Prepware CFI vs Aerosim ETHOS CRJ700
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.
Aerosim ETHOS CRJ700
An advanced training platform designed for pilots, focusing on systems knowledge, flight management systems, and procedural training. It offers interactive distance learning through a learning management system to enhance knowledge retention and performance.
- Systems knowledge training
- FMS training
- Procedure training
- Interactive distance learning
- Learning Management System (LMS) integration
- Enhanced knowledge retention
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This app requires a user account given to end-users currently affiliated with an Aerosim ETHOS contract training partner. Please contact your airline training department or flight school for confirmation and download instructions. ETHOS is an advanced training platform harnessing technology to target systems knowledge, FMS, and procedure training that better prepares pilots for greater knowledge retention and performance during on-site training. This program provides trainees with valuable interactive training in a distance learning environment with the Aerosim Learning Management System (LMS).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Aerosim ETHOS CRJ700 at Free against Prepware CFI's $9.99. Aerosim ETHOS CRJ700 also leads on rating (3.5 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Prepware CFI's advantage is review sentiment (31% vs 0%) and ratings volume (38 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Aerosim ETHOS CRJ700 is free to download; Prepware CFI costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Aerosim ETHOS CRJ700 holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prepware CFI has 38 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of Prepware CFI's written reviews are positive against 0% of Aerosim ETHOS CRJ700's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Prepware CFI ships an update every 4 months, Aerosim ETHOS CRJ700 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prepware CFI | Aerosim ETHOS CRJ700 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.4 (38 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASA | Aerosim |
Customer experience
Prepware CFI
Aerosim ETHOS CRJ700
In-app purchases
Prepware CFI
No in-app purchases
Aerosim ETHOS CRJ700
No in-app purchases
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