C172 Checklists vs Designer City 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- C172 standard operating checklists
- Intuitive user interface
- Simple check-marking system
- Supports any orientation
- Dark Mode for night use
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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
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | C172 Checklists | Designer City 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 4.9 (4.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 79.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 194 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lukasz Musial | Sphere Game Studios |
Customer experience
C172 Checklists
Designer City 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
C172 Checklists
No in-app purchases
Designer City 2
- 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
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