Prepware Instrument Pilot vs Instrument Proficiency Prep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prepware Instrument Pilot
Prepare for your FAA Knowledge Exam with flashcard-style reviews and practice tests. Study by subject or take a full practice exam to gauge your readiness.
- Flashcard-style review
- Questions, answers, and explanations
- Study by subject
- Practice test simulation
- 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.
Instrument Proficiency Prep
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Preparing for an Instrument Proficiency Check can be difficult because it requires a broad overview of the current instrument flight rules and procedures. Instrument Proficiency Check Prep includes over 165 common questions with suggested answers. The pilot can select one of 7 topics for each study session. Questions are presented in flashcard style. Graphical images are provided when needed. When the pilot views the suggested answer, they can indicate if they answered satisfactorily or if they would like to review the question again. Learning all of the questions allows the pilot to be prepared and confident for the knowledge needed for the FAA Instrument Proficiency Check. The topics included are airport operations, avionics & navigation, emergencies, federal aviation regulations, flight instruments, IFR charts & approach plates and IFR procedures. The app is free with 2 of the 7 topics unlocked. The remaining topics can be purchased with a single In-App purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Instrument Proficiency Prep at Free against Prepware Instrument Pilot's $9.99. Instrument Proficiency Prep also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). Prepware Instrument Pilot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#90 vs unranked). 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
Instrument Proficiency Prep is free to download; Prepware Instrument Pilot costs $9.99 up front. Instrument Proficiency Prep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Prepware Instrument Pilot asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prepware Instrument Pilot ships an update every 4 months, Instrument Proficiency Prep every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prepware Instrument Pilot | Instrument Proficiency Prep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.6 (43 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #90 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASA | First Solo Software, LLC |
Bugs and requests
Prepware Instrument Pilot
Reported bugs
39 issues- Text frequently cut off
- App cannot dynamically scale text
- Some questions missing figures
- Figures have nothing to do with the question
- Correct answers no longer shown in green
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- Dark mode broken
- App crashes
- Save feature does not work
- Answers lost when returning to app
- Progress lost when switching categories
- App closes by itself
- Loses test progress when minimized
- Figures not displayed for questions
- Incomplete questions
- Questions and answers do not match
- Questions not completely displayed
- Can't get back to question from figure display
- Back button disappears
- Can't take entire test without shutting down or redownloading
- Software reverts to quiz mode when returning to study mode
- Explanation link missing in study mode
- Can't go back when opening a figure
- Answers longer than three lines are cut off
- Figures are sometimes incomplete
- Figures are sometimes at too low a resolution
- No way to store previous test scores
- No progress shown
- Study modes stops showing correct answer
- Practice test questions do not allow access to appropriate figure
- Truncated answers
- Truncated questions
- Figures are sometimes incomplete
- Font is hard to read and small
- Bold indication of right or wrong is missing
- No running tally of missed questions
- App restarts in test mode even when last in study mode
- Bugs causing crashes that instantly exit the application
- Scans did not come over well, particularly weather graphics
- Hard to see some images
Requested features
18 requests- Ability to focus on previously incorrect answers
- Major update for functionality and display bugs
- Ensure all software is up to date with FAA question banks
- Add timer and number of questions selection
- Ability to eliminate questions already known
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- Autosave and clear progress button
- Ability to search through questions
- Save test results
- Ability to uncheck material of questions not needed
- Ability to select questions relating to chapters
- Provide reasons for wrong answers
- Make background red or green for visibility
- Allow marking questions for review
- Record wrong answers for review
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Ability to skip questions that do not apply to equipment
- Add CX-2 to iPhone
Instrument Proficiency Prep
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Prepware Instrument Pilot
No in-app purchases
Instrument Proficiency Prep
- All Topics$19.99
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