Comparison

Control Tower Full vs Plane Factory 3D

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

Head to head
About

Control Tower Full

Guide aircraft to safe landing zones by drawing flight paths. Test your strategy and reflexes to prevent collisions and manage air traffic. Experience addictive gameplay with multiple aircraft types.

Highlights
  • Guide aircraft to landing zones
  • Draw flight paths
  • Prevent collisions
  • Classic game mode
  • 6 different planes and helicopters
  • Online high scores
  • Achievements
Features
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Take control of the skies and feel the rush of bringing every flight home safely. This is the complete game: no ads, no in-app purchases, nothing to unlock. Buy it once and play everything. 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 • No ads, ever: nothing interrupts your game • Everything included: a free second chance and slow motion in every game • 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

About

Plane Factory 3D

Become an airport owner and expand your operations. Increase your fleet and runway capacity to handle more passengers and grow your business.

Highlights
  • Airport owner simulation
  • Increase plane fleet
  • Expand takeoff sites
  • Passenger capacity management
  • Airport business growth
Features
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Build your airport! Try yourself as an airport owner. Increase the number of planes and takeoff sites, and this will carry more passengers.

Screenshots

Control Tower Full4 screens
Plane Factory 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Plane Factory 3D at Free against Control Tower Full's $2.99. Plane Factory 3D also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 43 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Control Tower Full's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (41% vs 25%). On rating, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

Plane Factory 3D is free to download; Control Tower Full costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Control Tower Full against 4.6 for Plane Factory 3D. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 95 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of Control Tower Full's written reviews are positive against 25% of Plane Factory 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control Tower Full ships an update every 43 months, Plane Factory 3D every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Control Tower Full versus Plane Factory 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControl Tower FullPlane Factory 3D
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (46 ratings)4.6 (95 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4695 — better
Update frequencyEvery 43 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB137 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer4 SAVE SOFT DOO NOVI SADApp Swim LLC

Customer experience

Control Tower Full

All ratings44 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive40.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative48.1%

Plane Factory 3D

All ratings92 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

Control Tower Full

No in-app purchases

None

Plane Factory 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Control Tower Full free?
Control Tower Full costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plane Factory 3D free?
Plane Factory 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Control Tower Full or Plane Factory 3D?
Plane Factory 3D is rated higher. Control Tower Full averages 4.5 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Plane Factory 3D averages 4.6 from 95 ratings.
Do Control Tower Full or Plane Factory 3D have ads?
Plane Factory 3D shows ads; Control Tower Full does not.
Which is updated more often, Control Tower Full or Plane Factory 3D?
Control Tower Full ships an update every 43 months, and Plane Factory 3D every 2 weeks. Most recently, Control Tower Full was updated on October 30, 2026 and Plane Factory 3D on October 21, 2026.

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