Comparison

Ground School vs Aviation Ground School

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Aviation Ground School

Features
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With a growing database of over 800 B737, B777 and A320 questions and over 500 A380 questions Ground School offers you a chance to test and improve your systems knowledge with various options of having a general test that will be a mix of the various systems or focus on specific systems! keep track of your progress with the results area that will chart your progress and also give you a ranking, depending on your score. As you improve so will your ranking, how far can you go? Further to the Airbus and Boeing question banks you can brush up on oceanic procedures, all weather operations and decision making models. In addition there are 2 games on offer, one testing your knowledge on the worlds airlines and the other different planes. No hidden fees or subscriptions, each question bank has a one of fee, which will allow lifetime access.   More aircraft will be added and more questions to each bank. Where possible each question will have a reference. Next planned update to include A330 questions banks.

Screenshots

Ground School4 screens
Aviation Ground School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ground School at none against Aviation Ground School's 7. Ground School also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Aviation Ground School sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Ground School asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ground School versus Aviation Ground School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGround SchoolAviation Ground School
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB362 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMorz Group (Pty) LtdJon Sinclair

In-app purchases

None

Ground School

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Aviation Ground School

One-time7
  • B737 Question Bank$5.99
  • A320 Question Bank$5.99
  • A380$5.99
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  • B777 Question Bank$5.99
  • B7777 Question Bank$5.99
  • B777$5.99
  • A330 Question Bank$5.99

Questions

Is Ground School free?
Ground School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aviation Ground School free?
Aviation Ground School is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ground School or Aviation Ground School have ads?
Neither Ground School nor Aviation Ground School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ground School or Aviation Ground School?
Ground School ships an update every 2 months, and Aviation Ground School every 2 months. Most recently, Ground School was updated on November 2, 2026 and Aviation Ground School on November 3, 2026.

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