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Pocket Planes: Airline Tycoon

NimbleBit LLC · Games · United States store
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$42.2K
Likely $14.1K to $126.6K
▼ 88.1% in 11 days
New ratings
+0
in 1 days, 12.1K in total
Rating
4.7 of 5
7.6K ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
4
was 5 on Oct 16, 2026

Revenue

Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 21, 2026 in the 53 countries we track, and ratings growth on the App Store.

EST. REVENUE / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$506.3K
Not ranked on Google Play in tracked countries
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
267.4K to 763.9K
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • Canada #61 Games: Family$31.2K · 74%
  • Australia #93 Games: Family$8.4K · 20%
  • Philippines #27 Games: Family$1.7K · 4%
  • Poland #80 Games: Family$851 · 2%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Small app: combines its grossing ranks with ratings growth (70 new ratings a month on average since launch). Tested on 418 apps with verified revenue: typically off by about 2.6 times, so the range is wide. Countries we don't track (and Google Play in China, which doesn't exist) aren't included, and neither are ads or web payments. Gross revenue before store fees.
RATINGS
7.6K
AVG RATING
4.67
PRICE
Free
AGE
14.4y
LAST UPDATE
67d ago
VERSION
2.17.3
SIZE
245 MB
AGE RATING
12+

Last 30 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart and daily ratings counts.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
14 / 30
COUNTRIES NOW
7 (was 0)
NEW RATINGS, LAST 1 DAYS
+0
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · BOTH STORES EST
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Oct 10, 2026$471.1K a month
Oct 11, 2026$832.2K a month
Oct 12, 2026$1.4M a month
Oct 13, 2026$782K a month
Oct 14, 2026$592.5K a month
Oct 15, 2026$839.2K a month
Oct 16, 2026$48.4K a month
Oct 17, 2026$12.2K a month
Oct 18, 2026$1.7M a month
Oct 19, 2026$278.4K a month
Oct 20, 2026$85.8K a month
Oct 21, 2026$56.1K a month
Oct 22, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 23, 2026not in a grossing chart
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 24, 2026: not ranked. Now: #46 Games: Family · AU.
RATINGS IN THE CORE COUNTRIES, DAILY
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Oct 22, 202612.1K ratings
Oct 23, 202612.1K ratings
12.1K on Oct 22, 2026, 12.1K on Oct 23, 2026. New ratings track new downloads, even outside the charts.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
10 purchases listed
  • Bux Pack Tier 1$0.99
  • Bux Pack Tier 2$4.99
  • Bux Pack Tier 3$19.99
  • Lost & Found$9.99
  • Bux Pack Tier 4$39.99
  • Special Plane$6.99
  • VIP Sale$19.99
  • Lucky Wheel Tickets Tier 4$9.99
Top in-app purchases as listed on the App Store, in local prices.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
0.7 reviews / week
  • Trendsteady
  • Recent reviews average3.3 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share40%
From the latest 100 written reviews, covering 976 days. The store only returns this many, so this is the most recent slice.
RELEASE CADENCE
1 update in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases12 days
From the last 25 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
7.6K ratings
5★81%
4★12%
3★3%
2★2%
1★3%

What users want

From the latest 100 reviews on the United States App Store, Feb 20, 2024 to Sep 30, 2026: 40% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Too many ads33%

13 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Want to get more bux and the ads load and then freeze forcing me to close the app and lose the reward
★★★★★ Latest version I can't get past ads without closing out app completely.
★★★★★ The game is fun but the ads are supposed to provide a reward.
Price and subscription25%

10 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ fun game, But to really enjoy you must spend lots of money!!
★★★★★ They changed how much money is needed to fly a plane - change makes it harder.
★★★★★ One of the biggest money grab games I have ever seen.
Lost data, sync, backup25%

10 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Want to get more bux and the ads load and then freeze forcing me to close the app and lose the reward
★★★★★ When I return the opportunity is lost and no reward given for sitting through the ad.
★★★★★ Unfortunately, it seems like Nimblebit is either gone bankrupt, shut down or is struggling to survive.
Slow, laggy, battery15%

