Comparison

Prepware Instrument Pilot vs PraxIVerb

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

PraxIVerb

Features
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App to practice de irregular verbs. Comes with examples, pronounciation and games.

Screenshots

Prepware Instrument Pilot4 screens
PraxIVerb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PraxIVerb at Free against Prepware Instrument Pilot's $9.99. PraxIVerb also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). Prepware Instrument Pilot's advantage is chart position (#79 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). On ads, in-app purchases 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

PraxIVerb 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prepware Instrument Pilot ships an update every 4 months, PraxIVerb daily. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Prepware Instrument Pilot versus PraxIVerb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrepware Instrument PilotPraxIVerb
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating2.6 (43 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#79 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASAJAIR WENCESLAO RIVERA

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

PraxIVerb

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Prepware Instrument Pilot

No in-app purchases

None

PraxIVerb

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prepware Instrument Pilot free?
Prepware Instrument Pilot costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PraxIVerb free?
PraxIVerb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Prepware Instrument Pilot or PraxIVerb have ads?
Neither Prepware Instrument Pilot nor PraxIVerb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prepware Instrument Pilot or PraxIVerb?
Prepware Instrument Pilot ships an update every 4 months, and PraxIVerb daily. Most recently, Prepware Instrument Pilot was updated on September 27, 2026 and PraxIVerb on September 15, 2026.

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