personal experience: DRL: by far my favorite. So many maps, good training, can race friends. Menus feel old, feels like needs some updates. Liftoff: was my first and have always struggled. Dont like the racing, the lack of a reset position means you always have to reset race and i think its bad to learn on. Uncrashed: nice to fly about, physics are super generous, so you feel like a god as flying is so easy. Lacks allot of features. TRYP: the most promising, but is more of a cinematic sim. Mostly feel like im just flying about as maps are so big. Allot of potential here. I always tell people start with DRL, becasue of my preferance and the low price with or without a sale.
DRL: Most fun, best races in my opinion, it has "fun" physics and nice graphics Orca: Not bad realism and is great for if you have a low end computer or a small starting budget Liftoff: The realism is not bad the racing is... unique, it presents what would seem like a realistic feel of racing but then your left with just getting bored and frustrated at the Uncrashed: Best physics in my opinion, nice settings for the drone and the maps don't feel at all limiting, flying is really nice, it really does make you feel better at flying. If you cant get a good freestyle run, just launch Uncrashed and share the clip to your friends. TRYP: Fantastic maps and the best graphics, there tuning for there drones in the recent update is very good and makes the PIDs feel very realistic and more like you are flying a drone not controlling a camera. I started with DRL, I did no research (I was 10) and it was what I loved to use for a while and still is great. Technically the first sim I have ever flown was when I was 6-8 years old and that was freeRider on my moms old phone, and it has to be something, because it was how I learned to fly FPV. What is funny is that my parents never knew about FPV, I just loved drones from the moment I was born and I still have "drones" from when I as 6 that I got, I never quit since. The hardest part about this hobby is just the money, FPV is nice, but it doesn't get you into college.
I'm a purely freestyle pilot and I find myself coming back to Velocidrone all the time. If physics isn't good you can't do good freestyle. It's the most important aspect for a sim in my opinion. (Have also tried Tryp, Liftoff, Uncrashed and DRL)
Agreed. Tried a few sims and and physics feel the most drone like. The tutorials are great, they teach you how to fly FPV. Not just a load of gates to fly through like most others.
Yes. Velocidrone have best phisics of drone. But bad phisics of cars and wrong car size. When you already have a lot of experience flying a real drone, you can fly in simulators such as Uncrashed and Liftoff. Uncrashed requires settings to make the physics more similar to a real drone. High quality graphics in uncrashed can result in high control latency even with a good video card. DCL have "plastic phisics" typical for arcade games.
Liftoff Microdrones is imo perfect for beginners. Train on a beta fpv quad and then buy their drone bundle. I started with the nlrmal liftoff version but find myself enjoying micro drones more and more
UNCRASHED just had a big update that improved on almost all of your mentioned points. It now has multiplayer (freestyle and racing), a beginner tutorial (although quite short and unassisted) and an aestethically improved main menu.
SoI was going to skip sims because I thought flying it would be better practice… I was so wrong, sims really save you money(save you from crashing your drone). FPV is hard, Id recommend getting people get remote(they make decent ones for$50-$60) and trying sims before actually buying a drone. Also there’s a better kit than the Cetus c now, the only problem is drone isn’t meant for indoors.
I’m also big fan of Liftoff 😌 I think it’s worth to mentions it’s large community of players in multiplayer mode. Being able to connect with other pilots, ask for advice or spectate how other pilots fly was incredibly valuable to me. Not talking about custom build maps 🔥
If you haven't tried. Assetto corsa (the racing sim) has an fpv mod. While its not that great as an fpv sim its Bella fun to hop onto an online drift session and fly a drone while other players are drifting.
0:00 Intro 0:17 FPV SkyDive 1:17 DJI Virtual Flight 2:29 CurryKitten FPV 3:27 FPV Freerider 4:14 DRL (The Drone Racing League Simulator) 6:42 Uncrashed: FPV Drone Simulator 7:57 AI Drone Simulator 8:57 TRYP FPV: The Drone Racer Simulator 11:00 Liftoff: FPV Drone Racing 13:32 VelociDrone 14:46 DCL - The Game 16:20 Ranking the simulators Stayed up late for this :D
You reviewed an old version of FPV Freerider. The newest one is FPV Freerider Recharged - it's similar, except the maps are much better. For absolute beginners the presets to make the physics much more forgiving are quite useful. No multiplayer.
I was going to say...the newer recharged version is one of the most realistic physics for Drones. This youtuber really missed the mark on this one man...
For me, the super power of FPV Freerider is that it runs on a phone, and starts instantly. I have both versions, and I fly them when on a meeting that does not need my fullest focus, or when I have several minutes away from the computer.
As someone who has few 10s of hours in: DRL, Uncrashed and Velocidrone. I can safely say that Velocidrone is the best. The most important thing to me is physics.
I have tried 3 of these. Fpv Logic , Uncrashed and Fpv Freerider. For me as a newbie learning to fly, I actually liked Fpv Freerider the best. It is just so simple to jump into, and for some reason i just love its physics. Yes theres not much to do in it, but if your just learning download the free version on your phone, buy a rc drone controller, and practice in here. Its awesome imo. Then after that I like Fpv logic a little more than uncrashed. The reason being is that in uncrashed, I cannot get the settings to my like, and so I dont use it much. I just use fpv logic. The best way to improve is to try racing against the computer on any track in any one of these simulators and you'll see big improvements if you keep at it. Its super hard, but having to navigate a course makes you better compared to just flying around randomly in the simulator.
