Flight IFR Nav Trainer vs Ranger Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flight IFR Nav Trainer
Practice Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) navigation with this simulator. Learn and hone your skills using various aircraft instruments and customizable flight parameters. Ideal for student pilots and instructors.
- Unlimited IFR procedures
- Customizable navigation aids
- Adjustable aircraft position and speed
- Configurable runway settings
- VOR, HSI, RMI instrument simulation
- Heading and speed control
- Course selector
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A simple and easy way to learn and practice IFR flying. We offer this simulator for pilots to get experience about IFR flight navigation. It provides unlimited IFR procedures by letting users to set up any variation of: Navigation aids Aircraft position, speed and movement Runway position and direction Wind direction and speed The following Instruments can be used during flight: VOR HSI Directional gyro DME Airspeed indicator RMI, ADF and more Basic functions: -heading control / (directional gyro) -speed control -course selector -DME -radial help -hide mode -random location change IFR trainer PRO version (in-app purchase) -more aircraft instruments -course selector, OBS, CDI -wind simulation -runway mode -trace mode Nav trainer - instrument navigation for pilots. We recommend it for students to learn and instructors to teach IFR flying.
Ranger Trainer
This app offers an instrument navigation trainer for the TH-57C Sea Ranger helicopter. It provides free features for radial interception and beacon tracking, with a full version offering advanced wind modeling, directional gyro failure practice, and multiple display options.
- Instrument navigation training
- Radial interception
- NDB tracking
- Rate turns
- Wind modeling
- Partial-panel practice
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Get your head in the clouds with this instrument trainer for the TH-57C Sea Ranger. Why sit behind a computer screen or fight for simulator time when you can have the next best thing with this app! Free features include navigation aid radial interception and non-directional beacon tracking information, and standard and half-standard rate turns at a set airspeed. Full version features include a variety of airspeeds, accurate wind modeling of up to 140 knots with ground track references, selectable navigation needles and sources, selectable NAVAID with/without DME, ability to fail directional gyro for partial-panel practice, and multiple display and orientation options. *** This application is not endorsed by the Department of Defense ***
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Verdict
Flight IFR Nav Trainer and Ranger Trainer both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 48% of Flight IFR Nav Trainer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ranger Trainer's. Flight IFR Nav Trainer also leads on ratings volume (302 vs 19). Ranger Trainer's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Flight IFR Nav Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ranger Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Flight IFR Nav Trainer against 4.6 for Ranger Trainer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flight IFR Nav Trainer has 302 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of Flight IFR Nav Trainer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ranger Trainer's.
Flight IFR Nav Trainer ships an update every 8 months, Ranger Trainer monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flight IFR Nav Trainer | Ranger Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (302 ratings) | 4.6 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 302 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Free-Flight-Aviation Ltd. | Matthew Krivohlavy |
Customer experience
Flight IFR Nav Trainer
Ranger Trainer
Bugs and requests
Flight IFR Nav Trainer
Reported bugs
5 issues- Random positioning tool only places aircraft in SW quadrant
- Left turn activation continues after release
- ADF1 vs ADF2 RMI bug
- Incorrect timing algorithm
- Application crashes or becomes unusable after left turn bug
Requested features
3 requests- Add RNAV procedures
- Add DME arcs
- Integrated HSI/CDI/RMI
Ranger Trainer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flight IFR Nav Trainer
- Flight IFR Nav Trainer Unlock$10.99
Ranger Trainer
- Full Version$1.99
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