Glow Control vs Traffic Jam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Traffic Jam
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You have to prevent crashes. You can stop and start cars by tapping on them. Game is quite challenging after few seconds. Make sure not to bump any cars with each other! Try out the game for free now! Let's enjoy with family and relax it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Traffic Jam at none against Glow Control's 1. Traffic Jam also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 68 months). Glow Control's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads 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. Traffic Jam asks for nothing beyond the download.
Glow Control ships an update every 68 months, Traffic Jam every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glow Control | Traffic Jam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (194 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 194 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 68 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sprakelsoft GmbH | VIET NAM YDC COMPANY LIMITED |
Bugs and requests
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
Traffic Jam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Glow Control
- Remove ads!$0.99
Traffic Jam
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Glow Control or Traffic Jam have ads?
Which is updated more often, Glow Control or Traffic Jam?
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