# Cessna Companion — user reviews > 76 indexed App Store user reviews of Cessna Companion by King Schools, Inc., rated 4.80/5 from 3,178 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cessna-companion/id1106734305/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cessna-companion/id1106734305.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,774 · 4★ 221 · 3★ 71 · 2★ 20 · 1★ 92 ## What do users think of Cessna Companion? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - ⭐ Excellent ground school platform - 🎓 High-quality training materials - 👍 User-friendly and convenient - 🚀 Seamless integration with main program **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy and glitchy app - 📱 Compatibility issues with older devices - 🔍 Poor UI and formatting - 🔄 Frequent disconnections and loading issues - 🤔 Mismatch between course content and exam questions **Commonly reported bugs** - Courses not loading or getting stuck on loading screen - App crashing or becoming unresponsive - Incorrect or incomplete course content - Issues with syncing progress between app and web version **Most requested features** - Update app to be more user-friendly - Allow offline access to course materials - Improve test question layout and responsiveness - Add option to download practice tests for offline use ## Newest reviews (14 of 76) ### 2/5 — Get into the 21st Century *2026-04-14, version 3.6* I would not use this app if it was not required by my school, hated it for ppl and it’s even worse for IFR. Videos from the 90’s low quality and resolution, no interactive tools, outdated avionics, and only cover g1000 that I don’t have access to. No ability to zoom and no scaling for high dpi screens, no android app for phone. Exorbitant price relative to better alternatives like sporty’s. Honestly, I’ll fly through this to “complete” it for the school but turn to something like sporty’s for my real studying. ### 4/5 — Jan 26 *2026-01-15, version 3.6* There is a bug in the app. Some pages show up blank & populate only after going to the main page & back again ### 3/5 — Dated videos, awkward format *2024-11-29, version 3.5* Worked through this app and Sportys. The videos are pretty poor in this version and the formatting of the text based lessons is distractingly bad. I do like that there is text based portions so you don’t have to fast forward or back to find the bit they last said. ### 3/5 — Almost perfect *2024-11-24, version 3.5* It would be a great app if it wasn’t constantly disconnecting from King Schools servers. I find that to be a pretty glaring issue when you need to back out of and refresh the page you’re studying every 2 minutes because it disconnects and goes blank. ### 2/5 — Ok *2024-11-23, version 3.5* Lessons and videos don’t match up. Could be organized better. App is glitchy. Old content ### 4/5 — Good/but could be better *2024-02-13, version 3.4* It’s great to get you through a basic knowledge but I’m having trouble with passing the written for ppl because what the slides/course show you doesn’t give you all the info. I have the far/aim but I think a course I paid for should have all the information I need rather the ### 4/5 — Good app with some problems *2023-12-05, version 3.4* Some content overflows the view on the iPhone - can’t scroll horizontally, so it’s unreadable. ### 4/5 — Great! *2023-10-03, version 3.3* Kings school learning products are always great! My only issue is with the app itself. the test questions at times are rather small and the selection fields are too close together. This has caused me to accidentally select the wrong answer at times which marked me down in my classes when I had to submit the phase reports because it took more than once to answer a question correctly. ### 2/5 — Good info, bad layout *2023-06-10, version 3.3* This app is good for getting you the info you need. My ground school counts the questions at the end of each section towards your grade, your first answer is what counts,it doesn’t matter if you correct it or not. At least half of the questions I have “missed” so far are because the buttons are too close together and I hit the wrong one. In one selection answers, you don’t get to confirm before the app accepts it. ### 3/5 — Some images are lower quality and unable to see details *2023-05-30, version 3.3* There’s several images that aren’t great quality. There’s also some that aren’t zoomable which makes it difficult to make out certain items. So far the course material is good and I like how it’s setup. ### 3/5 — Needs UI resizing options. *2022-11-11, version 3.3* In portrait the text is too small. In landscape it is good, but any text that is cut off is hidden with no way to scroll down to see it. Basically this app feels like a beta from 2010, but I am paying $400 for the course so it is really disappointing to have these issues. ### 3/5 — Gg *2022-09-25, version 3.3* It’s a great app except for the simple fact that the quizzes are very unforgiving when it comes down to take it. All you get is 1 click and that’s all in some parts, so if you have big thumbs, good luck getting a good grade in your instrument class. ### 2/5 — Where are the practice tests? *2021-12-10, version 3.2* How can I get endorsement for test without the practice test’s ### 3/5 — Download Quiz *2021-11-27, version 3.1* Wish you could download questions and test for offline use. Travel frequently and can’t download all the questions for practice/review on commercial flights. