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Extreme Landings vs World of Airports

Extreme Landings 4.5★ · Free + IAP 40
Winner World of Airports
World of Airports 4.6★ · Free + IAP 65

World of Airports offers a more stable and engaging experience for aviation enthusiasts, despite recent technical issues, while Extreme Landings is plagued by intrusive ads and aggressive paywalls.

Full reviews: Extreme Landings · World of Airports

Extreme Landings suffers from frequent, poorly timed ads that disrupt gameplay and a pay-to-win model that locks most content behind a $35 paywall. World of Airports, while praised for its realism and detail, has recently faced significant issues with crashing and loading screens, though it offers a more comprehensive airport management simulation.

Head to head

Features & Gameplay edge: World of AirportsR7R10R13R14
Extreme Landings Extreme Landings offers detailed cockpit controls and good crash physics, but most planes, missions, and the flight simulator are locked behind a $35 'Pro Version' R7R10R13. Users enjoy the realistic physics when they can play, but many find the game boring due to limited free content and the inability to free-fly R14R7.
World of Airports World of Airports is lauded for its realism, detailed airports, airlines, and planes, with users appreciating the constant updates and new content . It's an airport management simulation, focusing on handling air traffic, which some users find time-consuming but engaging . However, some users find the gameplay boring or wish for more US airports .
Ease of Use & Controls tieR3R8R22R35
Extreme Landings Many users find Extreme Landings hard to control, particularly with landings and the tilt-based steering R3R8R22. Some report issues with the plane turning only one way or broken airbrakes R35.
World of Airports World of Airports is generally considered easy to understand, though some users note it starts slow and can be time-consuming . There are no specific complaints about controls, but recent updates have caused significant issues with the game loading or crashing before users can even play R63R72.
Reliability & Performance tieR1R9R16R19
Extreme Landings Extreme Landings is severely criticized for ads playing during gameplay, causing crashes and forcing restarts R1R9R16R19. Some users also report the game logging them out or being unable to open the app .
World of Airports World of Airports has significant reliability issues, with numerous recent reviews reporting constant crashes, freezing, and endless loading screens, especially after updates R63R72. Some users also experienced progress resets .
Price & Value edge: World of AirportsR6R7R10R13
Extreme Landings Extreme Landings is heavily criticized for its aggressive pay-to-win model, with most content, including planes, missions, and the flight simulator, locked behind a $35 'Pro Version' R6R7R10R13. Users feel they have to pay for everything to truly play the game.
World of Airports World of Airports is a free game with in-app purchases, and users note that while it's possible to progress without paying, it takes a very long time . Some users wish for premium content, like Boeing planes, to be included in bundles . The game is generally praised for having no ads R81R93.
Support & Updates tieR2R8R9R26
Extreme Landings Extreme Landings reviews include requests for updates and fixes, such as adding more free planes, stick controls, and making landings easier R2R8R26. The developer is praised for graphics, control, and gameplay, but criticized for ad timing R9.
World of Airports World of Airports is praised for constant updates and new content, including airports and airlines . However, recent updates have introduced significant bugs, leading to crashes and loading issues R63R72R78R82. Users report contacting support for these issues, with one user noting a bug was acknowledged but no workaround or update timeline was provided .
Pick Extreme Landings if

You are looking for a flight simulator with good crash physics and detailed cockpit controls, and you are willing to pay the $35 for the pro version to unlock all content and avoid ads R7R14.

Pick World of Airports if

You prefer an airport management simulation with realistic graphics, a wide variety of real airports and airlines, and enjoy a game that receives constant updates, and you are patient with occasional technical issues .

Evidence note: The evidence for Extreme Landings is heavily skewed towards negative experiences with ads and paywalls, while positive reviews are often brief or vague. For World of Airports, many recent reviews highlight significant technical issues (crashing, loading) which contradict its higher lifetime rating, suggesting a decline in recent performance.

Frequently asked

Is Extreme Landings a free game?
Extreme Landings is free to download, but most of its content, including additional planes, missions, and the flight simulator, is locked behind a 'Pro Version' paywall that costs $35 R7R10R13R18.
Does World of Airports have ads?
No, World of Airports is generally praised by users for having no ads, allowing for an uninterrupted gameplay experience R81R93.
Why is World of Airports crashing for many users?
Many users report that World of Airports has been crashing, freezing, or getting stuck on loading screens, particularly after recent updates, making the game unplayable for some R63R72R78R82.

