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Head-to-head

Airplane Pro vs Sling Plane 3D

Airplane Pro 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Airplane Pro
Sling Plane 3D 4.3★ · Free + IAP 50

Airplane Pro offers a more traditional flight simulator experience with missions and a larger world, while Sling Plane 3D focuses on a simpler, distance-based 'sling' mechanic, but both are heavily criticized for excessive ads.

Full reviews: Airplane Pro · Sling Plane 3D

Airplane Pro provides a more comprehensive flight simulation with various planes, missions, and a larger explorable map, despite user complaints about glitches and ads. Sling Plane 3D is a simpler, distance-based game, frequently criticized for being repetitive and having misleading advertisements.

Head to head

Features and Gameplay edge: Airplane ProR1R2R11R15
Airplane Pro Airplane Pro offers a variety of planes, including the Concorde and Beluga, and features free flight, missions, and even drivable cars and boats R2R15R17. Users appreciate the realistic controls and the fun of unlocking planes and completing missions R11R59. However, some missions, especially checkpoint flights, are buggy and frustrating, often failing despite passing through the rings . The game world is described as small, with limited altitude, messy graphics, and a lack of NPCs R1R30.
Sling Plane 3D Sling Plane 3D is a simpler game focused on launching planes for distance, with users noting it gets boring once fuel and engine levels are maxed out, as the maximum distance is around 10,000m . There's also a side game involving collecting materials in a hangar, but its purpose and connection to the main gameplay are unclear to users . Many reviews state the game looks nothing like its advertisements, leading to disappointment .
Ease of Use and Controls edge: Airplane ProR3R11R16R24
Airplane Pro Airplane Pro is generally considered fun and easy to play, with realistic controls that are good for learning how to fly R11R59. However, some users find it hard to land with the interior view R24 and struggle with taking off or staying with faster planes in missions, indicating a learning curve or difficulty spikes R3R16.
Sling Plane 3D Sling Plane 3D is a simple, addictive game , but some users find it hard to progress and achieve smooth landings . The game lacks guidance, especially for its side activities .
Reliability and Performance tieR1R17R19R22
Airplane Pro Airplane Pro suffers from bugs, with users reporting glitches like floating houses, planes not taking off, and the critical checkpoint missions failing randomly despite correct execution R1R22. Some users also mention poor graphics and quality R17R19R30R53.
Sling Plane 3D Sling Plane 3D is described as having some glitches and users report issues with progressing past a certain distance or maxing out levels . The game's graphics are also a point of contention, with some finding them good and others noting a lack of graphics or that they don't match advertisements .
Price/Value (Free vs. Paid) edge: Airplane ProR4R5R7R9
Airplane Pro Airplane Pro is free with IAP, but many users are frustrated by the overwhelming number of ads, some appearing every minute or being long R4R5R7R9. Some users claim there are no ads , suggesting an inconsistent experience or that they paid for ad removal. The game is praised for being free to play without mandatory logins .
Sling Plane 3D Sling Plane 3D is also free with IAP, and it is heavily criticized for an extreme amount of ads, with users reporting ads every go, every 20 seconds, 14 ads a minute, or even 4 minutes of ads after 10-15 seconds of gameplay R75. Many feel the ads make the game unplayable or that it's an 'ad app' with a game in between .
Pick Airplane Pro if

You want a more traditional flight simulator with varied missions, different planes, and a larger world to explore, and are willing to tolerate some bugs and ads R11R59.

Pick Sling Plane 3D if

You prefer a very simple, casual game focused on launching planes for distance and don't mind repetitive gameplay, misleading ads, and an extremely high volume of advertisements .

Evidence note: Both apps are free with in-app purchases, and a significant portion of negative reviews for both are related to the frequency and intrusiveness of ads. This free-to-play model often leads to a higher volume of complaints from non-paying users experiencing ad friction.

