Will It Fly? vs Glow Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Will It Fly?
Pilot a small aircraft, balancing cargo and passengers with safety. Navigate terrain and obstacles, pushing your plane's limits to earn points. Experience realistic aviation physics, including the impact of wind, altitude, and weight on performance.
- Realistic aviation physics
- Cargo and passenger management
- Terrain and obstacle avoidance
- Aircraft performance simulation
- Headwind mechanics
- Upgradeable aircraft
- Unlockable maps
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As a freshly graduated pilot of a small aircraft you must take off with as much cargo and as many passengers as you safely can, while avoiding terrain and obstacles. Earn points by pushing your airplane to it's limit, but beware: The more you carry, the worse your aircraft will perform! How many passengers and how much cargo can you successfully take off with, and still out climb obstacles and terrain? This game applies the real-world laws of aviation to a variety of challenging scenarios. As in the real world of flying, a headwind can be your ally. Wind reduces the speed at which you travel over ground, but it does not affect climb speed, so a strong headwind can provide pilots with a steep climb angle. Hot, High, and Heavy. Any combination of these can produce disastrous results. Hot or high atmospheric conditions indicate thin air, which reduces aircraft performance by lengthening the takeoff roll and reducing your climb angle. Too much weight will have the same effect on aircraft performance. Earn money, upgrade your plane. Complete achievements, earn gems, unlock new maps. Be sure to check out Airport Madness Mobile and Airport Madness Challenge!
Glow Control
Guide aircraft to their runways in this addictive line-drawing air traffic control game. Test your skills with multiple maps and enjoy stunning HD graphics. It's a challenging and engaging experience for aviation enthusiasts.
- Line-draw air traffic control gameplay
- Multiple maps
- HD graphics with particle systems
- Retina and full iPad support
- 60 FPS framerates
- Game Center integration
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Are you the right person to guide aircrafts to their runway? Now you can prove it with Glow Control! Glow Control is an addictive line-draw air traffic control game for your iPhone, iPod or iPad. But don´t tell us we didn´t warn you. It´s really addictive. It features: + Three Maps (more coming soon) + HD graphics (incl. particle-systems) with retina- and full iPad-support + steady framerates with 60 FPS on most devices + Full "Game Center"-support And it´s free!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Glow Control at 77% against Will It Fly?'s 17%. Glow Control also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Will It Fly?'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 20 months vs every 68 months). On price, ratings volume 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. Glow Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Will It Fly? asks for nothing beyond the download.
Glow Control holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 320 and 194 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Will It Fly?'s written reviews are positive against 77% of Glow Control's.
Will It Fly? ships an update every 20 months, Glow Control every 68 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Will It Fly? | Glow Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (320 ratings) | 3.9 (194 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.3% of reviews | 77.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 320 — better | 194 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months — better | Every 68 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fluik | Sprakelsoft GmbH |
Customer experience
Will It Fly?
Glow Control
User reviews
Will It Fly?
From 320 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay mechanics
- 🎨 Nice graphics and visuals
- 🎵 Catchy music
- 💰 Free to play with affordable paid version
- 🧠 Educational value for learning weight/physics concepts
Room to improve
- 😴 Repetitive and boring gameplay loop
- ⚠️ Unclear obstacle/background distinction
- 🎮 Too simplistic and easy
- ❌ Lacks meaningful player agency or skill
- 📊 Limited level variety and progression
Glow Control
From 194 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Fun time passer
- 👍 Great game
- 👍 Good app
- 👍 Clever and original
Room to improve
- anúncios intrusive
- 👎 Ads cover gameplay
- 👎 Forced ad purchase
- 👎 Frustrating ads
- 👎 Lazy programming with ads
Bugs and requests
Will It Fly?
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes frequently
- App fails to open/launch
- Game freezes during gameplay
- Crashes after 1-2 levels
- UI elements blocked by ads preventing interaction
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- Level advancement occurs regardless of win/fail status
Requested features
7 requests- More levels and content
- Actual flight controls (velocity, flaps, etc.)
- Tilt/motion control implementation
- Metric measurement option
- Better level progression system
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- More obstacles to navigate around
- Improved difficulty scaling
Glow Control
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game not continuing after pause
- Google advertisement white box still comes on and stays while covering the bottom of screen
Requested features
7 requests- More maps
- More planes
- Less planes
- Fix game not continuing after pause
- More runway configurations
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- More levels
- Add instructions
In-app purchases
Will It Fly?
No in-app purchases
Glow Control
- Remove ads!$0.99
Questions
Is Will It Fly? free?
Is Glow Control free?
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