Comparison

Aviation Runway vs Airport Tycoon

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

Head to head
About

Aviation Runway

Build and manage your own airline empire from scratch. Automate flights to generate profits, even when offline. Expand your crew to increase flight duration and ticket prices.

Highlights
  • Build airline legacy
  • Automate flights
  • Offline profit generation
  • Expand crew
  • Boost flight time
  • Increase ticket prices
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Build your airline legacy from the ground up. Automate your flights and watch as your empire grows and profits flood in, even when you’re offline! Expand your crew to boost overall flight time and ticket prices! Got issues or suggestions? Just email aviationrunway.community@gmail.com

About

Airport Tycoon

Manage an airport, from maintaining aircraft and controlling air traffic to signing airline contracts and building your own fleet. Expand terminals and acquire special aircraft to become a global aviation tycoon.

Highlights
  • Realistic aircraft maintenance and painting
  • Air traffic control for arrivals and departures
  • Build and manage your own aircraft fleet
  • Expand airport terminals (domestic, international, cargo, VIP)
  • Acquire special aircraft like Concorde and An225
Features
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Airport Tycoon is an airport simulation game, as the director in the game world you start with an airport and hangar, you should maintain airplanes from airlines at beginning, control air traffic, sign contracts with airlines and build your own fleet! You can see your airways all over the world! === Game Features === *Relastic Maintenance & Paint Aircraft Play as a professional aircraft maintenance engineer, through cleaning, de-icing, engine disassembly, etc. To complete the regular maintenance of the aircraft to ensure that the aircraft safely perform every takeoff and landing tasks. *Air Traffic Control In your busy airport, play the role of ATC to make decisions on flight arrivals and departures, to sort out aircraft queues, to ease congestion and delays, to effectively improve flight efficiency and to expand airport revenue! *Build Fleet & Be the tycoon In the process of gradual contracting, it is also possible to expand domestic, international, cargo, VIP terminals, land special aircraft such as Concorde, An225 and C919! Become a rich Airport Tycoon!

Screenshots

Aviation Runway4 screens
Airport Tycoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

Aviation Runway and Airport Tycoon both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Aviation Runway's written reviews are positive against 38% of Airport Tycoon's. Airport Tycoon's advantage is ratings volume (184 vs 9) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Aviation Runway sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Airport Tycoon sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aviation Runway holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Airport Tycoon has 184 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Aviation Runway's written reviews are positive against 38% of Airport Tycoon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aviation Runway ships an update every 10 days, Airport Tycoon every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Aviation Runway versus Airport Tycoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAviation RunwayAirport Tycoon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better4.8 (184 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings9184 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size273 MB357 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrent WalterFuzhou Lingyuan Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Aviation Runway

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Airport Tycoon

All ratings165 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Aviation Runway

One-time4
  • 200 Wings$0.99
  • Beginner package$3.99
  • 1300 Wings$4.99
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  • 3000 Wings$9.99
9 purchases

Airport Tycoon

One-time9
  • A Couple of Gems$0.99
  • Special Pack$1.99
  • Super Radar$1.99
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  • No Ads$4.99
  • A Handful of Gems$4.99
  • A Pile of Gems$9.99
  • A Sack of Gems$19.99
  • A Box of Gems$29.99
  • A Crate of Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Aviation Runway free?
Aviation Runway is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Airport Tycoon free?
Airport Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Aviation Runway or Airport Tycoon?
Aviation Runway is rated higher. Aviation Runway averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Airport Tycoon averages 4.8 from 184 ratings.
Do Aviation Runway or Airport Tycoon have ads?
Both Aviation Runway and Airport Tycoon show ads.
Which is updated more often, Aviation Runway or Airport Tycoon?
Aviation Runway ships an update every 10 days, and Airport Tycoon every 4 days. Most recently, Aviation Runway was updated on November 3, 2026 and Airport Tycoon on November 3, 2026.

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