Model Aviation vs Flite Test
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Model Aviation
Access the latest aeromodeling news, features, and tutorials from a leading model aviation organization. This app offers exclusive tablet content like photos and videos, enhancing the digital magazine experience with rich media.
- Latest aeromodeling news
- In-depth features and tutorials
- Tablet-exclusive photos and videos
- Bonus digital content
- Reformatted for tablet experience
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Get the latest aeromodeling news, features, and tutorials from the world's largest model aviation organization on your tablet device. Experience the Academy of Model Aeronautics' Model Aviation magazine tablet app. This app goes well beyond the print edition with tablet-exclusive photos, videos, and bonus content. Inside Model Aviation's tablet app you'll find many of the features, columns, and news you love in the print edition, only reformatted to utilize the media-rich features of your tablet device. AMA MEMBERS - get the app for free at www.ModelAviation.com/digital or call 765-287-1256. Single Issue - $5.99 (no automatic renewal) 12-Month Subscription (12 monthly issues plus any bonus content) - $59.99 AMA MEMBERS - get the app for free at www.ModelAviation.com/digital or call 765-287-1256. SUBSCRIBERS' AUTOMATIC-RENEWAL FEATURE: If you purchase a subscription within the app, your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account when you confirm your purchase and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off within you iTunes Account Settings.
Flite Test
Engage with a community of RC enthusiasts through challenges, exclusive content, and aircraft registration. Connect with the team and share your passion for flying.
- Complete challenges for badges
- Watch Flite Test show
- Listen to the podcast
- Read articles
- Register RC aircraft
- Share memories
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All things Flite Test! - Complete challenges to earn badges - Watch the Flite Test show and listen to the podcast - Read articles from Flite Test and the community - Register your RC aircraft - Share memories with the team at Flite Test
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flite Test at 4.0 against Model Aviation's 1.8. Flite Test also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and review sentiment (40% vs 14%). Model Aviation's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume 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. Model Aviation sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year. Flite Test asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flite Test holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Model Aviation's written reviews are positive against 40% of Flite Test's.
Model Aviation ships an update every 4 months, Flite Test every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Model Aviation | Flite Test |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (25 ratings) | 4.0 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Academy of Model Aeronautics | Tritium Studios LLC |
Customer experience
Model Aviation
Flite Test
In-app purchases
Model Aviation
- Annual Offer$59.991 Year
- Model Aviation February 2016$3.99
- Model Aviation September 2012$5.99
- Model Aviation Oct 2012$5.99
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- Model Aviation November 2012$5.99
- Model Aviation December 2012$5.99
- January 2013$5.99
- February 2013$5.99
- March 2013$5.99
- April 2013$5.99
- Model Aviation$5.99
Flite Test
No in-app purchases
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