# Air Wings® — user reviews > 437 indexed App Store user reviews of Air Wings® by Pangea Software, Inc., rated 4.30/5 from 1,178 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/air-wings/id496386846/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/air-wings/id496386846.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 812 · 4★ 158 · 3★ 61 · 2★ 50 · 1★ 97 ## What do users think of Air Wings®? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great game - 🎮 Fun to play with friends - 👍 Smooth controls - 🎨 Awesome graphics - 💎 Nostalgic and addictive **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and crashes - 🕹️ Difficult controls - 💰 Expensive in-app purchases - 🕰️ Long wait times to find matches - 🔌 Requires internet connection **Commonly reported bugs** - Planes going straight instead of flying - Multiplayer connection issues - Crashes when pressing pause button - Planes not responding to controls **Most requested features** - Single player mode - Offline practice mode - More free planes and levels - Customization options - Ranking/leaderboard system ## Newest reviews (16 of 437) ### 3/5 — alright game *2026-05-11, version 16.0* good only thing. i want a option for a joystick instead of motion controls. and i want the pause button to actually allow you to restart and quit cause when i press it it doesn’t. ### 4/5 — Great game no players *2026-02-07, version 16.0* The developers should just add bots and campaigns to this game to keep it alive. ### 5/5 — Amazing game *2026-01-01, version 16.0* Played this game before I could even read the name of it. Absolutely amazing game, thinking of purchasing the full package. Please keep it online! ### 5/5 — Pure Nostalgia *2025-12-29, version 16.0* Now I’m not sure if anyone will see this review but I would like to say that I played this game 12 years ago with my father. I’m 18 now and this game hold a very special place in my heart. I hope the creators of this game know that this game helped me form some very fond memories with my father and holds a special place in my heart. ### 4/5 — Great game! But… *2025-12-07, version 15.0.2* This is a wonderful game. I love flying the airplanes and playing with other players. I totally suggest it, boys and girls. One thing; there’s a bug going on with it. I don’t like it. I go in to the app and hit tutorial, and when I pick a random plane and fly, it just goes straight. I can’t fly around, I just go straight and hit the wall. Something is keeping me from flying. Sometimes it ends up working, but some days I can’t even fly at all. Other than that it is a good game. Please fix this bug. ### 3/5 — Fatal Flaw glad to see he’s still trying till the end though *2025-11-21, version 15.0.2* At it’s best this was a very fun little game that could pump you full of adrenaline when you were lucky enough to compete against willing competitors with more skill than you that would bring out the best effort in yourself. It’s time to get to that fatal flaw though, that was unfortunately never fixed by the developer despite this game having been able to just barely squeak out an existence for well over a decade thanks to the good luck of Apple never completely killing off Game Center. That fatal flaw that was never addressed is the fact that players that felt like they were going to loose a game could simply run away from there opponents, which would cause the game to end in a draw, which is what happens when a certain amount of time goes by without a kill if you didn’t do the smart thing and just quit instead of letting the runner opponent waste your time. Because of the way the game is designed not only are players uncatchable in most of the maps, if you choose to try to chase an opponent that’s refusing to play and simply running away from you instead, it gives the running player major advantages in winning a game I won’t waste time getting into here. Because of this major game design flaw, Running away from players actually became the playing strategy of a good handful of players, this undoubtably caused many players to simply walk away from this game. It’s at this time I’ll mention that not all maps have this running flaw, some maps in the game are circular with little or nothing to hide behind, when I get matched up against a player that runs in one of these circular maps most of them immediately quit because they know they can’t run away from me and wait for me to quit or time to run out to draw. That’s the point I wanted to get to here, it’s completely understandable that it would’ve never occurred to the developer that a good handful of players would waste there time running away from an opponent, and it would be enjoyable enough for them to waste someone else’s time, or make them wisely quit and allow them to technically win by forfeit. But since this was very much in fact the case, I must point out it is astonishing that the developer simply allowed these players to ruin his good little game when it could’ve easily been fixed with small adjustments that probably would’ve took less than a day of work. Here are just a couple easy solutions to this problem to prove my point although I could list more. 1. The game has these wind coins that help players by refilling a tank of air that is used to propel your plane forward, when a player collects one of these wind coins, it disappears for a certain amount of time, therefore when it comes to running players, you can’t catch them because they’re able to collect these wind coins that the chasing plane cannot. In this example, all the developer would have had to do is change a piece of code to make it so the wind coin never disappears so that the chasing plane could collect it as well, then when it comes to runners it could’ve been a fun race to hunt them down, in this scenario players would just stop running because it just wouldn’t work to avoid losing. 