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. [R7] Extreme Landings 2/5 · US EVERYTHING IS LOCKED.: When I first got this game, I had high expectations. But after playing for a while, I realized one thing, LITERALLY EVERYTHING IS LOCKED!!! You literally only have one plane, six missions, and if you want to do more missions or get more planes or play the flight simulator, you have to BUY THE PRO VERSION OF THE GAME FOR 35$. WHO’S GUNNA PAY 35$ FOR A GAME.😠 but I like the am
  2. [R10] Extreme Landings 1/5 · US 1: You have to by every thing The only part I like is that they heard the Airbus a 340 but they should and stick control control and also A340 in real life it’s a really bad one. I don’t know simulate that because it in barely flies in real life so I am going to do not download this game unless you have money
  3. [R13] Extreme Landings 1/5 · US Flight simulator isn’t free: I hate that the flight sim is not free and I don’t have any money wtf
  4. [R14] Extreme Landings 5/5 · US 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
  5. [R3] Extreme Landings 3/5 · US Apples: I don’t tilting my phone
  6. [R8] Extreme Landings 4/5 · US I love the game, but why I gave it four stars: I love it. I like how it when you turn your phone. It turns a plane all in all, but I think you should make the landing easier or is it cause I’m a bad pilot I don’t know just please make the landing easier. And I feel like there is no landing. Tell me if you’re someone else and you know how to land if the owner doesn’t see this.🫪🫪
  7. [R22] Extreme Landings 1/5 · US I HATE THIS GAME: DONT PLAY THIS YOU CANT EVEN LAND BECAUSE IT MAKES YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE PLANE AND YOU CANT STEADY YOURSELF, SO UNREALISTIC COMPARED TO REAL LIFE. DEVELOPERS SHOULD DELETE THIS GARBAGE
  8. [R35] Extreme Landings 5/5 · US A really good game, but one problem, but needs to be fixed: The graphics are good but I cannot turn it just goes left.
  9. [R1] Extreme Landings 1/5 · US Ads so long you crash: This game was amazing but with the addition of full sized ads while you can’t control your plane has made the game unplayable
  10. [R9] Extreme Landings 3/5 · US 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
  11. [R16] Extreme Landings 1/5 · US Ads: Way, way too many ads! Takes any fun out of it
  12. [R19] Extreme Landings 1/5 · US To much adsssss: Adssss
  13. [R6] Extreme Landings 3/5 · US The best game: Thae need to fix to no payment it’s 7$ for 1 thing that is part of the game
  14. [R2] Extreme Landings 5/5 · US Can you update this pls: CoolperwCadalacEsclade
  15. [R26] Extreme Landings 5/5 · US Best game ever!: The title please see this before downloading is partially true even though you cant control the plane in the ads, you can switch to the homepage of your device and the game will pause. (Please add more free planes tho)
  16. [R18] Extreme Landings 3/5 · US Y u make everything pay to win: This pay to win thing is STUPID. If ya want anything, PAY. If u wanna play the game, PAY. I will delete this unless you guys fix this but ur not because you guys only care about money not about the quality of ur games AT LEAST RFS ACTUALLY IS PLAYABLE WITHOUT PAYING
  17. [R81] World of Airports 3/5 · US Great game: No ads just paitence
  18. [R93] World of Airports 3/5 · GB Game was great, till it stopped working: Found this game by chance and really enjoyed it. Good pace and the lack of ads is fantastic. I’ve been playing for two days now but today the app freezes on the authentication part of the loading screen! Tried reinstalling the app. Restarting my iPad and nothing works at all. Very disappointing!
  19. [R63] World of Airports 3/5 · US Great game but version 3.6 crashes my iPad: I love this game, but the new 3.6 update crashes every time I try to open an airport. I have changed the settings as recommended but still cannot play the game.
  20. [R72] World of Airports 3/5 · US Amazing game slight problem: After the recent update after trying to load into the airports on mobile it would either result in the game freezing or it crashing before being able to play. I hope this can be fixed soon.
  21. [R78] World of Airports 3/5 · US Nice game: Only it doesn’t work with the new iOS update.
  22. [R82] World of Airports 1/5 · US Crashing!: I’ve been playing since 2021 the game has changed a lot an I like the updates. The problem is that since the Innsbruck update it has been crashing a lot. Now with this update I can’t open any airport. I have tried uninstalling and installing, restart my iPad, and waiting but it all just ends up in the game crashing. Please fix this Flyboys team. And before you say report it to forum I a

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