Prepware Commercial Pilot vs VOR + ILS Trainer
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.
VOR + ILS Trainer
This interactive aviation app helps student pilots, instructors, and professionals practice and master VOR and ILS navigation. It offers step-by-step training modules and realistic exercises designed by certified flight instructors to build confidence and accuracy in radio navigation.
- VOR and ILS simulators
- Step-by-step IFR training
- Realistic precision exercises
- Certified flight instructor design
- Radio navigation practice
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Become a better IFR pilot with FlyGo’s VOR + ILS Trainer! This interactive aviation app is built for student pilots, instructors, and professionals preparing for IFR flight. Learn and practice using VOR and ILS – essential navigation tools for any instrument-rated pilot. Features: - VOR and ILS simulators - Step-by-step IFR training modules - Realistic exercises to improve precision - Designed by certified flight instructors Whether you're preparing for your IR checkride, want to refresh your knowledge, or teach your students, this simulator helps build confidence and accuracy in radio navigation. Train smart. Fly safer. The FlyGo way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VOR + ILS Trainer at 3.3 against Prepware Commercial Pilot's 2.8. VOR + ILS Trainer also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 36%). Prepware Commercial Pilot's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (35 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Prepware Commercial Pilot costs $9.99 and VOR + ILS Trainer $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VOR + ILS Trainer holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prepware Commercial Pilot has 35 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Prepware Commercial Pilot's written reviews are positive against 60% of VOR + ILS Trainer's.
Prepware Commercial Pilot ships an update every 4 months, VOR + ILS Trainer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prepware Commercial Pilot | VOR + ILS Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $9.99 |
| Rating | 2.8 (35 ratings) | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.2% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #193 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASA | Flygo-Aviation Ltd |
Customer experience
Prepware Commercial Pilot
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In-app purchases
Prepware Commercial Pilot
No in-app purchases
VOR + ILS Trainer
No in-app purchases
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