Comparison

Airport Madness 3D vs Pathogen

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

Pathogen

Features
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Design a pathogen in your lab, release it on the world map and watch humanity fight back. YOUR LAB IS YOUR STRATEGY • 42 base pathogens in 7 families: viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, prions, bio-synthetic agents and worms. • Build your genome gene by gene, discover synergies and keep your best strains. • Every family plays differently: prions spread slowly but stay almost undetectable, fungi depend on the climate, parasites travel with their vectors, worms are very hard to cure. MUTATIONS YOU CHOOSE • Mid-run, pick 1 mutation out of 3: no lottery, real decisions. • Your strain's genes unlock active abilities on the map, such as dormancy or host jumps. A HUMANITY THAT REMEMBERS • Every strain you release leaves a mark: the world recognises the family and reacts faster next time. • Borders that close gradually, countries in panic, riots or collapse, news that reacts to your choices. The game always shows you why. FOR EVERY PLAYER • 3 difficulty levels, including a truly easy mode, and a step-by-step tutorial. • Runs of 3 to 6 minutes, playable offline. • Leaderboards per difficulty, a weekly leaderboard and Game Center achievements. • Optional cloud save and Sign in with Apple. A FAIR MODEL • Free, with no ads. • Viruses, bacteria and fungi are free: 25 pathogens, unlocked as your lab levels up. • The 4 other families are one-time purchases: 1 pathogen playable right away, the others unlock as your lab levels up. The “All families” pack makes 4 pathogens playable at once and includes future families. Available in English, French, Spanish, German and Brazilian Portuguese. Pathogen is a work of fiction and a strategy game. It provides no medical information.

Screenshots

Airport Madness 3D4 screens
Pathogen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pathogen at 15.0 against Airport Madness 3D's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Pathogen sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airport Madness 3D ships an update every 6 days, Pathogen weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Airport Madness 3D versus Pathogen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirport Madness 3DPathogen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (433 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings433 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size573 MB176 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBig Fat Simulations Inc.Sebastien Girod

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

Pathogen

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
Show 5 more
  • Boston Logan International$3.99
  • Seattle Airport$3.99
  • Rocky Mountain Airport$3.99
  • LaGuardia Airport$3.99
  • Los Angeles International$3.99
5 purchases

Pathogen

One-time5
  • Parasite Family$2.99
  • Prion Family$2.99
  • Bio-synthetic Family$2.99
Show 2 more
  • Worm Family$2.99
  • All Families$7.99

Questions

Is Airport Madness 3D free?
Airport Madness 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pathogen free?
Pathogen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Airport Madness 3D or Pathogen have ads?
Neither Airport Madness 3D nor Pathogen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Airport Madness 3D or Pathogen?
Airport Madness 3D ships an update every 6 days, and Pathogen weekly. Most recently, Airport Madness 3D was updated on November 2, 2026 and Pathogen on October 25, 2026.

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