Remote Pilot Ground School vs Remote Pilot Knowledge Test
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remote Pilot Ground School
Prepare for your FAA Remote Pilot exam with comprehensive drone ground school lessons and over 500 practice questions. Track your progress, focus on weak areas, and take simulated exams. Access content on any device with lifetime updates.
- 10 hours of lesson content
- Over 500 practice questions
- Targeted practice sessions
- Simulated FAA exams
- Detailed explanations with images
- Lifetime access and updates
- Cross-device syncing
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Try the ground school course free for 7 days. After the trial ends you can continue to use basic test prep or upgrade to premium test prep or the complete ground school course. Our course will for the FAA Remote Pilot exam even if you have zero drone experience. Your purchase of this app also provides you with access via the web so you can use the course on any device. Unlike other drone course providers, we do not limit your access to one year, and all future question bank and course updates are free. The ground school course includes 10 hours of lesson content, covering all areas tested by the FAA on the Remote Pilot exam: ▸ Weather Formation ▸ Hazardous Weather ▸ Principles of Flight ▸ Aerodynamics for UA Pilots ▸ Airspace for UA Pilots ▸ Special Use Airspace ▸ Remote Pilot Certification ▸ Fitness for Flight ▸ Aeronautical Decision Making ▸ Airworthiness ▸ Obtaining Weather Information ▸ Loading and Performance ▸ Aeronautical Charts ▸ Flight Rules (UAS) ▸ Night Operations ▸ Operation Near Airports ▸ Operation Over People and Vehicles ▸ Operational Hazards and Emergencies After completing the course, prepare for the FAA exam with over 500 practice questions, including actual FAA questions. FlightReady identifies your weakest areas to focus your efforts, rather than wasting time answering questions you've already mastered. ▸ Create a practice session targeting only those questions that you miss most often ▸ View definitions of key terms and acronyms in lessons and answer explanations ▸ Create new session from all missed questions in the previous session ▸ View the most often missed FAA questions across all users. ▸ Create custom study sessions that include or exclude questions that require referencing figures, the use of a flight computer, or that have already been answered. Great for iPhones and on the go studying. ▸ Mark questions for later review within a session ▸ View definitions of key terms and acronyms ▸ Flashcards ▸ Simulated FAA exams administered under the same rules as the real exam. Unlike other test prep apps, our exams present the correct proportion of questions from each knowledge area per the ACS. ▸ Detailed explanations, many with high resolution images ▸ Full text of applicable regulations where applicable ▸ Regular question bank updates Proficiency is tracked using a proprietary algorithm that assigns a mastery level to each question, which helps your avoid wasting time re-answering mastered questions. Our statistics include: ▸ Average score on all simulated FAA exams. ▸ Mastery of the overall question bank ▸ Weakest subject areas ▸ Lesson completion status and quiz scores ▸ Total time spent in course Reports can be shared via email, iMessage, and more. ◖◖OTHER FEATURES◗◗ ▸ Multi-tasking support allows you to use FlightReady side by side with other apps ▸ Key terms are defined in the lesson by tapping on the term ▸ Sync your data across all of your iOS devices ▸ Take the course in Guided or Review Mode. ▸ Lifetime question bank updates are included An FAA remote pilot license is required to operate drones commercially. FlightReady has trained tens of thousands of drone pilots, and offers the most complete drone subject matter coverage. Our test prep and training courses are the key to success on the FAA drone exam.
Remote Pilot Knowledge Test
Prepare for your FAA Drone Pilot Written Exam with this comprehensive study tool. It offers practice quizzes, simulated tests, and study modes with up-to-date questions. Features include progress tracking, random question order, and zoomable figures.
- Up-to-date FAA test bank
- Progress tracking with scores and dates
- Randomized questions and answer choices
- Zoomable map figures
- Quiz, Test, and Study modes
- Offline functionality
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Need to fly a drone for commercial purposes or government work? The Remote Pilot Knowledge Test Prep App is the fastest way to ace your FAA Drone Written Exam! Our main goal is to keep you updated with the latest test bank! Questions are added, changed and deleted throughout the year. When they are, we'll update them as soon as possible. Features: • Simple to use interface recommended by Flight Instructors. • Scores, the date and time taken for quizzes and tests are saved to keep track of your progress. • Questions and answer choices are random just like the real exam! • Zoomable map figures are activated and deactivated by a button tap. • Optional sound effects for selected answers in Quiz Mode. • Shocks! Answer incorrectly and feel your iPhone vibrate! (This can be turned on and off.) • No internet connection required. Modes: Quiz Mode - While taking a quiz, correct answers you choose are shown in green while incorrect ones are shown in red. Test Mode - Simulates the test you are going to take at a FAA Knowledge Test Center. In this mode, you are asked 60 questions that are pulled from the entire question bank. Study Mode - Here you can read all the questions with only the associated correct answers!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Remote Pilot Ground School at Free against Remote Pilot Knowledge Test's $2.99. Remote Pilot Ground School also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 14 months). Remote Pilot Knowledge Test's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.1). On 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
Remote Pilot Ground School is free to download; Remote Pilot Knowledge Test costs $2.99 up front. Remote Pilot Ground School sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Remote Pilot Knowledge Test asks for nothing beyond the download.
Remote Pilot Ground School holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remote Pilot Ground School has 314 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Remote Pilot Ground School ships an update fortnightly, Remote Pilot Knowledge Test every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remote Pilot Ground School | Remote Pilot Knowledge Test |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (314 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 314 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aeroapps Technology | Bravo Zulu Apps LLC |
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Remote Pilot Ground School
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In-app purchases
Remote Pilot Ground School
- Drone Ground School TrialFree
- Plus access for this course$49.99
- Premium access for this course$89.99
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- Premium access for this course2 variants$139.99
Remote Pilot Knowledge Test
No in-app purchases
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