Comparison

DME Live vs Airport Tycoon

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

Head to head
About

DME Live

Experience the dynamic world of airport management. Take on the challenge of running a major Russian airport, ensuring smooth operations for flights, passengers, and cargo, even in harsh weather conditions.

Highlights
  • Airport management simulation
  • Manage aircraft operations
  • Handle passenger and cargo logistics
  • Dynamic weather conditions
  • Realistic airport tasks
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DME Live opens the door to the exciting aviation world! 

Are you up for managing the biggest airport in Russia and Eastern Europe? The app "DME Live" gives you the chance to participate in this challenging and fascinating work! At DME every minute airplanes are landing and taking-off, carrying millions of passengers and tones of cargo. What was sunshine a minute ago suddenly becomes real Russian winter with heavy snowfall but the airport must continue to work! 
To allocate parking positions, to deliver baggage and catering on time, to ensure the serviceability of aircraft - this is just one part of your tasks! 

Join the fun - become a team member of the great dynamic world of Moscow Domodedovo Airport !

About

Airport Tycoon

Manage an airport, from maintaining aircraft and controlling air traffic to signing airline contracts and building your own fleet. Expand terminals and acquire special aircraft to become a global aviation tycoon.

Highlights
  • Realistic aircraft maintenance and painting
  • Air traffic control for arrivals and departures
  • Build and manage your own aircraft fleet
  • Expand airport terminals (domestic, international, cargo, VIP)
  • Acquire special aircraft like Concorde and An225
Features
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Airport Tycoon is an airport simulation game, as the director in the game world you start with an airport and hangar, you should maintain airplanes from airlines at beginning, control air traffic, sign contracts with airlines and build your own fleet! You can see your airways all over the world! === Game Features === *Relastic Maintenance & Paint Aircraft Play as a professional aircraft maintenance engineer, through cleaning, de-icing, engine disassembly, etc. To complete the regular maintenance of the aircraft to ensure that the aircraft safely perform every takeoff and landing tasks. *Air Traffic Control In your busy airport, play the role of ATC to make decisions on flight arrivals and departures, to sort out aircraft queues, to ease congestion and delays, to effectively improve flight efficiency and to expand airport revenue! *Build Fleet & Be the tycoon In the process of gradual contracting, it is also possible to expand domestic, international, cargo, VIP terminals, land special aircraft such as Concorde, An225 and C919! Become a rich Airport Tycoon!

Screenshots

DME Live4 screens
Airport Tycoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Airport Tycoon at 4.8 against DME Live's 4.1. Airport Tycoon also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (184 vs 38). DME Live's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. Airport Tycoon sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. DME Live asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Airport Tycoon holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 184 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of DME Live's written reviews are positive against 38% of Airport Tycoon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DME Live ships an update every 4 months, Airport Tycoon every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
DME Live versus Airport Tycoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDME LiveAirport Tycoon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (38 ratings)4.8 (184 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.9% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings38184 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB357 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoscow Domodedovo AirportFuzhou Lingyuan Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

DME Live

All ratings38 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral10.5%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive55.9%
Neutral23.7%
Negative20.4%

Airport Tycoon

All ratings165 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

DME Live

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Airport Tycoon

One-time9
  • A Couple of Gems$0.99
  • Special Pack$1.99
  • Super Radar$1.99
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  • No Ads$4.99
  • A Handful of Gems$4.99
  • A Pile of Gems$9.99
  • A Sack of Gems$19.99
  • A Box of Gems$29.99
  • A Crate of Gems$49.99

Questions

Is DME Live free?
DME Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Airport Tycoon free?
Airport Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DME Live or Airport Tycoon?
Airport Tycoon is rated higher. DME Live averages 4.1 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Airport Tycoon averages 4.8 from 184 ratings.
Do DME Live or Airport Tycoon have ads?
Airport Tycoon shows ads; DME Live does not.
Which is updated more often, DME Live or Airport Tycoon?
DME Live ships an update every 4 months, and Airport Tycoon every 4 days. Most recently, DME Live was updated on November 1, 2026 and Airport Tycoon on November 3, 2026.

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