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Infinite Flight Simulator vs Airport City Manager Simulator

Infinite Flight Simulator 4.3★ · Free + IAP 75
Winner Infinite Flight Simulator
Airport City Manager Simulator 4.6★ · Free + IAP 60

For a true flight simulation experience, Infinite Flight Simulator is the better choice, despite its steep learning curve and subscription cost, while Airport City Manager Simulator offers a more casual city-building game with aviation themes, but is plagued by aggressive monetization and slow progress.

Full reviews: Infinite Flight Simulator · Airport City Manager Simulator

Infinite Flight Simulator offers a realistic mobile flight experience with good graphics and a wide selection of planes, but many features are locked behind a paid subscription and some users find it hard to fly. Airport City Manager Simulator provides a city-building game centered around an airport, praised for being engaging, but heavily criticized for its pay-to-win mechanics, excessive ads, and slow progression.

Head to head

Features and Content edge: Infinite Flight SimulatorR2R3R5R7
Infinite Flight Simulator Infinite Flight Simulator is praised for its realism, good graphics, and variety of planes, with users enjoying the detailed cockpits and camera views . However, a significant portion of content, including most aircraft, global airports, multiplayer, and ATC, is locked behind a 'Pro' subscription R2R3R7. Users frequently request more free aircraft and features like crash physics, terrain, and specific plane models R5.
Airport City Manager Simulator Airport City Manager Simulator offers a city-building experience with aviation elements, including airplanes, helicopters, and spaceships, with users finding it relaxing and engaging . However, some users note a lack of updates for new levels and challenges . There are also requests for more realistic planes, customization options, and more runways .
Ease of Use and Learning Curve edge: Airport City Manager SimulatorR1R6R25R32
Infinite Flight Simulator Infinite Flight Simulator is described as having a steep learning curve, with controls being sensitive and frustrating for new users R6R32. Some users find it 'insanely hard to fly' and suggest adding an 'arcade mode' for easier gameplay R6R35. Autopilot features are also criticized for causing crashes or stalls R1R25.
Airport City Manager Simulator Airport City Manager Simulator is generally considered easy to learn and play R81. However, some users find it hard to progress without spending money, indicating a difficulty in the game's progression system rather than its controls .
Reliability and Performance tieR4R13R15R16
Infinite Flight Simulator Users report various bugs and malfunctions in Infinite Flight Simulator, including controls restarting mid-flight R4, cargo doors not opening R13, ATC icon issues in multiplayer R15, graphics problems R16, game freezing and crashing when changing language , and issues with premium plane text display . Long loading and plane downloading times are also a complaint .
Airport City Manager Simulator Airport City Manager Simulator also faces reliability issues, with users reporting the game freezing , not loading after updates , and problems with account recovery via Game Center or Facebook . Some users also experienced planes disappearing .
Price and Value tieR2R3R7R21
Infinite Flight Simulator Infinite Flight Simulator is heavily criticized for its pricing model. While it has a free version, most desirable features like additional aircraft, global airports, and multiplayer are locked behind a 'Pro' subscription, which costs around $10 a month or $60-80 a year R2R3R7R21. Many users feel it is overpriced and that they are being forced to pay for content they previously had R21.
Airport City Manager Simulator Airport City Manager Simulator is widely criticized as a 'pay to win' or 'money grab' game R64R73R81. Users complain about high costs for planes, upgrades, and land, slow progress without spending money, and getting little in return when selling items . Recent updates are noted to have doubled prices and made progress even slower .
Support and Monetization Practices edge: Infinite Flight SimulatorR10R26R50R63
Infinite Flight Simulator Infinite Flight Simulator has users reporting issues with account actions and needing to contact support R10. There are also complaints about a lack of response from developers regarding requested features R26. The monetization model is a point of contention, with users feeling that the 'optional subscriptions' are essential for a full experience R50.
Airport City Manager Simulator Airport City Manager Simulator receives strong criticism for its monetization practices. Users report excessive and long ads, some of which hijack the phone or have no 'x' button R63. There are also complaints about poor customer support, including being blocked for asking questions and planes disappearing without resolution . The game is perceived as greedy, with developers prioritizing money over player experience .
Pick Infinite Flight Simulator if

you are an 'avgeek' looking for a highly realistic mobile flight simulator with detailed planes and global flight options, and are willing to pay a subscription fee for the full experience .

