Comparison

Field Guide to Clouds vs Garmin GPS Trainer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Field Guide to Clouds

Identify clouds with this portable guide. Learn their formation, names, and weather implications. Test your knowledge with interactive quizzes. Available in English and Spanish.

Highlights
  • Cloud identification
  • Cloud formation details
  • Weather prediction insights
  • Interactive quizzes
  • Bilingual support (English/Spanish)
Features
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The UCAR Center for Science Education's Field Guide to Clouds is a portable guidebook to identifying clouds. Learn about the different clouds in the sky, including how they form, how they get their names, and what they can tell you about the weather. Test your cloud knowledge with quizzes. Available with English and Spanish text.

About

Garmin GPS Trainer

This app simulates the user interface of a GPS navigator, allowing users to explore its features and operational aspects. It's ideal for improving avionics familiarity and preparing for flights by practicing flight plans.

Highlights
  • Simulated multi-touch and drag interface
  • Garmin SafeTaxi with airport information
  • High resolution terrain and aviation databases
  • Obstacle databases with power line alerting
  • Simulated ADS-B Traffic and FIS-B Weather
  • Chair fly flight plans
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The Garmin GPS Trainer simulates the system user interface and provides the opportunity to explore the features, options, and fundamental operational aspects of the avionics. When used in combination with the GPS Navigator Series Pilot’s Guide, the trainer can be an effective way to improve avionics familiarity and proficiency at a time and location convenient to the user. The Trainer is also a great way to prepare for a flight because a user can load the anticipated flight plan and “chair fly” the avionics portion of the flight before entering the aircraft. The GPS Trainer includes: • Simulated multi-touch and drag interface – allows you to interact with the system, graphically edit flight plans, and much more • Garmin SafeTaxi – allows you to view detailed airport information on the moving map • High resolution worldwide terrain maps and aviation databases • High resolution obstacle databases including power line alerting • Simulated interfaces and data including: -- ADS-B Traffic with TargetTrend™ Relative Motion -- FIS-B Weather with animated NEXRAD -- Airspaces, airways, and Visual Reporting Points * Note: This app contains simulated data and does not receive data from or interact with real Garmin avionics. This app should not be used for actual navigation purposes.

Screenshots

Field Guide to Clouds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Field Guide to Clouds at 86% against Garmin GPS Trainer's 33%. Field Guide to Clouds also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.1) and device support (3 vs 1). Garmin GPS Trainer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Field Guide to Clouds holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Field Guide to Clouds's written reviews are positive against 33% of Garmin GPS Trainer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Field Guide to Clouds ships an update every 2 months, Garmin GPS Trainer every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Field Guide to Clouds versus Garmin GPS Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterField Guide to CloudsGarmin GPS Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (12 ratings) — better2.1 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1228 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB1.3 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversity Corporation for Atmospheric ResearchGarmin DCI

Customer experience

Field Guide to Clouds

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Garmin GPS Trainer

All ratings19 ratings
Positive31.6%
Neutral10.5%
Negative57.9%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative62.5%

In-app purchases

None

Field Guide to Clouds

No in-app purchases

None

Garmin GPS Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Field Guide to Clouds free?
Field Guide to Clouds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Garmin GPS Trainer free?
Garmin GPS Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Field Guide to Clouds or Garmin GPS Trainer?
Field Guide to Clouds is rated higher. Field Guide to Clouds averages 4.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Garmin GPS Trainer averages 2.1 from 28 ratings.
Do Field Guide to Clouds or Garmin GPS Trainer have ads?
Neither Field Guide to Clouds nor Garmin GPS Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Field Guide to Clouds or Garmin GPS Trainer?
Field Guide to Clouds ships an update every 2 months, and Garmin GPS Trainer every 3 months. Most recently, Field Guide to Clouds was updated on November 2, 2026 and Garmin GPS Trainer on November 2, 2026.

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