Ground School vs Aviation Ground School
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
Aviation Ground School
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Aviation Ground School sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Ground School asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ground School | Aviation Ground School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 362 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Morz Group (Pty) Ltd | Jon Sinclair |
In-app purchases
Ground School
No in-app purchases
Aviation Ground School
- B737 Question Bank$5.99
- A320 Question Bank$5.99
- A380$5.99
Show 4 moreShow fewer
- B777 Question Bank$5.99
- B7777 Question Bank$5.99
- B777$5.99
- A330 Question Bank$5.99
Questions
Is Ground School free?
Is Aviation Ground School free?
Do Ground School or Aviation Ground School have ads?
Which is updated more often, Ground School or Aviation Ground School?
Other comparisons















