Comparison

Pilots vs ATM KING

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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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Build from a grass airstrip to interstellar flight, one horizon at a time. Pilots: Ascension is an aviation idle and incremental strategy game. It starts with a hand-cranked fuel drum and a wood-and-fabric machine that has no business leaving the ground. Your job is to get it into the sky anyway. You are the quartermaster of a tiny airfield. Crank fuel, recruit crew and coax the first aircraft 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 through seven eras: Dawn of Flight, the Propeller Age, the Jet Age, the Rocket Age, Orbit, the Interplanetary frontier and the Interstellar Age. IT KEEPS THE LOOP YOU KNOW Gather, build, assign, research, trade, prestige. Then it adds mechanics built around flight: • Adventure campaign: five flight programs tie era research to real flying. Aircraft must be capable of their route, so your fleet choices matter. • Grand Expeditions: three voyages and 16 story legs with changing routes, flight modes and supply needs. Earn Bronze, Silver and Gold honors that stay with every future career. No deadlines. • Flight Operations: seven stories and 21 mission stages across all seven eras. Choose relief service or scientific survey. • Flight modes: Standard, Economy, Express and Survey trade speed, fuel, risk and science output for each aircraft. • Route mastery: successful landings earn better payouts and lower risk on familiar routes. • Simulated weather: four in-game seasons plus changing conditions. Tailwinds, fog and thunderstorms can ground flights and shift production. • Pilot ranks: aviators climb from Rookie to Wingman to Veteran to Ace, multiplying their output. • New Horizon: take a Final Flight, bank Legacy, Ace Points and Renown, pick a Founding Charter and, if you want, a challenge for your next run. Your career log remembers your last 50 runs. A CALMER, CLEARER AIRFIELD A compact home screen puts one crank button beside your crew and fuel stats. Tap any resource to see what produces it, what stores it and what consumes it. Fleets group by aircraft, route and mode, with bulk controls for dispatch. CLASSIC AND ADVENTURE New careers begin in Adventure. Existing careers keep the original rules as Classic, and you can choose Adventure at a voluntary New Horizon. Offline progress for up to three days: your fleet keeps flying while you are away. Your save lives on your device. No timers nagging you. No ads. No in-app purchases. No account or login. Start with a windsock and an empty field.

About

ATM KING

Build a global cash empire by placing and upgrading ATMs. Earn money even when offline and unlock new zones, from convenience stores to the Moon. Compete with others on leaderboards and collect rare assets.

Highlights
  • Build ATM empire across 11 themed zones
  • Earn money offline
  • Upgrade machines and hire workers
  • Reset empire for permanent multipliers
  • Collect rare assets from crates
  • Compete on global leaderboards
  • Engage in random in-game events
Features
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Start with one ATM in a convenience store. End up owning machines across the entire planet and beyond. ATM King is an idle tycoon game about building the biggest cash empire in the world. Tap to collect, place ATMs in bigger and bigger locations, and watch your money pile up even while you're away. GROW YOUR EMPIRE - Place ATMs across 11 themed zones from a small-town gas station to Tokyo, Dubai, London, the Moon, and Mars - Unlock higher-tier locations as your income climbs - Upgrade your machines and hire workers to collect and protect your cash EARN WHILE YOU'RE AWAY - Your ATMs keep earning when the app is closed - Come back to a stack of offline cash and surprise events REBIRTH FOR MORE - Reset your empire to earn permanent multipliers - Each rebirth unlocks new bonuses, extra crate slots, and faster growth COLLECT RARE ASSETS - Open crates to collect assets across multiple rarities - Chase Legendary, Mythic, and S-Tier pulls - Full drop odds are shown in-game before you spend COMPETE WITH THE WORLD - Climb the global leaderboard - Add friends and see who's building the biggest empire - Spend raid tokens to hit rivals and steal a cut of their cash RANDOM EVENTS - Crypto booms, holiday rushes, blackouts, and more keep every session fresh Free to play. Optional in-app purchases for coins and an ad-free Pro upgrade. An account is optional and only used to sync your save

Screenshots

Pilots4 screens
ATM KING4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ATM KING at Free against Pilots's $0.99. ATM KING also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Pilots's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

ATM KING is free to download; Pilots costs $0.99 up front. ATM KING sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Pilots asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pilots against 5.0 for ATM KING. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pilots ships an update monthly, ATM KING every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pilots versus ATM KING: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilotsATM KING
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB126 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDas Creative LLCZachary Winter

Customer experience

Pilots

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ATM KING

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pilots

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

ATM KING

One-time6
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • 500 + 50 Bouns coins$3.99
  • ATM KING PRO$4.99
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  • 1,200 + 200 Bouns coins$7.99
  • 2,500 + 200 Bouns coins$14.99
  • 6,500 + 1500 Bouns coins$29.99

Questions

Is Pilots free?
Pilots costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ATM KING free?
ATM KING is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pilots or ATM KING?
Pilots and ATM KING are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Pilots or ATM KING have ads?
ATM KING shows ads; Pilots does not.
Which is updated more often, Pilots or ATM KING?
Pilots ships an update monthly, and ATM KING every 4 days. Most recently, Pilots was updated on October 31, 2026 and ATM KING on November 5, 2026.

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