Comparison

air vs Townopolis

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

Head to head
About

air

Defend against incoming luggage as a frog in this tower defense game. Purchase upgrades for towers and health to progress further. Customize your character with unlockable outfits and hats.

Highlights
  • 70+ unique upgrades
  • Ultimate Upgrades for endgame
  • 7 unlockable levels
  • Character customization (hats, skins)
  • Unique achievements
Features
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Play as a Frog, and don't let any luggage through! Buy upgrades in the shop, such as towers and health, to make it as far as you can! Discover secret interactions and interesting synergies, and earn Star Coins to get outfits and hats! Features 70+ unique upgrades, all with interesting synergies! Ultimate Upgrades that add a twist to the endgame 7 unlock-able levels spanning a range of difficulties Tons of hats, skins, and planes to customize your character with A couple of unique achievements for the insane!

About

Townopolis

Construct an idyllic neighborhood and manage services to keep residents happy and profitable. Enjoy a comprehensive campaign or create custom scenarios in this casual city-building simulation game.

Highlights
  • Construct idyllic neighborhoods
  • Build houses, structures, and buildings
  • 24 campaign scenarios
  • Custom scenario creation
  • 22 achievements
  • Time management simulation
Features
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Build your own town and make heaps of money in this casual simulation game. Construct an idyllic neighborhood with plenty of houses and keep your residents happy by providing all services they need, and they will reward you with a tidy profit. It’s up to you how to play - you can work your way to the top in the comprehensive campaign mode or you can create and play your own custom scenarios. Build dozens of houses, structures and other buildings. Trophies and awards available for the meticulous gamer! * Construct an idyllic neighborhood. * Build dozens of houses, structures and other buildings. * Win trophies and awards in 24 unique campaign scenarios. * Play your own custom scenarios. * Reach up to 22 achievements. Enjoy this classic and simple time management simulation game from the popular Townopolis-Romopolis-Megapolis series. Achieve various goals by building small neighborhoods on a limited area with limited resources and in a limited time. But don't worry - you can pause the game at any time, or play casually without the time limit if you prefer.

Screenshots

air4 screens
Townopolis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Townopolis at 5.0 against air's 4.5. Townopolis also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). air's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 71%) and ratings volume (19 vs 5). On ads, monetization model, 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

air costs $4.99 and Townopolis $0.99 up front. air sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Townopolis asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Townopolis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of air's written reviews are positive against 71% of Townopolis's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

air ships an update every 9 months, Townopolis every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
air versus Townopolis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterairTownopolis
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.5 (19 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB194 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrendan RoartyLonely Troops

Customer experience

air

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

Townopolis

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral28.6%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

air

One-time3
  • Retry Tokens$0.99
  • Star Stack$0.99
  • Star Bundle$1.99
None

Townopolis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is air free?
air costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Townopolis free?
Townopolis costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, air or Townopolis?
Townopolis is rated higher. air averages 4.5 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Townopolis averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do air or Townopolis have ads?
Neither air nor Townopolis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, air or Townopolis?
air ships an update every 9 months, and Townopolis every 2 months. Most recently, air was updated on October 7, 2026 and Townopolis on October 6, 2026.

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