Pick Airport City Manager Simulator if

you enjoy casual city-building games with an aviation theme and are prepared for slow progression or willing to make in-app purchases to speed things up .

Evidence note: Both apps have a free-to-play model with in-app purchases, leading to many negative reviews from users frustrated by paywalls and slow progress in the free tiers. Airport City Manager Simulator has a higher lifetime rating but more recent negative reviews focus on aggressive monetization and lack of updates, which is a common pattern in older free-to-play games.

Frequently asked

Is Infinite Flight Simulator truly free to play?
Infinite Flight Simulator offers a free version with limited aircraft and a small flight area, but most desirable features like additional planes, global airports, multiplayer, and ATC require a 'Pro' subscription, which costs around $10 a month or $60-80 a year R2R3R21R50.
Why are there so many complaints about ads and costs in Airport City Manager Simulator?
Users frequently complain about Airport City Manager Simulator being a 'pay to win' game due to high costs for planes, upgrades, and land, making progress extremely slow without spending money R64R73R81. Additionally, many reviews highlight excessive and long ads, some of which are difficult to close or hijack the phone R63.
Which app is easier for beginners?
Airport City Manager Simulator is generally considered easier to learn and play, focusing on city-building mechanics R81, while Infinite Flight Simulator has a steep learning curve with sensitive controls that many users find challenging, especially for beginners R6R32R35R58.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] Infinite Flight Simulator 4/5 · US Make everything for freeeeee: This game is so good but for most things you need pro for them that is what ruins the game and fun of it
  2. [R3] Infinite Flight Simulator 3/5 · US Pretty good: I love the game and what you can do in it but I wish I can fly to different big airports for example KGRR to KDEN without the pay or at least you can start at a free place and travel to other places also I want to play this game with my friend but I can’t because of pro and I can't do multiplayer
  3. [R5] Infinite Flight Simulator 5/5 · US Like it: Like it but can you at least add more aircraft to the free version
  4. [R7] Infinite Flight Simulator 2/5 · US Money [̲̅$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅]: I couldn't fly my fav airline volaris because i need to pay🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
  5. [R1] Infinite Flight Simulator 1/5 · US Autopilot: This is the worst game for long flights, it took me hours for a flight plan just for the autopilot to make me crash or stall every two seconds. fix your game people
  6. [R6] Infinite Flight Simulator 3/5 · US Why is it so hard to fly?: It’s insanely hard to fly. I don’t even want to fight these points. Can you make them just a very tiny bit easier so I can enjoy it for a long time like TFS turboprop flight sim that I played that for 19 months and I absolutely like it, but I’m back here and I still want to go this I’m going to see can I fly your 172
  7. [R25] Infinite Flight Simulator 1/5 · US You can work on the auto pilot: When I try to land auto pilot stalls me to make me crash I lost a lot of good landings it make me very upset but I love everything else but for the weather can you make the weather more realistic like clouds lower than 20,000 ft also can you guys add buildings it would be more realistic also some crash physics this game is so buns it I tried to land and it doesn’t
  8. [R32] Infinite Flight Simulator 4/5 · US This is Good BUT...: Infinite Flight is easily one of the best flight sims on mobile. The realism and plane selection are incredible. However the controls have a steep learning curveIt can feel really sensitive and frustrating to steer when you first start great game, just be prepared to spend time practicing
  9. [R4] Infinite Flight Simulator 1/5 · US MALFUNCTION: Have was have way through my flight from Tokyo to Las Vegas. And all of the controls just all restarted and never turned back on. And I could take control and I had to restart my whole flight 1 star
  10. [R13] Infinite Flight Simulator 1/5 · US Glitch: In the new update None of my cargo doors open.
