Comparison

Redbird Pro vs Holds Made Easy

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

Head to head
About

Redbird Pro

Enhance your aviation skills with personalized training plans, flight simulator scenarios, and expert-led content. Track your progress with objective measurements and receive recommendations tailored to your goals. Become a more proficient pilot with this comprehensive aviation training partner.

Highlights
  • Personalized proficiency plans
  • Flight simulator scenarios
  • Knowledge and decision-making assessments
  • Progress tracking and analysis
  • Expert-led training collections
  • Objective proficiency measurement (Pro Score)
Features
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Your Partner in Proficiency -- Redbird Pro helps you meet your aviation goals with an extensive and always growing catalog of task and skill training content, flight simulator scenarios, and knowledge and decision-making assessments. Each time you use Redbird Pro, it tracks and measures your progress and evolves your personal training plan. With every training event you complete, you become a more proficient pilot, and Redbird Pro becomes an even better training partner. Train With a Personalized Proficiency Plan * Redbird Pro puts personalized proficiency planning, training, and tracking right in your pocket to make becoming a better pilot an achievable and enjoyable part of your daily routine. * Redbird Pro builds and updates your personalized Training Plan to help you improve and maintain your skills as a pilot. * Using your actual performance, experience, and aviation goals, Redbird Pro recommends the training that will have the greatest impact on your proficiency. Track and Analyze Every Aspect of Your Training Over Time * Redbird Pro uses your performance data and frequency of training to generate a holistic measure of your current level of proficiency, called your Pro Score. * Your Pro Score provides you with an objective measurement of your progress over time. * You’ll get both a high level overview of your training and the ability to drill into specific skills and areas for improvement. Learn From the Best in Flight Training * Redbird Pro includes a growing catalog of training collections developed and led by top flight training professionals from around the world. * Each collection helps you improve your proficiency in a specific area through articles, quizzes, skill refreshers, and flight simulator scenarios curated by expert flight instructors. * Access expert training tips and guided lessons from your smartphone, tablet, or desktop any time you want and without leaving your couch

About

Holds Made Easy

This app offers 52 minutes of HD video training for ground and in-flight holding procedures, complete with a simulator quiz to test your knowledge. It covers various entry types and real-life scenarios, working offline after initial download. The content is designed for easy understanding.

Highlights
  • 52 minutes of HD video training
  • Ground and in-flight procedures
  • Simulator quiz for knowledge testing
  • Covers various entry types
  • Real-life scenario examples
  • Offline functionality
Features
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The Holds Made Easy App gives you 52 minutes of HD video Ground and In Flight Trainings. Comprehensive Simulator (quiz) to test your knowledge. The video sections include: - Hold Entry Determination - Parallel Entry Ground - Tear Drop Entry Ground - Direct Entry Ground - Left Parallel Entry Ground - Parallel Hold In Flight - Tear Drop Flight In Flight - Direction Hold In Flight - En Route Hold In Flight The App provides you easy to understand real life scenarios! This app works offline. No internet connection required. Due to size restrictions (this app is 1.8GB in size), you have to be connected to a WiFi network to download this app. Please make sure you have enough space on your device. Disclaimer: This is a product from Flight Training Apps, Inc.

Screenshots

Redbird Pro4 screens
Holds Made Easy3 screens

Verdict

The call

Redbird Pro and Holds Made Easy both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Holds Made Easy's written reviews are positive against 0% of Redbird Pro's. Holds Made Easy also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Redbird Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $15.99 per month and Holds Made Easy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Redbird Pro against 5.0 for Holds Made Easy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Redbird Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Holds Made Easy's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Redbird Pro versus Holds Made Easy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRedbird ProHolds Made Easy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB1.7 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRedbird Flight Simulations, Inc.Flight Training Apps, Inc.

Customer experience

Redbird Pro

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Holds Made Easy

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Redbird Pro

Subscriptions4
  • Visual Pilot1 Month trial$15.991 Month
  • Instrument Pilot1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Visual Pilot - Annual1 Month trial$169.991 Year
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  • Instrument Pilot - Annual1 Month trial$199.991 Year
1 purchases

Holds Made Easy

One-time1
  • Full Version$24.99

Questions

Is Redbird Pro free?
Redbird Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Holds Made Easy free?
Holds Made Easy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Redbird Pro or Holds Made Easy?
Redbird Pro and Holds Made Easy are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Redbird Pro or Holds Made Easy have ads?
Neither Redbird Pro nor Holds Made Easy shows ads.

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