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Airport Empire 2026

HYPERCELL SIA · Games · United States store
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$102.9K
Likely $34.3K to $308.7K
▼ 13.7% in 11 days
New ratings
+798
in 10 days, 20.9K in total
Rating
4.6 of 5
8.6K ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
4
was 2 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
$1.2M
Both stores combined. Small app estimate, so no split per store
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
301.7K to 862.1K
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • Vietnam #52 Games: Simulation (Play)$26.4K · 26%
  • United States #87 Games: Simulation (Play)$14.3K · 14%
  • Qatar #9 Games: Simulation (iOS)$8.3K · 8%
  • Saudi Arabia #54 Games: Simulation (iOS), #87 Games: Simulation (Play)$7.5K · 7%
  • Colombia #92 Games: Simulation (Play)$5.3K · 5%
  • Netherlands #57 Games: Simulation (iOS), #52 Games: Simulation (Play)$5K · 5%
  • United Kingdom #64 Games: Simulation (Play)$4.8K · 5%
  • Pakistan #89 Games: Simulation (Play)$4.6K · 4%
19 more countries
  • France #63 Games: Simulation (Play)$3.7K · 4%
  • UAE #87 Games: Simulation (Play)$2.9K · 3%
  • Peru #93 Games: Simulation (Play)$2.6K · 3%
  • Germany #96 Games: Simulation (Play)$2.6K · 3%
  • Singapore #94 Games: Simulation (Play)$2.1K · 2%
  • Switzerland #82 Games: Simulation (iOS)$1.9K · 2%
  • Italy #72 Games: Simulation (Play)$1.8K · 2%
  • Nigeria #90 Games: Simulation (Play)$1.8K · 2%
  • Poland #73 Games: Simulation (Play)$1.4K · 1%
  • Australia #92 Games: Simulation (Play)$1.2K · 1%
  • Denmark #94 Games: Simulation (Play)$776 · 1%
  • Egypt #87 Games: Simulation (Play)$596 · 1%
  • Israel #89 Games: Simulation (Play)$593 · 1%
  • Portugal #95 Games: Simulation (Play)$578 · 1%
  • Finland #94 Games: Simulation (Play)$525 · 1%
  • Ireland #94 Games: Simulation (Play)$438 · 0%
  • Kuwait #89 Games: Simulation (Play)$415 · 0%
  • Kazakhstan #90 Games: Simulation (Play)$387 · 0%
  • Greece #94 Games: Simulation (Play)$230 · 0%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Small app: combines its grossing ranks with ratings growth (3004 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
8.6K
AVG RATING
4.63
PRICE
Free
AGE
211d
LAST UPDATE
9d ago
VERSION
1.5.1
SIZE
332 MB
AGE RATING
12+

Last 30 days

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

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
15 / 30
COUNTRIES NOW
7 (was 0)
NEW RATINGS, LAST 7 DAYS
+617
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · BOTH STORES EST
Show daily values
Sep 24, 2026$96.4K a month
Sep 25, 2026$96.2K a month
Sep 26, 2026$96K a month
Sep 27, 2026$98.8K a month
Sep 28, 2026$98.5K a month
Sep 29, 2026$98.3K a month
Sep 30, 2026$97K a month
Oct 1, 2026$96.8K a month
Oct 2, 2026$94.8K a month
Oct 3, 2026$94.6K a month
Oct 4, 2026$92.9K a month
Oct 5, 2026$94.2K a month
Oct 6, 2026$93.6K a month
Oct 7, 2026$93.4K a month
Oct 8, 2026$93.2K a month
Oct 9, 2026$93K a month
Oct 10, 2026$119.2K a month
Oct 11, 2026$99.2K a month
Oct 12, 2026$98.6K a month
Oct 13, 2026$176.5K a month
Oct 14, 2026$99.2K a month
Oct 15, 2026$229.4K a month
Oct 16, 2026$229.3K a month
Oct 17, 2026$228.5K a month
Oct 18, 2026$228.6K a month
Oct 19, 2026$228.4K a month
Oct 20, 2026$228.3K a month
Oct 21, 2026$102.9K 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: #21 Games: Simulation · QA.
RATINGS IN THE CORE COUNTRIES, DAILY
Show daily values
Oct 13, 202620.1K ratings
Oct 14, 202620.1K ratings
Oct 15, 202620.2K ratings
Oct 16, 202620.2K ratings
Oct 17, 202620.4K ratings
Oct 18, 202620.4K ratings
Oct 19, 202620.5K ratings
Oct 20, 202620.7K ratings
Oct 21, 202620.7K ratings
Oct 22, 202620.8K ratings
Oct 23, 202620.9K ratings
20.1K on Oct 13, 2026, 20.9K 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
  • Gems Big Pack$7.99
  • Gems Small Pack$1.99
  • Permanent x2 Income$9.99
  • Nadia Manager offer$4.99
  • Gems Medium Pack$3.99
  • Brickford Manager offer$4.99
  • July Manager offer$4.99
  • Common manager upgrade$1.99
Top in-app purchases as listed on the App Store, in local prices.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
4.2 reviews / week
  • Trendfalling
  • Recent reviews average2.6 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share57%
From the latest 120 written reviews, covering 202 days.
RELEASE CADENCE
5 updates in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases21 days
From the last 9 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
8.6K ratings
5★80%
4★10%
3★5%
2★2%
1★3%

