Comparison

Sport Pilot Test Prep vs IJM eLearning

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

IJM eLearning

Features
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IJM Training Training is an easy-to-use hosted Learning Management System (LMS) for Flight Crew. The training platform is a combined product of technology and aviation experts all aimed to provide one high-end quality training infrastructure to assist companies with their training demands. UAT’s courseware is developed by current industry Flight Crew who are actively involved in the current operational and commercial environment. The content is custom developed to ensure compliance to company and authority compliance. UAT uses advanced technological systems to streamline access, security and availability to pilots around the world. Courses can be downloaded for offline access where Internet connection is not available. The LMS is an easy simple tracking system structured to be able to automatically notify users and administrators when upcoming courses are expiring, when a course has expired and when courses have been completed. Certificates are automatically generated on course completion and sent to the course administrator. UAT currently serves Operators in FAA, EASA, ICAO regions and ensure compliance with all these authorities The LMS is an easy simple tracking system structured to be able to automatically notify users and administrators when upcoming courses are expiring, when a course has expired and when courses have been completed.

Screenshots

Sport Pilot Test Prep4 screens
IJM eLearning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: IJM eLearning at Free against Sport Pilot Test Prep's $14.99. Sport Pilot Test Prep's advantage is chart position (#177 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

IJM eLearning 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Sport Pilot Test Prep versus IJM eLearning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSport Pilot Test PrepIJM eLearning
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#177 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB167 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSporty's Pilot ShopUAT Univerasal Aviation Training Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Sport Pilot Test Prep

No in-app purchases

None

IJM eLearning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sport Pilot Test Prep free?
Sport Pilot Test Prep costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is IJM eLearning free?
IJM eLearning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sport Pilot Test Prep or IJM eLearning have ads?
Neither Sport Pilot Test Prep nor IJM eLearning shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sport Pilot Test Prep or IJM eLearning?
Sport Pilot Test Prep ships an update every 5 months, and IJM eLearning every 5 months. Most recently, Sport Pilot Test Prep was updated on November 8, 2026 and IJM eLearning on November 7, 2026.

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