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Head-to-head

Airport City Manager Simulator vs Airport Master

Airport City Manager Simulator 4.6★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Tie
Airport Master 4.7★ · Free + IAP 60

Airport Master is a better choice for casual players seeking a quick, focused airport simulation, while Airport City Manager Simulator offers more depth and longevity for dedicated players willing to tolerate slower progress and higher costs.

Full reviews: Airport City Manager Simulator · Airport Master

Airport City Manager Simulator offers a more expansive and long-term city-building experience, but many users find its progress painfully slow and monetized. Airport Master provides a simpler, quicker airport management game, though it suffers from a lack of content and an overwhelming number of ads.

Head to head

Features & Content edge: Airport City Manager SimulatorR1R7R17R18
Airport City Manager Simulator Airport City Manager Simulator offers a broader experience, combining airport management with city building, including airplanes, helicopters, and spaceships . However, some long-time players feel recent updates have removed a sense of accomplishment by increasing star requirements for destinations R1R7 and note a lack of new levels or meaningful updates . Users also desire more realistic planes and customization options R17R18.
Airport Master Airport Master is a simpler game focused solely on airport management, but many users quickly exhaust its content, finishing the game in a few days or even hours R68R70R75R78. Players express a strong desire for more areas to expand and additional content .
Ease of Use & Progress edge: Airport MasterR8R13R15R21
Airport City Manager Simulator Airport City Manager Simulator is described as fun, but progress is notoriously slow and expensive, often requiring years to advance without spending money R8R13R15R21. Upgrades require not only coins but also hard-to-find parts R21. Recent changes, like doubling prices and increasing star requirements, have made the game more difficult and frustrating for long-term players R7.
Airport Master Airport Master is simple to learn and play . However, a significant point of frustration is the need to constantly wake up staff members, which becomes tedious as the airport grows . Some users also report bugs that can halt progress, such as getting stuck after upgrading too quickly .
Reliability & Performance tieR12R16R19R45
Airport City Manager Simulator Some users of Airport City Manager Simulator report issues with the game not loading after updates R12R19, the game freezing R16, or losing game progress R45. There are also reports of planes disappearing R58.
Airport Master Airport Master users frequently report that the game crashes, especially while watching ads . Some users had to uninstall and reinstall after updates, losing their progress .
Price & Value (Free vs. Paid) tieR3R4R11R13
Airport City Manager Simulator Airport City Manager Simulator is heavily criticized for being a "pay to win" or "money grab" game R4R13R21R24. Many essential items and upgrades are costly, and progress without spending money is extremely slow R11R15. Ads are present, and some users find them intrusive or glitchy R3R33R34R55.
Airport Master Airport Master is inundated with ads, with many users stating they are forced to watch ads to upgrade or hire staff, even after purchasing a "no ads" option . This makes the "no ads" purchase feel like a waste of money . Turning off Wi-Fi is suggested as a workaround to avoid ads .
Support edge: Airport City Manager SimulatorR55R58
Airport City Manager Simulator Airport City Manager Simulator users report a lack of customer support, with issues like disappearing planes going unaddressed R58. One user was blocked on Facebook for asking about ad issues R55.
Airport Master Reviews for Airport Master do not provide specific feedback on customer support, but issues like game crashes and ads persist, suggesting a lack of effective resolution.
Pick Airport City Manager Simulator if

you are an 'avgeek' who enjoys a long-term, complex city-building and airport management simulation , and you are patient with slow progress or willing to make in-app purchases to speed things up R8.

Pick Airport Master if

you prefer a simpler, more casual airport management game that can be completed quickly R68R75R78 and you are willing to play offline to avoid excessive ads .

Evidence note: Both apps are free with in-app purchases, and both receive significant criticism regarding excessive ads and monetization strategies. Airport Master's reviews are heavily skewed towards complaints about ads and lack of content, while Airport City Manager Simulator's complaints are more about slow progress and high costs.

