Comparison

PilotFAR / AIM vs FAR AIM

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PilotFAR / AIM

Access and search federal aviation regulations and the Aeronautical Information Manual offline. Customize your view, bookmark key sections, and email excerpts to others. Content updates are available via purchase or subscription.

Highlights
  • Offline FARs, AIM, and PCG access
  • Full text search
  • Text highlighting
  • Customizable Table of Contents
  • Bookmarks with folders
  • Email excerpts
  • Cross-reference hyperlinks
Features
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PilotFAR / AIM is the premier aviation reference app for the iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch. This new release is free to download and preview. If you enjoy the app you can purchase the FAA regulations on a per-update basis, OR as an automatic subscription. Here's what Aviation Speaker/Trainer Rod Machado has to say about our apps: "I had a chance to download the PilotFAR/AIM, PilotE6B/WX and PilotPrep apps and have been exploring them. What fantastic apps they are! The FAR/AIM is just too darn easy to use. When I’m looking for information, I need the ability to perform a quick search and the PilotFAR/AIM app makes this incredibly easy to do. Instead of slugging through hundreds of pages of FAR/AIM info, I simply type a word in the search window, and retrieve the info. And I can even email an AIM or FAR excerpt to myself or a fellow CFI. I really like it. " -Rod Machado Check out our plethora of reviews - they’re all from real pilots, students, and instructors who use our products every day. We’re pilots ourselves so we understand the type of products you want and need. PilotFAR / AIM features: - Text highlighting. Highlight text in the regulations or AIM that you want to stand out. - Fully offline access to all included FARs, the AIM, and PCG. - Full text search. Find the regulations you’re looking for quickly by entering words or search terms. - Formatted and optimized for the small screen. All topics are specially formatted for the iPhone / iPod Touch screen and include all text and graphics. - FAR sections and paragraphs are nicely indented for easy reading. - Customization. Customize the FAR Table of Contents to include only the regulations you need. - Bookmarks. Bookmark your most frequently accessed entries for easy access. Organize bookmarks into folders if you have a lot. - Email entries. Are you an instructor? Send your students the FAR or AIM entries they need to brush up on. - Cross-reference hyperlinks. When a regulation, AIM, or PCG entry references another, just tap to follow the link. - And much more! We listen to customer feedback and strive to incorporate the features you ask for! Important information: A subscription is NOT required. Content (the FAA regulations) may be purchased from within the app as a 1-time download OR as an auto-renewing 12-month subscription. Subscribers receive monthly updates to the FARs via a quick content download. Subscription payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of renewal is the original purchase price of your subscription. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Please view our privacy policy at http://apps4pilots.com/privacy.htm. Our Terms of Use may be viewed at http://www.apps4pilots.com/tos.htm. We respond to all support and feedback emails. In fact we encourage feedback and have a feedback feature built right into PilotFAR / AIM! Or email support@codeveloper.com.

About

FAR AIM

Access and stay updated on US Federal Aviation Regulations and the Aeronautical Information Manual. This app provides daily updates, highlights changes, and allows for offline access, synchronized bookmarks, and customizable text size.

Highlights
  • Daily updates
  • Regulation change highlighting
  • Fast search
  • Offline access
  • Synchronized bookmarks
  • Resizable text
Features
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FAR AIM by Aviation Mobile Apps, is the finest app available for pilots who consume the US Federal Aviation Regulations and the Aeronautical Information Manual. This app is always up-to-date, synchronizes your bookmarks and highlights across all of your Apple devices and sends you an alert when regulations you care about change. The app includes all of CFR Title 14 and Title 49 Subtitle B along with a regularly updated editorial compilation of CFR material and Federal Register amendments. We also include a guide to understanding the Federal Aviation Regulations and the latest copy of the Aeronautical Information Manual. Features include: * Daily updates * Shows you exactly what changed and when * Fast and comprehensive search * Resizable text * Synchronized bookmarks & highlights * Share bookmarks with your friends * Alerts * Works off-line Users tell us that they love the fact that they can finally see what changed between regulation updates. Our exclusive before and after feature highlights new regulation text in green and modified text in red. They also tell us that they love how easy it is to find relevant information with our fast search engine, and they appreciate how natural it is to access frequently referenced material on all of their devices with our bookmarks feature. They also like the ability to make the text bigger or smaller and love that we don't mess up their highlights or bookmarks when new updates download to their device. One time fee. No subscription. Give FAR AIM a try today and see why everyone who tries this app, loves it! https://www.FarAimApp.com

