Comparison

Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower vs Airport Tycoon

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Draw flight paths
  • Avoid collisions
  • Upgrade airport
  • Unlock new planes
  • Progress through exotic islands
  • 3D world control
Features
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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!

About

Airport Tycoon

Manage an airport, from maintaining aircraft and controlling air traffic to signing airline contracts and building your own fleet. Expand terminals and acquire special aircraft to become a global aviation tycoon.

Highlights
  • Realistic aircraft maintenance and painting
  • Air traffic control for arrivals and departures
  • Build and manage your own aircraft fleet
  • Expand airport terminals (domestic, international, cargo, VIP)
  • Acquire special aircraft like Concorde and An225
Features
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Airport Tycoon is an airport simulation game, as the director in the game world you start with an airport and hangar, you should maintain airplanes from airlines at beginning, control air traffic, sign contracts with airlines and build your own fleet! You can see your airways all over the world! === Game Features === *Relastic Maintenance & Paint Aircraft Play as a professional aircraft maintenance engineer, through cleaning, de-icing, engine disassembly, etc. To complete the regular maintenance of the aircraft to ensure that the aircraft safely perform every takeoff and landing tasks. *Air Traffic Control In your busy airport, play the role of ATC to make decisions on flight arrivals and departures, to sort out aircraft queues, to ease congestion and delays, to effectively improve flight efficiency and to expand airport revenue! *Build Fleet & Be the tycoon In the process of gradual contracting, it is also possible to expand domestic, international, cargo, VIP terminals, land special aircraft such as Concorde, An225 and C919! Become a rich Airport Tycoon!

Screenshots

Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower4 screens
Airport Tycoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower at none against Airport Tycoon's shown. Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 38%) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 184). Airport Tycoon's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Airport Tycoon sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower against 4.8 for Airport Tycoon. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower has 1.6K ratings behind it against 184, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower's written reviews are positive against 38% of Airport Tycoon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower ships an update every 2 weeks, Airport Tycoon every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower versus Airport Tycoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFly THIS! Flight Control TowerAirport Tycoon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings)4.8 (184 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K — better184
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB357 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorthplayFuzhou Lingyuan Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower

All ratings1,578 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews276 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative18.1%

Airport Tycoon

All ratings165 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Airport Tycoon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower

One-time9
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Level Skip Pack$0.99
  • Hercules airplane$0.99
Show 6 more
  • 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
9 purchases

Airport Tycoon

One-time9
  • A Couple of Gems$0.99
  • Special Pack$1.99
  • Super Radar$1.99
Show 6 more
  • No Ads$4.99
  • A Handful of Gems$4.99
  • A Pile of Gems$9.99
  • A Sack of Gems$19.99
  • A Box of Gems$29.99
  • A Crate of Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower free?
Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Airport Tycoon free?
Airport Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower or Airport Tycoon?
Airport Tycoon is rated higher. Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Airport Tycoon averages 4.8 from 184 ratings.
Do Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower or Airport Tycoon have ads?
Airport Tycoon shows ads; Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower does not.
Which is updated more often, Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower or Airport Tycoon?
Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower ships an update every 2 weeks, and Airport Tycoon every 4 days. Most recently, Fly THIS! Flight Control Tower was updated on October 22, 2026 and Airport Tycoon on October 25, 2026.

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