Control Tower vs RC Flight Simulator 2016
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Control Tower
Guide aircraft to safe landing zones and prevent collisions by drawing flight paths. This strategy game requires quick reflexes and careful planning to manage air traffic and achieve high scores.
- Guide aircraft to landing zones
- Draw flight paths
- Classic game mode
- Online high scores
- Achievements
- Addictive gameplay
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Take control of the skies and feel the rush of bringing every flight home safely. Draw a line with your finger and watch planes, jets, helicopters and seaplanes follow it to their runway or helipad. You'll get it in seconds, and the busier the sky gets, the sharper you become. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Play in seconds: just draw a line, your aircraft does the rest • Never get bored: 6 unique airports, from a sunny coastline to a polar research base • Pull off daring landings: touch down on an aircraft carrier drifting with the tide • Relax in beauty: switch anytime between crisp Classic art and a hand-painted world • Feel the rush: traffic keeps building until only the sharpest controllers survive • Prove you're the best: 19 achievements and a best score on every airport • Play your way: fast-forward when it's calm, choose dotted or dashed flight paths • Play in your language: fully translated into 51 languages • Made for your screen: looks great on every iPhone and iPad Quick to start and hard to put down. Perfect for a coffee break or a long flight. 51 LANGUAGES English, Српски, Srpski, Русский, Українська, Deutsch, Español, Português (PT), Português (BR), Polski, Čeština, Français, Suomi, Română, Ελληνικά, Svenska, Italiano, Slovenčina, Magyar, Dansk, Nederlands, Slovenščina, Türkçe, Eesti, Indonesia, Melayu, Filipino, Norsk, Lietuvių, العربية, فارسی, Afrikaans, Latviešu, বাংলা, 繁體中文, 简体中文, עברית, 한국어, Български, Català, Íslenska, ไทย, Tiếng Việt, हिन्दी, తెలుగు, தமிழ், اردو, नेपाली, Esperanto, O‘zbek, 日本語
RC Flight Simulator 2016
Experience realistic radio-controlled aircraft flight with a wide variety of planes, jets, and drones. Engage in challenging missions across diverse scenarios with a configurable virtual controller and advanced physics.
- 43 different aircraft types
- 14 detailed flight scenarios
- 150 challenging missions
- Real-time maneuver checks
- Configurable virtual RC controller
- Advanced physics engine
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RC Flight Simulator is now for mobiles! Be amazed by the realism and controls of the Remote Control Flight Simulator 2016! You will fly with 15 different aircraft in more than 14 highly detailed scenarios! We included the virtual RC Controller on the screen fully configurable and a physics algorithm very close to what you can do with your real RC plane. MAIN FEATURES: - 43 airplanes: trainers, WWII, Fighter Jets, Commercial Jets, Gliders Drones, and Helicopters!) - Arbus 380 neo Emarites - Boing 747 8i Lifthanza - Aileron Trainer - Estra 360 RC - Cezna 172 - Cezna 182 - Corair FU41 WW2 - Corair FU41 (after WW2) - P-51 - Sup with Pup - Fighter 14 - Fighter 15 - Fighter 22 - Fighter 117 - Foker Dreidcke 1 - Richtofe Red Baron War 1 - Spitfire Super World War 2 - Zero A6 Mitshu - Super 300s Orange - Ar Parrot Drone - Avistar Elite - Big Stick - CAP 232 - Drone MQ9 Reaper - Glider DynafLite - Mistral Glider - Flite Test - Flite Test Sport - Flyzone Sensei - Drone Hexacopter - Drone Octocopter - Drone Quadricopter - Drone Phantom - Drone Quad Racer - Drone Tricopter - PiperCub - Pitts S2-B - Glider Planar - Heli Raptor - Heli Schweizer - Heli Trex - Heli Instructor - YAK 54 - 14 scenarios, in different countries, like USA, Germany, and more! - Maneuver checks in real time - 150 missions - Different Maneuver difficulty levels. - Air Gates, Balloons, and Rings as mission objectives - Checks in real time for these Maneuvers: - Loops - Inverted Loops - Cuban Eight - Half-Cuban - Immelmann turn - Aileron Roll - Barrel Roll - EXTRA FEATURES: - Track missions, with a combination of Maneuvers and Air Gates, improving this Flight Simulator challenges. - Special controls for jet wings, and Corsair wings (fold and unfold wings) on RC controller. - Rating of maneuver during flight. Feel free to contact us at FlyWings Studios to give your feedback, have a nice RC flight! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Photo scenes credits: by Harald Bendschneider
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Control Tower at 4.2 against RC Flight Simulator 2016's 2.9. Control Tower also leads on ratings volume (190 vs 19) and review sentiment (39% vs 27%). RC Flight Simulator 2016's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Control Tower sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and RC Flight Simulator 2016 sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Control Tower holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Control Tower has 190 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Control Tower's written reviews are positive against 27% of RC Flight Simulator 2016's.
Control Tower ships an update every 7 months, RC Flight Simulator 2016 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Control Tower | RC Flight Simulator 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (190 ratings) — better | 2.9 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.4% of reviews — better | 27.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 190 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 260 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 4 SAVE SOFT DOO NOVI SAD | Thetis Consulting |
Customer experience
Control Tower
RC Flight Simulator 2016
Bugs and requests
Control Tower
Reported bugs
11 issues- Planes spawn on screen edges and cannot be controlled
- App crashes when submitting scores
- App freezes mid-game with no save function
- Touch input delay and unresponsive controls
- Planes crash due to uncontrollable border spawns
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- Screen scaling issues on newer iPhone models
- Ad banner causes crashes when displaying
- Controls flip upside down (orientation bug)
- Pause function does not work properly
- Game won't load or start properly
- Planes don't respond to drawn flight paths
Requested features
9 requests- New maps and levels
- Restore original Flight Control game
- Better sound design and music
- Improved plane graphics and visual clarity
- Tutorial for new players
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- Faster plane spawn rates
- Multiple free levels instead of just one
- Option to disable ads with one-time payment
- Full-screen support for modern devices
RC Flight Simulator 2016
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Control Tower
- Unlock FULL game$0.99
- Control Tower Pro$2.99
RC Flight Simulator 2016
- Premium Club Weekly$2.997 Days
- Premium Club Monthly$9.991 Month
- Cezna 172$0.99
- Cezna 182$0.99
- Corair FU41 After World War$1.99
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- Corair FU41 World War II$1.99
- Fighter 14$1.99
- Super 300 Blood Horse$1.99
- Spitfire Super World War II$1.99
- Fighter 22$3.99
- Fighter 15$3.99
- P-51$3.99
- Arbus 380 Neo Emarites$4.99
- Boing 747 8i Lifthanza$4.99
- All Content Pack$29.99
Questions
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