The best thing about fpv free rider is that it runs the best on slow computers. Second is that it is possible to get it for free. Feels good, so it’s what I recommend when people are worried a sim won’t run on their computer
also you've forgot one free drone simulator, the Real Drone Simulator which just got an update including 3D scanned existing places, based on existing drones and parts, has a realistic physics including physics calculator, etc. I highly recommend to check it out.
on liftoff you can build the maps or download other peoples maps they build/added to existing ones. which is a great feature and makes it more enjoyable. i prefer liftoff over drl and uncrashed . but this was a great video definitely going to try velocidrone
I think you haven't listened closely enough to give that sort of "advice"; Liftoff stands out as the best overall (jack of all trades master of none), while Uncrashed is just good for freestyle because of the maps' variety and graphics. DRL is the best bang for the buck option and good to learn from, Velocidrone has the best physics for races, and TRYP FPV is best if you have a gaming computer and don't mind waiting for the arrival of new features, but since its December 2023 update it seems really great physics-wise.
I liked your review here but lets be honest.. If you're going to be testing games for their quality, you might wanna get away from gaming on a macbook...
Sure I mean, some of these sims run really well on my Mac so I don’t see much reason as to why others can’t . But I do agree, it would be cool to see my opinions based on the highest end version of each sim ✌️
@@BrodieReed yeah thats exactly it. Most of us are playing these on gaming pcs. So we dont want the ratings knicked for the fact that your mac cant run it.
as a person brand new to fpv and has a gaming computer, i bought tryp and love it. idk how well what im learning in game will translate to in real life but playing the game on ultra settings with a stable 120fps just looks beautiful and i am actually getting pretty good. now just waiting on my hdzero goggles to arrive so i can fly IRL
TRYP Fpv has implemented the Betaflight PID loop, which make it the one that is the closest to reality. It's currently the best choice overall. Deserve 8/10 at least
The PID loop feature is useless when the world physics aren't very realistic. It's what a real PID loop needs. TRYP flys nothing like real life and the quad noise is awful. Pretty maps, though. One of the most fun, tbf.
I will say I like flying in TRYP, but it does feel like the physics are a bit off, but not bad. I love putting in some time in TRYP. It’s just relaxing and gives a great feel good chill vibe.
@@creativesymon The best map by far for freestyle is LOGIC FPV, second industrial map. If i had a place like that in real life i woundnt need anything else ever...
Have you tried FPV Logic? If so, what you rate it? Not a lot of reviews on it right now since it's still fairly new but from what I've seen, the graphics look pretty good and looks like it would be really fun
I have around 10 more FPV Sims than you list. Not mentioning Fixed Wing and Heli Sims dating back to FMS in the 80's. You say Freerider feels "old", well it is, try Freerider Recharged (which is also now getting on a bit, but is considerably better and runs well on very low spec gear. I fly real world quads many times every week, indoor and out, averaging over 8 hours flight time per week. My pick, in decreasing order is:- Uncrashed, Tiny Whoop Go (until it was ruined by a career forced path, so only versions pre that!), LiftOff, DRL, LiftOff Micro, DCS. All run on two very high spec gaming laptops. Main interest is Freestyle. Using an old Taranis X9D (set up now only for Sims with a purpose tuned memory used for each Sim) and where possible HDMI into goggles. I have but do not rate Tryp or Velocidrone very highly, in fact honestly I cannot see how people give the "Velocidrone has best Physics" tag that many state. Its OK, not more, and IMO much more angled to racing, as I'd rate its interaction with scenery unrealistic and graphics quality bordering on poor. Each to their own...........................
I’m thrilled that you made this video and cannot thank you enough. Having said that, I can’t help but to feel that judging games harshly for running poorly on a MacBook is sorta like judging a couch for not being well suited to sitting at your dinner table. Are you also upset that it doesn’t run on your typewriter? Like you said, your MacBook is not a gaming PC. The fact that they’ll allow you to drop the detail enough to get it running is polite of them, but they cannot magically make your tablet-cosplaying-as-a-laptop suddenly become something that it isn’t. You complain about sims with basic graphics, but then complain when the sims with good graphics run poorly on the device that those basic graphics were meant for.
if you cant connect your drone controller to your pc, (i cant because of the controller type being an older model, not able to connect to my PC) you can actually use a XBOX controller, and most of the drone games will optimize it to be as close to a drone controller experience!
Started in Liftoff and Velocidrone years ago, Uncrashed is great, tried DRL, which was a total pain so refunded XD Liftoff is in my heart, love Steam Workshop with it and Uncrashed is right behind.
Wait, why does the thumbnail have sugoi ranking table but you didn’t use it in the video😂 anyway, cool ranking. Thanks for going through the trouble! I’d have given velocidrone a 9/10 solely because of its physics. I love uncrashed and play it all the time, but it’s floaty af; as well as liftoff or any other sim. The only non floaty sim is velocidrone. It needs to be acknowledged for that imo
I tried Liftoff micro drones, it just didn't translate. I couldn't control any quad on there but I can fly just fine irl. Uncrashed has been the GOAT for me.
Kind of dont understand why you put Velocidrone that low and "only racing" sim. There are tons of quads, customizable, learning tutorials with probably best maps to learn the manouvers and actually to fly good and not like mavic pilots. The highest number of scene maps to fly in, tons of custom maps for download. Get veloci as your main for training, get Uncrashed for chasing/long range or Tryp if your machine can run it well on 60+fps. Anything over Liftoff 2020 physics and "features". Overall 7/10 video, roast me ;)
@@tripleyyong its not about racequads at all,, im nowhere a racer, yet i fly the racing tracks with 5-6inch freestyle/heavygopro setups on purpose. The custom maps especially from Boner creator are alone selling point of this sim with the realistic physics. And the feel in setup/responsiveness is simply somewhere else than other simulators, even on my 60fps max machine. Velo and Uncrashed are simulators, others are games, tryp is looking good for the future, but it was only a cash grab alpha project so far.
