Comparison

FlightDeck EFB vs Memory Training for Pilots

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

Head to head
About

FlightDeck EFB

This app digitizes the pilot's kneeboard, offering digital checklists, simple flight logging, and an intuitive notepad. It also provides a traffic screen for enhanced situational awareness when used with compatible receivers.

Highlights
  • Digital checklists
  • Customizable checklist templates
  • Simple flight logging
  • Intuitive notepad
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Traffic screen with GDL90 receivers
Features
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FlightDeck EFB – Your ally in the cockpit FlightDeck is the EFB app built for every pilot. It brings the workflows you've traditionally managed on paper into one clean, capable app that works just as well as an electronic kneeboard on an iPhone or iPad mini as it does mounted to the panel or yoke. Get started with these features today, with an exciting roadmap of new features on the way: Digital Checklists Simple yet powerful. Build and customise your own checklists from scratch, or start from one of our free templates. Flights A quick, simple way to log your flight details and reduce your workload in the cockpit. Record times with a single tap and jot down other vital details, making it easy to transfer to your logbook later. Weather Check the METAR and TAF for your chosen airfields at a glance, with decoded conditions or the raw reports, whichever you prefer. Notepad Write down frequencies and clearances with our simple, intuitive notepad. Apple Pencil supported. Documents Keep your own PDFs such as your POH, plates and licences to hand in the cockpit. Your documents stay on your device. Reminders Never miss a date. Track rating expiries, medical renewals and anything else with a deadline, and get notified before it's due. Traffic A traffic display for use with GDL90 receivers, as an aid to help improve your situational awareness. EFIS A EFIS screen giving attitude, ground speed, altitude and traffic data that draws from AHRS enabled GDL90 traffic receivers or simulator connectors.

About

Memory Training for Pilots

This app offers targeted memory training modules designed for pilots and aviation candidates. It focuses on improving short-term memory, working memory, and information processing skills essential for flight operations and assessments. The app includes four distinct exercises to enhance cognitive abilities.

Highlights
  • Pilot-specific memory training
  • Four distinct training modules
  • Improves short-term and working memory
  • Works offline
  • Increasing difficulty levels
  • Clean, distraction-free design
Features
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Memory Training for Pilots is a dedicated cognitive training app designed for pilots, flight students, and candidates preparing for pilot screenings and assessments. Strong short-term memory, working memory, and fast information processing are essential in modern aviation — both during selection processes and in everyday flight operations. This app focuses specifically on the memory skills required from pilots. The app includes 4 targeted training modules: 1) Find the Pairs A classic memory matching game, adapted for pilot training. Find matching cards that are initially hidden. Trains: - visual short-term memory - concentration - pattern recognition under time pressure 2) Remember Frequencies A realistic frequency memory training module: - frequencies are shown or spoken - afterwards, you must enter them or select them from a grid Ideal preparation for ATC-style memory tasks used in many pilot assessments. 3) Visual Memory Train your ability to remember: - combinations of images and numbers - letter–number sequences Focuses on: - visual information processing - complex pattern recognition - fast and accurate recall 4) Letter Memory A pure working memory test: - memorize letter combinations - decide later whether specific letters were part of the sequence This module closely resembles typical airline assessment memory tests. Who is this app for? - Pilot screening & assessment candidates - Student pilots - Professional and airline pilots - Anyone who wants to improve short-term and working memory Key Features - Designed specifically for pilots & aviation assessments - 4 different memory training modules - Increasing difficulty levels - Focus on short-term and working memory - Ideal for short, daily training sessions - Works offline - Clean, distraction-free design Disclaimer This app is a training and practice tool and does not replace any official screening or selection process. It is intended to support and improve cognitive skills commonly tested during pilot assessments.

Screenshots

FlightDeck EFB4 screens
Memory Training for Pilots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FlightDeck EFB at Free against Memory Training for Pilots's $3.99. FlightDeck EFB also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (28 vs 2). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

FlightDeck EFB is free to download; Memory Training for Pilots costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlightDeck EFB holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlightDeck EFB has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FlightDeck EFB versus Memory Training for Pilots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightDeck EFBMemory Training for Pilots
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.9 (28 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews97.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGNK Softworks LtdThomas Oswald

Customer experience

FlightDeck EFB

All ratings28 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive97.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative0.0%

Memory Training for Pilots

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

FlightDeck EFB

No in-app purchases

None

Memory Training for Pilots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlightDeck EFB free?
FlightDeck EFB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Memory Training for Pilots free?
Memory Training for Pilots costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FlightDeck EFB or Memory Training for Pilots?
FlightDeck EFB is rated higher. FlightDeck EFB averages 4.9 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Memory Training for Pilots averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do FlightDeck EFB or Memory Training for Pilots have ads?
Neither FlightDeck EFB nor Memory Training for Pilots shows ads.

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