Comparison

Ground School vs SPLGroundSchool

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

SPLGroundSchool

Features
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Complete theory preparation for the EASA Sailplane Pilot Licence (SPL) — bilingual Polish/English, fully offline. More than a question bank: each of the 133 lessons teaches first and tests second. 487 original questions with explanations cover all 9 exam subjects per EASA Part-SFCL (AMC1 SFCL.130): • Air Law • Human Performance • Meteorology • Communications • Principles of Flight • Operational Procedures • Flight Performance & Planning • Aircraft General Knowledge • Navigation TEACHES, NOT JUST TESTS Every topic is a concise lesson with key points, followed by practice questions with instant explanations — you understand why an answer is correct. EXAM SIMULATION A random paper at the official AMC1 SFCL.135 length (e.g. Air Law: 20 questions / 40 minutes), scored at the end with a 75% pass mark — just like the real exam. REVIEWS THAT WORK Built-in spaced repetition brings questions back exactly when you start forgetting them. A daily streak keeps you regular. YOUR PROGRESS AT A GLANCE Progress (how much you have mastered) and exam readiness (how durably you remember it) are tracked separately. Mock-exam history, per-subject breakdown and a "what's left" counter. TWO LANGUAGES, NO INTERNET NEEDED All content in Polish and English — switch with one tap. Everything works offline, and progress syncs via iCloud between your iPhone and iPad. No account. No ads. No data collection. Note: this app is a study aid — it does not replace training at a certified organisation or official EASA/CAA materials.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SPLGroundSchool at daily against Ground School's every 2 months. Ground School's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ground School ships an update every 2 months, SPLGroundSchool daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ground School versus SPLGroundSchool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGround SchoolSPLGroundSchool
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMorz Group (Pty) LtdKrzysztof Dzik

In-app purchases

None

Ground School

No in-app purchases

None

SPLGroundSchool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ground School free?
Ground School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SPLGroundSchool free?
SPLGroundSchool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ground School or SPLGroundSchool have ads?
Neither Ground School nor SPLGroundSchool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ground School or SPLGroundSchool?
Ground School ships an update every 2 months, and SPLGroundSchool daily. Most recently, Ground School was updated on November 2, 2026 and SPLGroundSchool on November 10, 2026.

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