# IFR Flight Trainer Simulator — user reviews > 130 indexed App Store user reviews of IFR Flight Trainer Simulator by Flygo-Aviation Ltd, rated 4.00/5 from 80 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ifr-flight-trainer-simulator/id901798935/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ifr-flight-trainer-simulator/id901798935.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 50 · 4★ 8 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 14 ## What do users think of IFR Flight Trainer Simulator? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 User-friendly interface and intuitive controls - 🎓 Excellent learning tool for IFR training and instrument procedures - 🎮 Comprehensive customization options (wind, runway, conditions) - 📊 Dual view modes (cockpit and map/plan view) - 🎯 Realistic flight modeling and aerodynamics - 🔧 Adjustable difficulty levels for all skill levels - 📱 Works seamlessly on both iPad and smartphone - 💡 Blind practice exercises for skill development - 🏆 Helpful for IFR rating preparation and practice - 🎪 Engaging cockpit mode for realistic simulation **Cons** - 💰 Aggressive monetization with limited free trial - ⏱️ Unreasonably short trial period (3-5 minutes) - 🔒 Paywall blocks most features in free version - 🎯 Unrealistic immediate heading changes (no standard rate turns) - 🐛 Occasional app crashes and stability issues - ⚙️ Heading indicator sometimes gets stuck - 📍 HSI radial tracking appears inaccurate - 🚫 Missing common instrument options (fixed-card ADF, LOC mode) - ⏰ Turn rate doesn't match real aircraft (1 min vs 2 min standard) - 🔍 No feedback on incorrect task execution **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes after short usage periods - Heading indicator gets stuck causing continuous turning - HSI radials appear to be offset or incorrect - DME distance calculations may be inaccurate (slant range issue) - Task completion triggers before reaching waypoints - OBS cannot be changed without paid upgrade **Most requested features** - Standard rate turn simulation for realistic intercepts and holdings - LOC (Localizer) mode for HSI reverse sensing practice - Fixed-card ADF instrument option - Adjustable turn rate settings to match different aircraft - Error feedback display showing incorrect flight paths - Bearing and course to station relative to VOR1/VOR2 - Higher difficulty levels for advanced pilots - Extended free trial period for proper app evaluation ## Newest reviews (14 of 130) ### 3/5 — No standard rate turns? *2025-02-18* Seems HDG inputs result in an immediate course changes which is not realistic. Why not simulate a standard rate turn so we can practice intercepts and holdings with realistic wind correction and turns. **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback! Please let us know if you have any more suggestions at https://support.flygo-aviation.com/. ### 4/5 — It's good for students start IR *2020-12-29* It's really good for student. I got so much helped from this app. But I hope you guys have LOC option. Because you know HSI has not reverse sensing with VOR but LOC. I wanted to test how HSI is moving with LOC. If you guys offer LOC mode, I already knew your app will be the best choice for many students. ### 2/5 — Gentlemen, Start Your Timers! *2020-07-16* For the two minutes that you get to try this before it wants $25 to continue, nice layout and format. Didn’t get to try anything else so I deleted it. -UPDATE- It’s nice to see the company listen to the Feedback and adjust the timer accordingly. **Developer response:** Hello Micky, thank you for your feedback. We agree with you. Over the years, the app has grown a lot in features and complexity. However, the available time for the discount has never been updated to compensate for the extra time needed to discover all those new features. Because of this, we have just updated the app and increased the timer to 30 minutes. Feel free to give the app another shot and decide comfortably if it is right for you. Thanks once again for helping us with your review. ### 3/5 — Ne fonctionne plus *2019-09-22* Problème depuis l upgrade. Ne s’ouvre plus sur mon iPhone 6plus grrrrr **Developer response:** Dear Pierre_fr, thank you for your feedback. Could you please send us a message to support@flygo-aviation.com and tell us what iOS version do you use? We will fix the problem as soon as possible. ### 2/5 — Pas de virage au taux 1... *2019-07-20* Impossible de régler le taux de virage. Ils se font au taux 2, ce qui rend impossible les entraînements aux attentes. Dommage. ### 3/5 — Overpriced *2019-03-07* Good! But overpriced ### 5/5 — Zufällige Option *2019-03-04* Im simulator wir finden eine zufällige taste, mit diesem du kannst die Maschine zufällig positionieren, um sich selbst herauszufordern. ### 5/5 — Warten positions *2019-03-04* Schaltbare funktionen und variable einstellungen. Ich liebe es und ich empfehle für Piloten und alle muss herunterladen, und üben die Warten positionen. ### 5/5 — Option "Random" *2019-03-04* Cette application de simulation contient un bouton aléatoire "Random" qui permet de repositionner l'avion au hasard, ce qui vous donne un véritable défi. ### 5/5 — Circuits d'attente *2019-03-04* Il y a de nombreux paramétrages et fonctions que vous pouvez activer et désactiver. Je l'adore ! Je recommande aux autres pilotes de télécharger cette application et de pratiquer les circuits d'attente. ### 5/5 — C'est FlyGo qui a les meilleures applications *2019-03-03* Au cas où tu voudrais pratiquer, cette application s'avère très utile lorsque vous l'utilisez avec d'autres applications de formation de FlyGo. ### 5/5 — Fly-GO Apss sin die besten *2019-03-03* Mit andere Lernen-Apps ist auch sehr hilfreich, wenn du üben möchtest. ### 5/5 — Kostenlose und hilreich App *2019-03-03* Ich denke das ist sehr hilfreich und es hat viele variable Funktionen was du kaanst Auswahlen. Jeder Pilot sollte einen solchen Simulator benutzen. ### 5/5 — I’m really satisfied *2019-03-03* This contains all the major instruments and gives