Comparison

Traffix vs Hello Tower

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

Head to head
About

Traffix

Control traffic lights in busy cities to prevent accidents and maintain peace. Navigate various vehicles through challenging levels with simple tap controls. Enjoy a calming yet tricky gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Tap to change traffic light colors
  • Manage various vehicles (cars, buses, trucks, trains, planes)
  • Prevent vehicle crashes
  • Progress through tricky city levels
  • Calming and minimalist design
  • Chaos Mode for advanced players
Features
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Based on simple rules and minimalist features, Traffix will amaze you in no time! The highway is a place where chaos, stress and rage are always present, mainly in big cities like Paris, Tokyo, Istanbul or Las Vegas. Aware of this, you must control the traffic light to keep the drivers safe and maintain peace. Start fighting chaos all over the world! Features: Simple rules: Tap the traffic light on the right time to change its color and manage the highway. It works just as a normal traffic light with green, yellow and red colors. Minimalist: You will find cars, a bus or a van in almost every city. There are cities featuring a truck, a train and even a plane. Your job? Make sure they don’t crash. Calming: Traffix will not force you to think too hard. Each new city will amaze your senses and help you to relax. Tricky levels: The visual features of Traffix are very simple and minimalist, but some cities can turn very tricky! The slightest distraction can cause a big crash. Everybody hates traffic. Even when it is minimalist, like on Traffix. Now there is a way to control chaos and spread some peace to the streets. On Traffix you are the highway manager. Each city will deliver a different dose of stress and chaos. By tapping the traffic lights on the right time, you can control the flow and avoid raging drivers. It’s very important that you do not make drivers wait or they will get mad. On the other side, do not rush or they will crash! You have to wait for the right time to tap the traffic lights and guide the cars to their destination. The lights are red by default. Wait for the right time to turn the yellow light on and let one car go. When the road is empty, double tap to activate the green traffic light! You will quickly understand how Traffix works, thanks to the minimalist and evocative elements. The rules are simple: Red: All the vehicles will stop. The red traffic light will get everybody angry after a while. Yellow: It will allow one car to pass. After that, becomes automatically red. The yellow traffic light is the safest play. Green: Tap twice to make the light turn green. This will open the traffic light and allow all the cars to advance. Most of the accidents occur within the green traffic light. Chaos Mode: There is a second game mode available. The Chaos Mode is just for pros and it will amaze you by its simplicity. As you understand by its name, it features extra stress and madness. You need to guide the police cars to their destination safely. One crash and you lose. Do you think you can complete all the cities? This is your time to prove it. Play all over the world! Traffix features the busiest cities in the world. Places where stress is rooted and peace is a distant mirage. As you progress, the highway will get more and more chaotic. On that point, one of two things will happen: or you overcome the challenges or you become one of the raging drivers. See you on the highway!

About

Hello Tower

Experience realistic airport ground control with this simulation app. Manage aircraft movements, issue clearances, and handle emergencies across over 40 diverse airports. Progress from simple single-runway operations to complex hub airports.

Highlights
  • Airport ground maneuvering simulation
  • Over 40 different airports
  • Simplified and real-size airport versions
  • Pushback, taxi, and take-off clearances
  • Emergency handling
  • Level-based progression
Features
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Airport ground maneuvering simulation of more than 40 different airports including  London Heathrow LHR, Philadelphia PHL, Miami Intl. MIA, Singapore, New York JFK, Las Vegas LAS, São Paulo GRU, Montreal YUL, Boston BOS, and many more.  Different versions of airports included: - Play the simplified version, where the airport is scaled down to an easy playable experience. - Play the real thing. Here the whole airport is in real size displayed, where all your skills are required. Features - Give pushback, taxi, holding and take-off clearances.  - Handle emergencies and try to release all flights on time in order to release the next level. From an easy single-runway operation at the beginning to demanding hub airports with multiple active runways where all your skills are required.

Screenshots

Traffix4 screens
Hello Tower4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Traffix at none against Hello Tower's 5. Traffix also leads on ratings volume (644 vs 65) and chart position (#121 vs unranked). Hello Tower's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (71% vs 55%). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Traffix costs $1.99 and Hello Tower $2.99 up front. Hello Tower sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Traffix asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Traffix against 4.4 for Hello Tower. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Traffix has 644 ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Traffix's written reviews are positive against 71% of Hello Tower's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Traffix ships an update every 5 weeks, Hello Tower every 9 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Traffix versus Hello Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTraffixHello Tower
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.5 (644 ratings) — better4.4 (65 ratings)
Positive reviews54.6% of reviews70.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings644 — better65
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#121 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size313 MB412 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperINFINITY GAMES, LDASascha Trachsel

