Comparison

air vs Megapolis

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
Currently charting
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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

Megapolis

Design and manage your own city, constructing various buildings and zones to keep residents happy and profitable. Engage in a comprehensive campaign or create custom scenarios to achieve goals within limited resources and time.

Highlights
  • Construct functional city zones
  • Build houses, structures, and buildings
  • Win trophies in campaign scenarios
  • Create custom scenarios
  • Achieve up to 22 achievements
  • Time management simulation
Features
Currently charting
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Build your own city and make heaps of money in this casual simulation game. Construct beautiful and functional city zones with plenty of modern blocks 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 beautiful and functional city zones. * 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 functional city zones 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
Megapolis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Megapolis at 5.0 against air's 4.5. Megapolis also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). air's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1). On ads, monetization model, chart position 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

air costs $4.99 and Megapolis $3.99 up front. air sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Megapolis asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Megapolis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: air has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
air versus Megapolis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterairMegapolis
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.5 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#198#190 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB197 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%

Megapolis

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

air

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

Megapolis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is air free?
air costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Megapolis free?
Megapolis costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, air or Megapolis?
Megapolis is rated higher. air averages 4.5 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Megapolis averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do air or Megapolis have ads?
Neither air nor Megapolis shows ads.
Which is more popular, air or Megapolis?
air currently peaks at #198 in the App Store charts, and Megapolis at #190. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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