Comparison

Flatout ATC vs Squawk

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

Head to head
About

Flatout ATC

Command real-world airspace by guiding aircraft through 28 detailed airports. This fast-paced puzzle game tests your skills with realistic procedures and daily challenges. Manage arrivals, departures, and emergencies to achieve perfect landings.

Highlights
  • Realistic airspace command
  • 28 meticulously mapped airports
  • Approach and landing guidance
  • Daily challenges
  • Escalating difficulty
  • Free Play mode
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, and Atlanta, 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

Squawk

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Prends place dans la tour de contrôle et deviens chef d'orchestre du ciel. Dans Squawk, tu guides chaque avion sur ton écran radar : cap, altitude, vitesse. À toi de gérer les arrivées, les départs, les circuits d'approche et surtout… d'éviter la moindre collision. Un vrai casse-tête d'aiguilleur du ciel, simple à prendre en main mais de plus en plus intense. TON RÔLE - Fais atterrir les avions en les amenant en finale sur la piste - Fais décoller et sors-les par les bons points de navigation - Respecte les séparations : deux avions trop proches, c'est l'alarme rouge - Autorise les atterrissages au bon moment, gère les remises de gaz DU DÉFI À CHAQUE PARTIE - 13 niveaux + un niveau bonus, difficulté progressive - Météo : contourne les orages qui se déplacent - Vols prioritaires : médical, présidentiel, panne de carburant - Trafic spécial : drones, chasseurs et même des OVNIs - Pistes parallèles et croisées à jongler - Le trafic est différent à chaque partie : impossible d'apprendre par cœur CLASSEMENT MONDIAL - Un classement par niveau, remis à zéro chaque mois - Compare ton meilleur score à celui des autres contrôleurs Ambiance radar authentique, communications radio, et un frisson qui monte à mesure que le ciel se remplit. Sauras-tu garder ton sang-froid ? 100 % gratuit. Bon vol !

Screenshots

Flatout ATC4 screens
Squawk3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squawk at none against Flatout ATC's 12. Squawk also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). Flatout ATC's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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 12 one-off in-app purchases. Squawk asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flatout ATC ships an update every 5 days, Squawk every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flatout ATC versus Squawk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlatout ATCSquawk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size545 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCraig KennedyGroupe bse

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Flatout ATC

One-time12
  • Unlock Small Fields$0.99
  • Mid Size Fields$0.99
  • Unlock Military Complication$0.99
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  • Unlock International Airports$0.99
  • Unlock Regional Northeast Airspaces$0.99
  • Unlock the US 'Big Dog'$0.99
  • Unlock the Final Bosses$0.99
  • The Watch — Season One$2.99
  • Season 2: The Incident Desk$2.99
  • Season 3: The Crossing$2.99
  • Base Game Unlock$4.99
  • Unlock Full Game$4.99
None

Squawk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flatout ATC free?
Flatout ATC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squawk free?
Squawk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flatout ATC or Squawk have ads?
Squawk shows ads; Flatout ATC does not.
Which is updated more often, Flatout ATC or Squawk?
Flatout ATC ships an update every 5 days, and Squawk every 8 days. Most recently, Flatout ATC was updated on October 19, 2026 and Squawk on October 21, 2026.

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