Comparison

Pro vs PartFive

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

Head to head
About

Pro

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Inside the Pro-Pilot Playbook app, you can: Download free content Purchase courses Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PartFive

This app helps independent flight instructors manage their entire business, from student progress tracking and lesson planning to scheduling, payments, and communication. It offers tools for logging flights, issuing endorsements, and conducting preflight risk assessments, all in a user-friendly interface designed for aviation professionals.

Highlights
  • Student progress tracking
  • Digital logbook
  • Endorsement management
  • Lesson plan creation
  • Preflight risk assessment (PAVE)
  • Scheduling and payment processing
  • In-app messaging and document sharing
Features
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PartFive is built for the independent flight instructor — the CFI who runs their own training business, keeps their own records, and answers to their own standards. Everything you need to take a student from first lesson to checkride, on the ramp and in your pocket. STUDENT PROGRESS Every student's journey toward their certificate or rating, at a glance. Progress rings show where they actually stand against the syllabus, what's next, and who's overdue for a lesson. No spreadsheets. LOGBOOK Log a flight or ground session in seconds — dual, solo, PIC, landings, conditions. Your own flying counts too. Import an existing logbook, or export it to ForeFlight or a spreadsheet whenever you want. Your records stay yours. ENDORSEMENTS Issue and track endorsements with expiry dates, so nothing lapses quietly before a checkride. LESSON PLANS & SYLLABI Build a syllabus, plan a lesson, and share it with your student before they get to the airport. PREFLIGHT RISK PAVE assessments before the flight, and safety reporting when something needs writing down. SCHEDULE See what's on today, log a flight the moment it happens, and keep the calendar honest. GET PAID Send a payment request and collect the fee for a lesson right from the app. No invoices to chase. MESSAGES & DOCUMENTS Message your students directly. Share a syllabus, an ACS extract, or a photo of a whiteboard — with one student, or the whole roster. TOOLS & WEATHER Weight and balance, crosswind, fuel, and current conditions where you fly. BUILT FOR THE JOB Dense, readable, glare-friendly screens designed like avionics, not a toy. Dark and light. iPhone and iPad. SUBSCRIPTION New instructors get 30 days with everything unlocked. After that, keep a free tier for your own logbook, schedule, weather and PAVE preflight risk assessment — or subscribe for students, messaging, shared documents, Weight & Balance tools and AI assist. Your data is always yours to export. PartFive works alongside the PartFive web app — the same account and the same records, wherever you are. Questions? hello@partfive.app SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS PartFive Premium — $4.99 per month, or $49.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage your subscription or turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://partfive.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://partfive.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Pro3 screens
PartFive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pro at none against PartFive's 2. PartFive's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. PartFive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, PartFive every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Pro versus PartFive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProPartFive
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRO PILOT PLAYBOOK LLCPartFive LLC

In-app purchases

None

Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PartFive

Subscriptions2
  • PartFive Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • PartFive Premium Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Pro free?
Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PartFive free?
PartFive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pro or PartFive have ads?
Neither Pro nor PartFive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pro or PartFive?
Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, and PartFive every 2 days. Most recently, Pro was updated on September 17, 2026 and PartFive on October 15, 2026.

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