Flight Apprentice vs Learn Before Flight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flight Apprentice
Prepare for your pilot career with comprehensive online ground school courses. Learn the art and science of flight through interactive tools and track your progress. Instructors can monitor student advancement in real time.
- Pilot career preparation
- Online ground school courses
- Progress tracking
- Instructor messaging
- Interactive study tools
- Free resources and sample content
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Your pilot career starts here. Flight Apprentice is online ground school built for the real world. Our goal is to graduate well-rounded pilots who understand the art and science of flight — and who never stop developing. Study for your Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi-Engine, and more with courses designed by career pilots and instructors. Track your progress, message your instructor, and tap into interactive study tools. CFIs get free student tracking to monitor their students' progress in real time. Browse free resources and sample content in the app. Full course access requires course purchase or membership at flightapprentice.com.
Learn Before Flight
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Learn Before Flight is a training application used to provide courses and documents to airline pilots.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Learn Before Flight at none against Flight Apprentice's shown. Learn Before Flight also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flight Apprentice ships an update every 3 months, Learn Before Flight every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flight Apprentice | Learn Before Flight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flight Apprentice LLC | Ulixes |
In-app purchases
Flight Apprentice
No in-app purchases
Learn Before Flight
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Flight Apprentice free?
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Do Flight Apprentice or Learn Before Flight have ads?
Which is updated more often, Flight Apprentice or Learn Before Flight?
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