Glow Control vs Rocky Bird
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!
Rocky Bird
A charming one-tap arcade game where players tap to flap through an endless maze of pipes. Collect over 100 unique bird skins and aim for the highest score in this retro-styled, visually appealing experience.
- One-tap controls
- 100+ unlockable bird skins
- Endless maze gameplay
- Retro pixel art visuals
- Smooth 120fps gameplay
- High score tracking
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Rocky Bird is a charming one-tap arcade game that's easy to pick up and impossible to put down. Tap to flap your way through an endless maze of pipes, beat your best score, and unlock over 100 hand-crafted art bird skins from humble Stone all the way to the legendary Rainbow Bird HOW TO PLAY Tap the screen to flap. Don't hit the pipes. Try not to get addicted. FEATURES • Simple one-tap controls anyone can learn in seconds • 100+ unlockable pixel art skins to collect • Every skin is earned no purchases, no ads, just fun • Retro pixel art visuals and sounds built from scratch • Smooth 120fps gameplay on ProMotion displays • Your best score is always front and center How many pipes can you clear?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rocky Bird at 5.0 against Glow Control's 3.9. Rocky Bird also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 68 months). Glow Control's advantage is ratings volume (194 vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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. Rocky Bird asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rocky Bird holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glow Control has 194 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Glow Control's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rocky Bird's.
Glow Control ships an update every 68 months, Rocky Bird weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glow Control | Rocky Bird |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (194 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 194 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 68 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sprakelsoft GmbH | DYLAN EVAN STONE |
Customer experience
Glow Control
Rocky Bird
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
Rocky Bird
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Glow Control
- Remove ads!$0.99
Rocky Bird
No in-app purchases
Questions
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