Ground School vs ATPdigital (Legacy)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ground School
Prepare for pilot license exams with comprehensive ground school courses and mock tests. Covers syllabi for NPL, PPL, CPL, and various ratings, featuring detailed explanations and continuously updated question banks.
- Ground school courses for pilot licenses
- Mock exams for NPL, PPL, CPL
- Covers Restricted Radio, General Radio, Night Rating, Instrument Rating
- Detailed diagrams and examples
- Thousands of mock questions with explanations
- Continuously updated content
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Ground School provides ground school courses and mock exams for the theoretical subjects to receive a pilot's license for licenses under the SACAA and EASA jurisdictions. With Ground School, you can pass the written exams the first time. The content covers the NPL, PPL and CPL syllabi as well as supporting exams such as Restricted Radio, General Radio, Night Rating and Instrument Rating. There are also mock exams for the Flight Instructor Rating. The courses have been developed to be in line with the respective syllabus the exam is for. They include detailed diagrams and examples to help students to fully understand a topic. Ground School also has thousands of mock questions with explanations. The database is continuously updated with new questions and improvements to the current questions based on feedback from students.
ATPdigital (Legacy)
This application provides computer-based training for pilots preparing for EASA ATPL theoretical knowledge exams. It offers sample lessons for free and full course access for Bristol Groundschool customers. Patience is advised during initial login and content updates due to large data transfers.
- EASA ATPL(A) and ATPL(H) exam prep
- Computer-based training
- Sample lessons included
- Full course access for customers
- Student account activation
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Computer Based Training application for pilots studying for the EASA ATPL(A) or ATPL(H) theoretical knowledge examinations with Bristol Groundschool. The application is free to download and try, and includes sample lessons. It is a fully working copy of the course. The remaining content is also free to Bristol Groundschool customers, or customers of flight schools who use Bristol Groundschool’s training materials, after activation of an ATPdigital v8.0 or higher student account. The username and password to access the demonstration lessons are: demo@atpdigital.eu pass: demopass Please note there is a lot of data to transfer. Please be patient during login and content update; if you think the app has crashed, please wait before doing anything as it takes a while to update.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ground School at 4.7 against ATPdigital (Legacy)'s 2.0. Ground School also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 22%) and ratings volume (18 vs 4). ATPdigital (Legacy)'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Ground School holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Ground School's written reviews are positive against 22% of ATPdigital (Legacy)'s.
Ground School ships an update every 2 months, ATPdigital (Legacy) every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ground School | ATPdigital (Legacy) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (18 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Morz Group (Pty) Ltd | Bristol Groundschool International Ltd |
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In-app purchases
Ground School
No in-app purchases
ATPdigital (Legacy)
No in-app purchases
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