Comparison

Flight IFR Nav Trainer vs ATSim

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

ATSim

Practice air traffic control radio communication and phraseology with an AI-powered simulator. Learn through repetition and immediate feedback with realistic scenarios covering over 170 airports and various flight types.

Highlights
  • AI-powered pilot interaction
  • Voice recognition and speech analysis feedback
  • Practice radio communication
  • Master aviation phraseology
  • Over 170 airports simulated
  • VFR and IFR flight control lessons
Features
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The PlaneEnglish Air Traffic Simulator (ATSim) is an interactive air traffic control radio simulator created to enable air traffic controllers to learn and master radio communication and phraseology on their own time. ATSim provides a self-guided means to practice and master the radio through repetition and immediate feedback. AI-based pilots interact with the controller to make requests and respond to instructions. Instantaneous feedback through voice recognition and speech analysis will guide you, the controller, through realistic scenarios toward proficiency in aviation phraseology and communication. You can access more than 170 airports and step through lessons covering airport, terminal area, and in-transit control of VFR and IFR flights. Guided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) phraseology, standards, and radiotelephony procedures the current version of the simulator focuses on the FAA phraseology standards. Upcoming improvements will enable users to switch between ICAO and FAA standards. Future releases and updates to ATSim will expand the training content, lessons, and scenarios.

Screenshots

Flight IFR Nav Trainer3 screens
ATSim3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ATSim at none against Flight IFR Nav Trainer's 1. ATSim also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 48%) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). Flight IFR Nav Trainer's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (302 vs 15). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flight IFR Nav Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ATSim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flight IFR Nav Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flight IFR Nav Trainer has 302 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of Flight IFR Nav Trainer's written reviews are positive against 63% of ATSim's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flight IFR Nav Trainer versus ATSim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight IFR Nav TrainerATSim
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (302 ratings) — better4.1 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews47.6% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings302 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFree-Flight-Aviation Ltd.PlaneEnglish

Customer experience

Flight IFR Nav Trainer

All ratings299 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative47.6%

ATSim

All ratings15 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

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

ATSim

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flight IFR Nav Trainer

One-time1
  • Flight IFR Nav Trainer Unlock$10.99
None

ATSim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flight IFR Nav Trainer free?
Flight IFR Nav Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ATSim free?
ATSim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flight IFR Nav Trainer or ATSim?
Flight IFR Nav Trainer is rated higher. Flight IFR Nav Trainer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 302 ratings, while ATSim averages 4.1 from 15 ratings.
Do Flight IFR Nav Trainer or ATSim have ads?
Neither Flight IFR Nav Trainer nor ATSim shows ads.

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