Customer experience

Traffix

All ratings644 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews346 reviews
Positive54.6%
Neutral15.9%
Negative29.5%

Hello Tower

All ratings65 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral14.6%
Negative14.6%

User reviews

Traffix

From 644 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and intuitive gameplay
  • 🚀 Addictive and challenging
  • 💡 Unique traffic control concept
  • 🎨 Clean and minimalist design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g. cars not responding to lights, crashes)
  • 🕹️ Frustrating controls (e.g. tapping wrong lane, blocking view)
  • 🔍 Lack of level progression options (skip, restart, etc.)
  • 💰 Expensive for limited content

Hello Tower

From 65 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Realistic simulation
  • 👍 Challenging gameplay
  • 👍 Good graphics
  • 👍 No ads
  • 👍 Addictive and fun

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🐛 Unintuitive UI
  • 🐛 Steep learning curve
  • 🐛 Frequent game over on small mistakes
  • 🐛 Lack of tutorial

Bugs and requests

Traffix

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Cars not responding to traffic lights
  • Crashes and force closes
  • Incorrect level names displayed
  • Letterboxing on iPad Pro
  • No audio on some devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • More levels and cities
  • Level editor and custom level creation
  • Endless/high score mode
  • Dark mode
  • Multitouch support
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  • Sync progress across devices

Hello Tower

Reported bugs

37 issues
  • Flight freezing on runway holding and turns
  • Aircraft getting stuck and blocking routes
  • 30-second departure timer disappearing
  • Aircraft crashing with held aircraft on taxiway
  • Levels not unlocking
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  • Game freezes/crashes, especially at Heathrow
  • Separation logic errors
  • Aircraft not selectable
  • Game hangs/freezes after updates
  • New UI is confusing and unreadable
  • Sounds missing after update
  • Focus on aircraft and readability worsened
  • Aircraft symbols obscured by labels
  • Tapping messages only selects aircraft once
  • Parking spots shown as available when occupied
  • Planes crossing paths and getting stuck
  • Aircraft becoming 'ghosts' blocking routes
  • Runway timer resets to zero before 30 seconds
  • Departure separation timer sometimes fails to appear
  • Recent updates have made the game fiddly and difficult
  • UI is worse after recent updates
  • Levels changed after recent updates
  • Game becomes unplayable after updates
  • Aircraft roll with extreme speed
  • UI for iPhones is terrible
  • Previous version was better
  • Custom game mode is buggy
  • Some airport orientations are off
  • Ground radars not oriented to true north
  • Cannot make aircraft move
  • Cannot park landed aircraft
  • Game ends with blocked runway when it's not
  • Impossible timings leading to penalties
  • Aircraft launching in both directions on the same runway simultaneously
  • Departure slot timer bug
  • Aircraft on final approach not being able to be directed away
  • Aircraft on runway preventing others from crossing

Requested features

23 requests
  • Add more airports (US, European, Asian, Indian cities)
  • Add an endless/sandbox mode
  • Add AI voice recognition and ATC dialogues
  • Implement a tutorial or walk-through
  • Add a 'continue game' or save progress option
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  • Add more realistic separation rules and traffic patterns
  • Improve UI and controls (smaller buttons, better organization)
  • Add option to designate departure/arrival runways
  • Add rejected takeoffs, emergency vehicles, emergency inbounds
  • Add ability to call a go-around
  • Allow custom stop points
  • Add more sounds for aircraft
  • Add a smaller tutorial airport
  • Add day/night environment switching
  • Add towing/pushback option for stuck aircraft
  • Add Chinese language support
  • Add more content/levels, possibly a sequel
  • Improve graphics and aircraft dynamics
  • Add music and better menu
  • Add indication when flights actually depart
  • Add beacon lights to taxiway hotspots
  • Add more realistic taxi speeds and turnaround times
  • Add runway vacation instructions

In-app purchases

None

Traffix

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Hello Tower

One-time4
  • Hello Tower Test$0.99
  • Airport Pack$0.99
  • Sandbox test2 variants$0.99
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  • Airport Pack$1.99

Questions

Is Traffix free?
Traffix costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hello Tower free?
Hello Tower costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Traffix or Hello Tower?
Traffix is rated higher. Traffix averages 4.5 out of 5 from 644 ratings, while Hello Tower averages 4.4 from 65 ratings.
Do Traffix or Hello Tower have ads?
Neither Traffix nor Hello Tower shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Traffix or Hello Tower?
Traffix ships an update every 5 weeks, and Hello Tower every 9 days. Most recently, Traffix was updated on September 24, 2026 and Hello Tower on September 24, 2026.

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