Control Tower vs Flight Path Alert
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
Flight Path Alert
Guide aircraft to safe landings by tagging and directing them. Prevent mid-air collisions in this unique and addictive game. Strategically manage your fleet to ensure every plane lands successfully.
- Tag and land aircraft
- Prevent collisions
- Addictive gameplay
- Multiple subscription tiers
- In-game currency and lives
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Plan and rescue each aircraft by tagging and controlling them to ensure safe landing. Can you rescue each aircraft before they collide with each other. * Drag & Move to tag & land. * Unique, fun & incredible addictive gameplay! SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS Subscription options: Rescue Plan, provides you with the following subscription options: 1. Weekly Diamond Membership offers weekly subscription for $7.99 after 3-day free trial. It gives you 3 additional lives every game over, 30 coins on daily basis and 3 unique Aircrafts. Moreover, it removes all banner ads and pop-ups. 2. Monthly Diamond Membership offers monthly subscription for $19.99. It gives you 3 additional lives every game over, 30 coins on daily basis and 3 unique Aircrafts. Moreover, it removes all banner ads and pop-ups. 3.Yearly Diamond Membership offers yearly subscription for $99.99. It gives you 3 additional lives every game over, 30 coins on daily basis and 3 unique Aircrafts. Moreover, it removes all banner ads and pop-ups. END OF TRIAL AND SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL This price is for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. CANCELING TRIAL OR SUBSCRIPTION You can turn off the auto-renew for the subscription whenever you want to through iTunes. Check https://support.apple.com/HT202039. When your current trial/subscription period expires, you will be unsubscribed. The current active subscription period can not be canceled. After your subscription expires, you will no longer be able to use elements included in Subscription option. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at: support@lhd.co.in Privacy Policy: http://www.lhdgameslab.com/rescueplan_privacypolicy.pdf Terms of Use: http://www.lhdgameslab.com/termsofuse.pdf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Flight Path Alert at every 5 days against Control Tower's every 7 months. Flight Path Alert also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (50% vs 40%). 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 1 one-off in-app purchase and Flight Path Alert sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flight Path Alert holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 181 and 788 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Control Tower's written reviews are positive against 50% of Flight Path Alert's.
Control Tower ships an update every 7 months, Flight Path Alert every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Control Tower | Flight Path Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (181 ratings) | 4.5 (788 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 181 | 788 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 4 SAVE SOFT DOO NOVI SAD | EDGE |
Customer experience
Control Tower
Flight Path Alert
User reviews
Control Tower
From 181 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Addictive and engaging gameplay
- 👍 Simple and easy to learn mechanics
- 🧠 Good brain exercise and attention training
- 🎨 Nice graphics and visual design
- ⚡ Quick to download and lightweight
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🎮 Uncontrollable planes at screen borders
- 📱 Poor scaling on newer devices (iPhone 11+)
- 🎯 Unfair gameplay mechanics (planes spawn uncontrollably)
Flight Path Alert
From 788 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple gameplay
- 🎨 Nice art style
- 🕹️ Intuitive controls
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive ads
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
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
Flight Path Alert
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes after purchasing planes
- Sound settings not persisting
Requested features
3 requests- Non-stop mode
- Tutorial for new players
- Plane customization
In-app purchases
Control Tower
- Unlock FULL game$0.99
Flight Path Alert
- Diamond Membership Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- 100 coins$0.99
- Rescue Plan Flight 4$0.99
- Rescue Plan Flight 2$0.99
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- Rescue Plan Flight 8$0.99
- Rescue Plan Flight 11$0.99
- Rescue Plan Flight 10$0.99
- Rescue Plan Flight 7$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- 500 coins$3.99
- Rescue Plan Flight 24$12.99
Questions
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