# CTA Companion

> Mobile flight training tool for instructors and students to manage scenarios and record sessions. (iPhone/iPad app by King Schools, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cta-companion/id1173395386 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [King Schools, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/359927109)
- Category: Education
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.10/5 from 82 App Store ratings · 13 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-05-16
- Data updated: 2026-07-07
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cta-companion/id1173395386/reviews.md

## What is CTA Companion?

CTA Companion provides Cessna Pilot Center instructors mobile access to flight training scenarios and customer training records, and allows instructors and customers to record training sessions and to evaluate performance on flight tasks and ground training items.

## Key features

- Flight training scenarios
- Customer training records
- Record training sessions
- Evaluate flight task performance
- Evaluate ground training items

## Recent user reviews (10 of 13)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cta-companion/id1173395386/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Not user friendly

*2025-02-05*

Clunky and difficult to navigate. You have to manually scroll through all of students in the school to find yours. No option to type it in. Bare bones

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2023-08-31*

Unfortunately, it just doesn’t work. Never will actually sync to the servers for initial synchronization.

### 3/5 — Very slow sync

*2022-10-06*

Good idea but sync is painfully slow.

### 3/5 — Was fantastic, now having issues.

*2022-01-06*

I used to use this app all the time to check off progress steps with my students while flying. I loved how after I selected a student, it would automatically take me to their next phase in sequence. After the last update, it no longer does this. Every student I select it shows stage 1 phase 1 regardless of where they are in the program. It also does not allow me to look at their training record as they all show up blank. I’m sure this might just be an issue that could be solved with an update. But wondering if anyone else is having this issue? Would love to see it addressed.

### 1/5 — Terrible, Terrible App

*2021-12-11*

This is, by all metrics, a terrible app. From a UI / UX perspective, it’s just horrendous. In addition, the app crashes and freezes constantly.

We’re in 2021, the world has moved to intuitive, user friendly and stable applications, but CTA is stuck in the 90s, and will likely never changed. 

If I wasn’t forced to use CTA by my employer, I would never touch it again. Did I mention it’s a terrible app?

CTA, if you’re reading this (I know you’re not), please do all your customers an immense favor: Take some of your profits and reinvest in yourself by hiring a competent, relevant team of UI/UX designers to wireframe your applications. Then pay a new team of developers to rebuild this application from the ground up, and bring yourself into this century.

### 1/5 — Seriously Lacking

*2021-12-05*

Freezes every single time. I have to exit out and reload at least three times to complete one lesson entry. Can’t remove deleted entries. Good idea but poorly implemented.

### 2/5 — Good attempt. Terrible user interface.

*2021-10-17*

For a mobile app, the lack of flexibility is surprising. You cannot use it in portrait mode. This is a ridiculous and inexplicable design choice. 

 I cannot figure out an intuitive way to look at a students entire previous training record, only showing most current entry. 

The only way to pull up student records who aren’t assigned to you forces you to scroll through the entire student list. In landscape mode on a mobile phone this is incredibly difficult. The scroll field is too small, causing you to continually and accidentally minimize the app, just trying to get to a student name that is far down the alphabet. This should be a text searchable field. When you are a check instructor, you are looking at the entire client base, not just your own students. Someone should’ve taken this into consideration. Chief pilot and assistant chiefs would have the same problem.

Whoever designed this simply tried to adapt an already clunky interface from the desktop. 

Modern designs and user interfaces have made this a simpler task and should be adopted. Very disappointed with this app. It has great potential to be useful.

### 2/5 — Hard to use on iPhone

*2021-09-09*

Very hard to use app in an iPhone. Too much is missing from screen. Cumbersome. Ready to throw the phone out the window

### 1/5 — First 1 star review

*2021-04-29*

iPad Pro user... this app is terrible. So many bugs I don’t even know where to start. Freezes my IPad, shows lessons that have been deleted in the training record.

### 1/5 — Broke on iPhone

*2019-12-19*

Login screen looks funny. Please update. Works on iPad not on iPhone.

## Frequently asked questions about CTA Companion

### What is the age rating for CTA Companion?

CTA Companion has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for a wide range of users, including younger learners.

### How often is CTA Companion updated?

The app was last updated on September 28, 2023, with version 2.4. This suggests regular updates to maintain functionality and introduce improvements.

### What devices support CTA Companion?

CTA Companion is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices, offering flexibility for users across Apple's mobile ecosystem.

### What is the user sentiment for CTA Companion?

CTA Companion has an average rating of 4.1 stars from 82 ratings, indicating generally positive user reception.

### Can CTA Companion be used offline?

The provided information does not specify offline capabilities for CTA Companion. It is recommended to check the app's store listing for details on offline access.

### Does CTA Companion offer certifications?

The description for CTA Companion focuses on training scenarios and performance evaluation, not on providing formal certifications.

### What learning methodology does CTA Companion use?

CTA Companion facilitates learning through practical scenario-based training and performance evaluation of flight and ground tasks.

### How does CTA Companion track progress?

Instructors and customers can record training sessions and evaluate performance on specific flight tasks and ground training items within CTA Companion to track progress.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.4 — 2023-09-28

• Supports new Aviation Maintenance Technician courses.

### 2.3 — 2023-02-22

• Updated for iOS/iPadOS 16 and for iPhone 14, Plus, Pro, and Pro Max.
• Supports new courses “Flight Instructor - Instrument Added Rating” Part 141 and Part 61.
• Full reload of Pilot Center data with Settings button ‘Sync All’.

### 2.2 — 2022-11-02

• Updated for iOS/iPadOS 16 and for iPhone 14, Plus, Pro, and Pro Max.
• Supports new courses “Flight Instructor - Instrument” Part 141 and Part 61.
• Enabled full reload of Pilot Center data with Settings button ‘Sync All’.

### 2.1 — 2022-07-15

• Enables a new course setting to record all flight training time or simulator time in a training session as instrument training time.
• That new setting can be applied to courses Instrument Rating (Part 141) and Rotorcraft Transition Added IR.

### 2.0 — 2021-04-03

• Updated for iOS/iPadOS 14.
• Now uses WebKit web view component throughout for better performance and reliability.
• All screens display correctly on newest iPad and iPhone models with camera bezel, rounded corners, and/or home indicator bar.
• New calendar control for scheduling training sessions.

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