Instrument Test Prep vs Aeroversity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Instrument Test Prep
Prepare for your FAA Instrument Rating Knowledge Test with a comprehensive question bank and detailed explanations. Customize study sessions, take simulated exams, and track your progress. An optional upgrade unlocks full ground school lessons and advanced features.
- Over 900 FAA questions with explanations
- Customizable study sessions
- Simulated FAA exams
- Review missed questions
- Track progress across devices
- Study resources library
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Over 900 FAA questions and explanations to help prepare for the FAA Instrument Rating Knowledge Test. Upgrade to the complete ground school course to unlock lessons, additional questions, statistics, and more (free trial available). ▸ Create custom study sessions based on topics, session size, and your overall mastery. Filters allow you to include or exclude questions that require the use of figures or an E6B. Some advanced filtering options require Premium Test Prep or Ground School upgrade. ▸ View most often missed FAA questions across all FlightReady users (requires Premium Test Prep or Ground School upgrade). ▸ Quickly identify and create study sessions focusing on your weakest topic (requires Premium Test Prep or Ground School upgrade). ▸ Create practice sessions from missed questions after a completed practice or exam session. ▸ Review missed questions after a practice or exam session. ▸ Take simulated FAA exams administered under the same rules and time constraints as the actual Instrument Rating exam. Unlike other test prep apps, our exams present the correct proportion of questions from each knowledge area per the ACS. ▸ Sync your data and course progress across on all of your iOS devices (requires Premium Test Prep or Ground School upgrade). ▸ Access a library of study resources for the Instrument Rating - Airplane ▸ Question bank covers all areas of the FAA Instrument Rating Airman Certification Standards to ensure thorough preparation for the knowledge test. ▸ Detailed explanations and references for all questions, including the text of the regulation where applicable.
Aeroversity
Prepare for pilot certification exams with a comprehensive question bank. Access mock exams for various pilot licenses and ratings, all aligned with official requirements. Aim to pass your aviation tests with confidence.
- Pilot exam mock tests
- SACAA exam alignment
- PPL, CPL, ATPL preparation
- Instrument and Night Rating
- General Radio and Flight Instructor exams
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Do you want to become a pilot? Get an Aeroversity Question Bank subscription and let us help you prepare for your SACAA pilot exams. Aeroversity offers PPL, CPL, ATPL, Instrument Rating, Night Rating, General Radio and Flight Instructor mock exams for SACAA pilot exam preparation. Our database is aligned with the SACAA pilot exams and our mock exams will gear you to pass your exams with flying colors. Subscribe now!
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Verdict
Instrument Test Prep and Aeroversity both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Instrument Test Prep's written reviews are positive against 57% of Aeroversity's. Instrument Test Prep also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (155 vs 1). Aeroversity's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Instrument Test Prep sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Aeroversity sells 24 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Instrument Test Prep against 5.0 for Aeroversity. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Instrument Test Prep has 155 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Instrument Test Prep's written reviews are positive against 57% of Aeroversity's.
Instrument Test Prep ships an update fortnightly, Aeroversity every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Instrument Test Prep | Aeroversity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (155 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 155 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aeroapps Technology | Aeroversity Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Instrument Test Prep
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In-app purchases
Instrument Test Prep
- Instrument Ground School TrialFree
- Instrument Rating Test Prep$49.99
- Upgrade to Ground School$129.99
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- Instrument Ground School$179.99
Aeroversity
- ATPL Instruments & Electronics$11.99
- ATPL ATG & POF$11.99
- PPL Restricted Radio$12.99
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- PPL Human Performance$12.99
- PPL Air Law$12.99
- PPL Principles of Flight (A)$12.99
- PPL Meteorology$12.99
- PPL ATG (A)$12.99
- PPL Flight Planning (A)$12.99
- PPL Navigation$12.99
- CPL Instruments$14.99
- CPL Flight Planning$14.99
- CPL Air Law$14.99
- CPL Meteorology$14.99
- Night Rating$14.99
- ATPL Meteorology$17.99
- General Radio$22.99
- Instrument Rating$32.99
- CPL (VFR) Conversion$34.99
- Instrument Rating (NEW)$39.99
- CPL All Subjects Bundle$41.99
- CPL All Subjects (A)$49.99
- CPL(IR) Conversion Bundle$49.99
- ATPL Conversion Bundle$49.99
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