Comparison

Blue Attack! vs ATC 4.0 Lite

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

Head to head
About

Blue Attack!

Engage in an intergalactic war, piloting your squadron against enemy forces. Collect resources from destroyed ships to upgrade your fleet and customize your vessels. Your mission is to protect your carrier and destroy the enemy's home planet.

Highlights
  • Fully customizable ships
  • Ship upgrade system
  • Retro graphical style
  • Global leaderboards
  • Multiple control options
Features
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Attack the Red planet! Blue Attack places you on the front lines of the intergalactic war between the Red and Blue forces. Use the scraps picked up from your enemies' wrecked hulls to turn your squadron into an unstoppable army! Protect your carrier, upgrade your wingmen, and cut a path clean through to your target: the Red home planet! Features: - Fully customizable ships, from speed to weapon capabilities - Clean, retro graphical style - Global leaderboards - Touch, tilt, keyboard, and gamepad controls Reviews: "Does Blue Attack deliver on the promise of the earlier game and notch it up a bit? The short answer, Yes. The longer answer, Hell Yes." -appVersity.com "...a surprisingly fun and deep game... Blue Attack! comes highly recommended." -Touch Arcade "...a graphically unique, intense, and engaging shooter. It features some wonderfully varied gameplay, great power-up system, and great options. Even the tutorial is good. I can’t say enough good things about this game." -148apps: 5/5 stars "Blue Attack! The graphics, music, a very high level of space-shooter game…” -AppBank (Japanese) "There are pretty good chances that you will be playing Blue Attack for many hours after reading this review." -igameme.com "Blue Attack! is a great deal ... don’t miss out on this great space shooter!" -OSX Reality "There is a word I rarely use when reviewing a game: exceptional. Yet, Blue Attack! rightly deserves this description." -TouchMyApps.com

About

ATC 4.0 Lite

Experience the thrill of managing air traffic and guiding aircraft safely. Make critical decisions to prevent collisions and ensure smooth operations in this engaging simulation. The lite version offers a taste of the full experience with limited levels.

Highlights
  • Detailed graphics
  • Touch interface
  • In-game tutorial
  • In-game help
  • Restricted to 10 levels (Lite version)
Features
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Control the Whole Sky! The fate of thousands rests in your hands, as AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, you must routinely make split-second decisions to avert disaster! Are you up to the task? Lite version features: - Detailed and stylish graphics for the aesthetically attuned - Elegant touch interface for nimble fingers - Restricted to 10 levels - In-game tutorial - In-game help Get the full version for more features: - Detailed and stylish graphics for the aesthetically attuned - Elegant touch interface for nimble fingers - High replay value with 49 levels! - Internet highscore leaderboards -- can you compete to be the best ATC in the world? - In-game tutorial - In-game help - Various scenarios to entice, entertain and enthrall: - day levels, snow levels, cloudy levels - planes catching fire and plane emergencies - computers crashing - hurricane winds - high-speed military planes - Presidential visits with no-fly-zones - and more!

Screenshots

Blue Attack!4 screens
ATC 4.0 Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blue Attack! at 89% against ATC 4.0 Lite's 32%. Blue Attack! also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.9). ATC 4.0 Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Blue Attack! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ATC 4.0 Lite sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blue Attack! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Blue Attack!'s written reviews are positive against 32% of ATC 4.0 Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blue Attack! ships an update every 4 months, ATC 4.0 Lite every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Blue Attack! versus ATC 4.0 Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlue Attack!ATC 4.0 Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11 ratings) — better2.9 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews — better32.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1121 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB59 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCat in a Box SoftwareC3 Software

Customer experience

Blue Attack!

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews219 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative4.1%

ATC 4.0 Lite

All ratings21 ratings
Positive47.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative52.4%
Written reviews234 reviews
Positive32.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative56.0%

User reviews

Blue Attack!

From 11 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth and polished gameplay
  • 👍 Intuitive controls
  • 💎 Excellent graphics and visual style
  • 🎮 Addictive and engaging gameplay
  • 🔧 Satisfying upgrade system

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 🕹️ Sensitive controls can be difficult to master
  • ⏱️ Campaign mode is too short
  • 🔄 Lack of save/checkpoint system in campaign

ATC 4.0 Lite

From 21 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast gameplay
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Unique gameplay elements

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Limited free version
  • 👎 Poor controls and responsiveness
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 💸 Greedy monetization

Bugs and requests

Blue Attack!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on loading screen after recent update
  • Score submission glitch preventing leaderboard updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and content for campaign mode
  • Ability to select and replay specific campaign levels
  • Co-op or multiplayer modes
  • More weapon and upgrade options
  • Customizable control schemes

ATC 4.0 Lite

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Planes not responding to user input
  • Incorrect level/content descriptions

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content in free version
  • Improved controls and responsiveness
  • Better optimization for smaller screens

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blue Attack!

One-time1
  • Infinite Mode$0.99
3 purchases

ATC 4.0 Lite

One-time3
  • Upgrade to *PREMIUM* ATC 4.0!$0.99
  • Adventure Pack$0.99
  • Military Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Blue Attack! free?
Blue Attack! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ATC 4.0 Lite free?
ATC 4.0 Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blue Attack! or ATC 4.0 Lite?
Blue Attack! is rated higher. Blue Attack! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while ATC 4.0 Lite averages 2.9 from 21 ratings.
Do Blue Attack! or ATC 4.0 Lite have ads?
Neither Blue Attack! nor ATC 4.0 Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blue Attack! or ATC 4.0 Lite?
Blue Attack! ships an update every 4 months, and ATC 4.0 Lite every 4 weeks. Most recently, Blue Attack! was updated on October 7, 2026 and ATC 4.0 Lite on October 11, 2026.

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