Frequently asked

Which game has better graphics?
Neither game is consistently praised for its graphics; Airplane Pro users describe them as 'not that good' or needing improvement R17R30R53R57, while Sling Plane 3D users are divided, with some calling them 'great' and others noting a 'lack of graphics' or that the in-game visuals don't match advertisements .
Are there many ads in these games?
Yes, both games are heavily criticized for an excessive number of ads; Airplane Pro users report ads every minute or long ads R4R9R46, while Sling Plane 3D users describe them as 'too many', '14 ads a minute', or even '4 minutes of ads' after short gameplay R75.
Which game offers more realistic flight simulation?
Airplane Pro is generally considered to have more realistic controls and is better for learning to fly, despite some users finding it unrealistic in other aspects R11R15R57R59; Sling Plane 3D is explicitly described by users as 'not realistic at all' and a 'lie' compared to its ads .

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.

  1. [R1] Airplane Pro 1/5 · US 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
  2. [R2] Airplane Pro 5/5 · US The Concorde: The Concorde is a very fast plane in airplane pro flight simulator is my favorite plane in airplane pro flight simulator
  3. [R11] Airplane Pro 4/5 · US Great game! Just one suggestion…: This game is great! And super fun! Great for learning how to fly a plane, and has realistic controls. But there is one thing about the game, the characters that you can choose to fly the plane. You have both genders, but what about different nationalities? I don’t think only white people can be pilots. It would be great if you could add more diversity. Other than
  4. [R15] Airplane Pro 3/5 · US Almost there, airplane pro: I would have done 5 stars if the Tempest would be less scary. Also, the cars you can drive are not Toyota, or Audi. But, I love the creativity of the missions. Infinite flight may be more realistic, but airplane pro has planes that are easier to fly.
  5. [R3] Airplane Pro 3/5 · US 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,
  6. [R16] Airplane Pro 2/5 · US 2: This game is so hard
  7. [R24] Airplane Pro 3/5 · US Landing: It is impossible to land with the interior view but its ok with the exterior view they need to make it easier to land with the interior view
  8. [R17] Airplane Pro 5/5 · US Beat flight sim ever: I was so bored and I was looking at this game I downloaded it and IT WAS JUST SO AMAZING.I was expecting bad because of the graphics BUT NO tbh the graphics aren’t that good but I CANT DO ANY BETTER THEN THAT.Also I love that the beluga is in here
  9. [R19] Airplane Pro 2/5 · US bad: lots of ads. this game is horrible. the quality and controls are even worse. stay away from this game.
  10. [R22] Airplane Pro 1/5 · US It is bad: The first thing is so bad this is so buggy it’s so bad!!
  11. [R4] Airplane Pro 1/5 · US Add add add no good: Horrible imposible jugar sin tener que pagar. Sale un anuncio cada 1 min
  12. [R5] Airplane Pro 5/5 · US Great: Perfect but lots of ads
  13. [R7] Airplane Pro 1/5 · US Full of spyware and ads: No worthy
  14. [R9] Airplane Pro 3/5 · US Fun game but can’t start unless you watch a 1 to 2 minute add: I like the game but the ads are just too much!
  15. [R30] Airplane Pro 3/5 · GB Love but Hate: I loved this game but it got boring when they added the zeppelin also the planes aren’t that detailed and the graphics could be better .
  16. [R53] Airplane Pro 5/5 · US Great game: It is kinda not graphics but it is good and it has nice planes
  17. [R57] Airplane Pro 3/5 · GB #not realistic: Ok I downloaded the game Im on my second mission and its not letting me take of every thing is perfect so I think I mean Im sure this is a bug and also this is not realistic at all like where is the thing that shows if the nose is pointing up or down etc and the graphics is horrific and the airplane movement is horribly unrealistic #not good game so far #does not deserve 4.8 stars
  18. [R46] Airplane Pro 1/5 · US Ads are obnoxious: Deleted this game over the obnoxiously long ads
  19. [R75] Sling Plane 3D 3/5 · US Ads ads ads: So many ads. If you like ads this is the game for you. You cant play more than 20 seconds before you get swept into ads.
  20. [R59] Airplane Pro 5/5 · US It’s a really good game: Fun and easy to play not too hard to take off land turning is really easy

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