RFS alternatives
Users often leave RFS due to its aggressive monetization, with many essential features and planes locked behind subscriptions or purchases. Technical issues like crashes, loading problems, and multiplayer bugs also frustrate players, leading them to seek more stable or accessible flight simulation experiences.
Why users look for alternatives to RFS
- Many planes and features are locked behind a subscription or in-app purchases, making the free version feel limited and leading to frustration over monetization.R1R7R10R12
- Users frequently report issues with subscriptions not being recognized, disappearing, or not transferring to new devices, despite payments going through.R9R13R16R22
- The game suffers from various technical bugs, including frequent crashes, freezing on loading screens, planes losing power mid-flight, and unresponsive controls.R3R15R18R25
- Multiplayer mode is often criticized for lack of collision avoidance, making it difficult to play, and for being locked behind a paywall.R4R12R37
- The public chat feature in multiplayer lacks moderation or safety controls, leading to inappropriate content.R6R37
The alternatives
Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker provides real-time tracking of flights globally, allowing users to see numerous planes in the air and their details . It's praised for its ability to track flights and is a favorite app for many who enjoy watching air traffic .
Better for: This app is better for users who are interested in tracking real-world flights and air traffic rather than simulating flying themselves . It suits those who want to observe planes, potentially identify specific aircraft, or monitor flights of friends and family R53.
Head-to-head: RFS vs Flightradar24 | Flight TrackerAirline Commander offers a flight simulation experience with a focus on career progression and managing an airline . It is noted for its graphics and programming, providing a well-built game for those who enjoy the genre .
Better for: Airline Commander is better for players who want a more structured flight simulation experience with career elements and progression . It suits those who appreciate good graphics and programming in a flight game .
Head-to-head: RFS vs Airline CommanderAirplane Pro is described as a great and fun flight simulator, good for learning how to fly a plane with realistic controls . It features various planes, including unique ones like the Beluga, and some users appreciate that it has no ads R80.
Better for: Airplane Pro is better for users looking for a straightforward flight simulator that helps with learning basic flight controls . It's suitable for players who prioritize fun and realistic controls over cutting-edge graphics, and for those who prefer an ad-free experience .
Head-to-head: RFS vs Airplane ProExtreme Landings is a game that focuses on physics and crash simulations, offering a realistic experience in those aspects R94. It is considered fun for both experienced players and beginners .
Better for: Extreme Landings is better for users who enjoy realistic physics and detailed crash scenarios in their flight simulation games R94. It suits players who are looking for a challenge in take-offs and landings, and who appreciate a game that can be enjoyed by various skill levels .
Head-to-head: RFS vs Extreme LandingsFlight Simulator 2025 is considered a fun and enjoyable airplane game by some users . It offers a flight experience that some find to be the "best ever" .
Better for: Flight Simulator 2025 is better for players who are looking for a simple, fun airplane game without necessarily needing ultra-realistic physics or brand-name planes . It suits casual players who prioritize enjoyment over deep simulation .
Head-to-head: RFS vs Flight Simulator 2025You should stick with RFS if you value its graphics and realistic features like failures and autopilot, and are willing to pay for the Pro subscription to access more planes and multiplayer .
Evidence note: Flight Simulator 2025 has too few reviews to provide a comprehensive understanding of its strengths and weaknesses beyond general enjoyment and common monetization complaints.
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What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R1] RFS Bloodthirsty for money: Note to rortos: ya never know when I’ll be lurking in your closet at night like foxy at the aftons house from fnaf
- [R7] RFS In air: When flying it gets kind of boring but taking off and landing is fun and there’s not much free planes there’s only three so I give this game a two
- [R10] RFS I now need to get RFS pro: When I come back it, my thing is gone
- [R12] RFS Fun but…..: I wish multiplayer was free and all the planes were free to get with in game money.i say that because multiplayer is most people’s favorite part and solo gets boring after some time. But overall it’s fun when I get bored of other games.
- [R9] RFS Subscription issues: Everytime I pay for a subscription it says something like “purchase failed please review payment details” even though it goes through on the card. So I have a subscription and I still only have the free planes
- [R13] RFS RFS pro issue: Hi to inform you, if your device isn’t connected to google with the pro subscription, it won’t be available to you
- [R16] RFS Game is okay.: The actual game is okay, but I’m rating this 1 star because I bought a subscription for 6 dollars and it was a total waste of money! It makes no sense, because I have a device (that I no longer have) had this subscription, I can’t even use the subscription.
- [R22] RFS HEY DEVELOPERS: FIX OUR SUBSCRIPTION ACCESS OR GIVE US OUR MONEY BACK: I am extremely disappointed in this app, as it was the best iOS flight simulator available at one point in time. I bought a subscription expecting to have access to the same quality features as I had before. Instead, I ended up with a bunch of subscription error messages, no access to the pro version I paid for, and ZERO custom
- [R3] RFS 737 sensitivity: The 737’s sensitivity is really really bad. The game itself is amazing but the 737’s sensitivity is all over the place. Please redo it.