2. There is a map in the game called Deathmatch which is just a small little room intended for quick games with intense action and no where to hide. Instead of the game ending in draw when an opponent runs away, with just a little bit of coding work, the developer could’ve made it so that players are transferred to this death match room instead to finish the game, these are two of the easiest ways to solve this problem that I can think of, I could think of dozens more that would take more code and more characters to describe here than the App Store allows. But I think I made my point, it’s so easily didn’t have to be this way, I contacted the developer about this, and he was kind enough to respond back, the reason he gave me for not doing anything about this problem was essentially it was just too late, and the player base is now too low, despite the fact that the developer seems to be a kind hearted guy, with good intentions I can’t give this game anymore than two stars, the only people it’s worth trying to enjoy it with now is your own family around holidays. The game could have been so much more than it was had the developer put in that little bit of extra effort that would have been worth all the rest while he still had the chance or the will to do so. I respect the fact that he’s now retired that I hope he enjoys, but I needed to point out one of this games biggest shortcomings because of how disappointing it is knowing how easily it could have been avoided. Update: I gotta give the developer a little credit that he’s still trying to keep this game alive, even though I’m sure there’s no real money being made on this game, so he’s basically working for free. The Everything unlocked free on Friday was a nice try, but unless Apple can get Game Centre working properly again it’s looking like the end for this game, I’ll try to get friends and family to give it a shot while it’s still somewhat working. ### 4/5 — Best game ever *2025-11-02, version 15.0.2* This was literally my childhood game. I would play this game for hours nonstop. I highly recommend this game to anyone who likes these types of action games. ### 2/5 — Jerky post ios26 update *2025-10-01* The app doesn’t feel smooth while playing. Jerky feel. Completely turn down post update. ### 4/5 — Gutes Spiel *2025-09-28* Ich finde es ist ein ziemlich gutes Spiel, jedoch gefällt mir die Gyro Steuerung nicht besonders und ich würde es definitiv mehr spielen, wenn es einen einstellbaren Joystick für den Bildschirm geben würde ### 5/5 — Ali *2025-09-18, version 15.0.2* I lost all my purchases in this game and I cannot get them back. I do not know how to contact the company. I want to get my rights back. Thank you. ### 2/5 — What!? *2025-09-13, version 15.0* NEEDS BETTER MATCHMAKING IT IS SOOOOO NOT FAIR ### 2/5 — Bruh *2025-09-01, version 14.7.3* Add in joy stick flight control to all your flying games also make a free version of all your games and also make a nanosaur 3 it’s literally been over 21 years since nanosaur 2 has released also being all your games onto iOS not just your newer games but alll and give them free versions too anyways that’s it for my review ### 5/5 — Nostalgic *2025-05-16, version 14.6.5* Growing up I used to play this game on my dad's phone taking turns with my brother. My dad has sadly passed away now but I suddenly thought of this game today and it just keeps bringing memories back. I loved this game as a kid and I still love it. ### 5/5 — Update *2025-03-01* É um jogo muito bom, mas precisa de atualização, é muito solitário jogar sozinho ### 2/5 — Fatal Flaw *2025-02-14, version 14.6.5* At it’s best this was a very fun little game that could pump you full of adrenaline when you were lucky enough to compete against willing competitors with more skill than you that would bring out the best effort in yourself. It’s time to get to that fatal flaw though, that was unfortunately never fixed by the developer despite this game having been able to just barely squeak out an existence for well over a decade thanks to the good luck of Apple never completely killing off Game Center. That fatal flaw that was never addressed is the fact that players that felt like they were going to loose a game could simply run away from there opponents, which would cause the game to end in a draw, which is what happens when a certain amount of time goes by without a kill if you didn’t do the smart thing and just quit instead of letting the runner opponent waste your time. Because of the way the game is designed not only are players uncatchable in most of the maps, if you choose to try to chase an opponent that’s refusing to play and simply running away from you instead, it gives the running player major advantages in winning a game I won’t waste time getting into here. Because of this major game design flaw, Running away from players actually became the playing strategy of a good handful of players, this undoubtably caused many players to simply walk away from this game. It’s at this time I’ll mention that not all maps have this running flaw, some maps in the game are circular with little or nothing to hide behind, when I get matched up against a player that runs in one of these circular maps most of them immediately quit because they know they can’t run away from me and wait for me to quit or time to run out to draw. That’s the point I wanted to get to here, it’s completely understandable that it would’ve never occurred to the developer that a good handful of players would waste there time running away from an opponent, and it would be enjoyable enough for them to waste someone else’s time, or make them wisely quit and allow them to technically win by forfeit. But since this was very much in fact the case, I must point out it is astonishing that the developer simply allowed these players to ruin his good little game when it could’ve easily been fixed with small adjustments that probably would’ve took less than a day of work. Here are just a couple easy solutions to this problem to prove my point although I could list more. 1. The game has these wind coins that help players by refilling a tank of air that is used to propel your plane forward, when a player collects one of these wind coins, it disappears for a certain amount of time, therefore when it comes to running players, you can’t catch them because they’re able to collect these wind coins that the chasing plane cannot. In this example, all the developer would have had to do is change a piece of code to make it so the wind coin never disappears so that the chasing plane could collect it as well, then when it comes to runners it could’ve been a fun race to hunt them down, in this scenario players would just stop running because it just wouldn’t work to avoid losing. 