# Hello Tower — user reviews > 122 indexed App Store user reviews of Hello Tower by Sascha Trachsel, rated 4.40/5 from 65 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hello-tower/id1572719445/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hello-tower/id1572719445.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 47 · 4★ 9 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 5 ## What do users think of Hello Tower? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Realistic simulation - 👍 Challenging gameplay - 👍 Good graphics - 👍 No ads - 👍 Addictive and fun - 👍 Detailed airports - 👍 Good value for money - 👍 Works offline - 👍 Frequent updates **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and glitches - 🐛 Unintuitive UI - 🐛 Steep learning curve - 🐛 Frequent game over on small mistakes - 🐛 Lack of tutorial - 🐛 Unrealistic scoring (penalties for early departures) - 🐛 Poorly designed UI for iPhone - 🐛 Aircraft speed too high - 🐛 Graphics could be improved - 🐛 Game freezes/crashes **Commonly reported bugs** - Flight freezing on runway holding and turns - Aircraft getting stuck and blocking routes - 30-second departure timer disappearing - Aircraft crashing with held aircraft on taxiway - Levels not unlocking - Game freezes/crashes, especially at Heathrow - Separation logic errors - Aircraft not selectable - Game hangs/freezes after updates - New UI is confusing and unreadable - Sounds missing after update - Focus on aircraft and readability worsened - Aircraft symbols obscured by labels - Tapping messages only selects aircraft once - Parking spots shown as available when occupied - Planes crossing paths and getting stuck - Aircraft becoming 'ghosts' blocking routes - Runway timer resets to zero before 30 seconds - Departure separation timer sometimes fails to appear - Recent updates have made the game fiddly and difficult - UI is worse after recent updates - Levels changed after recent updates - Game becomes unplayable after updates - Aircraft roll with extreme speed - UI for iPhones is terrible - Previous version was better - Custom game mode is buggy - Some airport orientations are off - Ground radars not oriented to true north - Cannot make aircraft move - Cannot park landed aircraft - Game ends with blocked runway when it's not - Impossible timings leading to penalties - Aircraft launching in both directions on the same runway simultaneously - Departure slot timer bug - Aircraft on final approach not being able to be directed away - Aircraft on runway preventing others from crossing **Most requested features** - Add more airports (US, European, Asian, Indian cities) - Add an endless/sandbox mode - Add AI voice recognition and ATC dialogues - Implement a tutorial or walk-through - Add a 'continue game' or save progress option - Add more realistic separation rules and traffic patterns - Improve UI and controls (smaller buttons, better organization) - Add option to designate departure/arrival runways - Add rejected takeoffs, emergency vehicles, emergency inbounds - Add ability to call a go-around - Allow custom stop points - Add more sounds for aircraft - Add a smaller tutorial airport - Add day/night environment switching - Add towing/pushback option for stuck aircraft - Add Chinese language support - Add more content/levels, possibly a sequel - Improve graphics and aircraft dynamics - Add music and better menu - Add indication when flights actually depart - Add beacon lights to taxiway hotspots - Add more realistic taxi speeds and turnaround times - Add runway vacation instructions ## Newest reviews (16 of 122) ### 4/5 — Better than expected *2026-06-17* Finally found a no nonsense and indulging Ramp simulation game. Was a little sceptical getting into it, but was pleasantly surprised from the very 1st level onwards. It is pretty technical and so be patient and you will get much better with time. Highly recommended! ### 4/5 — Very good but could be made bigger *2026-04-08* This game is one of the best ATC games on the app store due to its realism. Very good realism, airports and airlines. I would recommend making some of the big simplified airports into big real size airports and maybe some new real size airpots into a new pack. Just needs some more variety in the real size airports. As in (new bigger airports but real size) into maybe a pack 4 but still Definitely the best atc game on the app store. ### 3/5 — Pointage *2026-03-02* Le système de points est beaucoup trop strict même en respectant les horaires je n’arrive pas à finir un niveau il y a souvent des retards à cause des arrivées **Developer response:** Bonjour. Si vous appuyer sur un avion il y a des controles qui apparaissent. Pour la permission de roulage vous appuyez sur Taxi. Il y a aussi des instructions comment le jeux marche. Ça vous trouvez dans le menu sur le tab help. ### 4/5 — Very good but could be made bigger *2026-01-11, version 3.04.071* This game is one of the best ATC games on the app store due to its realism. Very good realism, airports and airlines. I would recommend making some of the big simplified into big real size airports and maybe some new real size airpots into pack 4 like london gatwick, madrid, paris challe de gaulle or delhi. Definitely best atc game on the app store. ### 4/5 — Great Game, Just Add More Airports *2025-12-23* I love this game. Super realistic, and I really like the way you control the aircraft. Also one problem with this game is that there are a lack of gates at most