Prepware Instrument Pilot vs Florida Tech Hub
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.
Florida Tech Hub
This app centralizes academic and student support services for university students. It allows access to schedules, grades, tutoring, and event registration. Instructors and advisors can manage student progress and communicate effectively.
- Academic information access
- Class schedule and grades
- Study hour tracking
- Event reservation and check-in
- Tutoring and support booking
- Academic progress management
- Student communication tools
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Introducing The Hub - Florida Tech's ultimate student management app. You can access all your academic needs in one place for excellence and convenience. Students: - Access their comprehensive academic information through The Hub. - View their class schedules, grades, GPA, and academic progress. - Track their study hours and set study goals to improve academic performance. - Reserve spots and check into university events managed by the Events Manager. - Book tutoring sessions, writing assistance, supplemental instructions, and coding help. - Schedule tests and view appointment status at Student Success and Support Center. - View accommodations managed by the Accommodations Manager. Instructors: - Utilize the system to view and contact students in their current or past teaching classes. - Access and manage class grade information effortlessly. - Submit academic alerts for students facing attendance or academic challenges via the Academic Progress Manager. - Stay informed about midterm submissions and connect with students needing support. - Engage with students who have absence notices. - Approve testing appointments for students with accommodations or absence notices. Advisors: - Access student profile information, including academic history and progress. - View and contact students both in their current enrollment and from previous semesters. - Leverage the GPA Calculator to perform "what if" scenarios for academic planning. - Utilize the system to review academic concerns and progress the Academic Progress Manager raised. The Hub is your comprehensive solution for academic success. Simplify your student management experience and unlock your full potential at Florida Tech.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Florida Tech Hub at Free against Prepware Instrument Pilot's $9.99. Florida Tech Hub also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.6). Prepware Instrument Pilot's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 11 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Florida Tech Hub 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.
Florida Tech Hub holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prepware Instrument Pilot has 43 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Prepware Instrument Pilot ships an update every 4 months, Florida Tech Hub every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prepware Instrument Pilot | Florida Tech Hub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.6 (43 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #53 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASA | Florida Institute of Technology, Inc. |
Customer experience
Prepware Instrument Pilot
Florida Tech Hub
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
Florida Tech Hub
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Prepware Instrument Pilot
No in-app purchases
Florida Tech Hub
No in-app purchases
Questions
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