Comparison

VOR Simulator Pro vs Tomato Planes

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

Tomato Planes

Learn aviation concepts through interactive lessons and engaging visuals. This app focuses on understanding, not memorization, with quizzes and progress tracking to reinforce learning. It's designed to make ground school more productive for aspiring and licensed pilots.

Highlights
  • Interactive aviation lessons
  • Hands-on visual explanations
  • Integrated quizzes
  • Skill tree progression
  • Progress tracking and achievements
  • Complete ground school curriculum
Features
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Tomato Planes is private pilot ground school, rebuilt around one goal: understanding. Not rote memorization. Every lesson is interactive, every concept is taught in the order that makes it click, and the hard ideas come with hands-on visuals you can actually fly. WHAT'S INSIDE • A complete private pilot ground school curriculum in short, game-like lessons • Interactive visuals: bend the airflow over a wing, load a real CG envelope, ride the four-stroke cycle, fly the traffic pattern, watch a thunderstorm build • Quizzes woven into every lesson so you find out immediately whether it stuck • A skill tree that unlocks section by section, from aerodynamics through weather, performance, airspace, and navigation • Streaks, achievements, and progress tracking that make showing up easy WHO IT'S FOR • Student pilots who want their ground knowledge to actually make sense • Licensed pilots knocking the rust off • Anyone who has ever wondered how flying really works THE HONEST PART Tomato Planes is a study supplement. It will not replace your flight instructor or an official FAA course, and we do not pretend otherwise. What it will do is make your time with both dramatically more productive, because you will arrive already understanding the why. Built by a working flight instructor who got tired of watching students memorize answers they did not understand. FREE TO START The first lessons are free. Premium unlocks the full course. Ultimate adds cross-device sync and a lifetime option. SUBSCRIPTIONS Premium and Ultimate are auto-renewing subscriptions (weekly, monthly, or annual) with a one-time Lifetime option. Some plans include a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Service: https://truecourseapps.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://truecourseapps.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

VOR Simulator Pro4 screens
Tomato Planes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VOR Simulator Pro at none against Tomato Planes's 6. VOR Simulator Pro also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Tomato Planes's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Tomato Planes sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. VOR Simulator Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tomato Planes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 32 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of VOR Simulator Pro's written reviews are positive against 67% of Tomato Planes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VOR Simulator Pro ships an update every 2 months, Tomato Planes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VOR Simulator Pro versus Tomato Planes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVOR Simulator ProTomato Planes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19 ratings)4.8 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1932 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPilot InstituteTrue Course LLC (Florida)

Customer experience

VOR Simulator Pro

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

Tomato Planes

All ratings32 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

VOR Simulator Pro

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Tomato Planes

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Tomato Planes Premium7 Days trial$15.991 Month
  • Tomato Planes Ultimate7 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Tomato Planes Premium7 Days trial$139.991 Year
  • Tomato Planes Ultimate7 Days trial$172.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ultimate Lifetime$299.99

Questions

Is VOR Simulator Pro free?
VOR Simulator Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tomato Planes free?
Tomato Planes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VOR Simulator Pro or Tomato Planes?
Tomato Planes is rated higher. VOR Simulator Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Tomato Planes averages 4.8 from 32 ratings.
Do VOR Simulator Pro or Tomato Planes have ads?
Neither VOR Simulator Pro nor Tomato Planes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VOR Simulator Pro or Tomato Planes?
VOR Simulator Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Tomato Planes fortnightly. Most recently, VOR Simulator Pro was updated on October 20, 2026 and Tomato Planes on October 28, 2026.

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