Comparison

Paper Plane vs Trash Balls vs Thumb Pilot

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

Head to head
About

Paper Plane vs Trash Balls

Pilot a triangular spacecraft to destroy incoming asteroids and alien saucers. Navigate through space by rotating, thrusting, and firing projectiles. Experience classic arcade gameplay with a focus on skillful maneuvering and target elimination.

Highlights
  • Destroy asteroids and saucers
  • Pilot a triangular spacecraft
  • Rotate, thrust, and shoot
  • Classic arcade gameplay
  • Retro space shooter experience
Features
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The main goal of the game is to destroy flying trash balls and survive endless waves of crumpled paper attacks. The player controls a fast paper plane that can rotate left and right, shoot forward, and boost through the air. Once the plane starts moving in one direction, it continues drifting through the arena until the player changes direction with another boost. Precision movement and quick reactions are essential to avoid incoming trash balls and clear the skies.

About

Thumb Pilot

Pilot a plane through an endless sky, dodging clouds and collecting time bonuses. Utilize special abilities like Air Support and Weather Radar to extend your flight. Earn in-game currency to customize aircraft skins and compete on global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Endless flight gameplay
  • Cloud dodging mechanics
  • Time-based power-ups
  • Air Support and Weather Radar abilities
  • Collectible Buffalo Bucks
  • Customizable aircraft skins
  • Player-to-player skin trading
  • Daily challenges and leaderboards
Features
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You're flying a plane through an endless sky. Clouds are everywhere. A clock is counting down. Your only job — fly as far as you can. Drag your thumb to dodge clouds. Every hit drains your clock. When time runs out, one more cloud ends your flight. Grab clocks to keep going. Catch a tailwind and watch the world blur past — but the clouds come faster too. Hit a headwind and slow down, buying yourself room to breathe. When things get desperate, call in Air Support. The Electra swoops in and shields you from everything for seven seconds. Use it wisely — you only get one per flight. Scan the skies with Weather Radar. It sweeps a beam across your path, clears the clouds, and buys you precious time. Every power-up matters when you're going for a global HIGH SCORE. BUFFALO BUCKS Coins drop mid-flight. Catch them. Every Buffalo Buck has a serial number and gets recorded on your personal coin ledger. Spend them in the Hangar on exclusive aircraft skin, each one individually minted and tracked. Trade skins with other players on the Used Aircraft Store. It's a real economy inside a flight game. DAILY CHALLENGES Three new challenges every day. Complete enough in a month and unlock a limited-edition aircraft skin that can never be earned again. CLIMB THE BOARDS Global leaderboards across multiple categories — all-time, 24-hour, 1-hour, and per-aircraft. Trophies are awarded to the best pilots. Your ranking updates live after every flight. FLY YOUR WAY Multiple aircraft with different sprites and feels — DC-3, 737, CL-215, DC-4, and more. Equip custom skins from the Hangar and make every flight yours. Built by Mikey McBryan from Buffalo Airways in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. No ads. No real-money purchases. Just fly. How far can you go?

Screenshots

Paper Plane vs Trash Balls4 screens
Thumb Pilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Thumb Pilot at 5.0 against Paper Plane vs Trash Balls's 3.4. Thumb Pilot also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Paper Plane vs Trash Balls's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Paper Plane vs Trash Balls sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Thumb Pilot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thumb Pilot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paper Plane vs Trash Balls has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paper Plane vs Trash Balls ships an update every 2 months, Thumb Pilot every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Paper Plane vs Trash Balls versus Thumb Pilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaper Plane vs Trash BallsThumb Pilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (37 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB26 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAleksa RacovicMikey McBryan

Customer experience

Paper Plane vs Trash Balls

All ratings31 ratings
Positive61.3%
Neutral12.9%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral26.9%
Negative23.1%

Thumb Pilot

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Paper Plane vs Trash Balls

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99
None

Thumb Pilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paper Plane vs Trash Balls free?
Paper Plane vs Trash Balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thumb Pilot free?
Thumb Pilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paper Plane vs Trash Balls or Thumb Pilot?
Thumb Pilot is rated higher. Paper Plane vs Trash Balls averages 3.4 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Thumb Pilot averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Paper Plane vs Trash Balls or Thumb Pilot have ads?
Paper Plane vs Trash Balls shows ads; Thumb Pilot does not.
Which is updated more often, Paper Plane vs Trash Balls or Thumb Pilot?
Paper Plane vs Trash Balls ships an update every 2 months, and Thumb Pilot every 5 days. Most recently, Paper Plane vs Trash Balls was updated on November 3, 2026 and Thumb Pilot on October 31, 2026.

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