X vs Flatout ATC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
X
This app displays your X-Plane simulator flight data on a map in real-time. Connect your device to the same network to view speeds, altitudes, and flight plans from Simbrief.
- Real-time flight data display
- Connects to X-Plane 11/12
- View speeds and altitudes
- Download Simbrief flight plans
- Automatic network discovery
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iPhone and iPad app to run in parallel with your X-Plane simulator (it supports both X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 12). Make sure your device is connected to the same network as the machine where X-Plane is running and the app will automatically find it and will link to it. Once linked, your flight data will start arriving to the app and therefore displayed in the map. On the Menu you can see flight information like your speeds and altitudes. You can also connect and download your current flight plan from Simbrief to get some extra flight information like arrival, destination, flight time, distance traveled, etc. Enjoy!
Flatout ATC
Command real-world airspace by guiding aircraft through 28 detailed airports. This fast-paced puzzle game tests your skills with realistic procedures and daily challenges. Manage arrivals, departures, and emergencies to achieve perfect landings.
- Realistic airspace command
- 28 meticulously mapped airports
- Approach and landing guidance
- Daily challenges
- Escalating difficulty
- Free Play mode
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Flatout ATC puts you in the tower. Vector arrivals, sequence departures, clear approaches, and keep every aircraft safely separated across real airports from New York to Tokyo. NEW IN 3.0: THE WATCH A career campaign told in seasons. Step into the tower as a new controller and earn your place shift by shift, with a full cast, a story that carries across episodes, and a debrief after every shift. - Season 1: First Watch. Seven episodes. Your first solo, your first radio failure, your first engine-out. - Season 2: The Incident Desk. Seven episodes of search and rescue, including a cooperative multi-aircraft rescue. REAL CONTROL - Tap an aircraft to give it a heading, altitude, or speed. - Clear published approaches and issue crossing restrictions like a real controller. - Fly search and rescue: follow the signal, hold a steady hover to hoist, and beat the survival clock. LIVE TRAFFIC Work a shift against real aircraft flying right now over New York, London, and Atlanta, streamed from live ADS-B data. One free live shift every day. NO ADS Every advert was removed. No interruptions, no rewarded videos, just you and the airspace. A WHOLE WORLD Dozens of real airports with satellite-accurate runways, published procedures, 3D terrain and towers, weather you can fly around, helicopters, and a daily challenge. THE LOGBOOK Every level you clear writes a permanent record you can look back on. Already own the Full Game? You keep the base game and every season, free, forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: X at 4.8 against Flatout ATC's 4.3. X also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Flatout ATC's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (40 vs 4). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Flatout ATC sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. X asks for nothing beyond the download.
X holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flatout ATC has 40 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of X's written reviews are positive against 67% of Flatout ATC's.
X ships an update every 2 months, Flatout ATC every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | X | Flatout ATC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 4.3 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 545 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xavier Ramos Oliver | Craig Kennedy |
Customer experience
X
Flatout ATC
In-app purchases
X
No in-app purchases
Flatout ATC
- Unlock Small Fields$0.99
- Mid Size Fields$0.99
- Unlock Military Complication$0.99
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- Unlock International Airports$0.99
- Unlock Regional Northeast Airspaces$0.99
- Unlock the US 'Big Dog'$0.99
- Unlock the Final Bosses$0.99
- The Watch — Season One$2.99
- Season 2: The Incident Desk$2.99
- Season 3: The Crossing$2.99
- Base Game Unlock$4.99
- Unlock Full Game$4.99









