Comparison

Pick 5 vs Idle Flight Manager

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

Head to head
About

Pick 5

Test your jam band knowledge by predicting setlists, openers, and song choices for live shows. Earn points for accurate predictions, climb leaderboards, and connect with other fans through chats and discussions.

Highlights
  • Predict setlists, openers, and song choices
  • Earn points for accurate predictions
  • Climb live leaderboards
  • Connect with fellow fans
  • Explore upcoming tours and shows
Features
Currently charting
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Pick Five – Predict the Jam! Test your jam band knowledge in this free, point-based prediction game! Pick Five is the ultimate community spot where fans predict setlists, openers, deep cuts, bust-outs, Type IIs, and fun props for your favorite touring acts like Phish, Widespread Panic, Billy Strings, and more. Whether you're at the show, streaming live, or reliving classics, share your predictions, earn points for every correct call, climb leaderboards, and connect with fellow fans through chats and discussions. Key features: Explore upcoming tours and shows – make your Pick Five song predictions for openers, setlist surprises, rare appearances, and creative props Earn points based on accuracy and track your progress on live leaderboards for friendly competition and bragging rights Join the fun, share your boldest predictions, and see how your fan insight stacks up. The music scene is thriving – get your picks in early! Questions or ideas? Reach out to support@pickfive.io

About

Idle Flight Manager

Build your own global airline empire from a single plane to a fleet of jumbo jets. Design routes on a real map, manage aircraft, and earn revenue even while offline. Experience unpredictable events and a dynamic used-plane market.

Highlights
  • Live world map with real-time plane tracking
  • Over 50 real aircraft across 10 tiers
  • 9 unlockable world regions
  • Offline revenue accumulation
  • Random in-game events
  • Auto Flight Manager for network optimization
  • Daily used-plane market
Features
Currently charting
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One small airplane. One route. $120,000 in the bank... That's how every aviation empire starts. Idle Flight Manager is a live-world airline management game where you draw routes on a real map, buy real aircraft, and watch your fleet grow from a single regional prop plane into a global operation of Boeing 747s and Airbus A380s. Earn revenue around the clock, even while you're offline. What you do: Tap airports to design multi-stop routes. Assign a plane and it begins flying the circuit immediately: carrying passengers, landing, turning around, and flying again. The map fills with glowing route lines as your airline expands. Revenue ticks up with every completed leg. Key features: - Live world map: real-time plane icons move along your routes on a global map that grows as you unlock regions. - 50+ real aircraft across 10 tiers. From ATR turboprops and Embraer regional jets to Boeing 777s, Airbus A380s, and exotic premium aircrafts. - 9 unlockable world regions. Expand from US domestic routes to international routes: Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. - Make money while you sleep: flights complete and income accumulates offline; return to a fully loaded airline fleet! - Random events: crew strikes, tourism booms, fuel price drops, and government subsidies keep operations unpredictable - Reward drones: spot drone icons flying across the map and tap to collect bonus cash or miles! - Auto Flight Manager: assigns planes, creates routes, and re-optimizes your entire network automatically. - Daily used-plane market, 8 rotating listings at steep discounts or spot-buy a rival's plane directly off the live map. Progression and Fleet Management: - Level up by completing route circuits and unlock the next tier of aircraft. Manage plane condition carefully. Let it fall below 50% and revenue drops noticeably. Let it fall below 30% and costs stack heavily. - Set pricing per route to match your strategy. Economy fills every seat at lower fares. Luxury charges almost double per passenger but risks flying half-empty. - Build hub airports where multiple routes converge to earn a network revenue bonus. Take bank loans to fund bold expansion. Spend miles to unlock countries, each opening new airports and longer, more profitable routes. The aircraft catalog: - Start with regional turboprops on short domestic hops. Work through narrow-bodies like the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo. Progress into wide-bodies such as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A330neo. - Finally unlock the legendary flagships: the 747-8, the A380plus, and rare premium aircraft for the most ambitious operators. Collect exclusive variants like the Stealth 787, the Golden A380, the Concorde Neo, and the Zero-G Orbiter. Your airline, always working: Over 150 NPC airlines populate the skies with ambient traffic. Speed boosts let you accelerate to 2x or 10x speed. Every 7 in-game days, a weekly report delivers claimable cash, miles, and route credits. Your fleet never stops, with or without you. Start your first flight. The world map is waiting.

Screenshots

Pick 54 screens
Idle Flight Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pick 5 at none against Idle Flight Manager's 13. Pick 5 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (93% vs 65%). Idle Flight Manager's advantage is ratings volume (3.5K vs 17). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Idle Flight Manager sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Pick 5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pick 5 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Flight Manager has 3.5K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Pick 5's written reviews are positive against 65% of Idle Flight Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pick 5 ships an update every 3 weeks, Idle Flight Manager every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Pick 5 versus Idle Flight Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPick 5Idle Flight Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (17 ratings) — better4.6 (3.5K ratings)
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews — better64.8% of reviews
Number of ratings173.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#196 — better#197
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB327 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHarrison HarperINFINITY GAMES, LDA

Customer experience

Pick 5

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

Idle Flight Manager

All ratings3,425 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews418 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral13.4%
Negative21.8%

In-app purchases

None

Pick 5

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Idle Flight Manager

One-time13
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Carbon Offset Small$4.99
  • Navigator$4.99
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  • VIP Pass: Founders Edition$4.99
  • Remove Forced Ads$4.99
  • Globe Trotter$9.99
  • Carbon Offset Medium$9.99
  • VIP Pass v2$14.99
  • Upgrade to ULTRA (from RFA)$19.99
  • Auto Manager$19.99
  • Carbon Offset Large$19.99
  • ULTRA Pass$24.99
  • Tycoon Bundle$49.99

Questions

Is Pick 5 free?
Pick 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle Flight Manager free?
Idle Flight Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pick 5 or Idle Flight Manager?
Pick 5 is rated higher. Pick 5 averages 4.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Idle Flight Manager averages 4.6 from 3.5K ratings.
Do Pick 5 or Idle Flight Manager have ads?
Idle Flight Manager shows ads; Pick 5 does not.
Which is updated more often, Pick 5 or Idle Flight Manager?
Pick 5 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Idle Flight Manager every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pick 5 was updated on October 28, 2026 and Idle Flight Manager on October 29, 2026.
Which is more popular, Pick 5 or Idle Flight Manager?
Pick 5 currently peaks at #196 in the App Store charts, and Idle Flight Manager at #197. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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