I don't understand it either, for me Velicidrone is far and away the best sim. I own just about all of the others and for anyone who wants to fly a real drone at some point Velocidrone is the best one to fly on.
@@JohnSmith_1331 Where would Uncrashed rank into for you? Does it come close to Velocidrone or is it just some midrange stuff like liftoff? Or lets put the question like this: I already have velocidrone but I want something else to play, as velocidrone got a bit boring. I'm deciding between Uncrashed, Tryp and FPV Logic. Which one of the 3 would you get when it comes to Physics?
@@kratzeni A lot of people love Uncrashed. I personally have more fun in Liftoff, but I feel like the physics are pretty similar. I haven't flown either in quite a while, but I seem to recall that outside of velocidrone they all feel floaty to me.
Thank you so much for this video. I had been looking for guidance for months and also gave up. But you motivated me. I’m a photographer by hobby and flew Dji Majic Air but did not fly a lot either. I changed my drone Avata with inspire 2, motion and remote controller. I do not want to lose my drone just because I bought it I have to practice. I am not a fan of motion controller and always thought total manual flying would be much better. Again, no practice and scared. Now I know there are much better ways to learn fpv other than Dji’s simulator. I’m guessing I will get DRL and later Liftoff so I can learn how to fly, more in a cinematic way. I hope my Dji remote controller will work with this. Thank you again.
I have DRL Liftoff and Velocidrone.. and I have to say that the best sim for me is Velocidrone since it has the best physics and also online community. DRL is good for beginners training program. Velocidrone just have maps for it but does not limit your movements like DRL to adjust the sticks limits. Best part of Velocidrone is you can create your own maps, like similar place of your neighbourhood and fly around or real racing tracks to practice in sim. (with best physics) You can find a lot of real life tracks sim versions. LOTS of drone options including minidrones and big ones. If you become really good at flying drones, then you may want to try DRL competitions as he says to become real life challenger (top 8 overall) Otherwise just Velocidrone is fit for all you need from a simulator.. Realistic physics, creating own tracks and community.
The issue with graphics running on your Mac is that it requires a bunch of additional time and money invested from the simulator's developers to make it run smoothly. The people running FPV simulators (or any game-like program) are almost exclusively using the Windows operating system. It simply doesn't make financial sense to put all those resources into optimizing a simulator for Mac OS, when hardly anyone will use it. Tryp looks absolutely stunning running on any mid-range PC, with Uncrashed sim as a solid second place. Judging the graphics of a game based on how well it can run on your niche hardware doesn't make a lot of sense.
Very nice overview of the fpv sim options! Thanks for doing a nice job of comparing the pros and cons. Plus, my perspectives are well aligned. I agree that LiftOff and DRL are great options for almost everybody from beginner to those of us trying to build skills and practice when the weather doesn't cooperate.
Nice review, though worth noting, to any seasoned FPV pilot, Tryp -- with its latest update is one of the the better sims that allows you to learn about the hardware technology (pid loops, configuring firmware, etc). At the end of the day, beginner's can learn in Liftoff, once you know how, have fun in Tryp, and then when you want to push yourself to be the best, turn to Velocidrone.
Thanks for the material and effort! I have started with Uncrashed and then went to Liftoff, and my question is how big of a difference are those with DRL and Velocidrone in terms of physics and skills transfer? Velocidrone with it’s packs is so expensive, especially considering that Liftoff is like 8$ in my region.
Nice video, would be really really really really really helpful to have a written list (with links), the accent makes the names hard to hear and the logos instead of text actually writing the name onscreen is also confusing.
Fair comparison actually. And I didn't touch Liftoff in 2 years - didn't realize they added so much to it. Got just bored and switched to velocidrone. Their weekly time trial combined with this ingenious nemesis-mode is just the best thing to skill up amongst all of those sims. Nothing keeps you that hooked, provides you with new challenges and shows your results relative to others that well. But yeah, for having fun, freestyling or showing the hobby to friends it might lack a bit of visual excitement ;D But one point: Don't criticise good graphics just because they don't run on your mac book :P Having powerful gaming hardware really is a thing now you now? XD
Hi Brodie in AI Drone Sim should be a option where you load data of your physical drone and make a virtual copy of it. Did you already test how good that works?
Hands down TRYP FPV is the best for freestyle. I’ve tried every sim under the Sun and TRYP has Best physics and graphics alike. Give ‘em some love so they can continue developing more maps! Seriously the best.
I’ve flown model fixed planes and left the hobby and now want get back into flying but for both purposes like scenes films and maybe racing across a farmer field. So DRL is the one. Which radio control transmitter you recommend
I'm looking for a simulator that is most realistic to real life, that way if I buy a drone, I don't crash it and lose hundreds of dollars. It seems from the video, and the comments, that Velocedrone is the way to go. However, my follow-up questions would be which controller I should buy that would work both on my PC and an IRL drone. Then, the next question is which drone should I buy after my training, to have the easiest crossover from sim to real life that works with the controller I've been training with? My style preference would be freestyle/racing. Such as getting cool FPV videos of landscapes, buildings, and moving objects.
I bought a DJI FPV Combo and studied ACRO mode in "Real Drone Simulator".It is free and clear.I understood the physics of control and after 3 months I tried a high-speed flight on DJI FPV. It turned out to be much easier in reality. So it doesn't matter which simulator is free or expensive, you can understand the physics of flight in any case, but in reality you can already hone your motherhood.
