Comparison

Airport Madness 3D vs Basic Vectoring

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

Head to head
About

Airport Madness 3D

Experience the thrill of managing air traffic at busy international airports. Guide planes safely to and from runways, preventing collisions and handling emergencies. Test your skills in this realistic simulation designed by actual air traffic controllers.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D airport environments
  • Manage air and ground traffic
  • Multiple camera perspectives
  • Real pilot voices
  • Nine real-world airports
  • Emergency scenarios
Features
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Airport Madness 3D is an air traffic control game, based upon eight different real-world airports, designed by actual air traffic controllers. In Airport Madness 3D you are an air traffic controller, managing airplanes as they travel to and from major international airports. Move airplanes as quickly as possible while keeping the skies and runways safe from midair collisions. You are the last line of defense against disaster! Do you have what it takes to handle the world's most stressful job? Enable "emergencies" to get your stress level even higher! Airport Madness 3D offers nine airports that include: Los Angeles; Boston Logan; LaGuardia; Jamaica; Toronto Island; Rocky Mountain Metropolitan; Vancouver Harbour Float Plane Base; Castlegar Aerial Firefighting Operation; Seattle Tacoma International. Choose from four different view perspectives: tower, runway cam, sky view, as well as cockpit view from any aircraft. Monitor air traffic from two radar screens, one for ground traffic and one for airborne traffic. -Full 3-dimensional game environment -Real-world terrain -Both surface and air radar -Six beautiful airports -Real human pilot voices -3 different view modes, including "pilot cam" This game is brought to you by real-world air traffic controllers. We've captured all of the fun aspects of air traffic control, and present them to you here in Airport Madness 3D.

About

Basic Vectoring

Features
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Basic Vectoring starts by teaching basic aircraft vectoring concepts and gradually builds in stages to teach more complex skill sets. Players learn the effects of different variables on aircraft and, once they master their compass rose directions, can start learning proper phrasing and ways to give vectoring commands using either the keypad or verbally, with speech-to-text technology. They also experience how wind and speed impact an aircraft’s flight path. Every stage presents new challenges to players, all while showing where they rank within their cohort. Players can get up to 3 stars per level based on achievements, so when they replay the game they can challenge their previous results.

Screenshots

Airport Madness 3D4 screens
Basic Vectoring4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basic Vectoring at none against Airport Madness 3D's 8. Basic Vectoring also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). Airport Madness 3D's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads and 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

Both are free to download. Airport Madness 3D sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Basic Vectoring asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airport Madness 3D ships an update every 6 days, Basic Vectoring every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Airport Madness 3D versus Basic Vectoring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirport Madness 3DBasic Vectoring
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (434 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings434 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size573 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBig Fat Simulations Inc.Rigil

Bugs and requests

Airport Madness 3D

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Crashes on loading
  • Partial screen display
  • Planes getting stuck on runways
  • Reverse runway issue at certain airports
  • Timing issues between main and remote screens
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  • Planes colliding with each other

Requested features

11 requests
  • More free airports
  • More planes/airlines
  • Night mode
  • Plane view/cockpit view
  • Ability to control plane pushback
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  • Ability to control plane speed/landing
  • Ability to control plane taxi
  • Ability to control plane takeoff
  • More airport options
  • Restore purchases feature
  • Better customer support

Basic Vectoring

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Airport Madness 3D

One-time8
  • Toronto Island Airport$3.99
  • Vancouver Harbour$3.99
  • Fire at Castlegar Airport$3.99
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  • Boston Logan International$3.99
  • Seattle Airport$3.99
  • Rocky Mountain Airport$3.99
  • LaGuardia Airport$3.99
  • Los Angeles International$3.99
None

Basic Vectoring

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Airport Madness 3D free?
Airport Madness 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic Vectoring free?
Basic Vectoring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Airport Madness 3D or Basic Vectoring have ads?
Neither Airport Madness 3D nor Basic Vectoring shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Airport Madness 3D or Basic Vectoring?
Airport Madness 3D ships an update every 6 days, and Basic Vectoring every 5 months. Most recently, Airport Madness 3D was updated on October 12, 2026 and Basic Vectoring on September 21, 2026.

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