Comparison

VOR Simulator Pro vs PilotBound

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

Head to head
About

VOR Simulator Pro

Master radio navigation with this VOR simulator. Practice realistic dual VOR positioning and authentic navigation features like To/From indicators and Cone of Confusion effects. Ideal for pilots and aviation enthusiasts to hone skills on the ground.

Highlights
  • Dual VOR positioning practice
  • To/From indicators
  • Cone of Confusion effects
  • Radial interception
  • HSI or CDI displays
  • Three aircraft models
Features
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Master radio navigation with this comprehensive VOR simulator. Perfect for pilots and aviation enthusiasts wanting to practice VOR skills on the ground. Practice realistic dual VOR positioning to fix your location on the map. Experience authentic navigation features including To/From indicators, Cone of Confusion effects, and radial interception. Choose between HSI or CDI displays and toggle between three detailed aircraft: King Air, Cessna 172, or Piper Cherokee. This simulator reproduces VOR signal behavior, needle deflection, and station passage, allowing you to develop and maintain your navigation proficiency anywhere, anytime - no actual aircraft required. Great for students working on their private pilot or instrument rating.

About

PilotBound

This app provides a personalized roadmap for aspiring pilots, guiding them from the initial decision to fly through to passing their checkride. It tracks flight hours and costs against a custom plan, offering CFI guidance at each step. Users can log flights, monitor progress, and understand their real expenses.

Highlights
  • Personalized flight training roadmap
  • Cost projection and tracking
  • Flight hour logging
  • Progress monitoring against requirements
  • CFI guidance on training steps
  • Per-aircraft and per-certificate costing
Features
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Most flight training tools were built for working pilots. They assume you already know what FAR 61.109 is, and what training really costs. PilotBound was built for the years before that, when you're still figuring out the path. PilotBound gives you a personalized plan from "I want to fly" to "checkride passed," then tracks your hours and your money against it the whole way. YOUR PLAN, START TO CHECKRIDE • A step-by-step roadmap built around your goal and where you start today • Four stages: Decide, Prepare, Train, Checkride • Pick your path, estimate the cost, and plan how you'll pay • Discovery flight, choosing a school or instructor, medical, student certificate, ground school, and gear, in the right order • First solo, first cross-country, the written, and the checkride, checked off as you go • Plain CFI guidance on every step: what to do, what to skip, what to watch KNOW YOUR REAL COST • Cost projection from your aircraft, instructor rates, and region • Live total of what you've spent, what's left, and where the money went • Per-aircraft costing: a Cessna 152 and a Cirrus track separately • One projection per certificate: Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI, CFII, ATP • Sharpens with every flight you log. Your number, not a national average KNOW WHERE YOU STAND • Every Part 61 or Part 141 requirement, completed and remaining • Hours toward Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI, or ATP • Milestones detected automatically: first solo, first cross-country, first night • Training momentum, visible at a glance LOG EVERY FLIGHT • Every FAA field: PIC, dual, solo, cross-country, night, instrument, approaches, landings, holds • Costs pre-filled from your aircraft and instructor rates on every flight • Your training data stays private Built for student pilots learning to fly. Whether you're deciding to start, working through Instrument, or earning Commercial, your plan, your hours, and your cost live in one place. By downloading PilotBound, you agree to the Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.

Screenshots

VOR Simulator Pro4 screens
PilotBound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PilotBound at every 3 weeks against VOR Simulator Pro's every 2 months. PilotBound also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). VOR Simulator Pro's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PilotBound holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VOR Simulator Pro has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VOR Simulator Pro ships an update every 2 months, PilotBound every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VOR Simulator Pro versus PilotBound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVOR Simulator ProPilotBound
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB22 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPilot InstituteFlightXplorer LLC

Customer experience

VOR Simulator Pro

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PilotBound

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

VOR Simulator Pro

No in-app purchases

None

PilotBound

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VOR Simulator Pro free?
VOR Simulator Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PilotBound free?
PilotBound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VOR Simulator Pro or PilotBound?
PilotBound is rated higher. VOR Simulator Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while PilotBound averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do VOR Simulator Pro or PilotBound have ads?
Neither VOR Simulator Pro nor PilotBound shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VOR Simulator Pro or PilotBound?
VOR Simulator Pro ships an update every 2 months, and PilotBound every 3 weeks. Most recently, VOR Simulator Pro was updated on September 15, 2026 and PilotBound on September 11, 2026.

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