Comparison

Enigmo vs Planes Control!

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

Head to head
About

Enigmo

A 3D physics-based puzzle game where players redirect streams of liquid droplets to reach their destination. Utilize various tools to manipulate the flow and solve challenging levels. Offers extensive user-generated content and multiplayer capabilities.

Highlights
  • Physics-based liquid redirection
  • 50 challenging levels
  • Networked multiplayer mode
  • User-created level editor
  • Downloadable user-created levels
  • Bonus points for speed
Features
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• NETWORKED MULTIPLAYER MODE WITH GAME CENTER! • Voted "Best iPhone Game" at Apple's WWDC '08 • 2008 Austin GDC Independent Games Festival Showcase Winner! • "Best Puzzle Game" from appstoreapps.com • "Best Puzzle Game 2008" from Best App Ever Awards Enigmo is a 3D puzzle game where you direct animated streams of flowing liquid so that the droplets get to their destination. Water, Oil, and Lava fall from Droppers and bounce around the walls of the puzzle. You move and rotate various types of bumpers, sliders, accelerators, and sponges in order to divert the flow of the falling droplets. The faster you complete each of the 50 levels, the more bonus points you receive. The physics in Enigmo are truly amazing to watch! This is one of the most unique puzzle games ever created. In addition to the 50 levels that come with the game, you can also download many more levels for free! As of version 1.1, you can download levels created by other users or by yourself with the Mac or PC version of Enigmo which has a built-in level editor. You may submit your levels to us and we'll include them in the public list if we like them enough. _______________ Watch the behind the scenes video: http://pangeasoft.net/iphone/behindthescenes.html

About

Planes Control!

Guide aircraft to safe landings while avoiding hazards like storms and enemy attacks. Control over 60 different planes and helicopters across 13 challenging levels. Engage in aerial combat, fight wildfires, and manage air traffic in this addictive simulation game.

Highlights
  • Draw flight paths for aircraft
  • Avoid collisions and environmental hazards
  • Pilot over 60 types of planes and helicopters
  • Engage in aerial combat
  • Fight wildfires with air tankers
  • Navigate diverse and challenging levels
Features
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Take control of the sky and land your planes avoiding collisions and enemies. Guide your planes to ensure safe landing in this incredibly easy to learn yet surprisingly addictive game! Get an adrenalin rush while avoiding dangerous collisions, blazing storms and tornadoes, put out forest fire, get ready to repel an attack of enemy fighters and fight off an alien invasion! GAMEPLAY Planes Control is an game with simple controls. Draw lines with your fingers to determine the path each plane will follow as they find their way to land or to engage the enemy. This sounds easy? You will need fast fingers and strategy to manage all your planes and keep the sky under control. AIRCRAFTS You can navigate more than 60 different planes and helicopters including airliners, WWII fighters, jet planes and tilt rotors while playing Planes Control. Beside this, you will enjoy flying the SR-71 Black Bird (the world's fastest plane), the Antonov 225 (the largest aircraft in the world to fly multiple times) and famous combat planes like the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, the F-14 Tomcat or the Apache AH-64 combat helicopter. LEVELS Planes Control has 13 awesome levels for mobile devices plus 6 new levels full of challenges created for tablets. More levels are on the way. • Earn your wings on a holiday resort, guiding your planes and helicopters. • Aerial combat! Shoot down hostile planes and helicopters over the scorching desert. • Air Tankers: Fight wildfires by dropping water with your planes and helicopters. • Storm Carrier landings: Command your military fighters and helicopters between the clouds and rain. • Navigate canyons in the Arizona’s Desert. • Successfully land your Aircraft during a tornado outbreak. • Night landings: Switch your landing lights on and find your way around the airfield. • Keep an eye on emergency calls and give priority landing to the planes that are running out of fuel. • Avoid cargo planes flying around your air space. • Land your planes in the middle of an alien invasion ! READY FOR A CHALLENGE? Earn new and different achievements in every level and challenge yourself to the limit. Please sit back, fasten your seatbelt and enjoy taking control of the sky – download Planes Control now! ⓘ For the latest inside information from Rarepixels: ► Like us at https://www.facebook.com/planesApp ► Visit us at http://rarepixels.com/games/planes-control/ ► Follow us at https://www.twitter.com/planes_control

Screenshots

Enigmo4 screens
Planes Control!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Planes Control! at Free against Enigmo's $1.99. Planes Control! also leads on ratings volume (7K vs 127) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Enigmo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#165 vs unranked). On review sentiment, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Planes Control! is free to download; Enigmo costs $1.99 up front. Enigmo sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Planes Control! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Planes Control! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planes Control! has 7K ratings behind it against 127, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Enigmo's written reviews are positive against 79% of Planes Control!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Enigmo ships an update every 2 months, Planes Control! monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Enigmo versus Planes Control!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnigmoPlanes Control!
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (127 ratings)4.7 (7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.8% of reviews — better79.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1277K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#165 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPangea Software, Inc.Antonio Calvino Esquer

Customer experience

Enigmo

All ratings128 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews905 reviews
Positive83.8%
Neutral7.0%
Negative9.3%

Planes Control!

All ratings6,833 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews421 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral8.1%
Negative12.8%

User reviews

Enigmo

From 127 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 👍 Challenging and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Impressive graphics and visuals
  • 💡 Downloadable user-created levels
  • 🕹️ Intuitive touch controls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🔋 Battery draining issues
  • 🧭 Lack of level select or restart options
  • 📖 Insufficient in-game instructions
  • 🤏 Fiddly controls for precise object placement

Planes Control!

From 7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun game
  • 👍 Simple yet challenging
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Good variety of levels
  • 🚀 Responsive controls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 🐛 Progress not saved
  • 🐛 Collision detection issues
  • 🐛 Planes spawning off-screen

Bugs and requests

Enigmo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 26.1
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Freezing and performance problems on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a tutorial or in-game instructions
  • Implement a level select or restart option
  • Improve controls for more precise object manipulation
  • Introduce a dark mode or customizable UI
  • Expand the game with more levels and content

Planes Control!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes on iOS 14
  • High score not recorded correctly
  • Planes colliding off-screen
  • Notification bar interfering with gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • More level options and customization
  • Ability to pause and resume games
  • Improved tutorial and instructions
  • Difficulty settings for each level
  • Leaderboards and achievements

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Enigmo

One-time2
  • Kid Pack #1$0.99
  • Kid Pack #2$0.99
10 purchases

Planes Control!

One-time10
  • Pack of 5× Rescue Teams.$0.99
  • Unlock all HD Levels$0.99
  • Classic levels$0.99
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  • Unlock "Time Machine" levels!$0.99
  • Unlock "10th Anniversary" levels!$0.99
  • Three crashes per game.$1.99
  • Classic levels and no ads$2.99
  • Pack of 20× Rescue Teams.$2.99
  • No Ads.$2.99
  • Pack of 50× Rescue Teams.$4.99

Questions

Is Enigmo free?
Enigmo costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Planes Control! free?
Planes Control! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Enigmo or Planes Control!?
Planes Control! is rated higher. Enigmo averages 4.5 out of 5 from 127 ratings, while Planes Control! averages 4.7 from 7K ratings.
Do Enigmo or Planes Control! have ads?
Planes Control! shows ads; Enigmo does not.
Which is updated more often, Enigmo or Planes Control!?
Enigmo ships an update every 2 months, and Planes Control! monthly. Most recently, Enigmo was updated on November 6, 2026 and Planes Control! on November 6, 2026.

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