EMB vs Flight Test X20
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EMB
Master the Embraer 145 bleed system with this interactive simulator. Practice different configurations and learn to avoid common EICAS alerts, allowing you to focus on essential flight tasks.
- Interactive bleed system panel
- Practice different configurations
- Learn to avoid EICAS alerts
- Focus on essential flight tasks
- Proficiency training
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The Embraer 145 Bleed System panel looks straightforward but could use a little practice for becoming proficient and understanding the different configurations. Be the first kid on the block not to get a Master Caution - PAC1/2 VLV FAIL during IOE! It's a nuisance message, indeed, but operating the system to minimize exposure to these EICAS alerts is a good goal so we can focus on meaningful tasks like taxiing.
Flight Test X20
Prepare for FAA knowledge tests with this comprehensive study platform. It offers top-off preparation for various pilot and aviation professional written exams, including instrument rating and ATP.
- FAA knowledge test preparation
- Pilot study course
- Dispatcher study course
- Instrument rating preparation
- Instructor written test prep
- ATP written test prep
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Flight Test X20 is Sheppard Air's latest student study course learning platform for FAA knowledge tests. It allows those students studying for pilot, dispatcher, instrument rating, instructor, flight engineer, ATP, and interviewee written tests to do their top-off preparation for the final knowledge test.
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EMB at 5.0 against Flight Test X20's 3.9. Flight Test X20's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 62 months) and ratings volume (96 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
EMB holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flight Test X20 has 96 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
EMB ships an update every 62 months, Flight Test X20 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EMB | Flight Test X20 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.9 (96 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 96 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 62 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 460 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brandon Esten | Sheppard Air, Inc. |
Customer experience
EMB
Flight Test X20
In-app purchases
EMB
No in-app purchases
Flight Test X20
No in-app purchases
