Comparison

Prepware Private Pilot vs Safe at COCC

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Flashcard-style review
  • Questions, answers, and explanations
  • Study by subject
  • Practice tests
  • FAA Knowledge Exam preparation
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

Safe at COCC

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Safe at COCC is the official safety app of Central Oregon Community College. It is the only app that integrates with Central Oregon Community College's safety and security systems. Campus Safety has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the Central Oregon Community College campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. Safe at COCC features include: - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the Central Oregon Community College area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Friend Walk: Send your location to a friend through email or SMS on your device. Once the friend accepts the Friend Walk request, the user picks their destination and their friend tracks their location in real time; they can keep an eye on them to make sure they make it safely to their destination. - Report a Tip: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to Central Oregon Community College security. - School Safety: Enhance your safety with the set of tools provided in one convenient app. - COCC Safety Website: visit the COCC Safety Website - I’m OK!: Send your location and a message indicating that “You’re OK” to a recipient of your choosing. - Notification History: Find previous Push Notifications for this app with the date and time. - Campus Maps - Parking Map: Find parking areas currently in service. - Evacuation Map: Find gathering points after an evacuation alarm has been sounded. - Campus Map: Navigate around the Central Oregon Community College area. - Emergency Plans: Campus emergency documentation that can prepare you for disasters or emergencies. This can be accessed even when users aren’t connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data. - Support Resources: Access support resources in one convenient app to enjoy a successful experience at Central Oregon Community College. - Safety Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from Central Oregon Community College safety when on-campus emergencies occur. Download today to ensure you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.

Screenshots

Prepware Private Pilot4 screens
Safe at COCC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Safe at COCC at Free against Prepware Private Pilot's $9.99. Safe at COCC also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Prepware Private Pilot's advantage is chart position (#10 vs unranked). 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

Safe at COCC 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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Prepware Private Pilot versus Safe at COCC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrepware Private PilotSafe at COCC
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (137 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings137 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASACentral Oregon Community College

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

Safe at COCC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Prepware Private Pilot

No in-app purchases

None

Safe at COCC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prepware Private Pilot free?
Prepware Private Pilot costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Safe at COCC free?
Safe at COCC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Prepware Private Pilot or Safe at COCC have ads?
Neither Prepware Private Pilot nor Safe at COCC shows ads.

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