Comparison

Plane Troubles 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

Plane Troubles

Navigate a chaotic plane cabin to escape safely in this 2D arcade game. Swipe to avoid obstacles like smoke, fires, and unruly passengers. Test your survival skills in increasingly challenging evacuation scenarios.

Highlights
  • 2D arcade gameplay
  • Aircraft evacuation simulation
  • Swipe-based controls
  • Obstacle avoidance (smoke, fire, passengers)
  • Challenging survival scenarios
Features
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Plane Troubles is a unique 2D arcade game that turns aircraft evacuation into pure entertainment. Unfasten your seat belts and, with a swipe of your finger, manouvre through the plane cabin to reach the safest exit. Become an evacuation master avoiding maddening queues, unruly passengers, cabin smoke and merciless fires aboard the most unlucky airline of all time. No doubt about it: each of its flights ends up in evacuation! How many plane troubles can you survive?

About

Flight Simulator

Experience realistic airplane flying with high-resolution graphics and cutting-edge AI. Master various flying skills through numerous missions, from basic takeoffs to advanced rescue and combat scenarios. Become a seasoned pilot through challenging events.

Highlights
  • Realistic airplane flight simulation
  • High-resolution graphics
  • AI-powered scenarios
  • Diverse mission types (takeoff, landing, rescue, air race)
  • Pilot skill progression
  • Challenging commander events
Features
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Take the captain's seat in Flight Simulator: World. Fly light aircraft, regional and long-haul airliners, business jets and a seaplane across a real globe with real airports. Start with short hops, earn your licence, then build your own airline: buy aircraft, open routes, carry passengers and keep them happy. WHAT YOU FLY • Light propeller planes and a floatplane for your first hours • Regional jets and wide-body airliners for long international routes • Business jets for fast charters and island runs WHERE YOU FLY • A real world map with real airports, day and night, weather and clouds • Take-off, cruise, approach and landing, hand flown or with assists you can switch off • Cabin announcements, passengers, crew and a full cockpit view YOUR AIRLINE • Build a company, buy planes, open routes, hire and grow • Missions and daily goals with cash and diamond rewards • Customize liveries and unlock rare aircraft MADE BY ONE DEVELOPER Flight Simulator: World is built by the developer behind Truck Simulator World, Bus Simulator World and Ultimate Car Driving Simulator, played by hundreds of millions. Every review is read and every update is shaped by what pilots ask for. Works offline. Free to play, optional in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Plane Troubles4 screens
Flight Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plane Troubles at 69% against Flight Simulator's 18%. Plane Troubles also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). Flight Simulator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 32 months). On price, 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. Flight Simulator sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Plane Troubles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plane Troubles holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flight Simulator has 4.7K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Plane Troubles's written reviews are positive against 18% of Flight Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plane Troubles ships an update every 32 months, Flight Simulator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Plane Troubles versus Flight Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlane TroublesFlight Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (33 ratings) — better4.1 (4.7K ratings)
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews — better17.6% of reviews
Number of ratings334.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB2.1 GB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDipartimento di Matematica e Informatica - Universita' degli Studi di UdineSir Studios

Customer experience

Plane Troubles

All ratings33 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative15.4%

Flight Simulator

All ratings4,717 ratings
Positive75.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative18.9%
Written reviews482 reviews
Positive17.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative73.2%

Bugs and requests

Plane Troubles

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Flight Simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Planes crashing on landing
  • Compass not working properly
  • Rescue mission not functioning
  • Night mode causing black screen

Requested features

4 requests
  • More planes and airports
  • Improved flight physics and controls
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Customization options

In-app purchases

None

Plane Troubles

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Flight Simulator

One-time12
  • 100.000 Coin$1.99
  • Lockhead Martin F-35$1.99
  • Unlimited Game$1.99
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  • 500.000 Coin$2.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Airboss Belluga XLA330$6.99
  • Airboss A380$9.99
  • 5.000.000 Coin$9.99
  • Sukoi S27$9.99
  • 10.000.000 Coin$17.99
  • Fighter Jet Package$19.99
  • Passenger Package$24.99

Questions

Is Plane Troubles free?
Plane Troubles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flight Simulator free?
Flight Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Plane Troubles or Flight Simulator?
Plane Troubles is rated higher. Plane Troubles averages 4.5 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Flight Simulator averages 4.1 from 4.7K ratings.
Do Plane Troubles or Flight Simulator have ads?
Plane Troubles shows ads; Flight Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Plane Troubles or Flight Simulator?
Plane Troubles ships an update every 32 months, and Flight Simulator fortnightly. Most recently, Plane Troubles was updated on October 6, 2026 and Flight Simulator on October 21, 2026.

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