Prepware CFI vs Piper PA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prepware CFI
Prepare for the 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
- Comprehensive preparation tool
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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.
Piper PA
Study aircraft systems and limitations with interactive diagrams and detailed descriptions. Practice normal and emergency operations, and explore a detailed cockpit illustration. This app serves as a reference for aviation training.
- Interactive system diagrams
- Normal and emergency operation practice
- Detailed cockpit illustration
- POH information organization
- System limitations noted
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The Piper PA-44 Training is an innovative new way to study aircraft systems and limitations. System description sections take the main information from the POH and organizes in easy to navigate chapters. Interactive diagrams for the major systems allow the user to tap on various switches, levers, circuit breakers, and buttons and watch how those inputs change the diagram. Users can practice normal and emergency operations, correlating practical knowledge with the POH descriptions. Descriptions and limitations are also noted for various parts of each system throughout the diagram. The interactive cockpit poster allows you to view the entire cockpit with a highly detailed illustration. If you tap on a part of the cockpit you will see an in-depth description of that part of the cockpit. DISCLAIMER: The Piper PA-44 Training App is to be used as a reference only and cannot be used for flight or to replace formal training.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Piper PA at 78% against Prepware CFI's 31%. Piper PA also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.4) and ratings volume (385 vs 38). 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 CFI costs $9.99 and Piper PA $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Piper PA holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piper PA has 385 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Prepware CFI's written reviews are positive against 78% of Piper PA's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Prepware CFI | Piper PA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $9.99 |
| Rating | 2.4 (38 ratings) | 4.8 (385 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 | 385 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #199 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASA | Aircraft Training Aids, LLC |
Customer experience
Prepware CFI
Piper PA
Bugs and requests
Prepware CFI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Piper PA
Reported bugs
5 issues- Works very poorly on the iPhone
- Landing gear system is wrong
- Nose gear in wrong position
- Typos and spelling errors (e.g., 'cabin hear', 'string loaded')
- Information on up limit switches for gear system may be incorrect
Requested features
5 requests- Add G1000 functionality
- Include poster of G1000 and fuel injected models
- Add prop governor system
- Update app with more information and diagrams
- Fix typos and spelling errors
In-app purchases
Prepware CFI
No in-app purchases
Piper PA
No in-app purchases
