Comparison

OptiFlight vs City Gridlock

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

City Gridlock

Engage in a city traffic simulation where you strategically place road signs and traffic lights to manage vehicle flow. Solve complex traffic challenges, divert cars, and optimize routes to prevent congestion and keep citizens happy. Unlock new features as you progress through various game modes.

Highlights
  • Traffic simulation gameplay
  • Strategic placement of road signs and traffic lights
  • Divert cars and optimize routes
  • 13 unique levels
  • Time attack and manual control game modes
  • Unlock new game features
Features
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Turn traffic chaos into a city that flows. City Gridlock is a traffic simulation puzzle game where every sign and signal matters. Study the routes, spot the bottlenecks, and decide how to keep the city moving. Place road signs, program traffic lights, and divert cars around busy intersections. Press GO and watch your plan come to life. Cars head toward their destinations, buses stop to collect passengers, and queues begin to form. Keep drivers moving before their patience runs out, then adjust your strategy to improve traffic efficiency. Want a different challenge? Switch traffic lights yourself in Manual Control, or find the fastest way to clear the city in Time Attack. Features: - 10+ unique traffic puzzles; - 8 Time Attack levels; - 8 Manual Control levels; - Place traffic lights and fine-tune their timing; - Redirect traffic with road signs and roadblocks; - View vehicle paths to understand routes and plan your solution; - Explore cities in daylight, at sunset, in the evening, and at night; - Enjoy dynamic lighting, glowing headlights, and real-time shadows; - Unlock new features and increase your player level; - Compare your scores with other players; - No ads or content locked behind in-app purchases. Can you keep the whole city moving?

Screenshots

OptiFlight4 screens
City Gridlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

OptiFlight and City Gridlock both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of OptiFlight's written reviews are positive against 0% of City Gridlock's. OptiFlight also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 2). City Gridlock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, update cadence, 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; City Gridlock costs $2.99 up front. OptiFlight sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. City Gridlock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for OptiFlight against 4.5 for City Gridlock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OptiFlight has 1.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of OptiFlight's written reviews are positive against 0% of City Gridlock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OptiFlight ships an update every 6 weeks, City Gridlock every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
OptiFlight versus City Gridlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOptiFlightCity Gridlock
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB273 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKrish SuchdevLucky Loot

Customer experience

OptiFlight

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

City Gridlock

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

OptiFlight

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

City Gridlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OptiFlight free?
OptiFlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is City Gridlock free?
City Gridlock costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OptiFlight or City Gridlock?
OptiFlight is rated higher. OptiFlight averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while City Gridlock averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do OptiFlight or City Gridlock have ads?
Neither OptiFlight nor City Gridlock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OptiFlight or City Gridlock?
OptiFlight ships an update every 6 weeks, and City Gridlock every 5 weeks. Most recently, OptiFlight was updated on October 13, 2026 and City Gridlock on October 1, 2026.

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