2. There is a map in the game called Deathmatch which is just a small little room intended for quick games with intense action and no where to hide. Instead of the game ending in draw when an opponent runs away, with just a little bit of coding work, the developer could’ve made it so that players are transferred to this death match room instead to finish the game, these are two of the easiest ways to solve this problem that I can think of, I could think of dozens more that would take more code and more characters to describe here than the App Store allows. But I think I made my point, it’s so easily didn’t have to be this way, I contacted the developer about this, and he was kind enough to respond back, the reason he gave me for not doing anything about this problem was essentially it was just too late, and the player base is now too low, despite the fact that the developer seems to be a kind hearted guy, with good intentions I can’t give this game anymore than two stars, the only people it’s worth trying to enjoy it with now is your own family around holidays. The game could have been so much more than it was had the developer put in that little bit of extra effort that would have been worth all the rest while he still had the chance or the will to do so. I respect the fact that he’s now retired that I hope he enjoys, but I needed to point out one of this games biggest shortcomings because of how disappointing it is knowing how easily it could have been avoided. ### 5/5 — Playing since 2015 *2024-12-27, version 14.6.4* The best game I have come across. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Super fun game I used to play *2025-11-25, version 15.0.2* Used to love playing, but multiplayer never seems to connect anymore. The connecting screen just spins indefinitely ### 1/5 — Not multiplayer! *2025-08-18, version 14.7.3* This would be such a cool game if the Multiplayer feature actually worked! ### 1/5 — Boring *2025-05-21, version 14.6.5* Almost everything costs money and it’s an online game ### 1/5 — Connecting but rarely ever connects *2024-11-06, version 14.6.4* Now the tib is as useless as the developer. One shot & the tibs dead. Developer is clearly a loser will always blame the players as is the rule. While the dev/owner plays without ever losing a point & keeps disconnecting but never gets a “flake”. Will be reporting to Game Center for unfair & biased conduct against paying customers. Developers such as this shouldn’t be allowed on Game Center at all. The fact remains that this game will have a 1:50 chances of actually connecting to a player. The rest of the time it’s just the pinwheel of death & “connecting”. ### 1/5 — I like the game *2024-04-13, version 14.6.4* I Want Like 12 17 People ### 1/5 — Permanently crashed *2024-01-02, version 14.6.3* Completely stopped working about a month ago. Error message “failed to find players” ### 1/5 — The company doesn’t care anymore *2023-07-28, version 14.6.2* This USED TO BE A GOOD, ENGAGING GAME. Not anymore. Don’t bother. You can’t even build your skill anymore. All you do is wait for a player to show up that almost never does. ### 1/5 — Problem guiding maneuvering the plane. All it does is go straight. *2023-06-19, version 14.6.2* I’m having a problem flying the planes all they do is keep going straight so I have to quit every time. What is the problem? Can you please tell me I got a message from your company saying they’re going to take me off the game because I keep quitting I have no choice but to quit because I can’t maneuver the plane. ### 1/5 — Game’s not working *2023-06-10* This game I wanted to play but it’s not working I can’t steer ### 1/5 — Poor Game!! *2022-07-04, version 14.6.1* I just played this game and I could not control the plane and every time I pressed the pause button the Game Froze! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Cool game *2026-07-22, version 16.0* Please promote more. Need more players. Update the game. I can’t fly my plane. It just goes straight. ### 5/5 — Cool game *2026-07-12, version 16.0* Please promote more. Need more players. ### 5/5 — One of the best *2026-06-27, version 16.0* Just like I remember it but a bit harder to move then I remember lol server could use a bit of help connecting people but still a fun game! ### 5/5 — Sehr witzig *2026-06-10* Wann kommt zwar ohne Geld nicht sonderlich weit, aber das mindeste kann man für immer nutzen und es ist einfach perfekt ### 5/5 — Classic *2026-04-28, version 16.0* Ive had this game for almost 15 years, please keep it running. It means a lot to those of us who miss the old days of iPhone games ### 5/5 — Why is it that nobody plays this game??!!!!! *2026-04-26, version 16.0* Nobody plays this game!! ### 5/5 — Amazing Game! *2026-04-14, version 16.0* This game is fun and simple and is a 6 star when playing it in multiplayer. Note to developer: It would be very nice to add keyboard support for Mac users ### 5/5 — Love this game *2026-03-22, version 16.0* Super fun game !! Wish there were more players online or some type of AI BOT mode to keep playing non stop !!! ### 5/5 — This games is officially dead *2026-03-13, version 16.0* i loved this game when i was younger and i just got my account back and i still love playing it but it sucks that im the only one that is online ### 5/5 — Why’s it dead it’s Og *2026-01-24, version 16.0* I used to play this game so much sad to see it’s dead --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-12.*