Scratch Away! vs Pilots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scratch Away!
Simulate the thrill of lottery scratch tickets without spending real money. Earn in-game currency to unlock a variety of ticket types and enjoy daily rewards. Play seamlessly across multiple devices with Game Center integration.
- Lottery scratch ticket simulation
- No in-app purchases or microtransactions
- Earn in-game currency (hearts) to buy tickets
- Daily and weekly in-game presents
- Variety of scratch ticket types (bingo, poker, etc.)
- Unlock tickets through challenges
- Cross-device syncing via Game Center
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Scratch Away! is the ultimate lottery scratch ticket simulator. Do you love playing scratch tickets but don't like spending the money? Scratch Away! is a buy once, play forever game that has no in-app purchases and no micro transactions! Win hearts in-game and use those hearts to buy more scratch tickets, play to your heart's content! In-game presents are awarded every day to make sure you always have hearts and tickets to play! Game Features: Play a wide range of scratch tickets from classic scratchers, to line match, to crossword, to bingo, to blackjack and poker, roulette, naval strike, and more! Complete in-game challenges to unlock more and more tickets. Scratch Away! comes with 28 unique tickets, with more available in future (free!) updates. Play on Multiple Devices Scratch Away! natively supports all iPhones and iPads and has been specifically laid out to fit each device. If you sign into Game Center, your hearts and tickets will sync between them for seamless gameplay. Start playing on one device and pick up later on your other device! Special Surprises When buying tickets you might get something unexpected, and when playing tickets you might also win free tickets and bonus games! In addition, a new present is given every day, with bigger presents given once a week and once per month! Open the app every day to collect your prize.
Pilots
An aviation idle and incremental strategy game where you build an airfield from scratch. Research new technologies, design aircraft, and manage pilots to progress through different flight eras. Enjoy offline progress and dynamic weather without timers or ads.
- Idle and incremental strategy gameplay
- Fleet and route design
- Dynamic weather system
- Pilot experience and ranks
- Prestige reset for permanent upgrades
- Offline progress simulation
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Your fleet keeps flying while you sleep — build from a grass airstrip to interstellar flight. Pilots: Ascension is a deep aviation idle and incremental strategy game. It starts with a hand-cranked fuel drum and a wood-and-fabric contraption that has no business leaving the ground. Your job is to get it into the sky anyway. You're the quartermaster of a tiny airfield. Crank fuel, recruit crew, and coax the first machines into the air. Then build an industry: depots, mines, smelters, and workshops; assign aviators to the jobs that suit them; and research your way up the altitude spine, from the Dawn of Flight and the Propeller Age into the Jet Age, with Rockets, Orbit, and deeper eras still ahead. It keeps the incremental loop you already know (gather, build, assign, research, trade, prestige) and adds mechanics built around flight: • Flight Operations: seven stories and 21 mission stages spanning all seven eras. Choose relief service or scientific survey and fly the routes that bring each mission home. • Flight modes: trade speed, fuel, risk, and science output with Standard, Economy, Express, and Survey plans for each aircraft. • Route mastery: successful landings earn improved payouts and lower risk on familiar routes. • Fleet and routes: build aircraft and fly cargo, passenger, and mission routes for funds, materials, and reputation. • Dynamic weather: four seasons plus live conditions. Tailwinds, fog, and thunderstorms can ground flights and shift production. • Pilot ranks: aviators gain experience and climb from Rookie to Wingman to Veteran to Ace, multiplying their output. • Final Flight: review your run and bank Legacy, Ace Points, and Renown before beginning a New Horizon. Choose a Founding Charter or an optional challenge to shape your next ascent. No timers nagging you, no ads, no in-app purchases, and no account or login. Your save lives on your device and syncs across your devices through iCloud. It autosaves often, and offline progress is fully simulated when you come back. Start with a windsock and an empty field. Climb one horizon at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pilots at 5.0 against Scratch Away!'s 4.2. Pilots also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 91%). Scratch Away!'s advantage is chart position (#37 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Scratch Away! costs $0.99 and Pilots $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pilots holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Scratch Away!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Pilots's.
Scratch Away! ships an update every 3 weeks, Pilots monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scratch Away! | Pilots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #37 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 223 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Human Feet Inc. | Sabya Das |
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Scratch Away!
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In-app purchases
Scratch Away!
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









