Comparison

OptiFlight vs Calm 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

Calm Control

Features
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Guide. Clear. Breathe. Calm Control is a relaxing air traffic puzzle game with a clever twist in every level, plus Storm Watch, a tower defence mode set over the same peaceful islands. HOW IT PLAYS • Tap a plane, then tap a runway, or just drag it there. Planes glide in along smooth, automatically planned approaches • One plane per runway: time your landings or they must go around • Watch the fuel ring around every plane and land the lowest first • Clear departures between arrivals, and land back to back to build combos • Tap the Calm meter to slow the whole sky when things get busy 60 LEVELS, EVERY ONE A LITTLE DIFFERENT • A new idea almost every level: short runways, helicopters, seaplanes, MAYDAY emergencies, storms, restricted airspace, wind, bird flocks and hot-air balloons • Twist levels change the rules: Rush Hour, Night Fog, Fuel Crisis, VIP Day, Storm Front, Jet Set, Departure Rush, Mayday Day and Quiet Skies • Two goals on every level. Meet them to earn all three stars STORM WATCH: TOWER DEFENCE IN THE SKY • Clouds, bird flocks, balloons, drones, storm cells and fog banks ride the wind toward your control tower • Build five airport facilities: Gust Fan, Cloud Seeder, Radar Dome, Falcon Roost and Lighthouse • Upgrade each one to level 3, then choose one of two specialisations • Endless waves, a supercell boss every tenth wave, and a boost card to choose every fifth • Several island maps, each with its own wind currents MORE WAYS TO PLAY • Endless mode with upgrade cards between waves • A fresh Daily Challenge every day • Leaderboards and achievements with Game Center MADE TO RELAX • Soft dusk skies, gentle original music and satisfying touchdowns • Short sessions, no timers pushing you unless the level says so • Plays offline, with no account needed FREE TO PLAY • The whole campaign, Endless, Daily Challenge and Storm Watch are free • Occasional ads appear only between plays, never during one • Optional videos give a second chance, a supply drop or a card reroll • Remove Ads (one-time purchase) ends the ads between plays and makes second chances free • Storm Watch Pass (one-time purchase) adds two exclusive maps, the Lighthouse from the first wave, and supply drops and rerolls without videos Support: https://nirah.co/legal/support Privacy policy: https://nirah.co/legal/privacy © 2026 Nirah Digital

Screenshots

OptiFlight4 screens
Calm Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: OptiFlight at none against Calm Control's shown. Calm Control's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Calm Control sells 2 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, Calm Control weekly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OptiFlight versus Calm Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOptiFlightCalm Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKrish SuchdevNirah Digital

In-app purchases

3 purchases

OptiFlight

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

Calm Control

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Storm Watch Pass$2.99

Questions

Is OptiFlight free?
OptiFlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calm Control free?
Calm Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OptiFlight or Calm Control have ads?
Calm Control shows ads; OptiFlight does not.
Which is updated more often, OptiFlight or Calm Control?
OptiFlight ships an update every 6 weeks, and Calm Control weekly. Most recently, OptiFlight was updated on October 29, 2026 and Calm Control on October 29, 2026.

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