Comparison

OptiFlight vs HOT37

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

HOT37

Build and manage your dream hotel in this isometric simulator. Expand your establishment by adding floors and rooms, then redecorate and add amenities to attract more guests. Careful financial management is key to success, as running out of funds means game over.

Highlights
  • Build and expand hotel floors
  • Design and reserve rooms
  • Redecorate and add amenities
  • Manage hotel income and expenses
  • Isometric 3D graphics
Features
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Running a hotel is easy! Add floors and hotel rooms. As rooms are reserved, income increases. Use income to redecorate, add more floors, and add amenities. Of course, all this construction costs money. Run out of money, and the game is over.

Screenshots

OptiFlight4 screens
HOT374 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: OptiFlight at 80% against HOT37's 0%. OptiFlight also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). HOT37's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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

OptiFlight is free to download; HOT37 costs $4.99 up front. OptiFlight sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. HOT37 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OptiFlight ships an update every 6 weeks, HOT37 every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
OptiFlight versus HOT37: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOptiFlightHOT37
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB175 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKrish SuchdevBlake HARRIS

Customer experience

OptiFlight

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

HOT37

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

OptiFlight

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.00
  • OptiFlight Expansion$1.99
  • Large Tip$5.00
None

HOT37

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OptiFlight free?
OptiFlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HOT37 free?
HOT37 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do OptiFlight or HOT37 have ads?
Neither OptiFlight nor HOT37 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OptiFlight or HOT37?
OptiFlight ships an update every 6 weeks, and HOT37 every 7 months. Most recently, OptiFlight was updated on October 2, 2026 and HOT37 on September 22, 2026.

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