Prepware Commercial Pilot vs Frasca RTD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prepware Commercial Pilot
Prepare for your FAA Knowledge Exam with this comprehensive study and test tool. It offers flashcard-style review of questions, answers, and explanations, allowing you to study by subject or take realistic practice tests.
- Flashcard-style review
- Questions, answers, and explanations
- Study by subject
- Practice tests
- 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.
Frasca RTD
This app simplifies connecting to training devices, allowing users to get ready to fly in just two taps. It bypasses the need to manually access Wi-Fi settings for a quicker connection.
- Streamlined user connection
- Quick RTD device access
- Bypass Wi-Fi settings
- Two-tap connection
- Ready to fly faster
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App to streamline the user connection process of the Frasca RTD Training Devices. Bypass going into the Wifi Settings, and connect to the RTD and be ready to fly in just 2 presses!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Frasca RTD at Free against Prepware Commercial Pilot's $9.99. Frasca RTD also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Prepware Commercial Pilot's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 18 months) and chart position (#177 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Frasca RTD is free to download; Prepware Commercial Pilot costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.8 for Prepware Commercial Pilot against 2.8 for Frasca RTD. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of Prepware Commercial Pilot's written reviews are positive against 33% of Frasca RTD's.
Prepware Commercial Pilot ships an update every 4 months, Frasca RTD every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prepware Commercial Pilot | Frasca RTD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.8 (35 ratings) | 2.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #177 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASA | Frasca International, Inc. |
Customer experience
Prepware Commercial Pilot
Frasca RTD
In-app purchases
Prepware Commercial Pilot
No in-app purchases
Frasca RTD
No in-app purchases
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