Prepware Aviation Maintenance vs Avionics Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prepware Aviation Maintenance
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.
- FAA Knowledge Exam preparation
- Flashcard-style review
- Questions, answers, and explanations
- Study by subject
- Practice tests
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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.
Avionics Pro
This educational tool provides essential calculators and circuit previews for aspiring Aircraft Electronics Technicians. It covers fundamental concepts like impedance, resonance, filters, and transistor bias, with real-world circuit examples tested in simulation and lab environments.
- Impedance calculators (Series/Parallel LRC)
- Resonance calculators
- Filter circuit analysis with frequency response
- Time constant calculations (RL/RC)
- Transistor bias simulation
- Oscillator circuit examples
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Avionics Pro contains virtually every tool needed to quickly solve homework problems and preview electronic lab experiments for the student who is completing a course of study to become an Aircraft Electronics Technician (AET). Specifically, it emphasizes Introductory Aircraft Avionics, featuring real world circuits that have been tested using an industry standard circuit simulator (Multisim) as well as in an actual electronics lab environment. Beyond the AET course, Avionics Pro is a handy refresher for graduate technicians in the industry as well as students looking to expand their understanding through higher education engineering courses. Avionics Pro features graphics support for all standard Apple phones and iPads. SECTIONS: - IMPEDANCE -- Series LRC -- Parallel LRC - RESONANCE -- Series LRC -- Parallel LRC -- Missing Component Calculator - FILTERS (Includes circuits and frequency response graphic) -- Low Pass (RC & RL) -- High Pass (RC & RL) -- Band Pass (RC) -- Band Reject (RC) -- Band Pass (Series Resonant) -- Band Reject (Parallel Resonant) - TIME CONSTANTS -- RL/RC Charging/Discharging - TRANSISTOR BIAS -- 2N222 (Bipolar Junction Transistor) - OSCILLATORS -- Colpitts -- Hartley DISCLAIMER The user of Avionics Pro for any specific application without an independent verification of its accuracy does so at his/her own risk and assumes any and all liability resulting from such use. No warranty is offered as to the accuracy of results. Users should have a thorough understanding of the relevant theoretical criteria.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Avionics Pro at 100% against Prepware Aviation Maintenance's 53%. Avionics Pro also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.8). Prepware Aviation Maintenance's advantage is ratings volume (370 vs 2) and chart position (#4 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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
Avionics Pro is free to download; Prepware Aviation Maintenance costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Avionics Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prepware Aviation Maintenance has 370 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Prepware Aviation Maintenance's written reviews are positive against 100% of Avionics Pro's.
Prepware Aviation Maintenance ships an update every 4 months, Avionics Pro every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prepware Aviation Maintenance | Avionics Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (370 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 370 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #4 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASA | Neil Rohan |
Customer experience
Prepware Aviation Maintenance
Avionics Pro
Bugs and requests
Prepware Aviation Maintenance
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incorrect Answers Marked as Correct
- Grading and Exiting Issues
- Inconsistent Question Formatting Across Platforms
- Lag and Freezing on Newer Devices
Requested features
5 requests- Randomize Answer Order
- Separate Missed Questions
- Ability to Create Custom Quizzes
- Improved Reporting and Analytics
- Accessibility Improvements for Colorblind Users
Avionics Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Prepware Aviation Maintenance
No in-app purchases
Avionics Pro
No in-app purchases
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