AirportPRG vs Hello Tower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirportPRG
Manage a historic airport, guiding aircraft through takeoffs and landings. Ensure smooth operations for passengers and refueling while upgrading infrastructure and staff. Experience an ad-free simulation with vintage aircraft and historical levels.
- Airport controller simulation
- Aircraft guidance for takeoff/landing
- Passenger handling and baggage logistics
- Aircraft refueling management
- Staff and infrastructure upgrades
- Vintage aircraft collection
- Historical levels (1937-1947)
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Take the helm of Prague's bustling Ruzyne International Airport with AirportPRG! This immersive mobile game transports you back in time, tracing the airport's development from its grassy runway origins to a complex network of concrete airstrips. As an airport controller, guide aircrafts for safe takeoffs and landings, while ensuring the smooth operations of passenger handling, baggage logistics, and aircraft refueling. Leverage your earnings to upgrade your staff and enhance your airport's infrastructure. Delight in exceptional 3D graphics that bring the vintage charm of the airport to life, with an ad-free gaming experience. Navigate through eight years of engaging levels that beautifully encapsulate key historical events, providing countless hours of addictive gameplay. Showcase your strategic prowess with a collection of accurately rendered vintage aircrafts set against the authentic model of Prague airport between 1937 and 1947. Can you rise to the challenge? Download AirportPRG today, and master the skies!
Hello Tower
Experience realistic airport ground control with this simulation app. Manage aircraft movements, issue clearances, and handle emergencies across over 40 diverse airports. Progress from simple single-runway operations to complex hub airports.
- Airport ground maneuvering simulation
- Over 40 different airports
- Simplified and real-size airport versions
- Pushback, taxi, and take-off clearances
- Emergency handling
- Level-based progression
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Airport ground maneuvering simulation of more than 40 different airports including London Heathrow LHR, Philadelphia PHL, Miami Intl. MIA, Singapore, New York JFK, Las Vegas LAS, São Paulo GRU, Montreal YUL, Boston BOS, and many more. Different versions of airports included: - Play the simplified version, where the airport is scaled down to an easy playable experience. - Play the real thing. Here the whole airport is in real size displayed, where all your skills are required. Features - Give pushback, taxi, holding and take-off clearances. - Handle emergencies and try to release all flights on time in order to release the next level. From an easy single-runway operation at the beginning to demanding hub airports with multiple active runways where all your skills are required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AirportPRG at Free against Hello Tower's $2.99. AirportPRG also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Hello Tower's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On ratings volume, 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
AirportPRG is free to download; Hello Tower costs $2.99 up front. Hello Tower sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. AirportPRG asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hello Tower holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 88 and 66 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of AirportPRG's written reviews are positive against 71% of Hello Tower's.
AirportPRG ships an update monthly, Hello Tower every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | AirportPRG | Hello Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (88 ratings) | 4.4 (66 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.6% of reviews | 70.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 66 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 297 MB | 412 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flyboys Games s.r.o. | Sascha Trachsel |
Customer experience
AirportPRG
Hello Tower
User reviews
AirportPRG
From 88 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎵 Excellent soundtrack and music
- 🎨 Detailed and pleasant graphics
- ⏱️ Engaging time management gameplay
- 📚 Interesting historical context and storyline
- 🆓 Free-to-play with no advertisements
Room to improve
- 🐛 Planes getting stuck permanently
- 🐛 Fuel trucks and service vehicles getting stuck
- 🐛 Passengers clipping through aircraft
- 🐛 Game freezing and crashing
- 😤 Draw path mechanic too restrictive
Hello Tower
From 66 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Realistic simulation
- 👍 Challenging gameplay
- 👍 Good graphics
- 👍 No ads
- 👍 Addictive and fun
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🐛 Unintuitive UI
- 🐛 Steep learning curve
- 🐛 Frequent game over on small mistakes
- 🐛 Lack of tutorial
Bugs and requests
AirportPRG
Reported bugs
12 issues- Santa plane never arrives on Christmas level (1947 mission)
- Christmas gift not awarded after completing level
- 1939 level cannot be completed
- 1947 mission hangs indefinitely
- Special planes not landing when all other planes depart first
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- Game stuck on certain historical missions
- Planes colliding and becoming immobilized
- Fuel trucks unable to reach planes
- Passengers getting stuck in aircraft tails
- Game crashes and force closes
- Multiple planes parking on same spot
- Planes freezing mid-taxi
Requested features
13 requests- More levels and missions
- Additional aircraft types and airlines
- Jet age scenarios with modern planes
- Extended time period coverage (1948-1960s)
- Free play mode with progression and saving
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- Ability to save progress in missions
- Sandbox/endless mode improvements
- Multiple language support (French, Russian, German, Portuguese)
- Better passenger animation
- Cargo planes addition
- Option to switch between old and new parking mechanics
- Achievements provided retroactively
- More detailed historical aircraft accuracy
Hello Tower
Reported bugs
37 issues- 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
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- 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
Requested features
23 requests- 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
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- 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
In-app purchases
AirportPRG
No in-app purchases
Hello Tower
- Hello Tower Test$0.99
- Airport Pack$0.99
- Sandbox test2 variants$0.99
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- Airport Pack$1.99
Questions
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