As they slowly gain profit from their flights, they then build more airports, buy better planes, and expand their airline internationally.

After completing these events, players are awarded Bux, which are used to buy planes and purchase other perks such as upgrades and the ability to speed up flights.

[1] The other games have since been relaunched on the Google Play Store by NimbleBit themselves,[4] and on April 19, 2021, it was announced that a new Android port of Pocket Planes was in development.

[7] Gamezebo.com rated it 4.5 stars out of 5, stating "NimbleBit has once again dropped you in the middle of a universe that feels like it was built just for you, and filled it with a deeper, more compelling mission".

[10] However, Ryan Rigney of Wired wrote that the player's success did not correlate with skill, and criticizes it for a lack of compelling gameplay.