of the airports. There are only a few dozen gates at the largest international airports, and that just isn’t realistic. If I had just one thing that I would really like to add to this game, I would like to add more US airports. Especially I would like to see EWR Newark Airport that would be an excellent addition to the game. Overall a great game and would definitely recommend to someone like me who has an interest in aviation and air traffic control! ### 4/5 — Da migliorare *2025-10-01, version 3.04.071* Aggiungete più suoni degli aerei. Sarebbe bello avere delle vere comunicazioni ATC ### 5/5 — Lo adoro *2025-08-31, version 3.04.071* Bellissimo gioco, esattamente come dimostrano le immagini tra l’altro se si ingrandisce si può notare la cura dei dettagli incluso il fatto che gli aerei sono in 3D. Per gli appassionati che vogliono passare un po’ di tempo vale la pena spendere €2,99. ### 5/5 — Map *2025-08-28* PLEASEEEE NEWW MAPPSS, PLEASE ### 4/5 — Very good but could be made bigger *2025-08-24, version 3.04.071* This game is one of the best ATC games on the app store due to its realism. Very good realism with the layout of the airports and airlines. The one thing that annoys me is that the airlines don't often depart or arrive from the terminal they use in real life but that is very minor. I think the developers could have more real size airports and less simplified airports. If developers were to make a pack 4. I think the airports in it should be airports in big European cities. Eg: Madrid, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Munich, London Gatwick or Rome. Or they bring more big Asian airports. Overall, very good and realistic game and it works on airplane mode which most ATC games don't. I will continue to use this game on a consistent basis. I highly recommend it. ### 3/5 — Annoying Bugs and Lack of Control of Aircraft *2025-08-14* I love this game, I really do. But it’s at a point where the smallest mistake causes the aircrafts to either get stuck, collide and get stuck, or simply wont even push back from the gate. It forces you to restart the entire game even after spending 10-20 minutes doing everything else right. It’s a bummer because this game really has a lot of potential and it’s one of the only mobile games I still play. I never leave written reviews but I want the devs to see this and improve on the small bugs and annoyances that aren’t even the player’s fault. Again, love this game, just wish there was a way to get aircraft unstuck or have a ground crew function where I can move aircraft around if they get stuck. ### 5/5 — worth buying anytime *2025-07-25* One of the best purchase ever ### 4/5 — 面白いです *2025-07-16* ぼく管好きな人は好きだと思います。GNDとTWRのみですが、結構細かくできていて面白いです。 日本の空港だと羽田と成田があります。羽田は誘導路の作りがかなり大雑把ではありますが、成田はかなり細かくできていてあまり違和感ありませんでした。 HNDの誘導路をもう少し増やしてもらえたら、面白すぎてずっとやってしまうと思います ### 4/5 — Great but could do with some upgrades *2025-07-16* This sim is pretty darn fun and I have spent many hours directing aircraft and unlocking aircraft. There are loads of airports and the gameplay is still fun, however, the UI and controls could do with an overhaul. I find that sometimes it is hard to tell which taxiway is the correct one to select due to its button being located somewhat randomly on the screen. Additionally, the whole app does seem to have an unfinished feel to it with a lot of the UI being outdated and a bit clunky. I also think having a ‘free play’ mode would be good, allowing players to play for as long as they want without being limited to a maximum number of aircraft. The simulator is still very fun and it has kept me entertained for a while now! ### 4/5 — Solid ATC sim *2025-06-28* Very solid sim; great work devs. Definitely more complex than I anticipated, being used to playing UATC (Unmatched ATC). I must admit I was bummed out when I figured out that this app does not have AI voice recognition and comms (UATC has this feature). I've always been a stickler for realism, so to the devs, please incorporate this (imo) important feature into the game, I will definitely give 5 stars then. ### 5/5 — Great game *2025-06-28, version 3.04.071* Can’t wait for more airports to be added?! ### 5/5 — Neat app! *2025-06-25* The app is very detailed, any way we could designate a departure runway and arrival runway in future updates? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Waste of time and money *2025-12-09* No clear instructions on how the game works. Half of the controls didn’t work. All in all a badly designed game and a complete waste of £2.99 **Developer response:** Thank you for the feed back. There is a tutorial available and an online help page. Please specify which controls didn‘t work. ### 1/5 — Defy reason *2025-09-28* 1. All real airlines can't wait to arrive in advance, and the gap in this game is up to 15s. 2. The airport with two runways actually has the same runway for take-off and landing. Is the other runway used as a decoration? With this quality, it is still a paid game. I'm speechless. ### 1/5 — Total Garbage *2025-09-18, version 3.04.071* Anyone who gives this game five stars is lying. The game is filled with bugs and glitches. There is basically no introduction. And the word “realistic” has nothing to do with this game. ### 1/5 — Hello Tower *2025-09-07, version 3.04.071* Very Sophisticated, you have to have a lot patience to play with this game and a lot time to practice on the same level to pass to the next level ### 1/5 — Unusable *2024-09-24, version 