6 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Progression is too slow to stay engaged for more than a couple of days
★★★★★ Every aspect of the game is slow and choppy with animations lagging.
★★★★★ Laggy gameplay, spammy ads, and no new game updates makes this game is just about unplayable.
Worse after an update15%

6 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Latest version I can't get past ads without closing out app completely.
★★★★★ Most of their apps don't get updated in less than two year intervals anymore.
★★★★★ Waited years for an update just to have a $40 paywall
Limits, credits, locked features8%

3 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Stop filling the classic games with content you have to pay to use…it's pathetic and spits in the face of your fans!
★★★★★ Oh wait it's locked behind a $40 VIP purchase to even gain access to it… what a greedy money grab.
★★★★★ I reached out to support for help and they literally said I didn't have sufficient proof despite having an order number and credit card statements and closed the ticket to the point I can't reach out to them.
Crashes and freezes5%

2 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Want to get more bux and the ads load and then freeze forcing me to close the app and lose the reward
★★★★★ A once GREAT game, it was fun to play and manage a cute little airline business. Now, way too much ad bloat chokes the game. The lag and drag is truly horrendous. The game is unplayable because the simplest game…
No customer support5%

2 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Great app that I've had for a long time. Unfortunately, it seems like Nimblebit is either gone bankrupt, shut down or is struggling to survive. Most of their apps don't get updated in less than two year intervals…
★★★★★ I reached out to support for help and they literally said I didn't have sufficient proof despite having an order number and credit card statements and closed the ticket to the point I can't reach out to them.
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • Please add an option to enlarge some buttons (particularly the arrows on the top left/right when cycling through your planes. 5★, Aug 17, 2026
  • Great game but needs more cities. 5★, Aug 9, 2026
  • It's a great game overall I really love the aspect of having your own airline as well as flights to other places, but I think that you should add something to the concourse like stores you could get money from if… 5★, May 8, 2026
  • Please add new features to keep it exciting. 5★, Apr 4, 2026
  • a vertical mode would be AWESOME! 5★, Apr 2, 2026
  • Also, can you make the international airports a little bit pricey not like 94,000 (made the number up) and can you make the aircraft carrier like 15,000 to 24,00 and do you mind adding a MD 11 like plane and that is… 5★, Mar 24, 2026
  • I wish there was more direction on what to do next. 3★, Dec 24, 2025
  • The game doesn't really need any fancy new function but either Nimblebit needs to maintain compatibility as IOS gets updated or pull it. 1★, Sep 16, 2025
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS

Nothing stands out.

WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Fun, addictive41%

22 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ such an amazing game so fun
★★★★★ I've been playing this game for 14 years. I really love travel and fantasize about owning an airline. Love keeping my planes in the air.
★★★★★ In 2026 it's impossible to find fun and free games that aren't riddled with ads, spamming micro-transactions in your face, or in-game features like timers or energy systems designed to slow down your progress so you…
Easy to use19%

10 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Pocket Planes is simple and addicting the more you begin to expand your airline of pixelated planes and passengers.
★★★★★ the easy to use menus and visually pleasing yet simplistic graphics make it a game i haven't been able to leave alone for many years.
★★★★★ I've had this game for a couple years now and at level 35. Took a bit to figure out a good technique but now my tycoon is a money machine! This is a great game to come back to whenever and pick up where you left off.…
Looks great7%

4 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ It is good because you can make an airline and it's exciting and it's happy cheerful, and you can make a business but not a real business but there's one thing that I just wanna do or other players are you imagining…
★★★★★ It would also be great to see an update to the store interface and the hangar layout.
★★★★★ Overall, the 8-bit design works well with the airline simulator concept.
Accurate, great results6%

3 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ This kinda defeats the whole purpose of that update and is just not realistic to have no ability to fly a wide body aircraft from LA to Tokyo.
★★★★★ Overall, the 8-bit design works well with the airline simulator concept.
★★★★★ I absolutely love this game and I'm so addicted to it, the planes are nice, the graphics are cool, and the overall mechanics and gameplay is pretty awesome, but it's missing a couple of quality of life updates, I feel…
Worth the money4%

2 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Amazing just more choices
★★★★★ In 2026 it's impossible to find fun and free games that aren't riddled with ads, spamming micro-transactions in your face, or in-game features like timers or energy systems designed to slow down your progress so you…

Found by matching words and phrases in the reviews, not read by a person. A review can count toward more than one theme.

