Comparison

Airplane! 2 vs 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

Flight Simulator

Experience realistic flight simulation on mobile. Pilot various aircraft, complete contracts to earn in-game currency, and use it to purchase new planes or homes. Enjoy detailed controls and multiple camera views for an immersive piloting experience.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D flight simulation
  • Multiple aircraft to pilot
  • Contract-based missions
  • In-game currency for purchases
  • Detailed plane controls
  • Multiple camera views
  • Island and airport environments
Features
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Welcome Pilot! Fly, do contracts, earn money, buy planes, houses, enjoy flight! -------------------------------- Flight Simulator : Plane Pilot Game is created to bring realistic flight 3D experience on mobile devices. Simulator comes with 7 different airplanes, true physics, professional plane control system! Environment is a big ocean, with many islands and airports. As a plane pilot you will fly from island to island, get contracts (transporting passengers, goods…). Each contract will bring you money which can be spent on 2 important things: 1.Buying new plane Better planes bring more money on contracts, they are faster and better 2.Buying home If you buy home in any of islands, you can always go there and save the game Flight simulator lovers will appreciate the game realistic physics which lets you to feel real plane pilot feelings. There are 4 possible camera views to make simulation perfect: • View with the following camera • Cabin view – what real pilot see during flight • Plane’s bottom camera to see what is happening under the plane • Back view camera Next important thing is that all planes have moving parts – ailerons, flaps, rudder, steering wheels, landing gears and you can control everything during flight with interface which designed to be easy and functional. Enjoy this free flight simulator, have nice takeoffs and soft landings, feel yourself a real pilot.

Screenshots

Airplane! 24 screens
Flight Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flight Simulator at 4.1 against Airplane! 2's 3.5. Flight Simulator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and review sentiment (65% vs 42%). Airplane! 2's advantage is ratings volume (827 vs 76). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Flight Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flight Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Airplane! 2 has 827 ratings behind it against 76, 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 65% of Flight Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airplane! 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, Flight Simulator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Airplane! 2 versus Flight Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirplane! 2Flight Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (827 ratings)4.1 (76 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.1% of reviews64.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings827 — better76
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.05.1.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size682 MB145 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperQuantum Design GroupVahagn Sargsyan

Customer experience

Airplane! 2

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

Flight Simulator

All ratings76 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive64.9%
Neutral7.0%
Negative28.1%

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

Flight Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Airplane! 2 free?
Airplane! 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flight Simulator free?
Flight Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Airplane! 2 or Flight Simulator?
Flight Simulator is rated higher. Airplane! 2 averages 3.5 out of 5 from 827 ratings, while Flight Simulator averages 4.1 from 76 ratings.
Do Airplane! 2 or Flight Simulator have ads?
Neither Airplane! 2 nor Flight Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Airplane! 2 or Flight Simulator?
Airplane! 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, and Flight Simulator fortnightly. Most recently, Airplane! 2 was updated on September 8, 2026 and Flight Simulator on September 29, 2026.

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