DRL doesn’t have “actual” rates and different types of rates that some pilots use so I find it useless, honestly as a pilot who flies irl and in the sim I found this list frustrating and not helpful and actually misleading for newbies. Just my 2 cents. I think the main ones like liftoff, uncrashed, tryp and velocidrone are the good ones but that’s just me.
Can you do tutorial on how to connect dji goggles 3 to every simulator that you mentioned in this video? Or is this possible to stream desktop directly to goggles somehow?
Velocidrone = SIMULATOR if you want to learn FPV. Best choice for realistic Physics, that's the only award that matters among the ones you assigned. And multiplayer and community, where VD is still #1 by far.
So I just tried to find Velocidrone on Steam and it isn't there. I wanted an accurate drone simulator to translate to IRL skills and this fact is making me wonder how out of date this video already is at just under a year old.
I know this may be a bit too late but try Real Drone Simulator its completely free and does have some quirks but I would like to see your opinion about it
Tryp has the best physics and tuning developed with Betaflight and great graphics. It might not be the best sim on Mac, but my reccomendation on a decent pc is Tryp.
Currently the best simulator is Tryp followed by DCL. Never try to fly Tryp on your MacBook. Uncrached and DRL are not simulators at all, because you cannot configure the drone in them. Velocidrone is good, but poor graphics and small hardcore maps for professional pilots.
I've owned velocidrone since it came out but since I've been flying 6yrs and still feel like an amateur. I do freestyle and would like more training in that what do you guys recommend?
I did my initial learning of acro in DRL (but mostly not with their training). I've spent the most time in Tryp. Lately I've mostly been flying Uncrashed. I really enjoy the racing in Uncrashed.
actually the dji flight simulator can be used not only with the dji Controller, but also with touchscreen and also my xbox controller works flawlessly. so please if you have a controller, it'l propably work with dji Flight-simulator just fine.
The physics in DRL are really weird, especially on smaller quads. Liftoff also has some physics omissions. Uncrashed, AI Drone Simulator and Tryp are the only ones I've played that properly model yaw, i.e. when doing an inverted yaw spin the motors have to speed up, pulling you down towards the ground. IMO any sim that doesn't have this is worthless for freestyle, as you'll build faulty muscle memory for pretty much any advanced tricks. AI Drone Simulator doesn't look great, but it has really realistic physics if you download a good setup from the workshop, plus you can load any UE4 level to fly around which is a cool feature.
I wish you had a category for people who dont want to be on the internet at all to use a simulator. So far I only use fpv freeriders cause it's the only one I found so far. But like you said, it's only a 2 😢
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And another things to note, Uncrashed will have multiplayer ! Update coming for the february 20 😎
Just got it and its 10/10 :D wery nice
Awesome! ✌️
UPDATE its hear lol
where do i dowload it
@@Moza617 Its on steam
personal experience:
DRL: by far my favorite. So many maps, good training, can race friends. Menus feel old, feels like needs some updates.
Liftoff: was my first and have always struggled. Dont like the racing, the lack of a reset position means you always have to reset race and i think its bad to learn on.
Uncrashed: nice to fly about, physics are super generous, so you feel like a god as flying is so easy. Lacks allot of features.
TRYP: the most promising, but is more of a cinematic sim. Mostly feel like im just flying about as maps are so big. Allot of potential here.
I always tell people start with DRL, becasue of my preferance and the low price with or without a sale.
DRL: Most fun, best races in my opinion, it has "fun" physics and nice graphics
Orca: Not bad realism and is great for if you have a low end computer or a small starting budget
Liftoff: The realism is not bad the racing is... unique, it presents what would seem like a realistic feel of racing but then your left with just getting bored and frustrated at the
Uncrashed: Best physics in my opinion, nice settings for the drone and the maps don't feel at all limiting, flying is really nice, it really does make you feel better at flying. If you cant get a good freestyle run, just launch Uncrashed and share the clip to your friends.
TRYP: Fantastic maps and the best graphics, there tuning for there drones in the recent update is very good and makes the PIDs feel very realistic and more like you are flying a drone not controlling a camera.
I started with DRL, I did no research (I was 10) and it was what I loved to use for a while and still is great. Technically the first sim I have ever flown was when I was 6-8 years old and that was freeRider on my moms old phone, and it has to be something, because it was how I learned to fly FPV. What is funny is that my parents never knew about FPV, I just loved drones from the moment I was born and I still have "drones" from when I as 6 that I got, I never quit since. The hardest part about this hobby is just the money, FPV is nice, but it doesn't get you into college.
@@Scibble_FPV best concolusion there lol
Hace you tried Logic FPV?
I'm a purely freestyle pilot and I find myself coming back to Velocidrone all the time.
If physics isn't good you can't do good freestyle. It's the most important aspect for a sim in my opinion.
(Have also tried Tryp, Liftoff, Uncrashed and DRL)
Agreed. Tried a few sims and and physics feel the most drone like.
The tutorials are great, they teach you how to fly FPV. Not just a load of gates to fly through like most others.
Yes. Velocidrone have best phisics of drone. But bad phisics of cars and wrong car size. When you already have a lot of experience flying a real drone, you can fly in simulators such as Uncrashed and Liftoff. Uncrashed requires settings to make the physics more similar to a real drone. High quality graphics in uncrashed can result in high control latency even with a good video card. DCL have "plastic phisics" typical for arcade games.
even tryp 2.0? they redid the physics but idk if its better..
@@tommaillard1415 Have not tried that but the first had really bad physics.
@@feelfreefpv if you retry the new update for Tryp and it’s good lmk lol. I heard it had become the best sim this year but it’s personal I think.
