Rod's Aviation Book Samples vs Eznetsoft AudioBook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rod's Aviation Book Samples
Explore aviation knowledge with sample chapters from popular educational texts. These books offer clear explanations, helpful illustrations, and engaging humor to aid in learning to fly. Discover why pilots praise these comprehensive guides for their clarity and effectiveness.
- Sample aviation handbooks
- Clear explanations
- In-depth illustrations
- Memory aids and analogies
- Humorous content
- Pilot testimonials
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Rod Machado’s Aviation Handbooks Rod Machado’s handbooks are some of aviation’s most popular educational texts. Known for their clarity of explanations, in-depth and easy to understand illustrations, memory aids, crafty analogies and humor, Rod’s books have helped thousands of people learn about flying. This free application provides a sampling of what you’ll experience with each of Rod’s aviation handbooks. Here is what a few pilots have said about Rod’s books: -“At 7:30 a.m. this morning I took and passed my private pilot check ride. What a thrill! This is something I have wanted since I was 9 years old. I owe a part of my success to Rod. His Private Pilot Handbook was the most valuable piece of literature I acquired during my training. During my ground school, I would study the information in his book along with my other training manuals. Rod’s wonderful writing style and depth of knowledge made even the most confusing topics easy to understand. During my flight training, I was having an especially tough time with VOR navigation, but Rod’s explanation finally made it ‘click.’ Rod produced such a wonderful book.” S.S. -“I wanted to take a moment to thank Rod for writing his signature Private Pilot Handbook and Workbook. I used them together as my primary source on info, culminating in a PP-ASEL certificate. His materials fit my learning style to a tee. I saw Rod’s Handbook on a shelf of aviation books. I browsed through it and quickly knew it would be a perfect way to at least satisfy my curiosity, and possibly serve as my primary training aid. Good call I think :-) I can't say enough about the balance of instruction, humor, real-world anecdotes, emphasis on safety and sheer breadth of topics achieved in the Handbook!” S. McCrory -“In my nearly 6 years as a CFII, I finally think I have found the textbook I have been looking for to help those seeking an instrument rating and recurrent training (along with a darn good reference)... an instrument book that is comprehensive AND doesn’t put readers to sleep.” Shawn Sullivan CFII -“Best book I have ever read. It answers the questions that, if you were smart enough, you would ask. Only book I would ever read twice. If more people would read Rod’s book, the IFR system would run much more smoothly.” Dr. John Phillipp, Glendora, CA -“Machado deals with aviation subjects with a different tack, examining why we do some of the dumb things we do and explaining how we can shortstop bad decisions. Like any good psychologist, he prefers to examine motivations and analyze people rather than dwell on accident reports as a subject matter.” Bill Cox, 30-year Senior Editor, Plane & Pilot magazine -“In the last 5 days, I think I have learned more interesting techniques to enhance my pilot skills than I ever thought possible. Between Rod’s seminars at the WAI conference and reading Plane Talk (when I really should have been studying for finals... but English or Airplanes? Hmm...), I mean WOW!” E.B.
Eznetsoft AudioBook
Listen to a vast collection of public domain audiobooks on the go. Organized by chapters, you can easily play, pause, and resume your listening experience, even after exiting the app. New titles are added regularly to an ever-growing catalog.
- Public domain audiobook collection
- Organized by chapters
- Play, pause, and resume playback
- Resume after exiting app
- Favorite list for easy access
- Dynamically growing catalog
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For those who are always on the run and love to read books but do not find the time to do so, this App is for you. Now you can enjoy listening to your favorite books. Many great public domains Audio Books for your listening pleasure. View List of AudioBooks organized by Chapters. Listen, Pause, and Resume Any Chapter of Any Audio Book. Add Books you love to a Special Favorite List for Easy Access. Play, Pause, and Resume books even if you exit the App. It remembers where you left off and you can continue to listen. Books such as: A Christmas Carol; Absolute Surrender; Alice in Wonderland, American Indian Fairy Tales; Pilgrim Progress, Romeo and Juliet and a lot, lot more. Audio Book Catalog will dynamically grow as we add more Audio books to the Catalog. The App will give the list of the latest books added, every time. Download into your device and Enjoy it for Free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Eznetsoft AudioBook at 4.7 against Rod's Aviation Book Samples's 4.0. Eznetsoft AudioBook also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). Rod's Aviation Book Samples's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Eznetsoft AudioBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rod's Aviation Book Samples asks for nothing beyond the download.
Eznetsoft AudioBook holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eznetsoft AudioBook has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Rod's Aviation Book Samples ships an update every 8 months, Eznetsoft AudioBook every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Rod's Aviation Book Samples | Eznetsoft AudioBook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rod Machado | Samuel Jocelyn |
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Rod's Aviation Book Samples
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Rod's Aviation Book Samples
No in-app purchases
Eznetsoft AudioBook
- Remove Ads$1.99
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