Comparison

Prepware Private Pilot vs Checkride Flashcards

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
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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

Checkride Flashcards

Prepare for aviation checkrides with ACS-aligned flashcards. Study FAA standards, track progress, and practice oral exams. Features spaced repetition and offline study.

Highlights
  • ACS-aligned decks
  • FAR/AIM citations
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Checkride countdown and daily plan
  • Oral exam practice
  • Offline study
Features
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Master your next checkride with precision flashcards built for Private, Instrument, Commercial, and CFI. Study the questions that matter most, strengthen weak ACS areas, and walk into the oral knowing where every answer comes from. Every card is mapped to a real FAA Airman Certification Standards code and backed by FAR/AIM references — so you are studying the same standard your examiner uses. Prepare smarter. Fly with confidence. Pass your checkride. WHAT’S INCLUDED • ACS-aligned decks for Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, and CFI • Knowledge, risk, and skill cards with FAR/AIM citations on the reverse • Spaced repetition (Again, Hard, Good, Easy) so due cards come back before they fade • A checkride countdown and daily plan that works backward from your ride date • Focus areas that surface what still needs work — not just what you already know • Oral exam practice: say the answer out loud the way you would for a DPE • An ACS mastery map from area down to task, with Novice → Proficient → Mastered titles • Study offline — decks ship on your device • Soft streaks with one freeze a month. Missing a day is low-stakes, not a guilt trip • Achievements for showing up, honest reviews, and real ACS progress • An opt-in live study board: callsign (or first name), country flag, streaks, and achievements — ranked on habit, not card-mashing • Sign in with Apple or Google. iPhone and iPad. All features described above require a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://checkrideflashcards.lovable.app/privacy

Screenshots

Prepware Private Pilot4 screens
Checkride Flashcards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Checkride Flashcards at Free against Prepware Private Pilot's $9.99. Checkride Flashcards also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 61%). Prepware Private Pilot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (139 vs 1). On ads 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

Checkride Flashcards is free to download; Prepware Private Pilot costs $9.99 up front. Checkride Flashcards sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Prepware Private Pilot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Checkride Flashcards holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prepware Private Pilot has 139 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Prepware Private Pilot's written reviews are positive against 100% of Checkride Flashcards's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prepware Private Pilot ships an update every 4 months, Checkride Flashcards every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Prepware Private Pilot versus Checkride Flashcards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrepware Private PilotCheckride Flashcards
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (139 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings139 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB174 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASAAviationMP4 Media LLC

Customer experience

Prepware Private Pilot

All ratings138 ratings
Positive68.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative22.5%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral16.2%
Negative23.0%

Checkride Flashcards

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Checkride Flashcards

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Prepware Private Pilot

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Checkride Flashcards

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Access 1 Month3 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Access 1 Month$3.99

Questions

Is Prepware Private Pilot free?
Prepware Private Pilot costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Checkride Flashcards free?
Checkride Flashcards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prepware Private Pilot or Checkride Flashcards?
Checkride Flashcards is rated higher. Prepware Private Pilot averages 3.8 out of 5 from 139 ratings, while Checkride Flashcards averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Prepware Private Pilot or Checkride Flashcards have ads?
Neither Prepware Private Pilot nor Checkride Flashcards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prepware Private Pilot or Checkride Flashcards?
Prepware Private Pilot ships an update every 4 months, and Checkride Flashcards every 5 days. Most recently, Prepware Private Pilot was updated on November 10, 2026 and Checkride Flashcards on November 10, 2026.

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