Liftoff Microdrones is imo perfect for beginners. Train on a beta fpv quad and then buy their drone bundle. I started with the nlrmal liftoff version but find myself enjoying micro drones more and more
UNCRASHED just had a big update that improved on almost all of your mentioned points. It now has multiplayer (freestyle and racing), a beginner tutorial (although quite short and unassisted) and an aestethically improved main menu.
And map creator
bro i was about to comment this exact same thing but now i don't have to. Thanks bro👌☺
SoI was going to skip sims because I thought flying it would be better practice… I was so wrong, sims really save you money(save you from crashing your drone). FPV is hard, Id recommend getting people get remote(they make decent ones for$50-$60) and trying sims before actually buying a drone. Also there’s a better kit than the Cetus c now, the only problem is drone isn’t meant for indoors.
I’m also big fan of Liftoff 😌 I think it’s worth to mentions it’s large community of players in multiplayer mode. Being able to connect with other pilots, ask for advice or spectate how other pilots fly was incredibly valuable to me. Not talking about custom build maps 🔥
If you haven't tried. Assetto corsa (the racing sim) has an fpv mod. While its not that great as an fpv sim its Bella fun to hop onto an online drift session and fly a drone while other players are drifting.
excuse me?
@@CamimalFPV your excused.
Wow I did not know that. Does it work with radio controllers?
@@Unknown-zs8ex it does. I use smart pro plus and any transmitter that has an aux out.
0:00 Intro
0:17 FPV SkyDive
1:17 DJI Virtual Flight
2:29 CurryKitten FPV
3:27 FPV Freerider
4:14 DRL (The Drone Racing League Simulator)
6:42 Uncrashed: FPV Drone Simulator
7:57 AI Drone Simulator
8:57 TRYP FPV: The Drone Racer Simulator
11:00 Liftoff: FPV Drone Racing
13:32 VelociDrone
14:46 DCL - The Game
16:20 Ranking the simulators
Stayed up late for this :D
Thank you.
Appreciate you! Updated the video description now ✌
@@BrodieReed would have been helpful to discuss controller options - I see many related questions in the comments.
You reviewed an old version of FPV Freerider. The newest one is FPV Freerider Recharged - it's similar, except the maps are much better. For absolute beginners the presets to make the physics much more forgiving are quite useful. No multiplayer.
I was going to say...the newer recharged version is one of the most realistic physics for Drones. This youtuber really missed the mark on this one man...
For me, the super power of FPV Freerider is that it runs on a phone, and starts instantly. I have both versions, and I fly them when on a meeting that does not need my fullest focus, or when I have several minutes away from the computer.
As someone who has few 10s of hours in: DRL, Uncrashed and Velocidrone. I can safely say that Velocidrone is the best. The most important thing to me is physics.
Yes you correct, this youtuber doesnt know abt fpv
Sir where can i download when using a macbook pro laptop?
I have tried 3 of these. Fpv Logic , Uncrashed and Fpv Freerider. For me as a newbie learning to fly, I actually liked Fpv Freerider the best. It is just so simple to jump into, and for some reason i just love its physics. Yes theres not much to do in it, but if your just learning download the free version on your phone, buy a rc drone controller, and practice in here. Its awesome imo. Then after that I like Fpv logic a little more than uncrashed. The reason being is that in uncrashed, I cannot get the settings to my like, and so I dont use it much. I just use fpv logic. The best way to improve is to try racing against the computer on any track in any one of these simulators and you'll see big improvements if you keep at it. Its super hard, but having to navigate a course makes you better compared to just flying around randomly in the simulator.
Personally my favorite sim is the little drone model in the Receiver page of Betalight, the physics are immaculate.
The best thing about fpv free rider is that it runs the best on slow computers. Second is that it is possible to get it for free. Feels good, so it’s what I recommend when people are worried a sim won’t run on their computer
Velocidrone FTW
also you've forgot one free drone simulator, the Real Drone Simulator which just got an update including 3D scanned existing places, based on existing drones and parts, has a realistic physics including physics calculator, etc. I highly recommend to check it out.
where can i find it at?
@@John-j4e RUclips doesn't allow URLs in comments. So google the name "real drone simulator" and it's the first result.
on liftoff you can build the maps or download other peoples maps they build/added to existing ones. which is a great feature and makes it more enjoyable. i prefer liftoff over drl and uncrashed . but this was a great video definitely going to try velocidrone
if you are reading this i have watched 4 different videos and read comments the simulator that stands out is Uncrashed : FPV Drone Sim.
Lord Jesus bless you!
I think you haven't listened closely enough to give that sort of "advice"; Liftoff stands out as the best overall (jack of all trades master of none), while Uncrashed is just good for freestyle because of the maps' variety and graphics. DRL is the best bang for the buck option and good to learn from, Velocidrone has the best physics for races, and TRYP FPV is best if you have a gaming computer and don't mind waiting for the arrival of new features, but since its December 2023 update it seems really great physics-wise.
I liked your review here but lets be honest.. If you're going to be testing games for their quality, you might wanna get away from gaming on a macbook...
Sure I mean, some of these sims run really well on my Mac so I don’t see much reason as to why others can’t . But I do agree, it would be cool to see my opinions based on the highest end version of each sim ✌️
@@BrodieReed yeah thats exactly it. Most of us are playing these on gaming pcs. So we dont want the ratings knicked for the fact that your mac cant run it.
@@synik4lcidk, I don’t “play games”, I have macbook and want to learn to fly fpv. Also you can’t possibly know about “most of us”.
Some developers work hard to make a game look good and run well with minimum specs and that deserves recognition when it comes to judging a game.
