Airport vs Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Airport
Take on the role of an airport manager and control air traffic by drawing paths for planes. Successfully land and depart aircraft to earn money, upgrade your airport, and unlock new stations. This game tests your multitasking skills and offers various levels and modes.
- Control airport traffic by drawing paths
- Guide airplanes for landing and departure
- Earn money to upgrade and open new stations
- Multiple levels with increasing difficulty
- Endless mode with leaderboards and achievements
- Day-night cycle with weather effects
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Play the role of airport manager and control the airport traffic. Be an airport control tower and guide airplanes simply by drawing paths and manage the chaos of the airport. Best way to Kill Free Time. This game also tests your brain's multitasking ability. Gameplay and features: Guide the airplanes towards the runway to land and serve them as required. Earn money by successfully departing airplanes on time and use the money to upgrade and open new stations. Lots of Levels with increasing difficulty and six endless mode levels with global leaderboards and many achievements to unlock. Rainy days and cloudy days with the day-night cycle.
Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower
Become an air traffic controller in this addictive game. Draw flight paths, manage planes, and ensure safe landings in challenging puzzles. Upgrade your airport and unlock new aircraft as you expand your airline across exotic destinations.
- Draw flight paths
- Avoid collisions
- Upgrade airport
- Unlock new planes
- Progress through exotic islands
- 3D world control
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Fly THIS! is an addictive game of explosive airplane action that will challenge your inner air traffic controller. The sequel to the award winning Conduct THIS! takes players to the skies in a race against time to bring passengers safely to their destination by drawing flight paths and avoiding collisions in increasingly challenging action-puzzles. Mastering air traffic has never looked this good and been this fun. Upgrade your airport and purchase new planes for your fleet as your little airline expands its reach to far away destinations. • Control planes in a beautiful 3D world • Simple and intuitive gameplay for everyone • Transport passengers, earn coins and unlock new airplanes • Progress through exotic islands with unique themes • Fantastic soundtrack by composer Mikkel Gemzøe • From the Award winning team that brought you Conduct THIS!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower at none against Airport's shown. Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 441). Airport's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 71%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Airport sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Airport against 4.7 for Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 441 and 1.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Airport's written reviews are positive against 71% of Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower's.
Airport ships an update every 5 months, Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Airport | Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (441 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 441 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | mukesh patel | Northplay |
Customer experience
Airport
Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower
User reviews
Airport
From 441 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😊 Highly addictive and fun gameplay
- ⏱️ Excellent time management mechanics
- 🧠 Great for stress relief and mental stimulation
- 📱 Works offline without internet required
- 🎮 Simple yet engaging mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Level 32 is broken/endless
- 📢 Forced ads after every level
- 🔇 Mutes background music automatically
- 💰 Limited content without paying
- 🎮 Unclear level objectives/instructions
Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Excellent graphics and gameplay
- 🕹 Fun and addictive
- 🛫 Realistic flight simulation
- 🕰 Great time-killer game
- 👍 Challenging but not too difficult
Room to improve
- 💰 Too many intrusive ads
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay
- 🕰 Levels can get frustratingly difficult
- 🔑 In-app purchases feel overpriced
Bugs and requests
Airport
Reported bugs
10 issues- Level 32 never ends - planes keep spawning infinitely
- Level 11 doesn't award stars despite meeting criteria
- Ghost plane appears and crashes into boarding bays
- Game crashes immediately on app startup
- Planes can land/takeoff from locked runways
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- Planes explode randomly causing money loss
- Level 36 has ghost plane issues
- Progress data disappears without explanation
- Unclear level completion targets
- Star rating not properly awarded
Requested features
10 requests- More levels and content
- Different airport variations
- Boat/port management version
- Additional terminal features (plane washing, etc.)
- Customizable terminal layout
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- Plane priority/classification guide
- More endless mode variations
- First class passengers and food services
- Better grammar in instructions
- Skip level option
Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower
Reported bugs
3 issues- Purchased planes disappearing from inventory
- Planes not responding correctly to player inputs
- Levels freezing or crashing on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add a level editor
- Implement online/multiplayer mode
- Introduce more diverse aircraft types
- Add cloud sync across devices
- Improve color accessibility for colorblind players
In-app purchases
Airport
- Airport Control adFree$1.99
Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower
- Starter Pack$0.99
- Level Skip Pack$0.99
- Hercules airplane$0.99
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- F-16 airplane$0.99
- Wasp Drone$0.99
- Hornet Drone$0.99
- Remove ads$4.99
- Plane Pass$9.99
- Level Pass$9.99
Questions
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