# Airline Tycoon: The Game

> Build your Airline Empire!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6476063692](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6476063692)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6476063692`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Hidden Lake Games LLC
- **Category:** Simulation
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (748 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.21
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-02
- **First published:** 2024-01-17
- **Size:** 277 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/airline-tycoon-the-game/id6476063692)
- **Website:** [https://www.hiddenlakegames.com/](https://www.hiddenlakegames.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.hiddenlakegames.com/privacy](https://www.hiddenlakegames.com/privacy)

## Description

Airline Tycoon: The Game is a realistic airline management sim where you build and grow your airline empire by expanding to real airports, managing fleets, and optimizing routes and seating.

Make strategic decisions on pricing, alliances, fuel costs, and airport services to maximize profits. The game also offers an ads-free experience with subscription options for full access and chapters.

## Rankings

- #66,686 — Overall
- #57 — airline

## Review summary

Reviewers largely criticize Airline Tycoon: The Game for monetization-driven design. Players report that free play is effectively impossible without paying, with frequent ads and gating that interrupt progression. Many describe the early game as short and unfinished, often resetting after purchases, making it feel like a money-grab or scam. A few acknowledge a promising concept and decent visuals at launch, but the overall consensus is that the app delivers poor value and questionable ethics, leading to widespread dissatisfaction and refunds concerns.

### Pros

- Promising airline tycoon concept at the start
- Nice visuals when the game begins
- Some users found it decent to kill time

### Cons

- Pay-to-progress: progress requires real-money purchases to continue
- Frequent ads: multiple ads per session and ad-skipping issues
- Content is short/unfinished and may reset after purchases
- Perceived as a scam/money grab due to hidden costs and poor value

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