# ATC Mania — user reviews > 127 indexed App Store user reviews of ATC Mania by Sprakelsoft GmbH, rated 4.30/5 from 30 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/atc-mania/id452679821/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/atc-mania/id452679821.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 20 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of ATC Mania? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 😊 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay - 👍 Simple and easy-to-learn mechanics - 🎮 Fun and entertaining time killer - 🧠 Requires strategic thinking and concentration - ⚡ Smooth performance and stability - 🎵 Great music and audio design - 📱 Works well on various devices - 🎯 Good reflex training and mental exercise - 💰 Free to play with minimal ads - 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Suitable for all age groups **Cons** - 📺 Ads obstruct gameplay and cause crashes - 🎮 Difficulty ramps up too quickly - 📱 Small screen makes gameplay difficult on phones - 🔄 Limited content and repetitive gameplay - ⚠️ No pause functionality without crashing - 🎨 Unrealistic graphics and aircraft appearance - 🔧 Game continues running during pause - 📊 Limited maps and airport variety - 🎯 Inconsistent aircraft spawn timing **Commonly reported bugs** - Ads block aircraft and prevent control - Game crashes when paused - Freezes on iOS 5 compatibility - Aircraft fly over runway instead of landing - Simultaneous helicopter and airplane collisions not handled - Game orientation issues on some devices - High score interface doesn't work properly **Most requested features** - More maps and airports - Additional aircraft types and variety - Ad-free premium version - More difficulty levels or settings - Pause functionality that works properly - Screen rotation/orientation support - More runways and landing options - Beep notification for new aircraft - Score logging for all attempts - Improved graphics and realistic aircraft designs ## Newest reviews (14 of 127) ### 4/5 — Addicting *2014-08-29, version 1.4* Cool concept, simple yet entertaining. Fun game to play. My only gripe is that there needs to be more maps to play on. 2 of the 3 are for the most part impossible to lose at. ### 4/5 — ATC Mania *2013-07-01, version 1.4* Clever little game, not realistically like the real thing but a lot of fun and it at least shows how one has to continually scan the radar as the situation changes continuously. ### 5/5 — Gear game! *2013-06-11, version 1.4* This is a Very addicting game that takes all of your concentration. Fun to play and challenging. Try to hit 100 on Map #3! ### 5/5 — ADDICTIVE!!! *2013-06-02, version 1.4* Hours of addictive fun! ### 5/5 — Superb *2013-05-06, version 1.4* This is a truly amazing gem and very impressive, why not you give it a try ### 5/5 — Dr *2013-04-01, version 1.4* Awesome soooo addictive ### 5/5 — Awesome *2013-03-29, version 1.4* This game is very addicting. ### 5/5 — Atc mania *2013-03-02, version 1.4* Great game takes a lot of concentration ### 4/5 — Great app *2013-02-17, version 1.4* Great little app, needs more maps and aircraft types and then will purchase for the 1.50 asking price. Thank you :-) ### 4/5 — Calm game for long journey *2013-02-11, version 1.4* Very relaxing game, especially when you are travelling ### 5/5 — So addictive *2013-02-03, version 1.4* This is a very simple yet really addictive game. Love it ### 5/5 — Great game *2013-01-28, version 1.4* Great game. Takes concentration and quick thinking you always have to be looking ahead ### 5/5 — ATC *2013-01-27* Good game!!!!! ### 5/5 — Ms *2013-01-22, version 1.4* I LOVE! LOVE this game, I can't stop playing it. I would highly recommend this game. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Speeds up too quickly - no fun *2021-01-09, version 2.0.1* Gets too hard too quickly. No fun, just annoying. Deleted. ### 1/5 — Boring *2015-08-24, version 1.4* Predictable, monotonous, would be better if aircraft were restricted to landing at one end of the runway only. ### 1/5 — Boring *2013-07-01, version 1.4* Works like it says it should but not very exciting. Gets boring after a few min. ### 1/5 — Awful Clone *2011-11-18, version 1.3* You guys should be banned from the App Store for literally copying and pasting Flight Control...and poorly at that. Next time, try to come up with your own game. Side note: It's sad this game got even 1 good review. I guess that shows how many more new iPhone owners there are. ### 1/5 — Freezes in iOS 5 *2011-11-03, version 1.3* Please fix the program to work iOS 5. You click to start the game on any one of the maps and it boots you out. You'll hear the guitar jingle playing and then when you click on the map and out you go. :( Bummer. Will try the app again after they fix it. ### 2/5 — Frustrating advert positioning. *2018-08-18, version 2.0.1* Adverts on the bottom of the screen repeatedly obstruct the player’s vision of the gameplay and repeatedly cause me to crash as it covers up any aircraft in that area and ability to control those aircraft. This needs to be fixed as it breaks the game. Uninstalled. ### 2/5 — It's been done before *2012-10-15, version 1.4* Fun, but not long. ### 3/5 — Not good but somehow addictive *2021-03-02, version 2.0.1* Easy to play and forces your mind to think through moves snd the impact they have as they progress. Application has ads that block necessary parts of the screen to prevent crashes snd also does not allow you to pause. If you do, the game has continued without you and crashed causing all past success to result in game over. ### 3/5 — The adjacent sector keeps handing me deals. *2016-12-25, version 1.4* Not a bad waste of time. I'd imagine it's addicting in the same manner as was playing with sticks, two centuries past. If a controller nextdoor was handing me deals like this, he'd be in the chief's office in a matter of minutes! It's even better when the ad banner hides a new plane up a helo's a. Description says there are more maps coming soon... and the last update was almost 5 years ago. ### 3/5 — Atc mania *2012-09-05, version 1.4* Fun game. Njoy playing it. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fun! *2023-06-05, version 2.0.1* Excellent, challenging game. Plus, they don’t beat you to death with advertising. One commercial, then you can go back to the game. And it is a fun little game too. Good reflex training! Two thumbs up for sure. ### 5/5 — Use iPad *2022-10-14, version 2.0.1* No problem with this game just my phone is too small to see it ### 5/5 — Best game ever *2021-02-14, version 2.0.1* If you want to waste time, this is the best way to do it. It does give you some impossible situations. But that’s half the fun ### 5/5 — ATC *2020-12-04, version 2.0.1* Good ### 5/5 — Great teaser keeps you busy for ages... *2019-04-17, version 2.0.1* Great game, I love strategy and as annoying as it is to keep up, I always return to this game time and time again to try and crack it.. I never do though ! ### 5/5 — Great old fashioned game *2019-03-21, version 2.0.1* I’ve been playing this game since I had my IPod Touch 1st generation back in 2010 or so. It’s been my families favourite game the whole time. Simple, yet waay better than most of the complex games out there. ### 5/5 — Sky Highways *2018-07-17, version 2.0.1* In order to do well at this game you have to adopt the practice that controllers use in real life. They put the aircraft on the same road in the sky to avoid conflict. ### 5/5 — Music *2014-01-05, version 1.4* The music is awesome game is so cool ### 5/5 — I phone 4 s *2013-10-03, version 1.4* Always works , always a blast ! ### 5/5 — Ballon' *2013-09-17, version 1.4* This game is very ballin'. --- *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 2026-09-03.*