  11. [R15] Infinite Flight Simulator 3/5 · US There’s an issue with the atc icon in multiplayer and not being able to see other players.: This is Tangi on this account and this is a good game but I been having issues with the atc icon on multiplayer. I tried deleting and restarting my device and it still didn’t work, idk if this a bug or not but can you please fix it? Thank you!
  12. [R16] Infinite Flight Simulator 2/5 · US Graphics: Updated the game graphics are terrible, but I like the new plans it has. I would love if there were like people on the ground working and you can get marshaled in and you can see bags going in the aircraft and catering working.
  13. [R21] Infinite Flight Simulator 3/5 · US Sawyer B.: Do we seriously have to pay for it now!? I played it when it was free and yes, it was a very good game, but I logged on yesterday and chose a plane, then tapped fly and found that I had pay for it. So you can get it for 60 dollars a year for your first year and then it’s almost 80!?!? That feels really overpriced to me. And yes, you can get it for 10 dollars a month, but I think that’s
  14. [R10] Infinite Flight Simulator 1/5 · US The game does not work: It says “error downloading this aircraft your account isn’t allowed to carry this action please contact support “ so please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please helpppppppppppp meeeeeeeeeeeeeee 🥺
  15. [R26] Infinite Flight Simulator 5/5 · US Max’s review: Very cool game had it for years everything is great in it, just please release the airbus a321neo as soon as possible it’s my favorite aircraft and also I can’t wait for the a350K I also love it. Please give me a response and maybe if you have some news about when the a321neo could come out, again great game!
  16. [R50] Infinite Flight Simulator 5/5 · US Don’t download this game. These people want your money.: (I put five stars so people could see this) All the wonderful things this game says it has to offer can only be obtained for money. Without paying you only have 8 planes and can only fly in North Carolina. That’s it. No multiplayer, no global airport selection and no “wide variety” of planes and liveries Edit: “optional subscriptions to sup
  17. [R63] Airport City Manager Simulator 3/5 · US Awesome game hooked for life… but the ads: Playing this game is fun it brings back the joy of having a game that is really fun to play and this is definitely my number one favorite game to play and also make the ads for the free stuff at the end of the ad there is no x to get off the ad and get the reward and it probably is going to take me at least 100 try’s so please. Fix the glitch
  18. [R64] Airport City Manager Simulator 1/5 · US Pay to win: I am a some one with child settings and it sad I can’t play this game even though I’ve had it for 5 years that makes no sense so that means this it pay to win because like I sad if played this game before and it is child friendly but now it’s more pay to win
  19. [R73] Airport City Manager Simulator 1/5 · US Ridiculously slow progress: Been playing for about 2 weeks and it’s become clear to me this just another money grab game, the concept and mechanics are fun, but the waiting and waiting is not for me.
  20. [R81] Airport City Manager Simulator 3/5 · US Fun game but……: A fun game to play, Easy to learn, always keeping you busy with different challenges, keeps you wanting to come back for more. But you get to a point where unless you start spending money it is almost impossible to advance. Items needed to upgrade buildings are almost impossible to find, and even after a week you cannot find what you need and have to buy it. If this was less of a m
  21. [R35] Infinite Flight Simulator 4/5 · US Great Game: I thinks it’s a great game, but I think the controls could be a bit easier to use, I get that it’s supposed to be realistic, but maybe you could add in a different mode like arcade. So you could switch between arcade mode, and realistic mode. Please add this in the game! It would make it so much better.
  22. [R58] Infinite Flight Simulator 1/5 · US To hard to fly: This game is way to hard to understand, my parents couldn’t even figure it out, I was so annoyed and not the best game, do not get the app!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store