3.03.049* Looks good, but don’t be fooled. It’s absolutely unusable in an iPhone. And comes with 0 instructions. ### 1/5 — Nothing to do with ATC *2024-06-22, version 3.03.046* UI is very confusing, controls are a mess and it is even payware! ### 1/5 — Injouable *2024-06-06, version 3.02.042* On ne peut absolument rien faire meme pas moyen de faire bouger un seul avion ### 1/5 — Funktioniert nicht *2024-03-28* Ich habe Schwierigkeiten, die Flugzeuge in Bewegung zu setzen. Obwohl ich starten kann, habe ich Probleme damit, gelandete Flugzeuge zu parken. Leider gibt es keine Anleitungen zur Steuerung oder ähnliches. Schade Geld verbrannt **Developer response:** Schade dass ihnen das Spiel nicht gefällt. Eine Anleitung/Hilfestellung gibt es allerdings im Pausenmenu unter „Help“. ### 1/5 — Spiel nach Update leider eine Katastrophe *2024-01-30, version 3.00.020* Das Spiel hat mir bis zum letzten Update am 30.01. sehr viel Spaß gemacht, jedoch wurde mit dem neuen Update das komplette Gameplay geändert. Man sieht nicht mehr neu dazugekommen Flüge, man sieht nicht mehr, wo Flüge hin geleitet werden müssen, man kann den Ausgang für Einkommen der Flüge nicht mehr ändern, man sieht nicht mehr, wie viele Flüge man noch zur Level Erreichung braucht, alle alten Flughäfen aus Pack 2 Kunde vorherigen Version sind verschwunden und vieles mehr Ich bereue sehr das Update gemacht zu haben ### 1/5 — Cannot proceed to the next level *2022-01-31, version 1.04.005* Hey, im playing the first level multiple times, all Good but im unable to proceed to the next map - it seems that it is not unlocking. Im not receiving any coins from the level either. I tried to contact support but the mail is undelivereable - thats why one star. I have no way how to proceed and its really frustrating. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great game! *2026-05-04* Great game, would pay for this to support it, if it developed more. No Ads! ### 5/5 — One of the best ATC airport ops sim *2026-03-05* This is a good simulation/game of being a combined tower and ground controller. The graphics are really good and the aircraft are real and accurate. Departure slot times with wake turbulence separation is realistic to real world. Relocating aircraft is also a part of life aside from takeoffs and landings. I like the slot times changing. Graphics are superb. Here are my 2cents to fix some stuff. The UI tools are too large and should be reorganized. Too often you are moving/zooming in and out of the map (especially large airports) to manage your traffic. The UI text should be reduced like the aircraft text can. Radar/airports should be oriented to true north. This is nitpicky but makes a really good app go to great. I’d love to see (buy) more airports and maybe see things like rejected takeoffs, emergency vehicles and emergency inbounds. How about ability to call a go around that penalizes you if you have a plane on the runway. Stuff like that. Really love this sim. 787 pilot **Developer response:** Hello. Thank you for your feedback. We are working currently on the mentioned „hold“ and „continue“ taxi functions. At some airports north is not up for better scrolling usability on smaller screens. We are happy you like the game. ### 5/5 — Love the tension *2026-03-03* Honestly this is one of the best ground games out there. Would love to see this designer try approach and departure next, which admittedly is a different beast. Been playing for I want to say over a year, and what I like is the refined stop controls and the pathing. 2026 Update: Still a great game. There have been some refinements that I’ve liked. Would love to see a follow on game that covers approaches and towers. For this game, a way to get out of impossible situations would be nice, such as when a moving craft is stopped by a parked craft. The game doesn’t end, but no way to continue. I would also like to be able to program custom stop points similar to PLUTO, SATURN, etc that exist on the LHR airport. ### 5/5 — Love the tension *2026-02-12* Honestly this is one of the best ground games out there. Would love to see this designer try approach and departure next, which admittedly is a different beast. Been playing for I want to say over a year, and what I like is the refined stop controls and the pathing. ### 5/5 — Vraiment génial comme jeu *2026-01-18* Bonjour, je trouve ce jeu vraiment génial, j’ai fini tous les niveaux et je peux donc dire que je me suis régalé. Cependant, ce serais vraiment bien d’ajouter un mode de sauvegarde pour garder notre progression, surtout quand on fait le mode « hard » et que c’est beaucoup plus long pour finir le niveau et que nous n’avons pas assez de temps pour le terminer. Il serait vraiment bien également d’ajouter un moyen de savoir dans quel niveau de difficulté nous avons fini un niveau. J’attends avec impatience les prochains niveaux. ### 5/5 — Realistic and challenging *2026-01-07, version 3.04.091* This Tower Simulation startet on a high level and improved even more. I find it addicting and challenging, great! ### 5/5 — Tolles Spiel *2025-12-30, version 3.04.091* Macht super viel Spaß. Ein ein endless Modus wäre noch top. ### 5/5 — New airports *2025-11-16* It’s a very beautiful game but can you add new airports please ### 5/5 — Maps *2025-09-03* Please add more airports especially Indian cities ### 5/5 — Very good. *2025-09-02, version 3.04.071* It's nice and fun. --- *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 2026-08-29.*