Basic Vectoring vs OptiFlight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basic Vectoring
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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.
OptiFlight
Design intricate flight networks to connect cities and guide passengers efficiently. Adapt your routes to dynamic events like airport rushes and closures across over 350 themed levels. Test your strategic planning skills in historical, present-day, and weather-simulated scenarios.
- Design flight networks
- Create historical flight maps
- Simulate inclement weather
- Use real-world cities
- 350+ levels
- Analyze in-game statistics
- Compete on leaderboards
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Step into the world of airline route planning, where your goal is to create a flight network to guide passengers to their destinations in a limited amount of time. You get to call the shots on which routes to draw and which cities to designate as hubs that best serve each scenario. The flight maps you design will also need to be efficient and flexible to accommodate for events that may occur, like airport rushes and closures, as its effects ripple throughout your network. With over 350 geographically and historically themed levels to play, each map you make will be put to the test. MAIN FEATURES - Take a step back in time and create flight maps for past historical scenarios, like the 1849 California Gold Rush and the 2012 London Olympic Games - Prepare for the future and create flight maps in realistic inclement weather simulation, including Hurricanes and Blizzards - Understand the present and create flight maps using actual cities, like New York City and Tokyo, to reflect real flight patterns FAN-FAVORITE LEVELS Vote for your favorite level in the Preferences page ① Big Game (Level 36, Contiguous US) ② Silk Road (Level 17, Asia) ③ Big Apple (Level 18, Contiguous US) ④ Sustain (Level 38, Contiguous US) ⑤ Sustain (Level 38, Europe) ⑥ Tourism Capital (Level 20, Oceania) OTHER FEATURES - Play 350+ levels across multiple maps like America, Europe, and Asia - Analyze in-game statistics to help fine-tune your flight map - Speed up or slow down the game to your comfort - Compete for the top spot on worldwide leaderboards - Simplistic interface and experience - No ads FUTURE FEATURES - More maps! - More levels! - More cities!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basic Vectoring at none against OptiFlight's 3. Basic Vectoring also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). OptiFlight's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks 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
Both are free to download. OptiFlight sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Basic Vectoring asks for nothing beyond the download.
Basic Vectoring ships an update every 5 months, OptiFlight every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Vectoring | OptiFlight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rigil | Krish Suchdev |
In-app purchases
Basic Vectoring
No in-app purchases
OptiFlight
- Small Tip$1.00
- OptiFlight Expansion$1.99
- Large Tip$5.00