Agreed, even the video was a bit hard to watch because of the framerate of the recordings.
as a person brand new to fpv and has a gaming computer, i bought tryp and love it. idk how well what im learning in game will translate to in real life but playing the game on ultra settings with a stable 120fps just looks beautiful and i am actually getting pretty good. now just waiting on my hdzero goggles to arrive so i can fly IRL
It will translate, thats how i started, First AVATA 1 and now i got myself nazgul evoque f5d!
Velocidrone physics are best than any of them. Should be 10/10.
TRYP Fpv has implemented the Betaflight PID loop, which make it the one that is the closest to reality. It's currently the best choice overall. Deserve 8/10 at least
The PID loop feature is useless when the world physics aren't very realistic. It's what a real PID loop needs. TRYP flys nothing like real life and the quad noise is awful. Pretty maps, though. One of the most fun, tbf.
I will say I like flying in TRYP, but it does feel like the physics are a bit off, but not bad. I love putting in some time in TRYP. It’s just relaxing and gives a great feel good chill vibe.
@@creativesymon The best map by far for freestyle is LOGIC FPV, second industrial map. If i had a place like that in real life i woundnt need anything else ever...
Liftoff is still my favorite as well! Come on you didn't even mention being able to fly Bardwells' yard!
Hahaha this is true ✌️
Lmao I had no idea, that’s insanely cool.
Gotta loosen the controls by loosening the screw on the back of the DJI controller to make it easier to fly
Didn’t know this, thank you!
my favorite simulator for the firstime is free rider..
and then liftoff..
how do you think ?
Have you tried FPV Logic? If so, what you rate it? Not a lot of reviews on it right now since it's still fairly new but from what I've seen, the graphics look pretty good and looks like it would be really fun
I have around 10 more FPV Sims than you list. Not mentioning Fixed Wing and Heli Sims dating back to FMS in the 80's. You say Freerider feels "old", well it is, try Freerider Recharged (which is also now getting on a bit, but is considerably better and runs well on very low spec gear. I fly real world quads many times every week, indoor and out, averaging over 8 hours flight time per week. My pick, in decreasing order is:- Uncrashed, Tiny Whoop Go (until it was ruined by a career forced path, so only versions pre that!), LiftOff, DRL, LiftOff Micro, DCS. All run on two very high spec gaming laptops. Main interest is Freestyle. Using an old Taranis X9D (set up now only for Sims with a purpose tuned memory used for each Sim) and where possible HDMI into goggles. I have but do not rate Tryp or Velocidrone very highly, in fact honestly I cannot see how people give the "Velocidrone has best Physics" tag that many state. Its OK, not more, and IMO much more angled to racing, as I'd rate its interaction with scenery unrealistic and graphics quality bordering on poor. Each to their own...........................
I’m thrilled that you made this video and cannot thank you enough. Having said that, I can’t help but to feel that judging games harshly for running poorly on a MacBook is sorta like judging a couch for not being well suited to sitting at your dinner table. Are you also upset that it doesn’t run on your typewriter? Like you said, your MacBook is not a gaming PC. The fact that they’ll allow you to drop the detail enough to get it running is polite of them, but they cannot magically make your tablet-cosplaying-as-a-laptop suddenly become something that it isn’t. You complain about sims with basic graphics, but then complain when the sims with good graphics run poorly on the device that those basic graphics were meant for.
I guess I'm lucky. Liftoff was the first one I found and the only one I own. lol
How about a link for the sim?
if you cant connect your drone controller to your pc, (i cant because of the controller type being an older model, not able to connect to my PC) you can actually use a XBOX controller, and most of the drone games will optimize it to be as close to a drone controller experience!
Started in Liftoff and Velocidrone years ago, Uncrashed is great, tried DRL, which was a total pain so refunded XD Liftoff is in my heart, love Steam Workshop with it and Uncrashed is right behind.
Is FeelFpv Tinywhoop a good simulator for my Phone
You missed FPV Logic Simulator :(
You did an amazing job talking about everything which actually matters in each sim!
Thanks dude!
Fpv freerider menu looks like everyones first unity project
Lmfao 🤣
Well, that may have something to do that it is available on mobile, too
Hi guys! Looking at getting uncrashed. Is there a budget friendly controller that I can pair this up with?
Radiomaster Pocket Radio
@ Thank you!
Uncrashed multiplayer update coming Feb 20th! (and it includes a tutorial) 😎
What is best budget added value/price controller only for the sim please?
Wait, why does the thumbnail have sugoi ranking table but you didn’t use it in the video😂
anyway, cool ranking. Thanks for going through the trouble! I’d have given velocidrone a 9/10 solely because of its physics. I love uncrashed and play it all the time, but it’s floaty af; as well as liftoff or any other sim.
The only non floaty sim is velocidrone. It needs to be acknowledged for that imo
RIGHT 😊i thought the same thing... Brodie receives a click bait rating of: "S"
Lmfao 😂 S Tier
Found it for under $CAD280 and that makes it definitely with it. I'll never see the hero 11 at that pricepoint
I tried Liftoff micro drones, it just didn't translate. I couldn't control any quad on there but I can fly just fine irl. Uncrashed has been the GOAT for me.
Kind of dont understand why you put Velocidrone that low and "only racing" sim. There are tons of quads, customizable, learning tutorials with probably best maps to learn the manouvers and actually to fly good and not like mavic pilots. The highest number of scene maps to fly in, tons of custom maps for download.
Get veloci as your main for training, get Uncrashed for chasing/long range or Tryp if your machine can run it well on 60+fps.
Anything over Liftoff 2020 physics and "features".
