Ground School vs SPLGroundSchool
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.
SPLGroundSchool
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ground School ships an update every 2 months, SPLGroundSchool daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ground School | SPLGroundSchool |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Morz Group (Pty) Ltd | Krzysztof Dzik |
In-app purchases
Ground School
No in-app purchases
SPLGroundSchool
No in-app purchases
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