviation enjoyment.

Highlights
  • 96 different aircraft types
  • Diverse weather conditions
  • Day and night flying
  • Island, city, and carrier missions
  • Realistic flight simulation
Features
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Take to the skies with the long awaited sequel to our top ranked flight simulator, Airplane! Strap yourself in and prepare for take off! - 96 different aircraft (props, jets, helicopters, military, cargo and passenger) - Fly in sun, wind, fog, night, dusk and storm conditions - Fly missions between islands, cities, mountains and aircraft carriers - Endless hours of aviation fun!

About

Airplane City Flight Simulator

Experience realistic flight with a detailed flight model and interactive cockpits. Perform full startup procedures and land aircraft safely, showcasing your piloting skills.

Highlights
  • Realistic flight model
  • Interactive cockpits
  • Full startup procedures
  • Working gauges and displays
  • Safe aircraft landing
Features
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Airplane Flight Simulator 3D starts with the flight model—the same flight model used in multiple desktop simulators - that’s complete enough to model the flex in your wings & the tilt in your landing gear. Show your pro pilots skills to fly best aerofly planes & land them safely. Airplane Flight Simulator 3d is so much detailed you can do a full startup procedure using the hundreds of buttons, knobs, & switches in the cockpit. With working gauges, flight displays, & more, these cockpits are realistic which will be fun to learn & fly.

Screenshots

Airplane! 24 screens
Airplane City Flight Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Airplane! 2 at 3.5 against Airplane City Flight Simulator's 2.9. Airplane! 2 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (42% vs 14%). Airplane City Flight Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12). 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. Airplane! 2 sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Airplane City Flight Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Airplane! 2 holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Airplane! 2 has 830 ratings behind it against 134, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Airplane! 2's written reviews are positive against 14% of Airplane City Flight Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airplane! 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, Airplane City Flight Simulator every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Airplane! 2 versus Airplane City Flight Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirplane! 2Airplane City Flight Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (830 ratings) — better2.9 (134 ratings)
Positive reviews42.1% of reviews — better14.0% of reviews
Number of ratings830 — better134
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size682 MB177 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperQuantum Design GroupAmir Khurshid

Customer experience

Airplane! 2

All ratings827 ratings
Positive57.8%
Neutral8.9%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral10.4%
Negative47.6%

Airplane City Flight Simulator

All ratings134 ratings
Positive44.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative48.5%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive14.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative77.2%

Bugs and requests

Airplane! 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Airplane City Flight Simulator

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Plane won't stop
  • Plane crashes on landing
  • Bugs at takeoff
  • Plane won't go off the road
  • Plane explodes mid-air
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  • Tutorial issues (misspellings, unclear instructions)
  • Game crashes or doesn't open
  • Ads interrupt gameplay and level completion
  • Plane suddenly crashes after closing engine
  • Plane falls directly down after closing engine

Requested features

7 requests
  • Make more levels
  • Add free flight mode
  • Improve graphics
  • Add more planes
  • Add more gears
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  • Fix joystick controls
  • Add language options

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Airplane! 2

One-time9
  • Unlock Aircraft2 variants$0.99
  • Unlock Aircraft2 variants$1.99
  • Unlock Aircraft2 variants$2.99
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  • Unlock Aircraft$3.99
  • Unlock Aircraft$4.99
  • Unlock Night$5.99
  • Unlock Storm$5.99
  • Unlock Series 1$7.99
  • Unlock all Aircraft$22.99
None

Airplane City Flight Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Airplane! 2 free?
Airplane! 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Airplane City Flight Simulator free?
Airplane City Flight Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Airplane! 2 or Airplane City Flight Simulator?
Airplane! 2 is rated higher. Airplane! 2 averages 3.5 out of 5 from 830 ratings, while Airplane City Flight Simulator averages 2.9 from 134 ratings.
Do Airplane! 2 or Airplane City Flight Simulator have ads?
Airplane City Flight Simulator shows ads; Airplane! 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Airplane! 2 or Airplane City Flight Simulator?
Airplane! 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, and Airplane City Flight Simulator every 5 months. Most recently, Airplane! 2 was updated on October 21, 2026 and Airplane City Flight Simulator on October 27, 2026.

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