Advanced Vectoring vs Flatout ATC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Advanced Vectoring
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Advanced Vectoring caters to the next generation of air traffic controllers who are comfortable and adept at using and learning on, mobile devices. Like all our aviation-focused games powered on our StrataGem platform, it allows air traffic control students to leverage mobile apps and gaming while waiting-sometimes weeks or months - to get into high-fidelity simulators during the advanced phases of their training. The game is easily implemented on individual training devices, such as iPads, can be played anytime/anywhere, and expedites the early teaching of a critical skill that must be mastered by all radar controllers. It gives air traffic controllers a strong foundation to ensure future success and has a high level of engagement that requires student focus and attention to succeed.
Flatout ATC
Command real-world airspace by guiding aircraft through 28 detailed airports. This fast-paced puzzle game tests your skills with realistic procedures and daily challenges. Manage arrivals, departures, and emergencies to achieve perfect landings.
- Realistic airspace command
- 28 meticulously mapped airports
- Approach and landing guidance
- Daily challenges
- Escalating difficulty
- Free Play mode
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Flatout ATC puts you in the tower. Vector arrivals, sequence departures, clear approaches, and keep every aircraft safely separated across real airports from New York to Tokyo. NEW IN 3.0: THE WATCH A career campaign told in seasons. Step into the tower as a new controller and earn your place shift by shift, with a full cast, a story that carries across episodes, and a debrief after every shift. - Season 1: First Watch. Seven episodes. Your first solo, your first radio failure, your first engine-out. - Season 2: The Incident Desk. Seven episodes of search and rescue, including a cooperative multi-aircraft rescue. REAL CONTROL - Tap an aircraft to give it a heading, altitude, or speed. - Clear published approaches and issue crossing restrictions like a real controller. - Fly search and rescue: follow the signal, hold a steady hover to hoist, and beat the survival clock. LIVE TRAFFIC Work a shift against real aircraft flying right now over New York, London, and Atlanta, streamed from live ADS-B data. One free live shift every day. NO ADS Every advert was removed. No interruptions, no rewarded videos, just you and the airspace. A WHOLE WORLD Dozens of real airports with satellite-accurate runways, published procedures, 3D terrain and towers, weather you can fly around, helicopters, and a daily challenge. THE LOGBOOK Every level you clear writes a permanent record you can look back on. Already own the Full Game? You keep the base game and every season, free, forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Advanced Vectoring at none against Flatout ATC's 12. Advanced Vectoring also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.1). Flatout ATC's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 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. Flatout ATC sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Advanced Vectoring asks for nothing beyond the download.
Advanced Vectoring ships an update every 10 months, Flatout ATC every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Advanced Vectoring | Flatout ATC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 337 MB | 543 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rigil | Craig Kennedy |
In-app purchases
Advanced Vectoring
No in-app purchases
Flatout ATC
- Unlock Small Fields$0.99
- Mid Size Fields$0.99
- Unlock Military Complication$0.99
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- Unlock International Airports$0.99
- Unlock Regional Northeast Airspaces$0.99
- Unlock the US 'Big Dog'$0.99
- Unlock the Final Bosses$0.99
- The Watch — Season One$2.99
- Season 2: The Incident Desk$2.99
- Season 3: The Crossing$2.99
- Base Game Unlock$4.99
- Unlock Full Game$4.99
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