- [R15] RFS Not Working: Hey guys and ROTROS, I finally decided to download this game back 4 days ago and I just get stuck on the loading screen Pack #1491. I’ve reached out to apple support to see if they can do anything and they couldn’t do anything about it and just reach out to the developer of the game. I’ve emailed them on that day and as of today I haven’t gotten a response. so if the ROTROS Devs and a
- [R18] RFS It's okay: Sometimes I can't get in, and it often disconnects. I hope the pneumatics are improved, the cockpit is more realistic, and the weather is more realistic. · translated
- [R25] RFS Major issue with new update: The new update is awesome, but seems like every plane I get just 5000 ft in the air all power is cut off and I crash. I’ve made sure several times that random crash’s etc is turned off and nothing can malfunction when I’m flying, and all of my planes are still crashing, don’t know if this is bug with me or with everyone but it did not do this until the latest update.
- [R4] RFS Needs more updates: I’ve been playing Real Flight Simulator for about 4, 5 years, and overall I love the game. It’s one of the best mobile flight simulators out there, but there are a few major issues that have been frustrating me for a long time. My biggest complaint is multiplayer. Players can taxi straight through or into your aircraft with no collision avoidance. It completely ruins the realis
- [R37] RFS This game sucks: You have to pay for literally everything, you only start with 3 planes and unless you buy more you’re only getting 3 planes. The chat is annoying bc people spam n word in it and the autopilot approach for landing always makes me land in some field, a mile from any airport. This game sucks
- [R6] RFS Upsetting: This is a great game. I have always been interested in planes and aerodynamics. This game helped teach me how. It is very realistic and fun but there is one thing that I would like to point out. I was flying my plane and there was apparently a public chat feature where you could talk to strangers. It had no limits or safety controls for children, and people were swearing, talking about
- [R51] Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker Persistent Ads: Enjoyed the app for about 2 weeks, didn’t mind the periodic ads. But now the ads that pop up cover the entire screen and make you sit through several seconds before the “X” appears in the corner to close. If that’s not bad enough, pressing the “X” takes you to the App Store instead of closing the ad, then when you close that, another ad pops up in its place. It seems now that I sp
- [R52] Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker Amazing app: Great app
- [R53] Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker GREAT APP TO FIND DRUNK PILOTS: THERE'S THIS PILOT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH REGISTRATION: N958LA THIS PERSON CANT SEEM TO RIDE STRAIGHT FLYS LOW AND DANGEROUS IF YOU LIVE IN LA COUNTY, CA WATCH THE F OUT !!
- [R54] Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker Too many ads: Too many ads
- [R65] Airline Commander Crashing Overheating: Phone overheating and crashing will update review on next update, love the game feel like I can land a plan in real life now.
- [R66] Airline Commander Update the the simulator Make it 2050 Pls: Update the game simulator Update it 2050 pls update it pls.
- [R67] Airline Commander Daily check-ins are broken: They implemented daily check ins a while ago and then stopped, and have since started again. Every time open the app now I get stuck on a daily check in screen and can’t play. 10/10.
- [R68] Airline Commander No: I didn’t even get to play the game. It kept bringing me to the home screen and then loading me it kept happening and I tried to restart my phone a log out of the app. Nothing worked. If you don’t want to waste your time, don’t get this game.
- [R79] Airplane Pro It’s like OK, but I need you to work on it: It needs to work like to do like nice kind of people not like garbage type of people and yeah, and it also needs the world to be kind of like the real world but not real and I don’t like how when I go up to the houses they’re always floating yeah I don’t like those and I need you to make the whole game better in the in the people in the whole entire game
- [R80] Airplane Pro The Concorde: The Concorde is a very fast plane in airplane pro flight simulator is my favorite plane in airplane pro flight simulator
- [R81] Airplane Pro Good but could be better: Level three can’t figure out how to do it. I need to fly with the Air Force meanwhile, I’m stuck with an average plane and they have a fighter jet. So the thing tells me to stay with the other planes, but I can’t because first of all I haven’t been trained enough. For the game it’s just level three I have no idea how I’m supposed to stay with them. Also, they are faster,
- [R82] Airplane Pro Add add add no good: Horrible imposible jugar sin tener que pagar. Sale un anuncio cada 1 min
- [R93] Extreme Landings Flight simulator isn’t free: I hate that the flight sim is not free and I don’t have any money wtf
- [R94] Extreme Landings Good game: This is a good game in physics there are cooler better looks games but when you crash in one of those it shows no crash just you crashed so this is good in physics and looks just not as good in looks as others
- [R95] Extreme Landings Ads: I have to start with giving props to the developer. Great graphics, control and gameplay. I don’t mind the ads BUT the timing is terrible…. As soon as the flight starts…so does the ads, I can’t control the plane due to it flying in the background during the ads. By the time the ad is over, my plane has already crashed. So I have to restart the mission and there goes another ad. But it also se
- [R96] Extreme Landings Ads: Way, way too many ads! Takes any fun out of it
- [R107] Flight Simulator 2025 WORST GAME: I thought it was realistic I wish there was flaps and spoilers like realistic AND WHY DO YOU NEED PRO TO JUST PLAYING MULTIPLAYER THAT’S NOT EVEN FAIR
- [R108] Flight Simulator 2025 Great game but what do I do: So I failed a level but I accidentally skipped it without knowing it and I want the stuff that I used to skip the level back
- [R109] Flight Simulator 2025 I don’t like the new interior since there’s not one: And when I go to the interior mode and I come out The interior mode my plane is invisible except for the tires the shadows still there but it’s just very weird please fix this bug and fix the interior maybe it’s just me but I don’t know.
- [R110] Flight Simulator 2025 You have to buy everything with real money: you have to pay for everything?
- [R21] RFS Requires RFS Pro too much: You have absolutely NO other planes unless you pay at least 6 Bucks.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store