Comparison

ATSAPro vs ATSim

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

Head to head
About

ATSAPro

Practice aptitude tests designed to mimic parts of the FAA's Air Traffic Controller exam. Improve your skills with interactive games that simulate the test's components. This app serves as a practice tool to enhance your readiness for the official assessment.

Highlights
  • Practice individual test parts
  • Improve aptitude skills
  • Simulates exam components
  • Interactive practice games
Features
Currently charting
Read full description

The Air Traffic Skills Assessment (ATSA) Exam is the FAA's current version of the aptitude test required to become an Air Traffic Controller. The FAA uses the ATSA to prescreen potential Air Traffic Controllers. The test includes several parts that evaluate the candidates aptitude. ATSAPro is designed to help improve ATSA Exam scores by allowing candidates to practice the individual parts of the test.* *Disclaimer: ATSAPro is in no way affiliated with the FAA or the ATSA exam. It makes no guarantee of passing the ATSA exam nor does it guarantee employment of any kind. ATSAPro is to be used as an aid to improve aptitude with games that may be similar to parts of the actual ATSA exam. Use ATSAPro at your own risk.

About

ATSim

Practice air traffic control radio communication and phraseology with an AI-powered simulator. Learn through repetition and immediate feedback with realistic scenarios covering over 170 airports and various flight types.

Highlights
  • AI-powered pilot interaction
  • Voice recognition and speech analysis feedback
  • Practice radio communication
  • Master aviation phraseology
  • Over 170 airports simulated
  • VFR and IFR flight control lessons
Features
Read full description

The PlaneEnglish Air Traffic Simulator (ATSim) is an interactive air traffic control radio simulator created to enable air traffic controllers to learn and master radio communication and phraseology on their own time. ATSim provides a self-guided means to practice and master the radio through repetition and immediate feedback. AI-based pilots interact with the controller to make requests and respond to instructions. Instantaneous feedback through voice recognition and speech analysis will guide you, the controller, through realistic scenarios toward proficiency in aviation phraseology and communication. You can access more than 170 airports and step through lessons covering airport, terminal area, and in-transit control of VFR and IFR flights. Guided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) phraseology, standards, and radiotelephony procedures the current version of the simulator focuses on the FAA phraseology standards. Upcoming improvements will enable users to switch between ICAO and FAA standards. Future releases and updates to ATSim will expand the training content, lessons, and scenarios.

Screenshots

ATSAPro4 screens
ATSim3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ATSim at Free against ATSAPro's $9.99. ATSim also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 50%). ATSAPro's advantage is chart position (#186 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ATSim is free to download; ATSAPro costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ATSAPro holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of ATSAPro's written reviews are positive against 63% of ATSim's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
ATSAPro versus ATSim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterATSAProATSim
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (8 ratings) — better4.1 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings815 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#186 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperType1Aviation LLCPlaneEnglish

Customer experience

ATSAPro

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

ATSim

All ratings15 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

ATSAPro

No in-app purchases

None

ATSim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ATSAPro free?
ATSAPro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ATSim free?
ATSim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ATSAPro or ATSim?
ATSAPro is rated higher. ATSAPro averages 4.3 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while ATSim averages 4.1 from 15 ratings.
Do ATSAPro or ATSim have ads?
Neither ATSAPro nor ATSim shows ads.

Other comparisons