What users want

From the latest 120 reviews on the United States App Store, Apr 4, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026: 57% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Too many ads57%

39 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I can deal with most in app advertising, but I draw the line with “ad break“ ads where they show them to you every couple of minutes whether you want them or not.
★★★★★ Low stars is because for casual, non paying customers, it's WAY to much clicking, and each level makes the managers more and more unobtainable, forcing you to watch tons of ads or pay.
★★★★★ Forced ads are annoying but especially so when I am on my break and want to play and get forced to watch ads to do so.
Price and subscription21%

14 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Game is fun, very similar to all their other games but with a different packaging. Low stars is because for casual, non paying customers, it's WAY to much clicking, and each level makes the managers more and more…
★★★★★ Just let time go by, collect money, and make upgrades.
★★★★★ You don't have the managers to automate anything unless you watch several hundred ads or pay real money to buy manager packs.
Slow, laggy, battery6%

4 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Too slow and too many ads
★★★★★ Gave is slow to play boring.
★★★★★ You cannot NOT do these things otherwise advancing would be impossibly slow and tedious.
Lost data, sync, backup4%

3 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Sorry, came deleted and I won't come back.
Crashes and freezes3%

2 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Been stuck on Atlas Earth as for over 45 minutes costs 245m plus others
★★★★★ Can't get rid of ads and some ads freezes game.
Missing features3%

2 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Fun the first few locations but after even managers you paid for are useless for automation and no way to upgrade with paying $8 per chest for paid manager cards.
★★★★★ ads for literally EVERYTHING…and no way to make them stop….this game is great if you want to be shown games you'd rather play than this one
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • Just wish it had a landing strip so planes wouldn't pile up near the shops 5★, Oct 21, 2026
  • Great game but we need more maps I have been doing the same ones over and over lol and need new levels on the mini games 4★, Sep 20, 2026
  • It would be nice if this was fixed. 4★, May 31, 2026
  • Wish they would give more coffee's when watching an ad for a reward and wish it were easier to level up characters. 3★, May 6, 2026
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS
watching ads4ad break3auto collect3ads ads3playing the game3
WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Fun, addictive45%

17 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ This is a very fun, and Rewarding app!!
★★★★★ Overall it's addicting but also time consuming
★★★★★ Still a fun game, but very tedious and a bit unnecessarily so.
Easy to use11%

4 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Game starts out with Simple tasks but as the airports progress so does the time and effort that's needed to reach the next level.
★★★★★ This game is very easy going and simple building type game for the first 4 levels.
★★★★★ A cute fun simple game with easily accessible controls.

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.

★★★★★Oct 21, 2026
Straight forward

Easy to play. Just wish it had a landing strip so planes wouldn’t pile up near the shops

★★★★★Oct 19, 2026
WTH is an “Ad Break”

I can deal with most in app advertising, but I draw the line with “ad break“ ads where they show them to you every couple of minutes whether you want them or not. I was enjoying the game, but there’s not even a paid option to remove them. Sorry, came deleted and I won’t come back.

