Comparison

Cockpit App Systems vs VRflow B737MAX

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

Head to head
About

Cockpit App Systems

This app provides a comprehensive study tool for pilots, focusing on aircraft cockpit systems and procedures. It offers interactive learning for lights and switches, along with customizable flow procedures that can be shared and accessed via the cloud. Users can test their knowledge and access detailed information on hundreds of buttons and switches.

Highlights
  • Interactive lights and switches study
  • Editable and shareable flow procedures
  • Cloud synchronization for flows
  • Information on 300+ buttons and switches
  • User-created flow sharing
  • Switch-related questions for some aircraft
Features
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A320 B737NG E170 CRJ200 available for purchase within one app! Try before you buy! Designed for both the iPad, and iPhone, by professional pilots, instructors and check airman. The app is a "lights and switches" study tool supplemented with editable flows. Flows:  - Study, review, test, and record flows.  - Upload your flows to our cloud. Share them across your devices. - Find flows by other users. Note: Flows are user created only! Newly released airplane types might only have placeholder flows. Light & Switches: - Information about 300+ buttons and switches only a tap away. Other Features: - Some airplane types have questions about switches. Note: Newly released types might not.

About

VRflow B737MAX

An interactive cockpit procedure trainer for the B737 MAX, designed to accelerate learning for type ratings, sim checks, and MCC courses. It offers realistic system behavior and multi-crew training scenarios.

Highlights
  • Normal procedures training
  • Memory items practice
  • Cockpit exploration mode
  • Flow visualizations
  • Multi-crew training (PF/PM roles)
  • Dynamic checklists
  • Realistic aircraft systems
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Boost your learning rate with VRflow B737MAX, an advanced, interactive cockpit procedure trainer for the B737 MAX. Get ready for your type rating, sim check, MCC course or your next flight with this strong learning tool, build specifically for efficient cockpit procedure training. FULL VERSION FEATURES (requires subscription): • Normal procedures, including CDU preflight • Memory items • Cockpit familiarization/Explore Mode • Callouts • Flow visualizations • Train as Captain or First Officer and as PF or PM • Dynamic checklists • Step-by-step procedure explanations • Dynamic aircraft systems and screens • Automatic crew member to train with • Training Mode/Exam Mode DEMO VERSION FEATURES (free) • One normal procedure included • Automatic crew member • Explore Mode not available VRflow is a well-proven procedure training platform used by airlines, ATOs and air forces worldwide. Enjoy the benefits of the most efficient procedure training platform, originally build for virtual reality and now available on iOS. Advanced visual learning technologies are incorporated to accelerate learning rate and improve knowledge retention. VRflow enables multi-crew training with the automatic crew member, who will assume the opposite rank and role. If you train as F/O, you will get an automatic captain to train with. You can swap roles between Pilot Flying (PF) and Pilot Monitoring (PM). You will learn and understand the structure and task sharing of procedures, the correct callouts and flows. Explore Mode enables you to explore and understand the switches, knobs, levers, panels and screens of the cockpit interactively. All aircraft systems behave realistically, so you will become familiar with how the aircraft behaves in real life. The aircraft even maneuvers automatically, providing you with the correct visual cues and context of a flight. The entire flight deck is modeled accurately in 3D, including screens and the outside world. VRflow has been tested by real life pilots, type rated on the B737MAX. NOTE: VRflow is a procedure trainer - NOT a flight simulator. Read the end user license agreement (EULA) here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cockpit App Systems4 screens
VRflow B737MAX4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cockpit App Systems and VRflow B737MAX both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of VRflow B737MAX's written reviews are positive against 63% of Cockpit App Systems's. Cockpit App Systems's advantage is ratings volume (495 vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cockpit App Systems sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and VRflow B737MAX sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Cockpit App Systems against 4.7 for VRflow B737MAX. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cockpit App Systems has 495 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Cockpit App Systems's written reviews are positive against 100% of VRflow B737MAX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cockpit App Systems ships an update every 2 months, VRflow B737MAX every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cockpit App Systems versus VRflow B737MAX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCockpit App SystemsVRflow B737MAX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (495 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings495 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB914 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperK2K Soft, LLCVRpilot

Customer experience

Cockpit App Systems

All ratings495 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral9.3%
Negative27.8%

VRflow B737MAX

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Cockpit App Systems

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes after updates and won't open
  • Settings and study menus display blank items
  • Full version purchase doesn't unlock features
  • Trial activation requires in-app purchase despite free claim
  • App stops working after approximately one month of purchase
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  • Inconsistent functionality across iOS versions
  • Paid content not accessible after payment

Requested features

14 requests
  • French language version or automatic translation feature
  • B737 aircraft variant support
  • Updated fuel panel for A321
  • Additional overhead panel items (data link, maintenance panel)
  • Multiple selectable systems in System Display
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  • Resizable rectangles for flow testing instead of fixed circles
  • Disable automatic zoom on switch interactions
  • Edit function for button/item location selection
  • Character counter for flow creation
  • More detailed switch information and descriptions
  • Correct IR modes (FAULT, ALIGN instead of OFF, FAULT)
  • Airline-specific flow accuracy (DAL flows mentioned)
  • ECAM pages readable alongside other content
  • Better text formatting and indentation for note clarity

VRflow B737MAX

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Cockpit App Systems

One-time15
  • Full Access (Free)Free
  • TrialFree
  • Promotional Free AccessFree
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  • Access to Descriptions$19.99
  • A320 One Time Promotion$19.99
  • Access to Flashcards$24.99
  • Access to Flows$24.99
  • CRJ200 Full Access$49.99
  • CRJ200 Promo$49.99
  • B737NG Full Access$49.99
  • B737NG Promo$49.99
  • Full Access$49.99
  • E170 Full Access$49.99
  • E170 Promo$49.99
  • App-wide FUll Access$200.00
1 purchases

VRflow B737MAX

Subscriptions1
  • B737MAX monthly subscription$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Cockpit App Systems free?
Cockpit App Systems is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VRflow B737MAX free?
VRflow B737MAX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cockpit App Systems or VRflow B737MAX?
Cockpit App Systems is rated higher. Cockpit App Systems averages 4.8 out of 5 from 495 ratings, while VRflow B737MAX averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Cockpit App Systems or VRflow B737MAX have ads?
Neither Cockpit App Systems nor VRflow B737MAX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cockpit App Systems or VRflow B737MAX?
Cockpit App Systems ships an update every 2 months, and VRflow B737MAX every 4 months. Most recently, Cockpit App Systems was updated on September 28, 2026 and VRflow B737MAX on September 11, 2026.

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