Comparison

Flatout ATC vs ATC

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

Head to head
About

Flatout ATC

Experience the challenge of air traffic control at real-world airports. Manage aircraft, sequence departures, and ensure safe landings. Features a new career campaign with seasons and live traffic simulation.

Highlights
  • Vector arrivals and departures
  • Clear approaches
  • Real airport simulations
  • Career campaign with seasons
  • Live traffic integration
  • Search and rescue missions
Features
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Flatout ATC puts you in the tower. Vector arrivals, sequence departures, clear approaches, and keep every aircraft safely separated across real airports from New York to Tokyo. NEW IN 3.0: THE WATCH A career campaign told in seasons. Step into the tower as a new controller and earn your place shift by shift, with a full cast, a story that carries across episodes, and a debrief after every shift. - Season 1: First Watch. Seven episodes. Your first solo, your first radio failure, your first engine-out. - Season 2: The Incident Desk. Seven episodes of search and rescue, including a cooperative multi-aircraft rescue. REAL CONTROL - Tap an aircraft to give it a heading, altitude, or speed. - Clear published approaches and issue crossing restrictions like a real controller. - Fly search and rescue: follow the signal, hold a steady hover to hoist, and beat the survival clock. LIVE TRAFFIC Work a shift against real aircraft flying right now over New York, London, Atlanta, Paris, and Tokyo, streamed from live ADS-B data. One free live shift every day. NO ADS Every advert was removed. No interruptions, no rewarded videos, just you and the airspace. A WHOLE WORLD Dozens of real airports with satellite-accurate runways, published procedures, 3D terrain and towers, weather you can fly around, helicopters, and a daily challenge. THE LOGBOOK Every level you clear writes a permanent record you can look back on. Already own the Full Game? You keep the base game and every season, free, forever.

About

ATC

Experience the thrill of air traffic control by issuing real clearances using your voice. Manage aircraft on the ground, in the air, and through busy airspace at authentic airports. This game is designed for aviation enthusiasts and flight simmers.

Highlights
  • Voice-native air traffic control
  • Authentic ATC phraseology
  • Ground, Tower, Approach, and Center roles
  • Real-world airport simulations
  • Offline voice recognition
  • Career progression and premium airports
Features
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You have the mic. You have the frequency. Every aircraft is waiting on your word. ATC: Cleared for Takeoff is the voice-native air traffic control game where you don't tap buttons — you SPEAK. Issue real clearances out loud and watch pilots read them back and follow your instructions, all recognized right on your device. SPEAK LIKE A REAL CONTROLLER Key the mic and use authentic phraseology. "Cleared for takeoff." "Turn left heading two seven zero." "Contact tower." The recognizer is tuned to real ATC language and runs on your device — no internet required, and your audio is processed on your phone. WORK EVERY SEAT Move up through the tower cab and the radar room: • Ground — taxi aircraft to the runway without gridlock • Tower — sequence departures and arrivals on the runway • Approach & Departure — vector traffic through busy terminal airspace • Center — run high-altitude en-route sectors and keep jets separated REAL AIRPORTS Control traffic at faithfully laid-out real-world airports, from your first quiet field to demanding hubs. Earn your way up the career ladder, or unlock premium airports to jump straight into the deep end. BUILT FOR AVIATION FANS Whether you're a flight simmer who has always wanted to be on the OTHER side of the radio, a student pilot drilling radio calls before your first solo, or someone who loves listening to live ATC — this is the controller's chair you have been waiting for. Think you can keep them separated? Grab the mic. You're cleared for takeoff.

Screenshots

Flatout ATC4 screens
ATC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flatout ATC at 67% against ATC's 0%. Flatout ATC also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.6) and ads (none vs shown). ATC's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Flatout ATC sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and ATC sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flatout ATC holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Flatout ATC's written reviews are positive against 0% of ATC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flatout ATC ships an update every 3 days, ATC every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flatout ATC versus ATC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlatout ATCATC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (42 ratings) — better2.6 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings42 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size564 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCraig KennedyJames Payoyo

Customer experience

Flatout ATC

All ratings42 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

ATC

All ratings8 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral37.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Flatout ATC

One-time4
  • The Watch — Season One$2.99
  • Season 2: The Incident Desk$2.99
  • Season 3: The Crossing$2.99
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  • Base Game Unlock$4.99
3 purchases

ATC

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Role Pack: Center + Clearance$4.99
  • Premium — Full Roster$9.99

Questions

Is Flatout ATC free?
Flatout ATC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ATC free?
ATC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flatout ATC or ATC?
Flatout ATC is rated higher. Flatout ATC averages 4.4 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while ATC averages 2.6 from 13 ratings.
Do Flatout ATC or ATC have ads?
ATC shows ads; Flatout ATC does not.
Which is updated more often, Flatout ATC or ATC?
Flatout ATC ships an update every 3 days, and ATC every 9 days. Most recently, Flatout ATC was updated on November 9, 2026 and ATC on November 10, 2026.

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