Prepware Private Pilot vs Embry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prepware Private Pilot
Prepare for your FAA Private Pilot Knowledge Exam with this comprehensive study and test tool. It offers flashcard-style review of questions, answers, and explanations, allowing you to study by subject or take realistic practice tests.
- Flashcard-style review
- Questions, answers, and explanations
- Study by subject
- Practice tests
- FAA Knowledge Exam preparation
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Comprehensive preparation, study and test tool for the FAA Knowledge Exam. Flashcard style review of questions, answers and explanations included for you to study by subject or with a true-to-form practice test.
Embry
Manage your academic life and connect with your university community. Stay organized with event and class calendars, receive important notifications, and access campus resources. Discover events, join groups, and find your way around campus.
- Event and class calendar
- Academic tools access
- Deadline notifications
- Campus community interaction
- Campus map and services
- Group and club involvement
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The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University App brings campus to your fingertips and enables you to connect with the Embry-Riddle community: Stay on top of your events, classes, and assignments with the built in calendar function, and get notified of important dates, deadlines & security announcements. Make friends, ask questions, and access campus resources at any time! Some other exciting features include: + ACADEMICS: real-time access to all of the critical academic tools. + DEADLINES: Stay on top of multiple deadlines with push-notifications, students receive reminders, alerts and critical notifications. + CLASSES: Manage classes, create to-dos & reminders, and stay on top of assignments. + EVENTS: Discover campus events, set reminders, and track your attendance + FEATURED ACTIVITIES: Orientation, Homecoming, etc. + CAMPUS COMMUNITY: Meet friends, ask questions, and keep up with what's happening on the campus wall. + GROUPS & CLUBS: Get involved with campus organizations and meet people with similar interests + CAMPUS SERVICES: Learn about services offered, such as Academic Advising, Financial Aid & Counselling. + PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Receive important campus notifications and emergency alerts. + CAMPUS MAP: Find the quickest route to classes, events, and offices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Embry at Free against Prepware Private Pilot's $9.99. Embry also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). Prepware Private Pilot's advantage is chart position (#12 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Embry is free to download; Prepware Private Pilot costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Embry holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 137 and 417 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Prepware Private Pilot's written reviews are positive against 73% of Embry's.
Prepware Private Pilot ships an update every 4 months, Embry every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prepware Private Pilot | Embry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (137 ratings) | 4.7 (417 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 137 | 417 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #12 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ASA | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc. |
Customer experience
Prepware Private Pilot
Embry
User reviews
Prepware Private Pilot
From 137 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💯 High scores achieved
- 📚 Great practice for harder questions
- 📱 Convenient for studying on the go
- ✅ Questions similar to real exam
- 💡 Detailed explanations provided
Room to improve
- ❓ Powered flight questions for glider pilots
- 📱 Small screen issues for plotting/maps
- 🤷 Missing essential questions
- ⚠️ Not a sole reliance tool
- 🤔 Questions worded differently
Embry
From 417 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to navigate and user-friendly interface
- 📚 Comprehensive access to class schedules and course information
- 🎓 Strong engineering and aeronautical programs with real-world focus
- 🏫 State-of-the-art labs and facilities
- 💼 Excellent industry connections and internship opportunities
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and performance issues
- ⏱️ Slow loading times and sluggish performance
- 🔐 Login and authentication problems
- 📍 Limited campus map functionality
- ⚠️ Incomplete feature set compared to full website
Bugs and requests
Prepware Private Pilot
Reported bugs
24 issues- Powered flight questions appearing for glider pilots
- Small screen makes chart plotting difficult
- Missing essential questions for the written exam
- Some answers are incorrect
- Macbook app not working properly
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- Dark mode has contrast issues, making text unreadable
- Status bar bug with black text on black background
- Right answers not highlighted after getting a question wrong
- Study portion allows pushing through without selecting the right option, leading to false 100% scores
- Questions cut off at the end
- Save and exit function does not save progress
- App resets to homepage after a short period or if not actively used
- Quiz shuffles questions, preventing picking up where left off
- Errors in questions referencing sectional charts
- Sections on charts not available when referenced
- New update degraded the app interface
- White lettering on light background makes questions unreadable
- Dark mode compatibility issues with white text on gray background
- Questions in rotorcraft sections refer to fixed-wing regulations
- Irrelevant gyrocopter and fixed-wing questions in rotorcraft section
- Dark theme not displaying correct/incorrect answers properly
- App not compatible with iPhone X screen
- No way to systematically study, questions are random
- Questions that reference a chart or diagram are cumbersome to view
Requested features
14 requests- Ability to save/create a bank of difficult questions
- Scramble answer choices for realism
- Improve UI for newer devices (iPhone X/Xs/Xr, iPad Pro)
- Add Apple Watch support
- Vary the length of test modules
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- Allow studying more than one section at a time
- Add better reference information in explanations (page/section numbers)
- Allow resizing of figures on iPhone
- Show explanation immediately after wrong answer
- Fix grading to allow for incorrect answers without immediate correction
- Make questions more compatible with dark mode
- Fix contrast issues in dark mode
- Add a feature to stop showing questions already known
- Allow review of only missed items
Embry
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes when selecting courses
- Login credentials not recognized
- Campus selection screen freezes
- Discussion tab shows no responses despite posting
- Classes fail to load or display current year courses
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- App icon white border partially cut off
- Modules and videos inaccessible through app
- Grades feature doesn't show all submissions
- Poor synchronization between app and Canvas
- App freezes and requires reinstall to reset
Requested features
10 requests- Building number search in campus map
- Satellite view for campus map
- Room number display in daily schedule
- Calendar export to Apple Calendar and Android
- Email link integration
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- Module and video access for non-graded content
- Social feed featured on home page
- Discussion tab improvements
- Better event thumbnails and calendar controls
- ERNIE integration into app
In-app purchases
Prepware Private Pilot
No in-app purchases
Embry
No in-app purchases
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