Interceptions vs Piper PA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interceptions
This app helps pilots practice essential instrument flight procedures, including VOR intercepts, holding entries, and angle of lead calculations. It provides visual aids and detailed explanations for each exercise, enhancing learning and retention for flight training.
- VOR intercept calculations
- Randomly generated holding entries
- Angle of lead calculations
- Wind correction angle visualization
- Detailed calculation descriptions
- Instrument visualization
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Practice your instrument flying skills with this handy and detailed IFR trainer for iPhone. With Interceptions for iPhone you can practice: - INTERCEPTS: the calculation of interception headings to and from VORs. The exercises are randomly generated and will never go beyond a 90° intercept. - HOLDING ENTRIES: Calculate randomly generated holding entries. The solution is displayed directly on the instrument, making it easy to visualize the actual holding. Includes calculation of first heading for the entry. Please check out the app "Holdings", which lets you practice every single aspect of holding patterns! - ANGLE OF LEAD: AoL calculations are also displayed right on the instrument, making it easy to visualize the situation from the aircraft's perspective. - WIND CORRECTION ANGLE: Visualized WCA calculations, completely with instructions. Detailed descriptions of all calculations are accessible from directly within the app.
Piper PA
Study aircraft systems and limitations with interactive diagrams and detailed descriptions. Practice normal and emergency operations, and explore a detailed cockpit illustration. This app serves as a reference for aviation training.
- Interactive system diagrams
- Normal and emergency operation practice
- Detailed cockpit illustration
- POH information organization
- System limitations noted
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The Piper PA-44 Training is an innovative new way to study aircraft systems and limitations. System description sections take the main information from the POH and organizes in easy to navigate chapters. Interactive diagrams for the major systems allow the user to tap on various switches, levers, circuit breakers, and buttons and watch how those inputs change the diagram. Users can practice normal and emergency operations, correlating practical knowledge with the POH descriptions. Descriptions and limitations are also noted for various parts of each system throughout the diagram. The interactive cockpit poster allows you to view the entire cockpit with a highly detailed illustration. If you tap on a part of the cockpit you will see an in-depth description of that part of the cockpit. DISCLAIMER: The Piper PA-44 Training App is to be used as a reference only and cannot be used for flight or to replace formal training.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Piper PA at 4.8 against Interceptions's 1.0. Piper PA also leads on ratings volume (384 vs 2) and chart position (#134 vs unranked). Interceptions's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $9.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On review sentiment, 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
Interceptions costs $0.99 and Piper PA $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Piper PA holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piper PA has 384 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Interceptions's written reviews are positive against 78% of Piper PA's.
Interceptions ships an update every 3 weeks, Piper PA every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interceptions | Piper PA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (384 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 384 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #134 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oliver Puetz | Aircraft Training Aids, LLC |
Customer experience
Interceptions
Piper PA
Bugs and requests
Interceptions
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Piper PA
Reported bugs
5 issues- Works very poorly on the iPhone
- Landing gear system is wrong
- Nose gear in wrong position
- Typos and spelling errors (e.g., 'cabin hear', 'string loaded')
- Information on up limit switches for gear system may be incorrect
Requested features
5 requests- Add G1000 functionality
- Include poster of G1000 and fuel injected models
- Add prop governor system
- Update app with more information and diagrams
- Fix typos and spelling errors
In-app purchases
Interceptions
No in-app purchases
Piper PA
No in-app purchases
Questions
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