What users say

Latest reviews, United States App Store.

★★★★★Sep 30, 2026
such a fun game i hope they keep it alive and updating. i’ve been playing for so long ❤️❤️

such an amazing game so fun

★★★★★Sep 4, 2026
More planes for free

Amazing just more choices

★★★★★Aug 21, 2026
Really addictive

I’ve been playing this game for 14 years. I really love travel and fantasize about owning an airline. Love keeping my planes in the air.

★★★★★Aug 17, 2026
Sets the standard for mobile free to play tycoons

In 2026 it’s impossible to find fun and free games that aren’t riddled with ads, spamming micro-transactions in your face, or in-game features like timers or energy systems designed to slow down your progress so you have to pay to play. Pocket Planes is simple and addicting the more you begin to expand your airline of pixelated planes and passengers. The game has a balanced system of progression that will encourage you to manage your resources to the best of your ability. There are many different ways to enjoy this game with a library of customization features and growth strategies that are attainable for almost any player with enough time. Also love the bitbook. Please add an option to enlarge some buttons (particularly the arrows on the top left/right when cycling through your planes.

★★★★★Aug 9, 2026
Great game

Great game but needs more cities. For example, Almaty or Astana, Tashkent, Memphis, Kuala Lumpur, ho chi Ming city/da nang, kunming, qingdao, Jeddah, Dublin, Boise, and Christmas Island are same examples of places I tink would go well for this game

★★★★★Aug 5, 2026
Slow

Progression is too slow to stay engaged for more than a couple of days

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ASO keywords

Most repeated terms in the listing. Highlighted ones also appear in the title.

airline11planes5airline tycoon5pocket planes5pocket4sky4business4management4airline manager3tiny prop3prop planes3let airline3tycoon3skies3flight3manager3tiny3routes3embark2journey2world2airplanes2prop2simulator2

What's new in 2.17.3

+ New Plane skins! + Plane counts show when placing plane. + Fixed carrier weather layer bug. + Better night rendering for carriers. + Map plane visibility is now remembered.

Released Jun 14, 2012. Current version shipped Aug 17, 2026.

Store description

Embark on an Airline Tycoon journey with Pocket Planes! Dive deep into the skies, navigating the world of airplanes and airlines, ensuring each flight runs seamlessly. Become the master Airline Manager, handling everything from tiny prop planes to majestic jumbos, making the sky your playground. From the visionaries behind the treasured Tiny Tower, Pocket Planes is more than just another airplane simulator. It's a Business Manager game with a heart, capturing the thrill of flying and the meticulous planning of route management. Game Highlights: Airline Tycoon Delight: Immerse yourself in the art of airline management with Pocket Planes. Craft strategies, optimize routes, and watch your fleet of airplanes paint the sky, transporting eager passengers and precious cargo to over 250 cities dotting a vast world map. Sky Management Odyssey: From the hustle and bustle of major airports to the serene charm of smaller ones, plan your routes meticulously. With every decision, the success of your airline business hangs in the balance. Carve out routes that make business sense and spark your imagination. Idle Flight Fun: From the tiny prop planes, echoing the nostalgia of early flight days, to the magnificent jumbo jets, representing the zenith of aviation engineering, there's never a dull moment. Every plane unlocked promises a fresh visual treat and exciting business opportunities. Customization at its peak: Every airline has a story. Tell yours through personalized plane designs, distinct paint jobs, and pilot uniforms that make a statement. Let your airline's brand be a testament to your vision and creativity as it stands out amidst the vastness of the sky. Airborne Friendship: The skies are vast and great but better navigated with friends. Trade parts, strategize together, and compete in global events. Showcase your airline tycoon skills and propel your airline to international fame. Come, embark on a journey filled with idle management challenges, simulator fun, and pocket-sized adventures. Transform into the ultimate Airline Manager and let your airline be the king of the skies!

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