★★★★★Oct 17, 2026
Pay wall bottleneck

Game is fun, very similar to all their other games but with a different packaging. Low stars is because for casual, non paying customers, it’s WAY to much clicking, and each level makes the managers more and more unobtainable, forcing you to watch tons of ads or pay. It just took me 3 days and probably 20-25 ads to clear level 4. Edit: in response to the dev, it’s the constant need for more and more coffee. I finally, after watching tons of ads, get enough coffee to upgrade 2 or 3 of the managers to auto-collect, only to need to level the managers up on the next level again to auto collect. I’m pretty sure it’s either a cooking game or maybe TPB game that you guys do that has a similar mechanic, but done in a more modern player friendly way, at least on Android version.

★★★★★Oct 17, 2026
Love the game

I love this game. I want new levels different boards. But i play all day.

★★★★★Oct 16, 2026
Forced ads

Forced ads are annoying but especially so when I am on my break and want to play and get forced to watch ads to do so.

★★★★★Oct 15, 2026
Fun for a few days

Fun for a few days then it’s just boring. Just close the apps come back a few hours later, upgrade. Repeat. Everything takes a lot of coins to upgrade and it takes a while to upgrade. Another pay to advance faster type of game.

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Store screenshots

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Growth research

Where this app is buying and earning its users. Each link opens pre filtered.

Meta Ad Library ↗Active Facebook and Instagram adsTikTok Creative Center ↗Top performing TikTok adsTikTok creators ↗Organic videos mentioning the appInstagram ↗Reels and posts under its hashtagYouTube ↗Reviews, tutorials and ShortsDeveloper site ↗Landing page and pricing

ASO keywords

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

airport18airport empire13idle11empire8tycoon7idle airport6airport tycoon6management6business5empire idle5game4tycoon game3simulators idle3management game3airport management3idle tycoon3games3build3aviation3world3passenger3manage3upgrade3offline3

What's new in 1.5.1

- New Sort mini-game with fresh challenges - New Battle Pass season with new rewards - Performance improvements - Bugfixes

Released Mar 26, 2026. Current version shipped Oct 14, 2026.

Store description

Airport Empire - Idle Airport Tycoon Game Welcome to Airport Empire, the ultimate idle airport tycoon experience! If you love management games, business simulators, and idle clickers, it’s time to take control and build your own aviation legacy. Develop world-class terminals, handle massive passenger flows, and expand your transport hub step by step in this deep idle management game. This airport tycoon is designed for both casual players and hardcore strategy fans. Start small, think big, and become the richest airport manager in the world! Build and Manage Your Airport Empire In this idle airport management game, you begin your journey with a tiny airstrip. Your goal is to transform it into a bustling international hub. Every upgrade counts! Invest your earnings wisely to improve your airport operations and infrastructure. Build Terminals and modern aviation facilities. Manage Passenger Flow to ensure high satisfaction. Upgrade Buildings like check-in counters and security zones. Grow Your Airport Empire by unlocking new gates and runways. Every strategic decision helps your business tycoon grow faster. Can you handle the pressure of a growing airline business? True Idle Gameplay and Offline Progress Airport Empire is a high-performance idle tycoon game. Your staff keeps working even when you are away! Your airport continues to earn cash and generate profit while you are offline. Return anytime to collect your billions and invest them in new airplane hangars or passenger lounges. This idle simulator is perfect for long-term growth and relaxed progression. Strategic Growth & Simulation Depth Experience a detailed management simulator where your choices matter. Balance your budget, optimize the runway schedule, and manage flight traffic to maximize income. Hire Staff: Recruit pilots, security guards, and terminal workers. Upgrade Airplanes: Unlock a fleet of diverse aircraft to attract more travelers. Expand Globally: Open new routes and dominate the transport simulator market. Whether you enjoy construction games, plane simulators, or idle business games, Airport Empire offers a perfect mix of strategy and fun. Key Features of Airport Empire: Classic idle airport tycoon mechanics with modern graphics. Satisfying progression: from a small field to a giant city airport. Offline earnings: Make money while you sleep! Deep management and construction simulation. Easy to play, but challenging to optimize for maximum profit. Ready to take off? Download Airport Empire - Idle Tycoon today and start building the most successful aviation business ever! Become the master of the skies and the leader of the airport management world.

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