Airport Scanner 2 is a 3D luggage-scanning simulation game for iOS, featuring PvP smuggling and security-themed puzzle missions.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Games
Sentiment
3.8
96 reviews
Nemesis
Airport Security
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the friction of simple 2D scanning by offering a 3D exploded-view mechanic that provides a more authentic simulation experience.
For Casual mobile gamers interested in puzzle-based simulation and competitive social challenges.
What does it look like?
Key features
X-RAY scanner mode allows users to inspect carry-on luggage from multiple angles in a 3D environment
Asynchronous multiplayer mechanic where players hide collectables in bags to send to friends or random opponents
Tap-to-action mechanic for prioritizing first-class passengers and flight crew to meet departure schedules
How much does it cost?
Monetization relies on ad-supported gameplay and in-game economy loops rather than direct subscription gates.
Velocity
Dormant developmentUX improvementsShow more...
Airport Scanner 2 has been inactive for 2,235 days, indicating the project has been abandoned by the developer. The final updates in mid-2020 focused on onboarding improvements and splash screens, but no development activity has been recorded since. The app is currently in a zombie state with no signs of ongoing support or live operations.
Who built it?
Kedlin Company
3 apps tracked · Games
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Airport ScannerUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
The recent review mood reads frustrated. Users appreciate the core gameplay loop of scanning bags for contraband provides an engaging and addictive simulation experience and the player versus player mode adds depth and competitive variety to the standard scanning gameplay loop.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The core gameplay loop of scanning bags for contraband provides an engaging and addictive simulation experience
- The player versus player mode adds depth and competitive variety to the standard scanning gameplay loop
- The latest update introduced frequent application crashes that prevent users from accessing the game entirely
34 of 34 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Frustrated overall
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Competitive landscape for Airport Scanner 2
How's the Games market?
Airport Scanner 2 occupies a legacy simulation niche, but its 3.8-star rating across 96 total ratings reflects significant instability. The lack of updates since 2020 prevents it from competing with modern high-frequency releases in the security-simulation category.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Kwalee Ltd
Dominates the luggage scanning niche with massive scale and consistent, high-frequency content updates that keep the core loop fresh.
- Implements a high-frequency content release cycle that keeps the core scanning loop feeling fresh and evolving.
- Leverages a massive user base to refine the difficulty curve and pacing of security screening challenges.
- Maintains a polished, hyper-casual aesthetic that lowers the barrier to entry for mass-market mobile players.
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Key takeaways for Airport Scanner 2
Where is it heading?
The security-simulation market is consolidating around high-frequency, content-rich titles that iterate on core mechanics every two weeks. Airport Scanner 2 remains in a maintenance-mode state, which leaves it unable to compete for new users or retain its legacy base against active, well-supported rivals.
- The 74-month update gap → total loss of feature parity with modern rivals → accelerating churn pressure from the casual base.
- Frequent launch crashes in the latest update → inability to access the core loop → compounding negative sentiment on the store page.
The SWOT
- 3D exploded-view scanning provides a distinct simulation perspective
- Asynchronous PvP smuggling adds competitive depth to the core loop
- Reintroduce legacy sentencing mechanic to satisfy long-term fan requests
- Optimize UI for modern aspect ratios to improve visual clarity
Next best moves
Ship stability patch because launch crashes are the #1 churn driver → restore baseline retention
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's biggest risk is not its age, but its 3D scanning mechanic…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
High-frequency content release cycle (available in Airport Security but absent here) +1
Since the last report: Technical instability and critical launch crashes have replaced previous stagnation as the primary threat to the app's viability. The user experience is now dominated by reports of broken UI scaling and aggressive monetization barriers.
Bottom line
The lack of development since 2020 leaves the app in a vulnerable state where technical instability and pay-to-win complaints dominate the user experience. Addressing the launch crashes is the only way to prevent total churn, as the current maintenance-mode status cedes all market share to active rivals.
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Is Airport Scanner 2 still receiving updates?
How does Airport Scanner 2 compare to Airport Security?
Is Airport Scanner 2 free to play?
Are there any free alternatives to Airport Scanner 2?
Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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