Comparison

C172 Checklists vs Designer City 2

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

C172 Checklists

This app provides paperless checklists for the C172 aircraft, specifically for those with G1000 glass cockpits. It's designed for flight simulator enthusiasts, offering an intuitive interface and dark mode for night use.

Highlights
  • C172 standard operating checklists
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Simple check-marking system
  • Supports any orientation
  • Dark Mode for night use
Features
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*** This app is for entertainment purposes only! We are not affiliated with Cessna or Textron or any airline *** The C172 Checklist app brings paperless checklists straight to your palm. Checklists are complete for generic standard operations of an C172 series aircraft. This app is ideally suited for pilots flying on Flight Simulators at home, especially for Flight Simulator add-ons such as C172. * The checklists contained in this app are for C172 with G1000 glass cockpits! * Features: - C172 standard operating checklists - Very easy and intuitive user interface - Simple check-marking system to mark completed items - Use in any orientation, our checklists adapt to your needs - Fly at night with Dark Mode

About

Designer City 2

Design and build your dream city without timers or energy bars. Create unique skylines with over 2,000 buildings, manage resources, and expand your metropolis. Play offline or online.

Highlights
  • No timers or energy bars
  • Design unique city skylines
  • Over 2,000 unique buildings
  • City management and strategy
  • Offline play supported
  • Expand beyond the city
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Design and Build Your Ultimate City Skyline in Designer City 2 Tired of waiting in other city games? In this free offline city building simulator there are no timers or energy bars - you control the pace. Design and build your dream town, evolve it into a city, and expand into a massive metropolis with a unique city skyline. BUILD YOUR DREAM CITY Construct houses, apartments and skyscrapers to attract residents. Zone commercial and industrial areas to provide jobs. Add parks, schools, hospitals, police and fire stations to keep citizens safe, happy and productive. CREATE YOUR SKYLINE Design a city skyline filled with world landmarks, monuments and over 2,000 unique buildings. Shape the land by raising mountains, carving rivers, or creating coastlines. Every city is unique, every skyline different. CITY MANAGEMENT & STRATEGY This is more than just a casual builder—it’s a city tycoon simulator. Balance jobs and housing, manage resources, control pollution, and deploy services efficiently. Build complex transportation systems with roads, highways, railways and subways to keep traffic flowing. EXPAND BEYOND THE CITY Boost your economy with airports, seaports and farms. Explore military and space programs to add extra depth to your growing city empire. PLAY OFFLINE OR ONLINE Designer City 2 is completely free to play and works offline. No internet connection needed, no energy bars, no timers. Play your way, whenever you want. THE ULTIMATE CITY BUILDER If you love city building games, town builders, city simulators, tycoon games or skyline design, Designer City 2 gives you endless freedom. Build again and again on new landscapes with the city reset feature. Download today and start your city building adventure. Free, offline and without limits, this is the city skyline game you’ve been waiting for.

Screenshots

C172 Checklists4 screens
Designer City 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Designer City 2 at Free against C172 Checklists's $1.99. Designer City 2 also leads on ratings volume (4.2K vs 3) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). C172 Checklists's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

Designer City 2 is free to download; C172 Checklists costs $1.99 up front. Designer City 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. C172 Checklists asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Designer City 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Designer City 2 has 4.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of C172 Checklists's written reviews are positive against 80% of Designer City 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
C172 Checklists versus Designer City 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterC172 ChecklistsDesigner City 2
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)4.9 (4.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better79.7% of reviews
Number of ratings34.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.516.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB194 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukasz MusialSphere Game Studios

Customer experience

C172 Checklists

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Designer City 2

All ratings4,165 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews547 reviews
Positive79.7%
Neutral8.0%
Negative12.2%

Bugs and requests

C172 Checklists

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Designer City 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes and resets progress
  • Losing money and gold after updates
  • Inability to confirm security code

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add Shanghai Tower
  • Add more worlds/maps to build on
  • Add Chinese language support
  • Add highways and overpasses
  • Add curved roads and tracks
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  • Add more unique buildings and landmarks

In-app purchases

None

C172 Checklists

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Designer City 2

One-time10
  • Teeny bag of gold$1.99
  • Tiny bag of gold$3.99
  • Tiny mixed bag$4.99
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  • Small player level boost$4.99
  • Small mixed bag$6.99
  • Small bag of gold$8.99
  • Large mixed bag$11.99
  • Premium buildings$13.99
  • Medium bag of gold$18.99
  • Giant mixed bag$24.99

Questions

Is C172 Checklists free?
C172 Checklists costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Designer City 2 free?
Designer City 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, C172 Checklists or Designer City 2?
Designer City 2 is rated higher. C172 Checklists averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Designer City 2 averages 4.9 from 4.2K ratings.
Do C172 Checklists or Designer City 2 have ads?
Designer City 2 shows ads; C172 Checklists does not.
Which is updated more often, C172 Checklists or Designer City 2?
C172 Checklists ships an update every 2 months, and Designer City 2 every 2 months. Most recently, C172 Checklists was updated on November 2, 2026 and Designer City 2 on November 5, 2026.

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