Plane Troubles vs Air Defense Command
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plane Troubles
Navigate a chaotic plane cabin to escape safely in this 2D arcade game. Swipe to avoid obstacles like smoke, fires, and unruly passengers. Test your survival skills in increasingly challenging evacuation scenarios.
- 2D arcade gameplay
- Aircraft evacuation simulation
- Swipe-based controls
- Obstacle avoidance (smoke, fire, passengers)
- Challenging survival scenarios
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Plane Troubles is a unique 2D arcade game that turns aircraft evacuation into pure entertainment. Unfasten your seat belts and, with a swipe of your finger, manouvre through the plane cabin to reach the safest exit. Become an evacuation master avoiding maddening queues, unruly passengers, cabin smoke and merciless fires aboard the most unlucky airline of all time. No doubt about it: each of its flights ends up in evacuation! How many plane troubles can you survive?
Air Defense Command
Defend your nation in a desperate aerial battle against a superior enemy force. Shoot down incoming bombers and inflict significant damage on the opposing air force to survive.
- Defend against enemy bombers
- Engage in aerial combat
- Inflict heavy damage on enemy air force
- Desperate struggle for survival
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The Alliance is the most powerful military force in the world They have declared war on us We cannot win... ... but we must fight! Engage in a desperate struggle to defend your tiny country against overwhelming odds. Shoot down enemy bombers and exact a heavy price on the enemy's air force.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plane Troubles at none against Air Defense Command's 1. Air Defense Command's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 69%) and ratings volume (478 vs 33). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Air Defense Command sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Plane Troubles asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Plane Troubles against 4.5 for Air Defense Command. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Air Defense Command has 478 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Plane Troubles's written reviews are positive against 84% of Air Defense Command's.
Plane Troubles ships an update every 32 months, Air Defense Command every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plane Troubles | Air Defense Command |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (33 ratings) | 4.5 (478 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | 83.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 478 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica - Universita' degli Studi di Udine | Vladimir Jovanovic |
Customer experience
Plane Troubles
Air Defense Command
Bugs and requests
Plane Troubles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Air Defense Command
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when progressing to next day
- Inconsistent damage calculations
- Planes not responding as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Longer campaign or additional levels
- More weapon and upgrade options
- Customizable difficulty settings
- Endless/survival mode as default
- Improved controls for guided missiles
In-app purchases
Plane Troubles
No in-app purchases
Air Defense Command
- Enhanced Edition$2.99
Questions
Is Plane Troubles free?
Is Air Defense Command free?
Which has better reviews, Plane Troubles or Air Defense Command?
Do Plane Troubles or Air Defense Command have ads?
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