Comparison

Prepware Instrument Pilot vs mySEMO

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

mySEMO

This portal centralizes access to university services, information, people, and events. It delivers important notifications, helps manage to-do lists, and allows for personalized content. Stay informed and organized with campus life.

Highlights
  • Access campus services
  • Receive notifications and alerts
  • Stay updated on events
  • Manage to-do lists
  • Personalize portal content
Features
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The mySEMO portal connects you to services, information, people and events at Southeast Missouri State University. - Access campus services and resources from one location - Receive important notifications and alerts - Stay up-to-date on campus events - Stay focused on your most important to-dos - Personalize your portal for what’s most important to you If you have questions about mySEMO, please contact the IT Help Desk.

Screenshots

Prepware Instrument Pilot4 screens
mySEMO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: mySEMO at Free against Prepware Instrument Pilot's $9.99. mySEMO also leads on rating (3.1 vs 2.6). Prepware Instrument Pilot's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and chart position (#139 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

mySEMO 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

mySEMO holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prepware Instrument Pilot has 45 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Prepware Instrument Pilot's written reviews are positive against 0% of mySEMO'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, mySEMO every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Prepware Instrument Pilot versus mySEMO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrepware Instrument PilotmySEMO
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating2.6 (45 ratings)3.1 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#139 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB8 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperASAUCROO

Customer experience

Prepware Instrument Pilot

All ratings45 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral15.6%
Negative51.1%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive37.8%
Neutral20.3%
Negative41.9%

mySEMO

All ratings9 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

mySEMO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Prepware Instrument Pilot

No in-app purchases

None

mySEMO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prepware Instrument Pilot free?
Prepware Instrument Pilot costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is mySEMO free?
mySEMO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prepware Instrument Pilot or mySEMO?
mySEMO is rated higher. Prepware Instrument Pilot averages 2.6 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while mySEMO averages 3.1 from 9 ratings.
Do Prepware Instrument Pilot or mySEMO have ads?
Neither Prepware Instrument Pilot nor mySEMO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prepware Instrument Pilot or mySEMO?
Prepware Instrument Pilot ships an update every 4 months, and mySEMO every 5 months. Most recently, Prepware Instrument Pilot was updated on November 6, 2026 and mySEMO on November 3, 2026.

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