Comparison

Port Control 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

Port Control

Guide ships to safe port approaches by drawing their paths. Avoid collisions with other vessels and manage your ships' fuel levels. Ensure successful arrivals by refueling when necessary.

Highlights
  • Guide ships to ports
  • Draw safe paths
  • Avoid ship collisions
  • Manage ship fuel
  • Refuel ships
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Manage the sea traffic. Be helpful captain of vessel. Guide your ships to a safe approaching at various ports. Draw their lines to avoid crashes! Be careful for freighters. Calculate good your ships fuel quantity for successful approaching. If inadequate of fuel ships look for fuel tank.

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

Port Control4 screens
Airport Tycoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Port Control at none against Airport Tycoon's 9. Port Control also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (53% vs 38%). Airport Tycoon's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Airport Tycoon sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Port Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Airport Tycoon holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 252 and 183 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Port Control's written reviews are positive against 38% of Airport Tycoon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Port Control ships an update fortnightly, Airport Tycoon every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Port Control versus Airport Tycoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPort ControlAirport Tycoon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (252 ratings)4.8 (183 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings252 — better183
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB357 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOMICRON BILISIM HIZMETLERI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETIFuzhou Lingyuan Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Port Control

All ratings227 ratings
Positive81.9%
Neutral7.0%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.7%

Airport Tycoon

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

In-app purchases

None

Port Control

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Airport Tycoon

One-time9
  • A Couple of Gems$0.99
  • Special Pack$1.99
  • Super Radar$1.99
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  • 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 Port Control free?
Port Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Airport Tycoon free?
Airport Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Port Control or Airport Tycoon?
Airport Tycoon is rated higher. Port Control averages 4.3 out of 5 from 252 ratings, while Airport Tycoon averages 4.8 from 183 ratings.
Do Port Control or Airport Tycoon have ads?
Airport Tycoon shows ads; Port Control does not.
Which is updated more often, Port Control or Airport Tycoon?
Port Control ships an update fortnightly, and Airport Tycoon every 4 days. Most recently, Port Control was updated on October 15, 2026 and Airport Tycoon on October 20, 2026.

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