Screenshots

PilotFAR / AIM4 screens
FAR AIM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PilotFAR / AIM at Free against FAR AIM's $8.99. PilotFAR / AIM also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 45%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). FAR AIM's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PilotFAR / AIM is free to download; FAR AIM costs $8.99 up front. PilotFAR / AIM sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. FAR AIM asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FAR AIM holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FAR AIM has 737 ratings behind it against 53, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of PilotFAR / AIM's written reviews are positive against 45% of FAR AIM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PilotFAR / AIM ships an update every 4 months, FAR AIM fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
PilotFAR / AIM versus FAR AIM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilotFAR / AIMFAR AIM
PriceFree — better$8.99
Rating3.1 (53 ratings)4.3 (737 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.7% of reviews — better45.2% of reviews
Number of ratings53737 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCoDeveloper LLCAviation Mobile Apps, LLC.

Customer experience

PilotFAR / AIM

All ratings53 ratings
Positive47.2%
Neutral13.2%
Negative39.6%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative33.8%

FAR AIM

All ratings737 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive45.2%
Neutral10.6%
Negative44.2%

User reviews

PilotFAR / AIM

From 53 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use UI
  • 🚀 Quick search functionality
  • ✅ Seamless update feature
  • 🌟 Great for referencing regs and AIM
  • 💡 FAR quick find feature

Room to improve

  • ⚠️ Outdated content
  • 🤔 Search can be erratic
  • 💰 Unexpected charges for updates
  • ⏳ App seems abandoned
  • 📉 Lack of recent updates

FAR AIM

From 737 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Frequently updated
  • 🚀 Convenient digital format
  • 👍 Great customer service
  • 👍 Excellent resource for students and pilots

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes frequently
  • 🐛 Laggy and slow performance
  • 🐛 Highlighting and bookmarking issues
  • 🐛 Outdated or missing content
  • 🐛 Navigation and search problems

Bugs and requests

PilotFAR / AIM

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Searches can be erratic at times
  • References are outdated and superseded
  • App crashes on startup after iOS update
  • App blanked out all content with a request to renew subscription
  • App crashes on opening
Show 5 more
  • App not working after upgrading to iPhone 6
  • App not compatible with iOS 8
  • App crashes on iPhone with iOS 8
  • App crashes on startup
  • App not working with iOS 8

Requested features

8 requests
  • Bookmark management from a single screen (drag and drop)
  • Automatic iCloud backup/sync
  • Reg collection presets (GA/FC/AMT, etc) seem to miss a few items and don’t allow multiple selections
  • Change identification
  • A Mac version would be great
Show 3 more
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced search filters
  • Ability to identify flagged updated sections

FAR AIM

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes when trying to access table of contents
  • Highlighting feature is inconsistent and unreliable
  • Bookmarks not displaying section/part numbers
  • Search function not working properly
  • Content missing for certain regulations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved highlighting and annotation tools
  • Better organization and navigation
  • Ability to select specific sections/chapters
  • Sync bookmarks and highlights across devices

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PilotFAR / AIM

Subscriptions2
  • FAR / AIM$4.991 Year
  • FAR / AIM$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • FAR / AIM$5.99
None

FAR AIM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PilotFAR / AIM free?
PilotFAR / AIM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FAR AIM free?
FAR AIM costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PilotFAR / AIM or FAR AIM?
FAR AIM is rated higher. PilotFAR / AIM averages 3.1 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while FAR AIM averages 4.3 from 737 ratings.
Do PilotFAR / AIM or FAR AIM have ads?
Neither PilotFAR / AIM nor FAR AIM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PilotFAR / AIM or FAR AIM?
PilotFAR / AIM ships an update every 4 months, and FAR AIM fortnightly. Most recently, PilotFAR / AIM was updated on October 15, 2026 and FAR AIM on October 15, 2026.

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