Comparison

Planes Control! vs Rocks In Space

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Planes Control!

Guide aircraft to safe landings while avoiding hazards like storms and enemy attacks. Control over 60 different planes and helicopters across 13 challenging levels. Engage in aerial combat, fight wildfires, and manage air traffic in this addictive simulation game.

Highlights
  • Draw flight paths for aircraft
  • Avoid collisions and environmental hazards
  • Pilot over 60 types of planes and helicopters
  • Engage in aerial combat
  • Fight wildfires with air tankers
  • Navigate diverse and challenging levels
Features
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Take control of the sky and land your planes avoiding collisions and enemies. Guide your planes to ensure safe landing in this incredibly easy to learn yet surprisingly addictive game! Get an adrenalin rush while avoiding dangerous collisions, blazing storms and tornadoes, put out forest fire, get ready to repel an attack of enemy fighters and fight off an alien invasion! GAMEPLAY Planes Control is an game with simple controls. Draw lines with your fingers to determine the path each plane will follow as they find their way to land or to engage the enemy. This sounds easy? You will need fast fingers and strategy to manage all your planes and keep the sky under control. AIRCRAFTS You can navigate more than 60 different planes and helicopters including airliners, WWII fighters, jet planes and tilt rotors while playing Planes Control. Beside this, you will enjoy flying the SR-71 Black Bird (the world's fastest plane), the Antonov 225 (the largest aircraft in the world to fly multiple times) and famous combat planes like the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, the F-14 Tomcat or the Apache AH-64 combat helicopter. LEVELS Planes Control has 13 awesome levels for mobile devices plus 6 new levels full of challenges created for tablets. More levels are on the way. • Earn your wings on a holiday resort, guiding your planes and helicopters. • Aerial combat! Shoot down hostile planes and helicopters over the scorching desert. • Air Tankers: Fight wildfires by dropping water with your planes and helicopters. • Storm Carrier landings: Command your military fighters and helicopters between the clouds and rain. • Navigate canyons in the Arizona’s Desert. • Successfully land your Aircraft during a tornado outbreak. • Night landings: Switch your landing lights on and find your way around the airfield. • Keep an eye on emergency calls and give priority landing to the planes that are running out of fuel. • Avoid cargo planes flying around your air space. • Land your planes in the middle of an alien invasion ! READY FOR A CHALLENGE? Earn new and different achievements in every level and challenge yourself to the limit. Please sit back, fasten your seatbelt and enjoy taking control of the sky – download Planes Control now! ⓘ For the latest inside information from Rarepixels: ► Like us at https://www.facebook.com/planesApp ► Visit us at http://rarepixels.com/games/planes-control/ ► Follow us at https://www.twitter.com/planes_control

About

Rocks In Space

Features
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You’ve enter the Recruitment Office for Rocks In Space, a retro-inspired space shooter — completely free with no ads and no in-app purchases! Save the world from a never-ending barrage of enemies ! They are coming, they are limitless in number and WE NEED YOU TO SAVE US! If you are a fan of CLASSIC GAMING - WITHOUT ADS, MTX OR ALL THOSE INTERUPTIONS - THIS GAME IS FOR YOU! Enjoy the freedom of space battles with unlockable upgrades, one time powerups and 4 different style of ships to unlock ! Everything is done by you ! No waiting, no special crystals or gold just ... That's right — Rocks. In. Space. HOW TO PLAY -Select Career Mode -Tap To Shoot, Drag To Move -Destroy As Many Rocks & Enemy Ships As Possible -Watch Out For The Carrier Ships! -Use Destroyed Rocks & Enemy Ships To Upgrade Your SHIP! -REPEAT ENDLESSLY ! THE ENEMY WILL NEVER STOP! Training Mode (Also in Lite Version!) -Tap Training Mode -Select Your Difficulty ! -Destroy All Targets Within The Time Limit! -BEAT ALL THREE DIFFICULTIES TO UNLOCK ROCK MODE ! Free to Play Offline Play No Ads No Microtransactions 100% Arcade Action It sounds simple… but at this remote station, any real attack would be overwhelming. If that happens, it’s all on you. That's why we built this custom training mode to train new recruits. The battle is never ending, the enemy is countless in number and the world all hangs in the balance. We have your ship ready to go, join us now and save the world! Features -Unlock 41 achievements via Game Center integration! -Compete on Gamer Center leaderboards and earn your spot at the top! -Classic arcade-style space shooter gameplay! -Collect resources from destroyed rocks and ships to upgrade your weapons and ship. -Every run is different — great replay value for casual and hardcore players. -Complete Gaming – no ads, no microtransactions, just classic indie fun. -Perfect for fans of retro arcade shooters, offline space games, or anyone who loves a quick challenge. Download Rocks In Space now and suit up — the base needs you!

Screenshots

Planes Control!4 screens
Rocks In Space4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Planes Control! at Free against Rocks In Space's $0.49. Rocks In Space's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Planes Control! is free to download; Rocks In Space costs $0.49 up front. Planes Control! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Rocks In Space asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planes Control! ships an update monthly, Rocks In Space weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Planes Control! versus Rocks In Space: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanes Control!Rocks In Space
PriceFree — better$0.49
Rating4.7 (6.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.8K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB111 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAntonio Calvino EsquerT's Gaming Emporium

Bugs and requests

Planes Control!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes on iOS 14
  • High score not recorded correctly
  • Planes colliding off-screen
  • Notification bar interfering with gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • More level options and customization
  • Ability to pause and resume games
  • Improved tutorial and instructions
  • Difficulty settings for each level
  • Leaderboards and achievements

Rocks In Space

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Planes Control!

One-time10
  • Pack of 5× Rescue Teams.$0.99
  • Unlock all HD Levels$0.99
  • Classic levels$0.99
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  • Unlock "Time Machine" levels!$0.99
  • Unlock "10th Anniversary" levels!$0.99
  • Three crashes per game.$1.99
  • Classic levels and no ads$2.99
  • Pack of 20× Rescue Teams.$2.99
  • No Ads.$2.99
  • Pack of 50× Rescue Teams.$4.99
None

Rocks In Space

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Planes Control! free?
Planes Control! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rocks In Space free?
Rocks In Space costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Do Planes Control! or Rocks In Space have ads?
Planes Control! shows ads; Rocks In Space does not.
Which is updated more often, Planes Control! or Rocks In Space?
Planes Control! ships an update monthly, and Rocks In Space weekly. Most recently, Planes Control! was updated on October 16, 2026 and Rocks In Space on October 9, 2026.

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