Frequently asked

Do these games have a lot of ads?
Yes, both games are heavily criticized for having a high volume of ads, with Airport Master users reporting ads after almost every action or round, and even after purchasing a 'no ads' option . Airport City Manager Simulator also has intrusive and sometimes glitchy ads R3R33R34R55.
Is it hard to progress without paying in Airport City Manager Simulator?
Yes, many users find progress in Airport City Manager Simulator to be extremely slow and difficult without spending money, describing it as a "pay to win" game where items are costly and upgrades require hard-to-find parts R4R13R21R24.
Does Airport Master have much content?
No, many users report that Airport Master has limited content and can be completed quickly, often within a few days or even hours, after which there are no more upgrades or areas to expand R68R70R75R78.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R1] Airport City Manager Simulator 2/5 · US End if an Era: I played this game for 10+ years and it’s time to hang it up. What was once a fun game to play and build has turned into a game that lacks creativity and meaningful reward. The ads are one thing but the recent switch from 3 stars per destination to 5 stars removed the sense of accomplishing something. I wish there was an upgrade that honored overflying these cities back when 3 stars
  2. [R7] Airport City Manager Simulator 1/5 · US Stressful.: This latest update is the final nail for me. Over the many years playing I found myself feeling accomplished fully completing a destination and earning the stars/rewards. The developers have now added two extra sets of stars, some flights requiring over 1,000 completed flights. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Just when I thought I was progressing; I find myself having to return to small or sold of
  3. [R17] Airport City Manager Simulator 5/5 · US Cool but: Could you add an option where you can customize your plane’s paint perchance?
  4. [R18] Airport City Manager Simulator 3/5 · US well its fun: i wish there were updates to make it seem more realistic and have a better quality game and real planes and one other thing you should be able to get more runways.#lower prices
  5. [R8] Airport City Manager Simulator 4/5 · US Fun and Time consumer: You have to either pay right away to really advance or be okay waiting a few days before you really build up your wealth. I do like it though.
  6. [R13] Airport City Manager Simulator 1/5 · US Ridiculously slow progress: Been playing for about 2 weeks and it’s become clear to me this just another money grab game, the concept and mechanics are fun, but the waiting and waiting is not for me.
  7. [R15] Airport City Manager Simulator 3/5 · US Cost too much…: Stuff costs too much takes forever to actual continue need to keep that in mind cuz it’s so much that the game begins to not be as fun so I don’t play it as often and eventually not at all
  8. [R21] Airport City Manager Simulator 3/5 · US Fun game but……: A fun game to play, Easy to learn, always keeping you busy with different challenges, keeps you wanting to come back for more. But you get to a point where unless you start spending money it is almost impossible to advance. Items needed to upgrade buildings are almost impossible to find, and even after a week you cannot find what you need and have to buy it. If this was less of a m
  9. [R12] Airport City Manager Simulator 3/5 · US Airport city: I play every day but today game is not loading
  10. [R16] Airport City Manager Simulator 2/5 · US Frozen: I used to play this game years ago and decided to give it a try again, unfortunately the game is frozen with the only button available being the settings, other than that I can’t move or touch other buttons
  11. [R19] Airport City Manager Simulator 2/5 · US Stuck loading: This is a very enjoyable game to play, but I cannot play it after the latest update. The screen stays “loading” after opening the app. Please fix this ASAP.
  12. [R45] Airport City Manager Simulator 3/5 · US My Gameplay: I can’t get my original game play using Game Center . I’m level 23+ but still it won’t allow me to get that progress please help.
  13. [R3] Airport City Manager Simulator 3/5 · US Awesome game hooked for life… but the ads: Playing this game is fun it brings back the joy of having a game that is really fun to play and this is definitely my number one favorite game to play and also make the ads for the free stuff at the end of the ad there is no x to get off the ad and get the reward and it probably is going to take me at least 100 try’s so please. Fix the glitch
  14. [R4] Airport City Manager Simulator 1/5 · US Pay to win: I am a some one with child settings and it sad I can’t play this game even though I’ve had it for 5 years that makes no sense so that means this it pay to win because like I sad if played this game before and it is child friendly but now it’s more pay to win
  15. [R11] Airport City Manager Simulator 5/5 · US Great game,But: I like this game and it is pretty good I’m not gonna lie to you but sometime the things are pretty costly like repairing the planes,upgrading the runways etc, I would be really happy if you guys just kept the cost of stuff low
  16. [R55] Airport City Manager Simulator 1/5 · US Ads & Challenges: Overall it’s a fun game. The challenges haven’t changed in at least 2 years so it’s like Groundhog Day every year. Also, there are certain ads that if you click to watch, your phone is hijacked for over 2 minutes (unless you close and restart the app). Bring back the 30 second ads!! The feedback from the developer I received on Facebook for this was: blocked me for asking this qu
  17. [R58] Airport City Manager Simulator 1/5 · US No customer support: Planes disappeared 2 times and no customer support to help correct problem
  18. [R33] Airport City Manager Simulator 3/5 · US Ads are a time sump: Have been playing this game over 10 years and love it. I am downgrading to 2 stars though. The ad platform in the game is fecal. Spending 5 minutes of my life mashing the X or Done buttons to affirm I don’t want “Royal Match” or “Royal Kingdom” or Facebook (which I already have) is annoying. I’m happy to amend this assessment if/when it is fixed; but life is too short to s
  19. [R34] Airport City Manager Simulator 1/5 · US Fun, but…: I very rarely write reviews on games, especially 1 stars, I believe devs always have a chance to make it up, but this game is ridiculous, played for about an hour and within that time I had so many ads for in app purchases that it covered up more than half my screen. I’m uninstalling immediately, there is no reason to advertise for n app purchases, especially not on the main screen to t
  20. [R24] Airport City Manager Simulator 3/5 · US Too Expensive: Average players cannot afford this game.
  21. [R68] Airport Master 4/5 · US Fun, but needs more content: I’ve built the airport and employees completely out in 6 days. I love playing this game. Please add more to it!
  22. [R70] Airport Master 2/5 · US Only one level…: I bought out the ads and then the game was over
  23. [R75] Airport Master 3/5 · US Meh: The game itself started off fun, but once you complete everything & upgrade all levels of employees there’s nothing left to do. But keep running around collecting $ and restocking things. I finished the game in 2 days.
  24. [R78] Airport Master 3/5 · US ITS OK BUT…: i’ve had it for a week and have completely max out on the game there’s no more upgrades…

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store