Comparison

Flightdeck Training Suite vs PPL Prep

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

Head to head
About

Flightdeck Training Suite

Prepare for aviation exams with a comprehensive study tool featuring over 5,000 questions. Designed by industry professionals, it offers an authentic exam experience and smart progress tracking for efficient learning, even offline.

Highlights
  • Over 5,000 exam questions
  • Authentic Transport Canada exam format
  • Offline study capability
  • Smart progress tracking
  • Covers PPL, CPL, IATRA, and more
  • Designed by industry pilots
Features
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Flightdeck Training Suite – Your Ultimate Aviation Exam Prep Prepare for your aviation exams with Flightdeck Training Suite, the premier study tool designed by experienced industry pilots and instructors. With over 5,000 questions covering every essential topic, we make learning efficient, engaging, and effective. Aviation training involves mastering flight rules, meteorology, aerodynamics, procedures, and moreβ€”so why not make it simpler and more enjoyable? Whether you're preparing for your first flight or you’re a veteran aviator, our structured approach ensures maximum retention and real-world application. We Currently Offer Exam Prep For: β€’ PPL β€’ CPL β€’ CPLH β€’ INRAT β€’ INRAT for Helicopter Pilots β€’ IATRA β€’ GLIDE β€’ AIRAF β€’ AIRAT β€’ FDOPS β€’ FDMET We continuously expand our study materialβ€”check back for new exams! Why Flightdeck Training Suite? Authentic Exam Experience – Questions structured just like the Transport Canada exams. No Internet Required – Study anytime, anywhere once downloaded. No Subscriptions – One-time download for unlimited access to the purchased app. Smart Progress Tracking – Identify strengths, improve weak areas, and track performance. Perfect Addition to Ground School – Reinforce your knowledge and boost exam success. From PSTAR to private, commercial, instrument, multi-crew, instructor ratings, and even flight dispatcher and glider pilot exams, we’ve got you covered. Whether you're flying airplanes, helicopters, gliders or working on the ground our tailored content ensures you're fully prepared. Download today and take the next step in your aviation journey with confidence!

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PPL Prep

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Practise for the Canadian private pilot licence (aeroplane) written exam, PPAER, with 678 original questions and timed 100-question mock exams across Air Law, Navigation, Meteorology and General Knowledge. Free to try, offline, no account: 50 practice answers, one full mock exam and the whole Library, then Full Access, a one-time purchase, unlocks the rest. Scored against the real rule: 60% overall and 60% in each area. A new VFR nav log every session Every session plans a brand-new VFR cross-country between real Canadian aerodromes β€” three legs, winds aloft, variation, true airspeed, fuel flow and a compass deviation card β€” and asks the questions computed from that log: magnetic heading, groundspeed, time en route, ETA, minimum fuel, compass heading and endurance. Fresh numbers every time: you learn the method, not the answers. The PPAER question bank Every question draws on public sources: the Canadian Aviation Regulations, the aeronautical information manual and the study and reference guide. Each carries a full explanation and a source reference, so a wrong answer teaches you something. A full PPAER paper, timed 100 questions sampled to the exam's four-area blueprint, a 3-hour countdown, flagging, a question palette, and no feedback until you submit β€” exactly like exam day. Results are scored by area and reported as the examiner does: pass, partial pass with the areas to rewrite named, or fail. Your first full mock is free; more mocks and the four supplementary papers (Air Law, Navigation, Meteorology, General Knowledge) need Full Access. Load, balance and weather drills A weight-and-balance trainer generates a loaded four-seat trainer and asks for take-off weight, centre of gravity, whether it is inside the envelope, the landing CG and the weight-shift fix. A weather trainer generates coherent METAR and TAF pairs and asks you to decode them and decide whether the flight is VFR, special VFR or neither. Drawn weather charts and CG graphs Read a freshly drawn graphical area forecast, surface analysis and prognostic chart the way the exam asks: cloud, icing, fronts and VFR conditions along a route. Loading sheets draw the CG envelope with your load plotted on it, and every PPAER mock carries a chart block. Flight-computer drills, worked Generated density altitude, TAS, time-speed-distance, fuel, time zone, 1-in-60, crosswind, stall-speed and glide problems, each with the full working. Review that brings back your misses Every answer is tracked. Missed questions come back on a spaced schedule until they stick, and the dashboard estimates your readiness against the pass mark by area and by topic, so the next study session chooses itself. The numbers to memorize One card per topic with the memorization core: VFR minima, fuel reserves, cruising altitudes, transponder codes, medical validity, ELT rules, METAR and TAF groups, V-speeds β€” each with its reference. Always free to read. Try it free, unlock it once Free: 50 practice answers in any mode, one full 100-question PPAER mock and the whole Library. Full Access is one in-app purchase for unlimited practice and mocks, the four supplementary papers and every trainer. One-time, no subscription, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. If you downloaded PPL Prep before 1.3.0, everything stays free for you. Offline, on iPhone, iPad and Mac For iPhone and iPad on iOS 26 or later, laid out for the iPad, plus a Mac version. With a keyboard, A–D or 1–4 choose, Return confirms, and the arrow keys move through a mock exam. Studying works offline, and your progress follows you between your devices through your own iCloud account. No account to create, no advertising, no analytics and no data collection: the developer never sees your progress. Questions reviewed by a Class 3 flight instructor. Independent study aid β€” not affiliated with or endorsed by any regulator, and not a substitute for the current regulations and publications, which always take precedence.

Screenshots

Flightdeck Training Suite4 screens
PPL Prep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Flightdeck Training Suite at 15.0 against PPL Prep's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Flightdeck Training Suite sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and PPL Prep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Flightdeck Training Suite versus PPL Prep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightdeck Training SuitePPL Prep
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews53.8% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyβ€”Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander BailliePATRICK ANTHONY RODRIGUES

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Flightdeck Training Suite

One-time9
  • INRAT Prep$19.99
  • PPL & CPL$19.99
  • INRAT Heli$19.99
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  • CPLH PREP$19.99
  • IATRA Prep$19.99
  • Instructor Rating$19.99
  • TC To FAA$19.99
  • Glider Prep$19.99
  • Flight Dispatcher$19.99
1 purchases

PPL Prep

One-time1
  • Full Access$9.99

Questions

Is Flightdeck Training Suite free?
Flightdeck Training Suite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PPL Prep free?
PPL Prep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flightdeck Training Suite or PPL Prep have ads?
Neither Flightdeck Training Suite nor PPL Prep shows ads.

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