some help in case if you get stuck ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No time ... *2020-02-09* You open the app and immediately hit with a countdown clock of like 3 minutes to buy at half price. On what planet can you look at the functionality of a brand new and extensive app in just 3 minutes to decide if you want to pay half price ... full price ... or any other discount? Cheesy marketing at its finest...!!!... **Developer response:** Dear NMay, Thank you for your feedback. We can understand how this situation can be frustrating to some and we will look for a different solution in the near future. ### 1/5 — Might’ve been a good tool too short of a time to commit to buying *2020-01-09* Response:If Customers can’t test the full capabilities of the app there is no way most customers would pay $25 for unknown functionality or performance. I am still interested in the possibility of the app and it’s training potential but with the extremely limited free app it is impossible to justify without additional interaction with the full app capabilities. By the time I could even figure out the controls, and that half or more of the features were inaccessible without the paid version I had nowhere near enough time to decide whether the app was going to be worth the high cost of what I could do on my flight simulator. This unreasonable timeframe and trial obstacles just cost you a complete sale. **Developer response:** We can accept your reasoning and appreciate your feedback. From our side there were two options to choose from: a trial or a demo. Since trials used to be harder to enforce and easier to bypass, we settled with the demo option. This currently includes three free tasks, one fully functional VOR and RMI instrument and no limitations on use time, controls (speed and turn settings), cockpit mode, etc. Only the full customizability (such as wind options, runways, etc.) and more advanced tasks are put behind a 'paywall' among with the HSI instrument and the option to switch between instruments. Still, all the task previews can be reached within the app and we have screenshots, videos and descriptions about the remaining functions in the App Store and on our website. The purchase menu will be greatly improved in a future update that we already work on. We will add slides that'll make a better job at representing the features of the full version. _________________ Original answer: Dear Irritated dad, Thank you for your feedback. We are a little puzzled since there is no time limit for any of the features in this app. The free version is not a trial but a demo. Because of this, the functionality of the app is limited in the free version but the available features do not change with time. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2020-01-04, version 8.0* This company is just out to scam you out of money. Tried to resell me this app again in another one of their apps. I still haven’t got what I wanted. Save your money! ### 1/5 — Basic package for a premium price *2019-12-21* The technical difficulty in building this app doesn’t even qualify for 10% of their asking purchase price. It’s like going to McDonalds and paying $20 for a 0.99 cent cheeseburger!! ### 1/5 — Demo ruim *2019-12-11* Ruim, não da pra usar nada e o pago é ruim tbm ### 1/5 — Inapp purchase *2019-08-30, version 7.1* They try to get you to upgrade. Cannot change the OBS without the upgrade. ### 1/5 — Save your money *2018-09-16* You buy the app only to be told you need to spend double the money more. It has time clock saying buy to upgrade or it’ll cost you more ! Its really useless ### 1/5 — Estafa *2018-09-15, version 6.6* Te descargas la aplicación y te piden dinero después. After downloading the app, they ask for money to use it. ### 1/5 — No much information on the product. *2018-07-17, version 6.5* You don t know what you are buying. Much less than expected. You buy a product and then they tell you, you just bought a little piece. Not nice. ### 1/5 — Program Crashes after short usage *2017-09-19* Program crashes after short usage ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great learning tool! *2024-03-17* Fantastic tool to help understand the navigation instruments. Really appreciate the “blind” practice exercices. ### 5/5 — Great IFR tool for students *2020-10-30* This is is a very nice tool for students to understand intercept angles. One suggestion would be to make Bearing to and course to station relative the the VOR1 and VOR2 so we’d understand how to pick the best intercept angle to get the the station/airport. Great app. Pilottraining.ca needs this tool! ### 5/5 — Very nicely done! *2020-01-27* Fantastic tool for CFIs. Didn't even know that it also works on my phone, somehow I thought this was an iPad-only app. ### 5/5 — Why are the VORs always reverse sensing? *2019-03-19* I thought only localizers do that? ### 5/5 — Gut für Studenten *2019-03-05* Wenn du einen Piloten Student bist, diese App ist sehr hilfreich für dich. Leicht benutzen und du kannst mit diese App schnell verstehen die IFR fliegen. ### 5/5 — Fantastisch *2019-03-05* Mit cock-pit Modus können wir eine echte IFR situation simulieren. Vollständig wert der heruntergeladen. ### 5/5 — Es gibt große Unterschied zwischen leichten und schwere Stufen *2019-03-05* Anfängers und Veteranen können sich während des Instrumentenflug Herausforderungen stellen, für alle ist gut dieser App. ### 5/5 — Bon pour les élève-pilotes *2019-03-05* Si tu es un élève-pilote, cette application pourrait-être très utile pour toi. Il est facile à utiliser et tu peux te familiariser avec le vol IFR très rapidement. ### 5/5 — Formidable *2019-03-05* Avec le mode cockpit vous pouvez représenter une situation IFR réelle. Cela en vaut vraiment le prix. ### 5/5 — Il y a une grande différence entre les niveaux facile et avancé *2019-03-05* Je recommande cette application aussi bien aux débutants qu'aux pilotes expérimentés. Elle donne à chacun ses propres défis --- *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 2026-08-30.*