Comparison

CPaT Mobile 4 vs FMGS

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

Head to head
About

CPaT Mobile 4

Access your aviation training materials offline. Download courses to study at your convenience and sync your progress back to the CPaT Learning Management System when you have an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Offline training material access
  • Downloadable course content
  • Training progress tracking
  • Sync with CPaT LMS
  • Interactive training modules
Features
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CPaT mobile provides an offline training solution for the CPaT training library developed for web platforms.This app allows CPaT LMS users to view their training progress, launch into their online account, as well take their interactive training offline by downloading the training material. Once downloaded, the material is available without the need for an Internet connection and can be viewed at the users convenience. When an Internet connection can be made, the data accumulated from the downloaded content may be synchronized back to the CPaT Learning Management System.

About

FMGS

Features
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FMGS is a hands-on trainer for the A320-type Flight Management and Guidance System. It reproduces the MCDU page by page — INIT, F-PLN, LAT REV and VERT REV, DEPARTURE and ARRIVAL, RAD NAV, PROG, PERF, FUEL PRED, SEC F-PLN, DATA — with the page grammar, prompts, colours, entry formats and scratchpad messages of the real unit, so that the routine of cockpit preparation can be rehearsed away from the aircraft. TWO FMS STANDARDS Choose the Thales FMS2 or the Honeywell FMS2 layout at start-up. Page layouts, prompts, the temporary flight-plan model and the message texts follow the selected standard. WORLDWIDE NAVIGATION DATABASE Airports, runways, waypoints, navaids, airways and terminal procedures (SIDs, STARs, approaches with transitions) are selected from an embedded worldwide database, compiled from openly published sources and from the developer's own historical flight records. It is a training snapshot, not a current AIRAC cycle. Build a complete flight plan from the departure runway to the destination approach, insert holds, offsets, constraints, winds and step altitudes, use DIR TO, and store your own waypoints, navaids, runways and routes. NAVIGATION DISPLAY An EFIS control panel with mode and range selectors opens the ND in ROSE NAV, ARC, PLAN, ROSE VOR and ROSE ILS: the flight plan with fly-by turns, constraints, pseudo waypoints, holds, tuned navaids with bearing pointers, the runway symbols and the optional WPT / VOR.D / NDB / ARPT data. FEEL OF THE UNIT Key response latency, haptic key clicks and a worn panel finish reproduce the feel of the equipment. The whole application works offline and collects no data. SUBSCRIPTION Free: MCDU MENU, INIT A, INIT B, IRS INIT and PERF pages and flight-plan viewing, in both FMS standards. Everything else (flight-plan revisions, departure and arrival procedures, DIR TO, RAD NAV, PROG, FUEL PRED, SEC F-PLN, DATA and the navigation display) requires an auto-renewable subscription: Monthly Access, 1 month, USD 12.00, or Yearly Access, 1 year, USD 100.00. There is no free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gokku.github.io/fmgs-a320/#privacy TRAINING USE ONLY FMGS is an independent training aid for study and procedure practice. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or licensed by any aircraft or equipment manufacturer, and it must not be used for flight planning, navigation or any operational purpose. The navigation data is historical and the performance figures are approximate training values.

Screenshots

CPaT Mobile 43 screens
FMGS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CPaT Mobile 4 at none against FMGS's 2. CPaT Mobile 4 also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). FMGS's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FMGS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.00 per month. CPaT Mobile 4 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CPaT Mobile 4 ships an update every 6 weeks, FMGS every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CPaT Mobile 4 versus FMGS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCPaT Mobile 4FMGS
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCPAT GLOBAL, LLCADDIE OU

In-app purchases

None

CPaT Mobile 4

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

FMGS

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access$12.001 Month
  • Yearly Access$100.001 Year

Questions

Is CPaT Mobile 4 free?
CPaT Mobile 4 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FMGS free?
FMGS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CPaT Mobile 4 or FMGS have ads?
Neither CPaT Mobile 4 nor FMGS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CPaT Mobile 4 or FMGS?
CPaT Mobile 4 ships an update every 6 weeks, and FMGS every 9 days. Most recently, CPaT Mobile 4 was updated on November 3, 2026 and FMGS on November 6, 2026.

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