Overall 7/10 video, roast me ;)
maybe he never actually flew a 5 inch racequad before
@@tripleyyong its not about racequads at all,, im nowhere a racer, yet i fly the racing tracks with 5-6inch freestyle/heavygopro setups on purpose. The custom maps especially from Boner creator are alone selling point of this sim with the realistic physics. And the feel in setup/responsiveness is simply somewhere else than other simulators, even on my 60fps max machine. Velo and Uncrashed are simulators, others are games, tryp is looking good for the future, but it was only a cash grab alpha project so far.
I don't understand it either, for me Velicidrone is far and away the best sim. I own just about all of the others and for anyone who wants to fly a real drone at some point Velocidrone is the best one to fly on.
@@JohnSmith_1331 Where would Uncrashed rank into for you? Does it come close to Velocidrone or is it just some midrange stuff like liftoff?
Or lets put the question like this:
I already have velocidrone but I want something else to play, as velocidrone got a bit boring. I'm deciding between Uncrashed, Tryp and FPV Logic. Which one of the 3 would you get when it comes to Physics?
@@kratzeni A lot of people love Uncrashed. I personally have more fun in Liftoff, but I feel like the physics are pretty similar. I haven't flown either in quite a while, but I seem to recall that outside of velocidrone they all feel floaty to me.
Thank you so much for this video. I had been looking for guidance for months and also gave up. But you motivated me.
I’m a photographer by hobby and flew Dji Majic Air but did not fly a lot either. I changed my drone Avata with inspire 2, motion and remote controller. I do not want to lose my drone just because I bought it I have to practice. I am not a fan of motion controller and always thought total manual flying would be much better. Again, no practice and scared. Now I know there are much better ways to learn fpv other than Dji’s simulator. I’m guessing I will get DRL and later Liftoff so I can learn how to fly, more in a cinematic way. I hope my Dji remote controller will work with this. Thank you again.
Awesome to hear my friend! DJI controller should work as far as I know ✌️
I have DRL Liftoff and Velocidrone.. and I have to say that the best sim for me is Velocidrone since it has the best physics and also online community.
DRL is good for beginners training program. Velocidrone just have maps for it but does not limit your movements like DRL to adjust the sticks limits.
Best part of Velocidrone is you can create your own maps, like similar place of your neighbourhood and fly around or real racing tracks to practice in sim. (with best physics) You can find a lot of real life tracks sim versions. LOTS of drone options including minidrones and big ones.
If you become really good at flying drones, then you may want to try DRL competitions as he says to become real life challenger (top 8 overall) Otherwise just Velocidrone is fit for all you need from a simulator.. Realistic physics, creating own tracks and community.
The issue with graphics running on your Mac is that it requires a bunch of additional time and money invested from the simulator's developers to make it run smoothly. The people running FPV simulators (or any game-like program) are almost exclusively using the Windows operating system. It simply doesn't make financial sense to put all those resources into optimizing a simulator for Mac OS, when hardly anyone will use it. Tryp looks absolutely stunning running on any mid-range PC, with Uncrashed sim as a solid second place. Judging the graphics of a game based on how well it can run on your niche hardware doesn't make a lot of sense.
Very nice overview of the fpv sim options! Thanks for doing a nice job of comparing the pros and cons. Plus, my perspectives are well aligned. I agree that LiftOff and DRL are great options for almost everybody from beginner to those of us trying to build skills and practice when the weather doesn't cooperate.
Nice review, though worth noting, to any seasoned FPV pilot, Tryp -- with its latest update is one of the the better sims that allows you to learn about the hardware technology (pid loops, configuring firmware, etc). At the end of the day, beginner's can learn in Liftoff, once you know how, have fun in Tryp, and then when you want to push yourself to be the best, turn to Velocidrone.
Thanks for the material and effort! I have started with Uncrashed and then went to Liftoff, and my question is how big of a difference are those with DRL and Velocidrone in terms of physics and skills transfer? Velocidrone with it’s packs is so expensive, especially considering that Liftoff is like 8$ in my region.
exactly liftoff and DRL are the best
Nice video, would be really really really really really helpful to have a written list (with links), the accent makes the names hard to hear and the logos instead of text actually writing the name onscreen is also confusing.
HeavyMetal Street League Frame by TurtleModeFPV is on Velocidrone... Just Saying 🤷 lol... 🐧🏁🔥🔥🔥
Fair comparison actually. And I didn't touch Liftoff in 2 years - didn't realize they added so much to it. Got just bored and switched to velocidrone. Their weekly time trial combined with this ingenious nemesis-mode is just the best thing to skill up amongst all of those sims. Nothing keeps you that hooked, provides you with new challenges and shows your results relative to others that well. But yeah, for having fun, freestyling or showing the hobby to friends it might lack a bit of visual excitement ;D
But one point: Don't criticise good graphics just because they don't run on your mac book :P Having powerful gaming hardware really is a thing now you now? XD
I really wish you would have included fpv logic. Can you do a video on fpv logic ?
Thanks. Great vid. Is it possible to use the DJI Controller 3 with Mac &DRL ?
i also would like to know
Does DRL support the DJI FPV controller 3 on a Mac Book 3 ?
Got the Avatar 2 and want a simulator to learn how to fly this drone 😅
Yes that a yes ? 👍🏼
I happen to own DRL and Lift Off, great programs. Thanks for your efforts and time.
A lot of these are 50-75% off right now with the steam summer sale. For example DCL is 7.50 right now.
Hi Brodie in AI Drone Sim should be a option where you load data of your physical drone and make a virtual copy of it.
Did you already test how good that works?
People keep saying Uncrashed and Tryp is best feel. I reckon they feel utter rubbish and liftoff feels identical to my builds
Hands down TRYP FPV is the best for freestyle. I’ve tried every sim under the Sun and TRYP has Best physics and graphics alike. Give ‘em some love so they can continue developing more maps! Seriously the best.
