# Garmin GTN Xi Trainer — user reviews > 24 indexed App Store user reviews of Garmin GTN Xi Trainer by Digital Cyclone, rated 2.79/5 from 34 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/garmin-gtn-xi-trainer/id1491538794/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/garmin-gtn-xi-trainer/id1491538794.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 16 ## Newest reviews (6 of 24) ### 1/5 — Inoperative *2024-04-24, version 20.20.2* In line with the most recent reviews, this app doesn’t load at all. It is completely broken. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t start *2024-04-24, version 20.20.2* App just loads with a spinning circle of death… ### 1/5 — INOP *2024-04-17, version 20.20.2* Does not function on my iPad 9th GEN. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t start. *2024-04-15, version 20.20.2* Brand new iPad Pro (11-inch) (4th generation) It doesn’t start at all. Same with TXi trainer. ### 1/5 — Spinning wheel *2024-04-14, version 20.20.2* Black screen, spinning wheel, nothing works. ### 1/5 — Does not work. *2024-03-23, version 20.20.2* App won’t load any trainer. Just endless thinking wheel of death. Fix it please. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Crashes on opening *2026-06-05, version 20.42* Crashes on opening - no way to use this app. 0 stars. ### 1/5 — Crash on iPad 15.8.5 *2025-10-13, version 20.42* Crash after pressing Start button. No way to submit quality report ### 1/5 — Title screen crashes *2024-08-16, version 20.42* After selecting which navigator to simulate, the Garmin title screen appears and the app crashes shortly after. ### 1/5 — Won’t work after update 20.42 *2024-08-13, version 20.42* Noticed the program will not load after start button press, just goes back to IPAD screen. Worked perfect before on my IPAD Mini 4, GTN works just not XI. Wish I could roll back app. ### 1/5 — Won’t run on iPad mini 6 *2024-06-12, version 20.20.2* Runs on my old iPad Pro, but it won’t run on the new iPad mini 6 ### 1/5 — Same, same… *2024-05-30, version 20.20.2* Doesn’t do anything. Loads black screen. Searching for an alternative training app. Disappointed in Garmin. ### 1/5 — APP DOES NOT LOAD *2024-04-29, version 20.20.2* The app is broken. You’d think for what they make off of the database updates they could at least make a working map to practice using the gps interface ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Start *2024-04-28, version 20.20.2* Flight school just made a big investment in 650/750 Xi GPS’s for multiple aircraft, but students can’t use this trainer app on iPads because it sits there with a spinning wheel after initial setup screen. Expect better from Garmin - pls address this. ### 1/5 — Endless loading *2024-04-27, version 20.20.2* App will not load. Just an endless loading wheel as of 04/26/24 ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work with iPad mini6 *2024-04-25, version 20.20.2* GPS screen doesn’t turn on ## Most praised reviews (8 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great Familiarization Tool! *2025-05-28, version 20.42* Not a toy, it’s an actual flight navigation instrument for pilots, real or sim. Check out a YouTube video on operating the GTNXi, and this will make more sense. ### 4/5 — Good but it could be even better *2026-02-02, version 20.42* It is a good tool, but it could be great, if it can interface to X-plane simulator. It will become absolutely invaluable training tool. ### 4/5 — Works on my 5th gen iPad *2024-11-21, version 20.42* Lots of reviews saying it doesn’t work…so wanted to add a successful one. Tried with 650xi so far. Looks like it will help with learning new interface. ### 4/5 — Gtn 750xi *2023-03-22, version 20.20.2* This trainer works ok, but a lot of the functionality doesn’t like for example the altitude constraints, which by the way did work on the 750 trainer. So if your using this trainer as I am to familiarize yourself with the 750xi as I am, do be aware for this. ### 3/5 — Won’t work *2024-05-04, version 20.20.2* The app will not load on iPad Air, but works on my iPad mini just fine. ### 3/5 — GTN 750 /750xi limited simulation *2021-03-04, version 20.01.2* The simulator works very well when it comes to showing how the buttons and switches work, however, I do think having a generic autopilot, such as is utilized in your GTX 430/530 would definitely assist and enhance the training capabilities of the GTN 750xi. ### 2/5 — Used to work…now doesn’t *2024-08-26, version 20.42* This actually used to work great on my iPad. But now, after an IPad OS update, it starts to load, I get the Garmin title on my screen, and then it just quits. Won’t load anymore. What’s up Garmin? ### 2/5 — Currently broken *2024-03-09, version 20.20.2* The simulators do not load, it’s just an endless loading screen and nothing ever comes up. I remember these working great a while ago but, now not so much. --- *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 2026-06-17.*