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Update it to be more user friendly. *2025-08-04, version 3.6* It’s 2025…we shouldn’t be having an all that feels like windows 99. If you pay for the course, you should be able to keep it afterwards for review. Kinda bummed out after spending all the money and mot being able to go back and review after the class has finished. Gatekeeping for what? To resort to AI teaching me instead? Fix your business model and put consumer first before AI takes your job. 😤 ### 1/5 — Basically a dude reading an outline. *2023-09-01, version 3.3* Get original kings or look at other more interactive programs ### 1/5 — It’s sort. Of -unreadable? *2023-03-13, version 3.3* The content is ok, but the text is weirdly bulleted and punctuated, to the point of being unreadable. If you have a choice, go get the regular King app, not this one. I know it’s legitimate but it feels like a knockoff. The ‘real’ King app helped me pass my IFR written. Now this one, unfortunately required by my Part 141 school, is helping me un-learn it all. ### 1/5 — Does not work *2023-01-22, version 3.3* I have a course, but once I select it, the app is a blank white screen. Useless. ### 1/5 — Poor app *2022-10-26, version 3.3* Chose a different ground school. Poor app, it will log you off every time you do a prep test, and you might have a chance to lose all of your study progress. Say no to Kings School and find something else.. good luck! ### 1/5 — Not opening the intro button *2022-06-01, version 3.3* Doesn’t work? ### 1/5 — Terrible iPhone App *2022-04-01, version 3.2* This app seems to run effortlessly on an iPad, yet, I can’t get any of the courses to finish “loading” on a brand new iPhone 13. Please fix this issue. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work *2022-01-24, version 3.2* As others have stated, does not load courses at all ### 1/5 — Outdated, difficult to use *2021-12-16, version 3.2* It crashes all the time, the explanations for the answers are very bad, often referring to “appendix n” without specifying where to find said appendix, etc. ### 1/5 — No longer works *2021-10-27, version 3.1* As many have already stated, courses no longer load. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Excellent for PPL AND IR *2026-06-19, version 3.6* So far I’ve completed my PPL and am working on my IR using CTA. This school works regardless of whether you are flying Cessnas or not and in my case I’m flying Pipers! Keep in mind that there will be Cessna specific items at various points so it that doesn’t apply to you, just make note of it and move on. The audio feature and videos are fantastic however some of the pages are bugged there there is no audio option. My only gripe (and maybe it’s just me) is that this is a little over the top for what I needed to know for PPL. While having this information is excellent, I found that I had to relearn a lot of the information when prepping for the oral as it got lost in the acres and acres of information CTA provides you. My best recommendation if you choose to you CTA, which I think you should, is to use organized electronic notes and take this ground school extremely seriously, even if it takes you several months to complete, which it most likely will. Overall CTA is exceptionally helpful! Don’t get overwhelmed PPL students! You’ll do just fine! ### 5/5 — From a Private Pilot’s views *2026-05-21, version 3.6* This app is incredibly helpful when I am on the go with family or in school. I am easily able to complete lessons, watch videos and keep up with my instructor and in some cases ahead of my instructor. This app I can say for certain has shortened the learning curve in my journey to becoming a pilot before college. My only critique is that the only aircraft that are displayed in the app are Cessna, although not a surprise due to the app being centered towards Cessna’s it would be a help if the app could demonstrate other scenarios - I fly a pipestrel alpha trainer to make my journey affordable with my current position in income. ### 5/5 — King Schools *2024-06-28, version 3.4* Best web-base training materials ever. Excellent Ground school platform. ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2023-09-18, version 3.3* These people that put the course together are not only incredibly knowledgeable but also passionate about aviation. They will make your learning experience very enjoyable and rewarding. ### 5/5 — Works great!! *2022-11-30, version 3.3* Very well done. Easy to use and very convenient. I primarily study from my 10 iPad and the format is perfect. ### 5/5 — Good *2022-08-21, version 3.3* Nice ### 5/5 — Huehehabab *2021-09-15, version 3.1* Sheheh ### 5/5 — Course doesn’t load *2021-07-07, version 3.1* The purse doesn’t load on iPhone ### 5/5 — The best *2021-06-26, version 3.1* The best ### 5/5 — Excellent training material *2020-12-21, version 3.1* I like the course but the latest update made it incompatible with iPad 4 and could not be used on old iPads like mine. Excellent training videos and practice materials. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-26.*