AW Training vs AR Helicopter Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AW Training
Access helicopter training course information on your own device. Download and view course resources, check calendar events, and utilize multi-language support. Requires a username and password provided upon registration.
- Access course information
- Download course resources
- View calendar events
- Multi-language support
- View on personal device
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AW Training is the Leonardo Helicopters gateway that allows the Students to gain access, on their own device, to the helicopter Training Courses information. Some of the features offered by AW Training are: - Access, download and view course resources. - Multi-language. - View calendar event. NOTE: AW Training requires username and password to operate, provided once registered to a course at Leonardo Helicopters Training Academy.
AR Helicopter Training
This augmented reality application allows aspiring pilots to visualize and learn helicopter aerodynamics and maneuvers in an immersive way. It offers a portable pre-flight experience and a hover mini simulator, built by experienced helicopter pilots for beginners.
- Augmented reality visualization
- Helicopter aerodynamics lessons
- Maneuvers training
- Immersive perspective learning
- Portable pre-flight experience
- Hover mini simulator
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PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING THIS APP: This is an augmented reality app. Do NOT purchase this app if you cannot launch the experience in a well lit environment, or if you do NOT have an iPhone 14 or newer. Augmented reality requires a lot of power and anything under an iPhone 14 model will NOT perform well. Having said that, contact us directly if you have any issues. AR is a new technology and you might need some direction to launch this app properly to avoid any issues. AR Helicopter Training by Mauna Loa Helicopters & Augmented Island Studios, is the first spatial computing/augmented reality helicopter training software for beginner pilots. Our application allows students to visualize and learn helicopter flying aerodynamics and maneuvers lessons from an immersive perspective. In addition, our app offers a portable pre-flight experience and a hover mini sim. Our app was built by helicopter pilots, for helicopter pilots. Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AR Helicopter Training at 4.5 against AW Training's 1.5. AR Helicopter Training also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). AW Training's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. AR Helicopter Training sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. AW Training asks for nothing beyond the download.
AR Helicopter Training holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AR Helicopter Training has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AW Training ships an update every 9 months, AR Helicopter Training every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AW Training | AR Helicopter Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 1001 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AgustaWestland S.p.A. | Augmented Island Studios |
Customer experience
AW Training
AR Helicopter Training
In-app purchases
AW Training
No in-app purchases
AR Helicopter Training
- Test Starter Pack$12.99
- Test Aviator Pack$15.99
- Ground AddOn$19.99
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- Buy Training$49.99
- Training and Ground AddOn$59.99
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