Comparison

Sport Pilot Test Prep vs VineLife

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

Head to head
About

Sport Pilot Test Prep

Prepare for the FAA Sport Pilot knowledge test with study questions, flashcards, and practice tests. Features include topic-based study, offline access to figures, and progress tracking. Designed for iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Study questions by topic
  • Flashcard review mode
  • Randomized practice tests
  • Offline access to FAA figures
  • Progress tracking and history
  • Shuffled study sessions
Features
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Sporty's Study Buddy prepares you for the FAA Sport Pilot knowledge test (the "written") with three ways to study: Study Questions, Flashcards and Practice Tests. Questions are organized by knowledge area, with explanations of the right and wrong answers developed by Sporty's team of Master CFIs, based on their experience preparing students for the Sport Pilot certificate. • STUDY QUESTIONS BY TOPIC • Choose whole knowledge areas or individual topics to build your own study session. As soon as you answer, you'll see the correct answer, why it's right, and where to read more. Change your answer anytime, bookmark questions as you go, and jump to any question from the question list. Every study session is shuffled. • REVIEW WITH FLASHCARDS • Flashcards show just the question, so you answer from memory before revealing the correct answer and its explanation. Mark each card Know It or Still Learning, then start a new session from the cards you're still learning. On iPhone Duo, study a card with the phone open and close it to check the answer. • TAKE PRACTICE TESTS • Each Practice Test draws 40 questions at random from the full question bank, gives you 2 hours, and is graded at the FAA's 70% passing score. Afterward, see your score by topic, review every question or only the ones you missed, and turn your misses into a new study session. • PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF • Sessions save as you go. The History tab lets you resume any session in progress and review past results, including your scores by topic. • EVERY FIGURE, OFFLINE • The Figures tab includes the complete FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Supplement, with every figure and legend listed by name and page. Swipe through the pages or open any one full screen. Questions show their figures right alongside, and you can study without a connection. Designed for iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad, with Dark Mode and support for larger text sizes. The FAA does not publish its knowledge test questions, so the questions on your test won't necessarily appear in this app. Study Buddy is meant to complement your training, not to replace flight and ground instruction.

About

VineLife

Stay connected with daily updates from The Vine. Access past messages, receive notifications, share content, and download audio for offline listening.

Highlights
  • Watch or listen to past messages
  • Push notifications for updates
  • Share messages via social media or email
  • Download messages for offline listening
Features
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life at The Vine. With it you can: watch or listen to past messages; stay up to date with push notifications; share your favorite messages via Social Media, or email; and download messages for offline listening. Mobile app version: 6.24.2

Screenshots

Sport Pilot Test Prep4 screens
VineLife4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: VineLife at Free against Sport Pilot Test Prep's $14.99. VineLife also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). Sport Pilot Test Prep's advantage is chart position (#108 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

VineLife is free to download; Sport Pilot Test Prep costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VineLife holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sport Pilot Test Prep ships an update every 5 months, VineLife monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Sport Pilot Test Prep versus VineLife: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSport Pilot Test PrepVineLife
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#108 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSporty's Pilot ShopThe Vine Community

Customer experience

Sport Pilot Test Prep

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

VineLife

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sport Pilot Test Prep

No in-app purchases

None

VineLife

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sport Pilot Test Prep free?
Sport Pilot Test Prep costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VineLife free?
VineLife is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sport Pilot Test Prep or VineLife?
VineLife is rated higher. Sport Pilot Test Prep averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while VineLife averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Sport Pilot Test Prep or VineLife have ads?
Neither Sport Pilot Test Prep nor VineLife shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sport Pilot Test Prep or VineLife?
Sport Pilot Test Prep ships an update every 5 months, and VineLife monthly. Most recently, Sport Pilot Test Prep was updated on November 6, 2026 and VineLife on November 2, 2026.

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