I’ve flown model fixed planes and left the hobby and now want get back into flying but for both purposes like scenes films and maybe racing across a farmer field. So DRL is the one. Which radio control transmitter you recommend
Great video bro! Uncrashed is my favorite! 🔥🔥
So good dude 😎
im still waiting for a mini game on one of these simulators that let you shoot down each others drones, it'll be so fun and good to learn from
DCL - got it on Xbox on sale for a few dollars a while back. Fun. Thanks for the vid.
I had a pretty good experience with tryp fpv. I can play it with almost no stutters on my m1 14”
I was waiting for FPV Logic, looks like you don't have it. I'm looking for a sim to buy that has the most realistic physics. I also want bando maps
I'm looking for a simulator that is most realistic to real life, that way if I buy a drone, I don't crash it and lose hundreds of dollars. It seems from the video, and the comments, that Velocedrone is the way to go. However, my follow-up questions would be which controller I should buy that would work both on my PC and an IRL drone. Then, the next question is which drone should I buy after my training, to have the easiest crossover from sim to real life that works with the controller I've been training with? My style preference would be freestyle/racing. Such as getting cool FPV videos of landscapes, buildings, and moving objects.
I bought a DJI FPV Combo and studied ACRO mode in "Real Drone Simulator".It is free and clear.I understood the physics of control and after 3 months I tried a high-speed flight on DJI FPV. It turned out to be much easier in reality. So it doesn't matter which simulator is free or expensive, you can understand the physics of flight in any case, but in reality you can already hone your motherhood.
Well Liftoff imho is the best one, since years. Though i gotta try drl some day.
Can I use a FPV headset with any of these sims? Preferably DRL?
would love to have some "official" or bnf drones in the sims like emax tinyhawk, emax babyhawk, dji avata, iflight nazgul
HI just want to add i'm running tryp fpv on M1pro MBP14"
on experimental (M1/M2) built,
video setting High FPS=60+,
video setting ultra FPS=30+
I couldn't connect DRL with Dji remote 2. I used type C to type A. is there anything I m missing?
Maybe you should not score a performance gaming on macbook...
Love your review keep it up nice to see channel growing!
Great vid! My favourite is FPV Logic though
FPV Logic is my fav too... but why didnt it even make the list
Second map is by far the best map in any Sim.
DRL doesn’t have “actual” rates and different types of rates that some pilots use so I find it useless, honestly as a pilot who flies irl and in the sim I found this list frustrating and not helpful and actually misleading for newbies. Just my 2 cents. I think the main ones like liftoff, uncrashed, tryp and velocidrone are the good ones but that’s just me.
Can you do tutorial on how to connect dji goggles 3 to every simulator that you mentioned in this video? Or is this possible to stream desktop directly to goggles somehow?
Velocidrone = SIMULATOR if you want to learn FPV.
Best choice for realistic Physics, that's the only award that matters among the ones you assigned.
And multiplayer and community, where VD is still #1 by far.
So I just tried to find Velocidrone on Steam and it isn't there. I wanted an accurate drone simulator to translate to IRL skills and this fact is making me wonder how out of date this video already is at just under a year old.
I know this may be a bit too late but try Real Drone Simulator its completely free and does have some quirks but I would like to see your opinion about it
Tryp has the best physics and tuning developed with Betaflight and great graphics. It might not be the best sim on Mac, but my reccomendation on a decent pc is Tryp.
Is it possible to use the DJI controller with screen for these?
Dude what??? DRL has some of the nicest graphics I’ve ever seen, it’s because you have the settings turned all the way down 😭😭
Currently the best simulator is Tryp followed by DCL. Never try to fly Tryp on your MacBook. Uncrached and DRL are not simulators at all, because you cannot configure the drone in them. Velocidrone is good, but poor graphics and small hardcore maps for professional pilots.
I've owned velocidrone since it came out but since I've been flying 6yrs and still feel like an amateur.
I do freestyle and would like more training in that what do you guys recommend?
I have MacBook M1 Max with 64GB of RAM, and TrypFPV works great (the M1/M2 version). I love it. I also have Liftoff, and it's great too.
I did my initial learning of acro in DRL (but mostly not with their training). I've spent the most time in Tryp. Lately I've mostly been flying Uncrashed. I really enjoy the racing in Uncrashed.
actually the dji flight simulator can be used not only with the dji Controller, but also with touchscreen and also my xbox controller works flawlessly. so please if you have a controller, it'l propably work with dji Flight-simulator just fine.
Nice breakdown. I forgot about a few of those.
Which simulators supports' DJI RC- N1??
The physics in DRL are really weird, especially on smaller quads.
Liftoff also has some physics omissions.
Uncrashed, AI Drone Simulator and Tryp are the only ones I've played that properly model yaw, i.e. when doing an inverted yaw spin the motors have to speed up, pulling you down towards the ground. IMO any sim that doesn't have this is worthless for freestyle, as you'll build faulty muscle memory for pretty much any advanced tricks.
AI Drone Simulator doesn't look great, but it has really realistic physics if you download a good setup from the workshop, plus you can load any UE4 level to fly around which is a cool feature.
I would say DRL over liftoff in the physics category as they programmed the physics right from real life drones
I wish you had a category for people who dont want to be on the internet at all to use a simulator. So far I only use fpv freeriders cause it's the only one I found so far. But like you said, it's only a 2 😢
there has got to be a way to play on our smart tv's .. where can i find info
What is compatible for dji fpv controller 3?
Uncrashes released a multiplayer update! Cool stuff. Makes 9 out of 10 😎
Wish you mentioned if we can download em with MAC or Microsoft