Comparison

Pilot! vs Airport Madness 3D

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

Head to head
About

Pilot!

Experience the thrill of piloting your own aircraft, transporting cargo and passengers between airports. This game offers a vast selection of planes for endless hours of engaging gameplay without the need for extensive flight training.

Highlights
  • Pilot your own plane
  • Deliver cargo and passengers
  • Fly between airports
  • 96 different planes
  • Engaging gameplay
Features
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Ding... the pilot has turned on the Fasten Seat Belt sign! Things are going to get dicey! Whoa Ho! Someone left the engines running and now you get to pilot your own plane! Pilot! lets you have all the fun the big boys have by flying your plane from airport to airport delivering cargo and passengers. No need to spend days in flight school. 96 planes for hours of mind numbing fun.

About

Airport Madness 3D

Experience the thrill of managing air traffic at busy international airports. Guide planes safely to and from runways, preventing collisions and handling emergencies. Test your skills in this realistic simulation designed by actual air traffic controllers.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D airport environments
  • Manage air and ground traffic
  • Multiple camera perspectives
  • Real pilot voices
  • Nine real-world airports
  • Emergency scenarios
Features
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Airport Madness 3D is an air traffic control game, based upon eight different real-world airports, designed by actual air traffic controllers. In Airport Madness 3D you are an air traffic controller, managing airplanes as they travel to and from major international airports. Move airplanes as quickly as possible while keeping the skies and runways safe from midair collisions. You are the last line of defense against disaster! Do you have what it takes to handle the world's most stressful job? Enable "emergencies" to get your stress level even higher! Airport Madness 3D offers nine airports that include: Los Angeles; Boston Logan; LaGuardia; Jamaica; Toronto Island; Rocky Mountain Metropolitan; Vancouver Harbour Float Plane Base; Castlegar Aerial Firefighting Operation; Seattle Tacoma International. Choose from four different view perspectives: tower, runway cam, sky view, as well as cockpit view from any aircraft. Monitor air traffic from two radar screens, one for ground traffic and one for airborne traffic. -Full 3-dimensional game environment -Real-world terrain -Both surface and air radar -Six beautiful airports -Real human pilot voices -3 different view modes, including "pilot cam" This game is brought to you by real-world air traffic controllers. We've captured all of the fun aspects of air traffic control, and present them to you here in Airport Madness 3D.

Screenshots

Pilot!4 screens
Airport Madness 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Airport Madness 3D at 4.1 against Pilot!'s 3.2. Airport Madness 3D also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). Pilot!'s advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 62%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pilot! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Airport Madness 3D sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Airport Madness 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 747 and 433 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Pilot!'s written reviews are positive against 62% of Airport Madness 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pilot! ships an update every 3 months, Airport Madness 3D every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pilot! versus Airport Madness 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilot!Airport Madness 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (747 ratings)4.1 (433 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings747 — better433
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size357 MB573 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuantum Design GroupBig Fat Simulations Inc.

Customer experience

Pilot!

All ratings747 ratings
Positive50.3%
Neutral9.2%
Negative40.4%
Written reviews1,575 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral10.1%
Negative13.9%

Airport Madness 3D

All ratings434 ratings
Positive77.0%
Neutral9.0%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews265 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral15.8%
Negative22.6%

User reviews

Pilot!

From 747 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Relaxing gameplay
  • 🔒 Variety of aircraft
  • 👍 Ability to unlock planes with in-game currency

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Planes disappearing or becoming invisible after purchase
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🐛 Planes randomly crashing on spawn
  • 🐛 Sensitive and unresponsive controls
  • 🐛 Planes going through the ground on landing

Airport Madness 3D

From 433 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Good game
  • 👍 Realistic
  • 👍 Challenging
  • 👍 Addictive
  • 👍 Fun

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Airports not free
  • 🐛 Bugs/glitches
  • 🐛 Crashes
  • 🐛 Planes getting stuck
  • 🐛 Reverse runway issue

Bugs and requests

Pilot!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Planes disappearing or becoming invisible after purchase
  • Frequent crashes and glitches
  • Planes randomly crashing on spawn
  • Planes going through the ground on landing

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more airports and destinations
  • Improve flight physics and controls
  • Provide a tutorial or help guide
  • Add more camera views and cockpit mode
  • Improve the altimeter and other instrument readouts
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  • Increase the speed of flights to reduce boredom

Airport Madness 3D

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Crashes on loading
  • Partial screen display
  • Planes getting stuck on runways
  • Reverse runway issue at certain airports
  • Timing issues between main and remote screens
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  • Planes colliding with each other

Requested features

11 requests
  • More free airports
  • More planes/airlines
  • Night mode
  • Plane view/cockpit view
  • Ability to control plane pushback
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  • Ability to control plane speed/landing
  • Ability to control plane taxi
  • Ability to control plane takeoff
  • More airport options
  • Restore purchases feature
  • Better customer support

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pilot!

One-time10
  • X45 Drone$0.99
  • Zeppelin$0.99
  • Unlock Sea King$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Unlock CH47$0.99
  • Unlock F22$0.99
  • Unlock SR71$2.99
  • Unlock 380$3.99
  • Unlock 747$3.99
  • Unlock Transport$5.99
  • Military Collection$8.99
8 purchases

Airport Madness 3D

One-time8
  • Toronto Island Airport$3.99
  • Vancouver Harbour$3.99
  • Fire at Castlegar Airport$3.99
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  • Boston Logan International$3.99
  • Seattle Airport$3.99
  • Rocky Mountain Airport$3.99
  • LaGuardia Airport$3.99
  • Los Angeles International$3.99

Questions

Is Pilot! free?
Pilot! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Airport Madness 3D free?
Airport Madness 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pilot! or Airport Madness 3D?
Airport Madness 3D is rated higher. Pilot! averages 3.2 out of 5 from 747 ratings, while Airport Madness 3D averages 4.1 from 433 ratings.
Do Pilot! or Airport Madness 3D have ads?
Neither Pilot! nor Airport Madness 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pilot! or Airport Madness 3D?
Pilot! ships an update every 3 months, and Airport Madness 3D every 6 days. Most recently, Pilot! was updated on November 3, 2026 and Airport Madness 3D on November 6, 2026.

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