Comparison

OptiFlight vs Metro Control

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

Head to head
About

OptiFlight

Design intricate flight networks to connect cities and guide passengers efficiently. Adapt your routes to dynamic events like airport rushes and closures across over 350 themed levels. Test your strategic planning skills in historical, present-day, and weather-simulated scenarios.

Highlights
  • Design flight networks
  • Create historical flight maps
  • Simulate inclement weather
  • Use real-world cities
  • 350+ levels
  • Analyze in-game statistics
  • Compete on leaderboards
Features
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Step into the world of airline route planning, where your goal is to create a flight network to guide passengers to their destinations in a limited amount of time. You get to call the shots on which routes to draw and which cities to designate as hubs that best serve each scenario. The flight maps you design will also need to be efficient and flexible to accommodate for events that may occur, like airport rushes and closures, as its effects ripple throughout your network. With over 350 geographically and historically themed levels to play, each map you make will be put to the test. MAIN FEATURES - Take a step back in time and create flight maps for past historical scenarios, like the 1849 California Gold Rush and the 2012 London Olympic Games - Prepare for the future and create flight maps in realistic inclement weather simulation, including Hurricanes and Blizzards - Understand the present and create flight maps using actual cities, like New York City and Tokyo, to reflect real flight patterns FAN-FAVORITE LEVELS Vote for your favorite level in the Preferences page ① Big Game (Level 36, Contiguous US) ② Silk Road (Level 17, Asia) ③ Big Apple (Level 18, Contiguous US) ④ Sustain (Level 38, Contiguous US) ⑤ Sustain (Level 38, Europe) ⑥ Tourism Capital (Level 20, Oceania) OTHER FEATURES - Play 350+ levels across multiple maps like America, Europe, and Asia - Analyze in-game statistics to help fine-tune your flight map - Speed up or slow down the game to your comfort - Compete for the top spot on worldwide leaderboards - Simplistic interface and experience - No ads FUTURE FEATURES - More maps! - More levels! - More cities!

About

Metro Control

Direct trains through a metro network, rerouting them around closed lines and other trains. The challenge increases as lines become busier, testing your ability to prevent crashes. Compete with other players on GameCentre.

Highlights
  • Direct trains on closed lines
  • Reroute trains to avoid obstacles
  • Increasingly challenging gameplay
  • Compete on GameCentre
Features
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Take control of your metro network. Direct trains around closed lines to get them safely to their destinations. Starts easy but prepare for more of a challenge when the lines get busier! Trains must finish on their own coloured lines. While passing through your network they can use other coloured lines to avoid closed lines and other trains. How long can you last without causing a crash!? Download now and compete with other players on GameCentre!

Screenshots

OptiFlight4 screens
Metro Control3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: OptiFlight at none against Metro Control's shown. Metro Control's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. OptiFlight sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Metro Control sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OptiFlight ships an update every 6 weeks, Metro Control every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OptiFlight versus Metro Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOptiFlightMetro Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKrish SuchdevJonathan Meikle

Customer experience

OptiFlight

All ratings1,280 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative6.7%

Metro Control

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

OptiFlight

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.00
  • OptiFlight Expansion$1.99
  • Large Tip$5.00
3 purchases

Metro Control

One-time3
  • Pack of 5 Credits$0.99
  • Unlock Full Version$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is OptiFlight free?
OptiFlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Metro Control free?
Metro Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OptiFlight or Metro Control have ads?
Metro Control shows ads; OptiFlight does not.
Which is updated more often, OptiFlight or Metro Control?
OptiFlight ships an update every 6 weeks, and Metro Control every 6 days. Most recently, OptiFlight was updated on October 13, 2026 and Metro Control on October 4, 2026.

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