Garmin TXi Trainer vs IFD Trainer Xp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Garmin TXi Trainer
Virtually explore Garmin's G500/G600 TXi flight displays and engine information systems on your iPad. Familiarize yourself with simulated touch interfaces, various aircraft configurations, and aviation databases before flying.
- Simulated touch and bezel interface
- TXi EIS (Engine Instrumentation System)
- Multiple display configurations
- Aviation databases (North America, Worldwide)
- Airport information and approach charts
- Terrain and obstacle databases
- Simulated system information (ADS-B, Weather Radar)
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The Garmin G500 TXi, G600 TXi and TXi EIS Trainer provides an on-the-ground environment to experience these products virtually anywhere you can take an iPad. Easily familiarize yourself with these flight displays and engine information systems prior to flying behind them. The Trainer includes: - Simulated touch and bezel interface – interact with the primary flight and multi-function displays, become familiarized with the new HSI Map one-touch zoom gesture, full- and split-screen PFD/MFD modes, on-screen autopilot controls, and much more - TXi EIS (Engine Instrumentation System) – demonstrates common engine gauge layouts for single-engine piston, multi-engine piston, and single-engine turboprop aircraft - Selection between 10", 7" Portrait, and 7" Landscape configurations for multiple aircraft types - explore the broad range of options available in the TXi series - Garmin North America and Jeppesen Worldwide/Americas aviation databases are available – go to Settings > More to select the database used. - Garmin SafeTaxi and FliteCharts – view detailed airport information and published approach charts on the moving map - High resolution worldwide terrain and obstacle databases, including powerline alerting - Simulated system information for: - ADS-B and TCAS Traffic with TargetTrend™ Relative Motion - FIS-B and SiriusXM Weather - Garmin GWX 75 Weather Radar - Stormscope Lightning Detection * This app contains simulated data and does not receive data from or interact with real Garmin avionics. Content may differ slightly from actual hardware for demonstration purposes or be out-of-date with respect to the latest airborne software and database cycles. This app should not be used for navigation purposes. * Some functionality that requires a navigator or other products, e.g., flight plans from GTN, may be unavailable in this standalone Trainer. * Visit Garmin's web site for additional GTN/TXi Trainer options, TXi flight familiarization and tutorial videos, and to explore our fully-featured training programs.
IFD Trainer Xp
Learn to operate the Avidyne IFD system by connecting to Xplane 11. This app allows you to tune frequencies and fly approaches within your home simulator without needing any additional plugins. Familiarize yourself with the full capabilities of the IFD series.
- Connects to Xplane 11
- No Xplane plugin required
- Tune frequencies
- Fly approaches
- Familiarize with IFD series
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Master the Avidyne IFD in a whole new way, by connecting to your Xplane 11 home simulator! The app will automatically connect to an instance of XPlane that is running on the same network. No plugin for XPlane is required. Tune frequencies, fly approaches and familiarize yourself with all the IFD series has to offer!
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IFD Trainer Xp at 4.0 against Garmin TXi Trainer's 1.9. IFD Trainer Xp also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 16%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IFD Trainer Xp holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Garmin TXi Trainer's written reviews are positive against 40% of IFD Trainer Xp's.
Garmin TXi Trainer ships an update every 8 months, IFD Trainer Xp every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Garmin TXi Trainer | IFD Trainer Xp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (7 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.2% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 9.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.6 GB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Garmin DCI | Avidyne |
Customer experience
Garmin TXi Trainer
IFD Trainer Xp
In-app purchases
Garmin TXi Trainer
No in-app purchases
IFD Trainer Xp
No in-app purchases
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