Comparison

Approach Control vs Arrow Flow App

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

Head to head
About

Approach Control

Experience a realistic air traffic control simulation with genuine ATC procedures and pilot voice recordings. Make critical decisions under pressure, manage traffic across 10 unique sectors, and test your skills with challenging scenarios. Includes training modules and career tracking.

Highlights
  • Realistic radar simulation
  • Genuine ATC procedures
  • Actual pilot voice recordings
  • 10 unique approach sectors
  • 10 ATC challenges
  • In-built training modules
  • Career statistics and trophy case
Features
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Work real approach radar. Make real decisions. Feel the pressure. Approach Control: Remastered is a highly realistic air traffic control simulation designed by real-world air traffic controllers. It delivers an authentic radar-control experience using genuine ATC procedures and actual pilot voice recordings. It's a game, but it feels very real. The radar behaves exactly like real approach control radar, including a true 3-second sweep used by professional controllers, plus actual ICAO separation and wake turbulence standards. Every element is designed to replicate how controllers scan, think, and manage traffic in real time, all within a clean, intuitive interface built for mobile. Control traffic in 10 unique approach sectors, each with its own localizer configuration and arrival entry points. Put your skills to the test with 10 ATC challenges that demand precision, planning, and calm decision-making under pressure. Train Like a Controller. New to air traffic control? Built-in Ground School and guided on-the-job training teach you the fundamentals step-by-step, preparing you for increasingly complex traffic scenarios. Track Your Career. Career statistics and a trophy case track your progress, performance, and long-term achievements as an approach controller. If you love flight simulation, try an air traffic control simulation. Approach Control: Remastered delivers one of the most authentic ATC experiences available on mobile.

About

Arrow Flow App

Features
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ArrowFlow is a calm, hand-crafted puzzle about clearing a board, one arrow at a time. Every level starts with a small grid of bent, snake-like arrows. Tap one and it slides off the board in the direction it points — but only if its path is clear. Find the right order. Empty the board. Move on. No timers. No ads. No accounts. Just you and the puzzle. — FEATURES — • 30 hand-tuned levels, easing from one-tap warm-ups to multi-step deductions • Shape levels: arrows arranged into a heart, a star, a cake, and more • Three hearts per attempt — think before you tap • Built-in hint when you’re stuck • Five color themes, light and dark, with a tasteful clay aesthetic • Crisp haptics and short, mixable sound cues that respect your music • Fully offline. No tracking. No accounts. No data leaves your device. • Universal iPhone, designed for one-handed play — HOW IT PLAYS — Each arrow is a piece with a head and a tail. Tap the piece — it straightens, slides head-first toward the edge, and exits the board. If anything blocks its path, the tap costs a heart and the piece shudders in place. Three blocked taps and the round ends. Solving a level is about reading dependencies. Sometimes the right move is the one you can see the whole path for. Sometimes you have to remove a small piece first to free a longer one. The board never moves on its own — every change comes from your tap. — DESIGNED FOR YOUR HANDS — Big tap targets. Soft, springy buttons. A gentle exit animation that snakes each piece out of its burrow head-first. The arrow style adapts to the theme you pick: clean rounded ribbons, neon glow, brutal mono-line. Pick the one that fits your mood. — A NOTE ON PRIVACY — ArrowFlow is single-player and offline. Progress, your chosen theme, and your sound preference are saved on your device only. Nothing is uploaded. There are no third-party SDKs. There is nothing to opt out of. If you have feedback, the support email is in the App Store listing — we read everything.

Screenshots

Approach Control4 screens
Arrow Flow App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Arrow Flow App at none against Approach Control's 9. Approach Control's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Approach Control sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Arrow Flow App asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Approach Control versus Arrow Flow App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApproach ControlArrow Flow App
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBig Fat Simulations Inc.菊 黄

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Approach Control

One-time9
  • Advanced$1.99
  • Ninja$1.99
  • Approach Control: Remastered$1.99
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  • Cornered$1.99
  • Insanity$1.99
  • Windy$1.99
  • Pandemonium$1.99
  • Gridlock$1.99
  • Full Unlock$14.99
None

Arrow Flow App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Approach Control free?
Approach Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arrow Flow App free?
Arrow Flow App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Approach Control or Arrow Flow App have ads?
Neither Approach Control nor Arrow Flow App shows ads.

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