Comparison

ASA Pilot Training vs PilotSpeak

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

Head to head
About

ASA Pilot Training

Features
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The ASA Pilot Training app provides access to Private Pilot, Instrument Pilot, and Remote Pilot ground schools, with comprehensive preparation for the FAA Knowledge Exam. Additionally, Flight Training videos are available on topics ranging from helicopter operations, flight maneuvers required for successful completion of pilot checkrides, and single subjects from industry experts such as understanding spins, flying a taildragger, unusual attitudes and much more. Students can select any of the Pilot Ground Schools for a free demo of the first lesson. You can then purchase the full course within the app and sync with your existing ASA Online Ground School account. Each ground school curriculum is organized to align with the FAA Airman Certification Standards (ACS), covering all required knowledge. Lessons combine sharp video and the latest instructional aids with the expertise and experience of ASA’s industry-leading eBooks and test preparation materials for a comprehensive, convenient aviation ground school program. Read: ASA time-tested textbook and ASA Test Prep Watch: ASA multimedia videos consisting of multiple short lesson video clips Practice: Quizzes, sample FAA questions supported with answers, explanations, and review modes from ASA Prepware Prepare: Take practice tests throughout and complete the course with two full length sample FAA Knowledge Exams Your progression through the ground school will be tracked so you can pickup where you last left off. Internet connection required. Upon completion of the course, you'll receive a graduation certificate and endorsement to take the official FAA Knowledge Exam.

About

PilotSpeak

Practice aviation radio communications with an AI-powered system. It simulates real-world air traffic control scenarios, providing immediate feedback on your callouts and helping you build confidence for actual flights.

Highlights
  • Simulated ATC radio calls
  • Real-time speech recognition feedback
  • Customizable with callsign and home field
  • Scenarios based on FAA publications
  • Progressive learning from ground to landing
  • Typing option for silent practice
Features
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You can know the words and still freeze with your thumb on the button. The only fix is having said them before. PilotSpeak puts you on frequency and makes you talk. You say the call out loud, the controller answers, and you find out immediately whether what came out of your mouth was right. WHAT IT IS 44 radio calls, laid out in the order a flight actually happens: • On the Ground — clearances, taxi routes, hold-short instructions • Getting Airborne — from the hold line to your first enroute frequency • Enroute — advisories, handoffs, everything that changes mid-flight • Coming Back In — sequencing, the pattern, the landing clearance • Nobody in the Tower — self-announced calls with no controller listening • In the Clouds — clearances, holds, approaches and the miss • When It Goes Wrong — the calls you hope to never make Each call shows how many items you have to read back correctly, so you can see what you are walking into before you key up. BUILT AROUND YOUR AIRCRAFT Tell it your callsign and your home field once. From then on the scenarios use your callsign, your field's real runways, taxiways and published frequencies — not a generic trainer at a generic airport. The app also builds a speech model around those two answers, so the recogniser expects runway numbers, squawk codes and your tail number instead of everyday English. THE CONTROLLER ANSWERS Get it right and you move on. Miss something and you are told exactly what you left out, then given the phrasing to copy. There is an optional short-tempered controller for anyone who would rather be told off than encouraged. Can't talk out loud right now? Type the call instead and the scenario carries on as normal. WHERE THE CONTENT COMES FROM Every scenario is written from public-domain FAA publications — the Aeronautical Information Manual, the Pilot/Controller Glossary, FAA Order JO 7110.65 and AC 90-66C — and each one names the paragraph it came from, right on the setup screen. WHAT IT IS NOT This is a practice tool for radio phraseology and confidence. It is not flight instruction, it does not replace a certificated flight instructor, and it is not connected to real air traffic control. Privacy Policy: https://pilotspeak.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

ASA Pilot Training4 screens
PilotSpeak3 screens

Verdict

The call

ASA Pilot Training and PilotSpeak are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. ASA Pilot Training sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and PilotSpeak sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ASA Pilot Training versus PilotSpeak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterASA Pilot TrainingPilotSpeak
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASADzmitry Viarenich

In-app purchases

11 purchases

ASA Pilot Training

One-time11
  • How to Glide$2.99
  • Flying a Taildragger$2.99
  • Pitot Static Pitfalls$2.99
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  • Ditching$2.99
  • Swing Your Compass$2.99
  • Unusual Approaches$2.99
  • Aviation Science$2.99
  • Engine Operating Hints$2.99
  • How to Fly a Seaplane$2.99
  • Remote Pilot Ground School$149.99
  • Private Pilot Ground School$179.99
5 purchases

PilotSpeak

Subscriptions3
  • Premium$6.997 Days
  • Premium$14.991 Month
  • Premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Private Pilot Study Guide$9.99
  • Commercial Pilot Study Guide$14.99

Questions

Is ASA Pilot Training free?
ASA Pilot Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PilotSpeak free?
PilotSpeak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ASA Pilot Training or PilotSpeak have ads?
Neither ASA Pilot Training nor PilotSpeak shows ads.

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