Private Pilot FAA test prep vs ATC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Private Pilot FAA test prep
Prepare for your private pilot written exam with a comprehensive question bank and realistic exam simulations. This ad-free application allows you to mark and review your favorite questions, ensuring you cover all necessary topics for the 2026 PPL training exam.
- Comprehensive Q&A
- Access to all question blocks
- Realistic exam simulation
- Mark and review favorites
- Ad-free experience
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Features: - Comprehensive Q&A for all topics - Access to all question blocks - Realistic exam mode simulation - Mark and review your favorites - Completely ad-free experience
ATC
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Designed For Student Pilots who are leaning to talk on the radio! ATC Trainer helps pilots practice radio communication in common towered and non-towered airport scenarios. Work through realistic ATC calls, listen to clearances out loud, and practice responding with speech. The app checks your readback and lets you know what was correct or what was missed, helping you build cleaner, more confident radio habits. Practice scenarios include ground operations, in-air instructions, and airport arrivals. You can also set your aircraft tail number and airplane make so calls are personalized to your aircraft. Features • Towered and non-towered airport scenarios • Ground, in-air, and approaching airport practice • Speech-to-text readback practice • Feedback for missing or incorrect readback items • Optional spoken ATC clearances • Custom tail number and airplane make • Voice selection support for installed iOS voices • Practice for taxi, takeoff, traffic, approach, landing, and pattern calls
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ATC at none against Private Pilot FAA test prep's 1. ATC also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). Private Pilot FAA test prep's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price and ads 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. Private Pilot FAA test prep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ATC asks for nothing beyond the download.
Private Pilot FAA test prep ships an update every 4 months, ATC every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Private Pilot FAA test prep | ATC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (66 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Danila Danilenko | Daniel Moran |
In-app purchases
Private Pilot FAA test prep
- Full access$16.99
ATC
No in-app purchases
Questions
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