Embry vs ARAir
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Embry
Manage your academic life and connect with your university community. Stay organized with event and class calendars, receive important notifications, and access campus resources. Discover events, join groups, and find your way around campus.
- Event and class calendar
- Academic tools access
- Deadline notifications
- Campus community interaction
- Campus map and services
- Group and club involvement
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The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University App brings campus to your fingertips and enables you to connect with the Embry-Riddle community: Stay on top of your events, classes, and assignments with the built in calendar function, and get notified of important dates, deadlines & security announcements. Make friends, ask questions, and access campus resources at any time! Some other exciting features include: + ACADEMICS: real-time access to all of the critical academic tools. + DEADLINES: Stay on top of multiple deadlines with push-notifications, students receive reminders, alerts and critical notifications. + CLASSES: Manage classes, create to-dos & reminders, and stay on top of assignments. + EVENTS: Discover campus events, set reminders, and track your attendance + FEATURED ACTIVITIES: Orientation, Homecoming, etc. + CAMPUS COMMUNITY: Meet friends, ask questions, and keep up with what's happening on the campus wall. + GROUPS & CLUBS: Get involved with campus organizations and meet people with similar interests + CAMPUS SERVICES: Learn about services offered, such as Academic Advising, Financial Aid & Counselling. + PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Receive important campus notifications and emergency alerts. + CAMPUS MAP: Find the quickest route to classes, events, and offices.
ARAir
Practice air traffic control communications using augmented reality. This tool simulates real-world scenarios at Prescott Airport, utilizing speech recognition for realistic interactions. Designed for pilots in training.
- Augmented reality air traffic control simulation
- Speech recognition for communication practice
- Prescott Airport specific scenarios
- FAA map integration
- Created by aviation instructors
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Prescott pilots in training can use this tool to practice air traffic control communications. This app uses augmented reality. Our main support is the Prescott Airport using the FAA's map of PRC Airport - Ernest A. Love Field. Speech Recognition is used to identify which words you are using in your tower and ground communication. Scenarios created by Prescott instructors: Parker Northrup and Stacey McIntire Graphics and app design support from Paige Cody. Aviation consultants Mattie Mitchell and Carlthron Antoine. ---------------------------- No advertisements and no in app purchases are contained in this app. ---------------------------- Other apps by this developer: Protect TD Eagle Mandarin Mandarin Prof Escape the Teleportation Maze Math Town Spelling Ace Spy Town Spanish Prof J-Trainer ---------------------------- I hope you enjoy this app. Feel free to send me feedback if you have suggestions for future updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Embry at 457 against ARAir's 3. ARAir's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ARAir holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Embry has 457 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Embry ships an update every 6 weeks, ARAir every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Embry | ARAir |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (457 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 457 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 269 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc. | Heather Marriott |
Customer experience
Embry
ARAir
Bugs and requests
Embry
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes when selecting courses
- Login credentials not recognized
- Campus selection screen freezes
- Discussion tab shows no responses despite posting
- Classes fail to load or display current year courses
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- App icon white border partially cut off
- Modules and videos inaccessible through app
- Grades feature doesn't show all submissions
- Poor synchronization between app and Canvas
- App freezes and requires reinstall to reset
Requested features
10 requests- Building number search in campus map
- Satellite view for campus map
- Room number display in daily schedule
- Calendar export to Apple Calendar and Android
- Email link integration
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- Module and video access for non-graded content
- Social feed featured on home page
- Discussion tab improvements
- Better event thumbnails and calendar controls
- ERNIE integration into app
ARAir
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Embry
No in-app purchases
ARAir
No in-app purchases









