Comparison

Prepware Instrument Pilot vs SUU

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Flashcard-style review
  • Questions, answers, and explanations
  • Study by subject
  • Practice test simulation
  • 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

SUU

Access student resources like events, courses, class search, and directories. Navigate campus easily with an interactive map. Stay informed about everything happening at SUU.

Highlights
  • Event listings
  • Course catalog
  • Class search
  • Campus directory
  • Interactive campus map
  • Student resources
Features
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SUU's app offers an easy way to access student related resources such as events, courses, class search, directories, interactive campus map, and more. Don't miss out on what's happening at SUU!

Screenshots

Prepware Instrument Pilot4 screens
SUU4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SUU at Free against Prepware Instrument Pilot's $9.99. SUU also leads on rating (3.5 vs 2.6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Prepware Instrument Pilot's advantage is chart position (#94 vs unranked) and review sentiment (36% vs 27%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

SUU is free to download; Prepware Instrument Pilot costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SUU holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of Prepware Instrument Pilot's written reviews are positive against 27% of SUU's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prepware Instrument Pilot ships an update every 4 months, SUU monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Prepware Instrument Pilot versus SUU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrepware Instrument PilotSUU
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating2.6 (43 ratings)3.5 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews — better27.3% of reviews
Number of ratings43 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#94 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASASouthern Utah University Foundation

Customer experience

Prepware Instrument Pilot

All ratings43 ratings
Positive34.9%
Neutral14.0%
Negative51.2%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral20.0%
Negative44.3%

SUU

All ratings18 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral18.2%
Negative54.5%

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

SUU

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Prepware Instrument Pilot

No in-app purchases

None

SUU

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prepware Instrument Pilot free?
Prepware Instrument Pilot costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SUU free?
SUU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prepware Instrument Pilot or SUU?
SUU is rated higher. Prepware Instrument Pilot averages 2.6 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while SUU averages 3.5 from 18 ratings.
Do Prepware Instrument Pilot or SUU have ads?
Neither Prepware Instrument Pilot nor SUU shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prepware Instrument Pilot or SUU?
Prepware Instrument Pilot ships an update every 4 months, and SUU monthly. Most recently, Prepware Instrument Pilot was updated on September 27, 2026 and SUU on June 6, 2026.

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